There is fast. Then there are skaters who are really fast. And then there are talents like Kristina Allard who are faaaaaaaaaaaast. The swift-skating Allard, 18, a senior at St. Paul’s School, is one of New England’s top prep school girls hockey talents. The Kingston, N.H., native can reach warp … [Read more...]
10 questions with new Middlesex varsity girls hockey coach Briana Mastel
Minutes earlier, as a few remaining leaves began to fall, some of the school’s 410 students walked to class. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful late fall day on the picturesque 350-acre Middlesex School campus in Concord, Mass. Briana Mastel grinned from ear to ear. She’s excited to be the … [Read more...]
5 teams that have surprised in Hockey East and ECAC women’s play
Not sure what’s in the water in Connecticut these days, but Quinnipiac, Yale and the University of Connecticut are three of the surprise teams in women’s college hockey. Looking at Hockey East and the ECAC as the calendar nears December, five teams jump out as surprises. A lot can happen, of course, … [Read more...]
Hockey East women’s: 5 goalies who are making early season waves
As of Tuesday morning, only six women’s players in Hockey East were averaging more than a point a game. It’s not that the league lacks offensive talent and skilled forwards. Far from it. It’s more that the competition is fierce, every inch of the ice is battled over, and team defenses are … [Read more...]
Eichel idol Keith Aucoin gets call to AHL Hall of Fame
Elite on-ice vision blazed his path to the American Hockey League Hall of Fame. Equally important to Keith Aucoin’s rags-to-riches story, however, is his selective hearing. The 42-year-old Chelmsford, Mass., resident refused to listen to his skeptics. Instead of being distracted by his doubters, the … [Read more...]
Hockey East women’s: UConn off to best start in program history
Chris MacKenzie hasn’t lost a game this season. The University of Connecticut women’s hockey coach also hasn’t lost his sense of humor. Asked if he’s getting a big head now that his Huskies are off to a 7-0 start, the best in program history, the eighth-year head coach laughed. No, that’s not … [Read more...]