The climb up the Hockey East standings starts with a big weekend. For New Hampshire and Merrimack, what better way to begin an upward trend than with a sweep? Both teams had opened 2022 on winning notes in non-conference play before carrying the positive results into their first league games of the … [Read more...]
Opening Shift: UMass learns lessons, other NCAA takeaways
This past weekend’s series between Massachusetts and Michigan may have pitted the defending champions against the “anointed champions for this coming year” in the Division 1 men’s college hockey world, but Greg Carvel didn’t want to make his Minutemen’s trip to Ann Arbor out to be anything more than … [Read more...]
Opening Shift: Local colleges navigating challenges, other NCAA storylines
For New England’s Division 1 programs, the past few weeks included the cancellation of the IIHF World Junior Championship in Alberta, the return of regular-season action across the region, as well as some continued impacts of the pandemic on campuses. This was supposed to be a quiet time! UConn has … [Read more...]
Hangin’ Out With … Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord
New England Hockey Journal catches up with Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord out of Cushing Academy. Editor's note: This article appears in the November/December print edition of New England Hockey Journal. … [Read more...]
College hockey’s transfer age: How D-1 programs are reaping the on-ice benefits
Following an unprecedented past year, the college hockey world has undergone a change. Not only was every NCAA student-athlete granted an additional year of eligibility as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but April’s one-time transfer ruling — the reverse of previous legislation that required … [Read more...]
Dartmouth showing signs of growth under first-year head coach
Season in and season out, opposing coaches speak about the difficulties of playing inside Merrimack’s Lawler Arena. The rink’s tight corners and hard-checking Warriors teams make for an awfully fast game that can prove to be a challenge for even the best teams in college hockey. This season alone, … [Read more...]
Opening Shift: Ty Gallagher makes his presence felt, other NCAA takeaways
Boston University freshman Ty Gallagher has received quite the introduction to Boston over the past six months. After being drafted by the Boston Bruins in July, the defenseman from Clarkston, Mich., capped off his first semester of college hockey with a taste of one of the sport’s greatest … [Read more...]
Girls prep: Key players to watch for as the new season commences
In March 2020, Valerie Bono's Cushing Academy team reached a happy ending to the last full season of prep hockey in New England. The Penguins capped the regular season with five wins in six games and then beat the top three seeds to win the first-ever NEPSAC Small title on the girls side. Everyone … [Read more...]
Opening Shift: UMass, Northeastern handling adversity, other NCAA takeaways
It was a weekend of “character wins” for Northeastern and UMass, the two teams currently sitting at the top of a wild Hockey East race to date. Northeastern made one of the season’s biggest statements with a home-and-home sweep of Providence, surging to a 4-1 Saturday night win. As a result of a … [Read more...]
Independents preview: Dexter, Cushing, Brunswick lead the pack to start
Seven independent prep schools qualified for NEPSAC tournaments the last time they were held. Dexter Southfield and Berkshire appeared in the Stuart/Corkery Elite 8 Tournament -- with Dexter losing to Salisbury in the title game -- while Cushing Academy and Brunswick appeared in the Martin/Earl … [Read more...]
Housatonic/Founders League preview: Balance of power up for grabs
A new and full hockey season is -- finally -- on the horizon in the Housatonic League. Avon Old Farms ended Salisbury’s four-year run of league titles at the end of the last full campaign in 2019-20, but the latter club got the last laugh as Elite 8 champions just days before the COVID-19 pandemic … [Read more...]
Opening Shift: Mike Robinson boosting UNH, other NCAA takeaways
For a goaltender, confidence is everything. It’s no surprise that New Hampshire fifth-year senior Mike Robinson (Bedford, N.H.) has been playing with plenty of it while backstopping his team to three consecutive wins entering this coming weekend’s Hockey East home-and-home series with Boston … [Read more...]
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