On Saturday afternoon, St. Lawrence beat top-seeded Quinnipiac with a sub-.500 record to become ECAC champions and punch its automatic ticket to the NCAA tournament. UMass Lowell was looking to complete a Cinderella college hockey day a few hours later and only about 90 minutes north in Amherst, … [Read more...]
Colby’s teams get proactive as Mules showcase O’Neil-O’Donnell Forum
Cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic have made for a quiet winter throughout New England’s Division 3 hockey scene, but the men’s and women’s teams at Colby College were still able to make some noise. Despite not having any New England Small College Athletic Conference games to play in … [Read more...]
After win 1,100, BC’s Jerry York still inspires players, coaches on both sides of the ledger
Mike Cavanaugh is in his eighth season as the University of Connecticut head coach, but he hasn’t forgotten his roots alongside the sport’s all-time greatest mentor. Though Cavanaugh (North Andover, Mass.) certainly wished his Huskies could take points out of back-to-back games against his former … [Read more...]
New England hockey community rallies for injured Bishop Feehan senior A.J. Quetta
The New England hockey community is coming together to support A.J. Quetta, a Bishop Feehan High School senior who suffered a serious head injury during a Tuesday night game at Olympia Ice Center in West Springfield, Mass. Quetta, who is from North Providence, R.I., crashed headfirst into the … [Read more...]
Division 1 college hockey is back, and here’s 10 New England reasons to tune in
It has been a long wait, but the Division 1 men’s college hockey season is finally here. Five teams in other parts of the country opened their schedules last weekend, the first New England action took place on Thursday night with Holy Cross falling, 3-2, in overtime to the nation’s newest program … [Read more...]
No 2021 Beanpot leaves ‘a little void in all of us’
Boston College and Northeastern kick off their respective Hockey East seasons this weekend and next. In many ways, it will be a season unlike any other. The schedule is filled exclusively with conference games. There won’t be fans in the stands. And there will be no Beanpot tournament for the … [Read more...]