The top teams in New England Hockey Journal’s Prep School Coaches Poll remain crystal clear as the post-holiday portion of the schedule commences in earnest this week. Eight of the ranked teams remained the same from last week, including three holding steady in their respective slots. Salisbury … [Read more...]
Top 10: Providence takes over the top spot from UMass
Friday was not a friendly night to be a ranked college hockey team as UMass, Quinnipiac, and St. Cloud State all lost in conference play. The Minutemen did bounce back from their first Hockey East loss of the season against UMass Lowell with a Saturday afternoon win over local foe American … [Read more...]
Harvard’s overtime win over RPI could set up a productive second half
BOSTON -- Two points mean the same at every point in the college hockey season, but they’re especially important at this crucial time of the year when teams are looking to build consistency as the second half begins in earnest. Harvard feels it may have let a few slip as it entered the semester … [Read more...]
D1 men: UMass vs. UMass Lowell kicks off a return to action post-break
The first full weekend of action for New England’s Division 1 teams in the 2019 calendar year includes eight conference games between Hockey East, ECAC Hockey, and Atlantic Hockey. Quinnipiac hosts a pair of ECAC foes in its first home games in a month’s time, while Merrimack and Holy Cross are both … [Read more...]
Q&A with Millis, Mass., native, USNTDP forward Patrick Moynihan
Patrick Moynihan’s path to college hockey began close to home as he played two seasons in the competitive Interscholastic School League at Noble & Greenough. However, the Millis, Mass., native’s pre-collegiate career path moved to another level over the last two seasons as he joined a few other … [Read more...]
D1 insider: Puffer, Lekkas helped turn Vermont’s fortunes in December
Three non-conference wins in December are no help to Vermont’s struggles in Hockey East play thus far. The Catamounts enter 2019 at the bottom of the standings with a 1-6-1 league record, but their current run ― though part of a stretch of six consecutive non-conference games ― is one that can … [Read more...]