The final January weekend of Division 1 college hockey action should add a bit more clarity to the tight standings races in Hockey East, ECAC Hockey, and Atlantic Hockey. Massachusetts and Northeastern kept their places atop Hockey East’s standings after splitting a home-and-home series this … [Read more...]
Caleb Price’s year: From NAHL to USHL to an Arizona State commitment
Hockey has taken Hooksett, N.H., native Caleb Price on quite a road trip this season, and the collegiate level will as well. After spending the last few seasons with the Northern Cyclones in his native Granite State, the 5-foot-10, 165-pound defenseman made the move to the North American Hockey … [Read more...]
Prep Hockey Coaches Poll: Lawrence, Deerfield on the rise
Little has changed in the upper echelon, but a new school continued a strong run of play and earned its first ranking in the New England Hockey Journal Prep School Coaches Poll during this week’s seventh installment. Salisbury earned three more wins to improve to 16-2 on the season and remains in … [Read more...]
D1 Insider: O’Brien’s return to the lineup a huge plus for Providence
Though Providence slipped to sixth in the Hockey East standings after losing three consecutive league games for the first time since Nate Leaman’s first season (2011-12) as head coach, the Friars are sure happy to have Hingham, Mass., native Jay O’Brien back in the lineup. O’Brien missed six games … [Read more...]
Top 10: UMass, Northeastern split weekend series
The top Division 1 college hockey series in New England this past weekend ended rather fittingly as Massachusetts and Northeastern split to keep the top two slots in the Hockey East standings, but the Minutemen remain atop the New England Hockey Journal Top 10 after opening that series with a … [Read more...]
UMass Lowell prevails in fast, heavy contest vs. Vermont
LOWELL, Mass. – College hockey teams spend all week preparing for Friday night. But sometimes the game plan gets tossed out the window and proceedings go down an unexpected path. Such was the case in a 6-5 home win for UMass Lowell over Vermont on Friday night at the Tsongas Center, securing two … [Read more...]