Our first Top 10 of November looks similar to the last, but this weekend’s results in Hockey East and ECAC play called for some shifting. Providence remains the region’s top team after shutting out Holy Cross in a non-conference game Saturday, while UMass is on the rise after Quinnipiac's first loss … [Read more...]
While Harvard sputters, Dexter product Jack Rathbone shows promise
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Having started the season with consecutive losses to ECAC foes Dartmouth and Quinnipiac, there's plenty of room for growth in a Harvard team that features freshmen on three of its four forward lines. The Crimson have more experience in back, led by two-time All-American Adam Fox, … [Read more...]
Pair of ECAC Hockey tests for Quinnipiac highlight upcoming weekend
As the puck drops on November, league points are on the line in all but one game involving New England’s Division 1 teams. Boston University and Northeastern opened the slate a night early with a back-and-forth, 5-5 tie and will continue their rivalry series Saturday night at Agganis Arena. Four … [Read more...]
Before busy November, Vermont learns from ups and downs
It’s hard to imagine a better season-opening result than Vermont’s Oct. 6 win at Michigan. Of course, junior goaltender Stefanos Lekkas had almost all to do with that 5-2 triumph, holding down the fort with 48 saves. If anything, the Catamounts proved just how unpredictable college hockey can be and … [Read more...]
It’s Ryan Dmowski’s time to shine at UMass Lowell
Like many New Englanders, Ryan Dmowski was introduced to college hockey at a pretty early age. The East Lyme, Conn., native played for the Providence Capitals and frequented Schneider Arena in Rhode Island’s capital city as a youngster. To this day, a memory of watching the team on which he is now a … [Read more...]
Through early struggles, Brown coach Brendan Whittet remains optimistic
There were positives during the season’s opening weekend for head coach Brendan Whittet and Brown, but just not enough to come out with a win. The Bears played a pair of one-goal games with Ivy League rival Yale and non-conference foe Vermont at Meehan Auditorium, dropping them by 3-2 and 2-1 … [Read more...]