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...]
D1 Men: Northeastern surges in Top 10 after two high-profile wins
College hockey season is officially underway for all of New England’s Division 1 clubs after a pair of exciting Ivy League games over the weekend in Providence, R.I., and Hanover, N.H. The second New England Hockey Journal Top 10 of 2018-19 looks the same at the top, as Providence, Quinnipiac and … [Read more...]
Early in Providence career, Jack Dugan shows promise, poise
BOSTON – More often than not, it doesn’t take a pretty goal to get the job done in today’s version of college hockey. But it sure looks likely that Jack Dugan’s career will include goals prettier than the one he scored to get Providence College's offense rolling in Friday’s 5-0 win over Boston … [Read more...]
Quinnipiac, AIC matchup among best of action-packed weekend
As October draws to a close, conference play will soon heat up around New England's Division 1 college rinks. The season’s second month also marks Ivy League programs — Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale — opening play with regional battles on both Friday and Saturday night. All four Friday games … [Read more...]