The Division 3 hockey season reaches its peak on the sea-level campus of Endicott College this weekend. Three conference champions – Endicott, Hobart and reigning NCAA champion Adrian – will be in semifinal action on Friday, along with the party-crashing University of New England, which is in the … [Read more...]
How Endicott overcame heartbreak to become a Frozen Four team
As players on the University of New England euphorically spilled off their bench and celebrated on the ice last year, Connor Amsley forced himself to take it all in. His Endicott College team had just surrendered a Commonwealth Coast Conference championship-winning goal in overtime, the second time … [Read more...]
Predictions for NCAA Division 3 hockey quarterfinal matchups
The NCAA Division 3 hockey tournament has become a numbers game. 1 – that’s how many times Endicott has been beaten in its last 25 games 3 – that’s how many of the eight remaining teams hail from the Commonwealth Coast Conference 11 – that’s how many national championships the remaining teams in the … [Read more...]
Division 3: Ranking the region’s six NCAA tournament teams
After a week of twists and turns, 12 teams in Division 3 learned on Monday what their next steps would be in the NCAA tournament. Nine conference champions (including Endicott of the Commonwealth Coast, Plymouth State of the MASCAC and Bowdoin – yes, Bowdoin! – of the NESCAC) earned auto-bids, and … [Read more...]
Cushing overpowers Kimball Union to clinch a spot in Elite 8 semifinals
ASHBURNHAM, Mass. — Cushing Academy looked every bit like a No. 1 seed in its quarterfinal game in the Stuart/Corkery Elite 8 Tournament on Wednesday. Standout Landan Resendes scored twice in the opening four minutes, the Penguins boosted that lead to a three-goal lead before the first period was up … [Read more...]
D-3 takeaways: Quarterfinal chaos spices things up in the NESCAC
The playoff weekend that was in Division 3 had something for everyone. For fans of chalk picks, there was top-seeded Endicott and second-seeded Curry handling their semifinal business to set up an anticipated championship game in the Commonwealth Coast Conference. For fans of mayhem, there were … [Read more...]