February is here, and with it the final push for teams to make a climb in their conference standings. Plymouth State has secured first place in the MASCAC for the sixth season in a row. Three more wins and the Panthers will have run the table in their league. Endicott has all but secured first place … [Read more...]
D-3: A closer look at the four contenders in the NESCAC
With three weekends to go in the regular season, the best Division 3 title race in the region can be found in the NESCAC. The top of the standings got even tighter following a weekend that saw leaders Amherst and Wesleyan stumble, Trinity continue its charge, and Colby skate to yet another win over … [Read more...]
D-3 rankings: It’s Endicott vs. Curry in a pivotal home-and-home
The last weekend in January offers a series of games that will go far in determining the champions of two of the region’s four Division 3 leagues. First-place Endicott and second-place Curry play a home-and-home series, both with their eyes on the regular-season prize in the Commonwealth Coast … [Read more...]
Division 3 takeaways: Endicott’s joyride continues with sweep
Endicott can’t be beaten. Neither can Plymouth State. And the NESCAC is still up for grabs. With just five weeks of hockey to play before the puck drops on the region’s first conference tournament, teams used this past weekend to improve their league position and make some on-ice statements. Last … [Read more...]
Division 3 rankings: A NESCAC free-for-all and a new No. 1 team
The new year is just 1½ weeks old and already we’ve seen results that have shaken up the order of merit in Division 3, both regionally and nationally. There are no longer any unbeaten teams in Division 3. Norwich saw to that personally when it took down No. 1-ranked Hobart on Saturday, 2-1, dropping … [Read more...]
Division 3: Takeaways from a welcome back holiday weekend
There are ways to close out a calendar year and then there’s the way Curry College just did it. The Colonels skated off with the title at the Northfield Savings Bank Holiday Tournament Saturday, scoring three times in the third period to down host Norwich, 3-1. The two wins improved Curry’s record … [Read more...]