UMass Boston junior forward Nolan RedlerThe way Nolan Redler sees it, hockey is a simple game, especially when you’re playing on a line with UMass-Boston teammate Colin Larkin. "He’s big, he’s fast, he can shoot the hell out of the puck," said Redler (Winchester, Mass.). "Playing with him is give … [Read more...]
Tabor eager to bring its game to intense ISL
The Independent School League will hit the ice with a bit of a different look in December, with Tabor Academy joining the 16-team league and competing with the larger schools in the Keller Division. Tabor was invited to replace St. Paul’s School, which left the ISL prior to the 2017-18 academic year … [Read more...]
Salve Regina makes early statement to start their season
Even with a new coach, it took Salve Regina very little time to make an early season statement. The Seawolves opened their season by hitting the road and snapping the 25-game unbeaten streak that had been crafted by last year’s Division 3 champion, Norwich. The 3-2 win also snapped the Cadets’ … [Read more...]
With a new home and a renewed focus, Worcester State on clear upswing
Mike Moran got the message. Now he’s delivering a few of his own. The opening month of the Division 3 season always gives us some tasty items to chew on over Thanksgiving. One of the tastiest this year is Worcester State, a second-division team in the MASCAC in recent years, surging to a 7-0 start … [Read more...]
HockeyTown: Quincy, Massachusetts serves as a hockey haven
It’s being billed as a "Year of Celebration," the 50th year that the Quincy Youth Hockey Association has been in operation. From the Family Holiday Skate on Dec. 16, to the Alumni Game on Jan. 27, to the Year End Jamboree in February, plus games, practices and lessons across all levels, it’ll be a … [Read more...]
Kimball Union and New Hampton are ready to set Lakes Region pace
When the final horn sounded on the 2016-17 season, Kimball Union Academy had finished atop not just the Lakes Region League, but all of New England. The Wildcats, perennial postseason participants, went 32-5-2 last year, taking out Thayer, Dexter and then Rivers to win the program’s first elite … [Read more...]
Nichols and UNE chasing Endicott Gulls
While Endicott (24-4-2) earned the March headlines, winning the league and coming within a double-overtime goal of the Frozen Four in just its second year as a varsity program, the Commonwealth Coast Conference produced a pretty good horse race all winter. Five teams finished at least three games … [Read more...]
Endicott creates a perfect storm
BEVERLY, Mass. — Tommy Daniels was leaving a rink after a Portland Junior Pirates game a few years ago, his college future set with his decision to join the upstart program at Endicott College. He couldn’t predict how his college career would play out. But when his Pirates would play the Islanders … [Read more...]
Top 100 Most Influential People: College Coaches
Top 100 Most Influential People: Team Owners
Cliff Rucker.The Worcester Sports Center group is planning to design and build a 100,000-square-foot facility, which will have two full-size skating rinks and about 40,000 square feet of retail space, and is being hailed as part of the city’s "Downtown Renaissance." The Railers will play their first … [Read more...]
Top 100 Most Influential People: Prep/High School Coaches
His coaching career was in limbo after 10 years at UMass-Lowell, the last five as head coach, where he felt he’d earned a longer contract extension than the administration wanted to offer. But he didn’t stay out of coaching long. Shawn Walsh, his old boss who’d built Maine into a national power, was … [Read more...]
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