The penultimate weekend of the Division 3 regular season featured a can-you-believe-this finish and delivered some clarity to the playoff picture in the region’s four leagues. It couldn’t be any clearer in the NEHC, which is the first league on to the playoffs, which begin with a four-team play-in … [Read more...]
Division 3: Surging UNE trying to make up for lost time
The University of New England has staked its claim as one of the top programs in New England, a status accelerated by the opening of the Harold Alfond Forum nearly a decade ago and the hiring of Kevin Swallow as head coach in 2015. At first glance, this year has been more of the same for the … [Read more...]
Power Rankings: Plymouth, Fitchburg and a MASCAC showdown
The two teams that have separated themselves from the pack in the MASCAC meet for a third -- but possibly not final -- time tonight. Plymouth State and Fitchburg State have already split a pair of games this season and share first place, employing different styles. The Panthers have taken more shots … [Read more...]
How surging Colby has grabbed control of the NESCAC
After skating off the ice following practice on Wednesday night, coach Blaise MacDonald (Billerica, Mass.) was asked about his points of emphasis as his rolling Colby College hockey team charges into the last four weekends of the regular season. “I’m trying,” he said, “to stay out of the way. “This … [Read more...]
Power Rankings: Endicott, UNE, Salve, Curry and a wild CCC chase
It's been an uneven return to play for the region's Division 3 teams since the holidays. While some of New England's top teams have returned to the ice and thrived, COVID cases and protocols have kept others -- including three teams in our top 10 -- from returning to action. Two of those teams play … [Read more...]
Division 3: Ranking the region’s new teams in the last decade
Entering the new year, the hockey program at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Conn., was turning heads, riding a seven-game win streak with notable wins over NESCAC contenders Hamilton and Trinity. It’s the fourth year of existence for one of the region’s newest programs, but only its second … [Read more...]