Former Boston Bruins coach Robbie Ftorek (Needham, Mass.) and University of New Hampshire great Darren Haydar were both chosen for induction into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame last month. The two will be joined in the Class of 2020 by Denis Hamel and Fred Thurier. They will be inducted … [Read more...]
2019 NEHJ Prep Awards: Players, Coaches of the Year
The New England Hockey Journal staff selected a Coach of the Year and Player of the Year for the 2018-19 prep season. PREP BOYS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Alex Laferriere Kent School … [Read more...]
Norwich suffers overtime loss to Wisconsin-Stevens Point in D3 title game
Two years ago, David Robertson watched as the seniors on the Norwich University hockey team enjoyed the best sendoff ever. He watched the captains -- senior forwards Tyler Piacentini (South Weymouth, Mass.), Austin Surowiec and William Pelletier -- lead the team to a 27-1-3 season, one that … [Read more...]
D3: Norwich advances to Frozen Four on Brassard’s walk-off goal
Felix Brassard said he felt throughout Saturday night’s overtime that his Norwich hockey team had a goal coming. It was just a matter of who would get it.It turned out to be him. Brassard, a sophomore from Quebec, created a turnover behind the University of New England net and turned it into a … [Read more...]
D3: Norwich, University of New England will square off for Frozen Four
There’s a different coach behind the bench. But there’s no change to this fact: Norwich is darn tough on home ice. The NCAA Division 3 tournament has arrived at its quarterfinal round, and the two remaining teams from the region will face off in Northfield, Vt., on Saturday, when 12th-ranked … [Read more...]
D3: Plymouth State wins MASCAC tournament for first time since 2015
Finally. It wasn’t just that top-seeded Plymouth State was back in the MASCAC championship game for the seventh time in eight years on Saturday, knowing that only the winner would get a bid to the 12-team NCAA tournament. No, it was also that across the ice was old nemesis Salem State, a team that … [Read more...]