You have to go back to before Thanksgiving to find the last time New England College lost a hockey game. The Pilgrims (10-3-3) are coming off a weekend that saw them grab three of a possible four points against the top two teams in the New England Hockey Conference, results that moved them into … [Read more...]
D3 men: Wesleyan is setting the pace in NESCAC play
Chris Potter has a label for it, the points that are grabbed -- or left on the ice -- during every weekend of NESCAC play. “Every weekend’s a moving weekend, we call it,” said the Wesleyan coach. As we move into the meat of conference play, no team’s moved better than Wesleyan. A team built around … [Read more...]
Prep Hockey: Deerfield has been bolstered by a stalwart goalie
There was no question Deerfield Academy could play with some of the best teams in New England last winter. On 12 occasions, Deerfield contests ended with just one goal separating the two sides, including games against powers Kimball Union and Salisbury, the two teams who’d meet in March for the … [Read more...]
First-year Anna Maria program is taking its shot at Division 3
By the time he was finished with his junior year of high school, Jack Sitzman knew that he wanted his professional future to be in nursing and his immediate future to stay in hockey. He looked at the new Division 3 program at Anna Maria (Mass.) College and didn’t see a rink on campus or a conference … [Read more...]
D3 men: Babson has been perfect on the road in 2018-19
While most Division 3 teams in New England return to action this weekend, Babson got a head start to the second half of the season with a pair of quality road wins last weekend. Of course, quality road wins are nothing new for the Beavers, who have won all five times they’ve taken the ice away from … [Read more...]
D3: Men’s midseason awards, team rankings and predictions
When independent Anna Maria (Mass.) College closed out a 5-3 win over Bryn Athyn on Friday, the first semester of hockey for Division 3 teams in New England officially came to a close for the holiday break. The next games involving teams from the region will be on Dec. 29. After a weekend or two of … [Read more...]