Coming off a forgettable 2-30-4 season in 2012-13, the Sacred Heart University coaching staff knew it needed to bring in some elite talent to change the program’s fortunes. Always fighting the recruiting battle against the bigger names in the region, they knew they would have to find some hidden … [Read more...]
Ben Smith: My life as a champion
These words are barely needed. The pictures accompanying this article tell the story pretty well. No rich verbiage can shine the accomplishments of Ben Smith better than those trophies. Smith already has won five of them. With one hand still potentially ringless, he’s got plenty of room to add … [Read more...]
Former AIC D-man Mike Little having big season for Danish club
Mike Little made a big first impression when he first showed up at tryouts for the Springfield Pics. Before the drills had even started, coach Rob Bonneau couldn’t help but notice the 5-foot-9, 185-pound defenseman from Enfield, Conn. “He actually just showed up. He had long hair. He had two … [Read more...]
Former UNH standout Kevin Kapstad retires after decade of pro hockey
Ten seasons. 457 games. 56 goals. 195 assists. 251 points. One championship. One promotion to the top league. It’s quite the résumé for Boxboro, Mass., native Kevin Kapstad. In his decade of professional hockey in Europe, he proved himself an invaluable member of all of the five organizations he … [Read more...]
Ex-Babson D-man Mike Völlmin thrives in Swiss A league with Genève
"There’s about 4,000 college hockey players in Division 1 and Division 3, and that’s not a huge number. So, if you make any level of college hockey, you’re a really good player,” Babson coach Jamie Rice emphasized. Of course, he has a point. Also using Keith Aucoin (Chelmsford, Mass.) as a talking … [Read more...]
Former BC forward Cam Spiro blazes path to Denmark’s Metal Ligaen
"I certainly didn’t know, when I started on this, what it was going to lead to.” That’s the opening narration in the film “Icarus.” The Academy Award-winning film received a lot of plaudits for shedding light on the Russian doping scandal at the Sochi Olympics. However, it can be easy to forget that … [Read more...]