Prep schools are as synonymous with New England as clam chowder, Cape Cod and nor’easters. And in New England, some of the best hockey occurs at the prep school level. The competition among schools is fierce — both on the ice and off — to attract the right student-athletes who might excel at … [Read more...]
New Hampshire Avalanche blueliner Alex Gagne proud to wear USA colors
For the inaugural time in his amateur hockey career, Alex Gagne (Bedford, N.H.) will wear a Team USA jersey at a major international tournament when he suits up for the United States at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup this month. “It’s my first time,” said the 6-foot-3 defenseman from the New Hampshire … [Read more...]
Brown’s next step under Whittet: sustained success
It didn’t exactly end the way it wanted, but it was still a memorable postseason run for Brown University’s men’s hockey squad. After finishing eighth in the 2018-19 ECAC Hockey League standings, Brown proceeded to sweep both defending champion Princeton and second-seeded Quinnipiac out of the … [Read more...]
Quinnipiac comes up one step short of Frozen Four
For the second consecutive season, the ECAC Hockey League will not have a representative in the men’s NCAA Frozen Four. Hours after Cornell was eliminated by Providence in the East Regional final on March 31, the last standing ECAC Hockey school, Quinnipiac University, suffered the same fate against … [Read more...]
Casey Dornbach showcases playmaking, scoring talents for Harvard
Most promising hockey players who are born and bred in Minnesota set their youthful sights on attending the University of Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth, St. Cloud State or several other NCAA schools in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Edina native Casey Dornbach looked east instead — all the way to … [Read more...]
Yale senior Joe Snively key to his team’s success in ECAC Hockey
The road from Virginia to New Haven, Conn., isn’t necessarily as circuitous as one might believe, even if you take a three-year side trip to the Midwest. Yale University senior forward Joe Snively would know. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound native of Herndon, Va., has led the Bulldogs in points in each of … [Read more...]