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ECAC re-names women’s student-athlete award in honor of Schwartz

Matt Mackinder — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:30:04 +0000

The ECAC announced Friday that it is re-naming the annual women’s student-athlete of the Year award the Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year Award honoring the former Yale player who was an inspiration in her bout with leukemia, but tragically passed away last April at the age of 23. Schwartz was a forward with Yale and had a string of 73 consecutive games played. She was known as a player with tenacity and spirit, as [...]Possibly related:

Big Green find sustainable success

Arlan Marttila — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:56 +0000

Mark Hudak ascended to Dartmouth’s head coaching job for the 2003-04 season, inheriting a sophomore class that included forwards Gillian Apps, Cherie Piper, and Katie Weatherston. Led by those three Canadians, Dartmouth scored 134 and 155 goals in Hudak’s first two seasons. When the trio returned from an Olympic sabbatical for their senior seasons in 2006-07 wearing gold medals, they were joined by freshman Sarah Parsons, a silver medalist for the United States, and the [...]Possibly related:

Team meetings key second half resurgence at Nichols

Rachel Lenzi — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:54 +0000

Louie Educate can pinpoint the change that’s come in his team, what differentiates the Nichols hockey team’s first half of the season from its second half. In the first half, when Nichols would lose a lead or make a costly mistake, it was the start of a downward slope. The mistakes through the course of a game would snowball and in the end, it most likely meant taking another loss. The Bison were in a [...]Possibly related:

Aid violations hit women’s programs too

Derek Dunning — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:54 +0000

Over the past two years, the ECAC Women’s West has been hit hard by NCAA sanctions pertaining to International Student Initiative Grants. Four member schools, including Chatham, Buffalo State, Potsdam, and most recently Neumann, have been found to be in violation of too many athletes receiving these grants in proportion to the rest of the student population. In each of the four cases, the NCAA deemed the infractions “unintentional,” and were the result of the [...]Possibly related:

Spartans in full attack mode

Tim Costello — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:44 +0000

At 10-1-1 in conference play, the Castleton Spartans know they have a lot riding on their success in the final six games of the regular season in the ECAC East. It may be some basic math, but coach Alex Todd’s squad is in full attack mode in looking to sure up their best possible position for the conference playoffs at the end of the month. “One of the kids figured out that if we went [...]Possibly related:

Balance leads to success at Elmira

Scott Biggar — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:37 +0000

Heading in to last weekend, Elmira’s power play wasn’t really lighting up the lamp. The Soaring Eagles man advantage had scored seven times in 47 opportunities since the holidays, but five of those goals came against Morrisville during three games. Then came along Friday’s game against Manhattanville, where special teams dominated the second period and effectively won the game for Elmira. The Soaring Eagles scored two power-play goals and two short-handed goals in a little [...]Possibly related:

Emery’s philosophy takes hold in Plattsburgh

Russell Jaslow — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000

You know the mantra — defense wins championships. In the case of Plattsburgh, it’s more like the double D’s — defense and discipline wins championships. “Our philosophy always starts with discipline, hard work, and defense, not one over the other,” Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery said. A philosophy which is working better than ever this season. Let’s start with defense. Overall, Plattsburgh has let up 1.89 goals per game, tied with Amherst and Castleton for second [...]Possibly related:

St. Scholastica finds its groove again

Neal Jensen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:02 +0000

After a down season last year, St. Scholastica has bounced back in a big way. Currently ranked No. 13 in the USCHO.com poll, St. Scholastica is in second place in the NCHA, just one point behind No. 6 St. Norbert. St. Scholastica went 9-17-1 in the 2010-2011 campaign, after five seasons of double digit wins and an appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2009. The team has already surpassed last year’s record with 12 wins [...]Possibly related:

Two repeat finalists among Hockey Humanitarian Award’s final five

Matt Mackinder — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:37:08 +0000

The BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award announced Wednesday the five finalists for the award that will be handed out this April at the Frozen Four in Tampa. Shawn Baker, Sr, D, Norwich From Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Baker is the Cadets’ captain, and has been a leader off the ice as well. He has been a member of the Northfield Volunteer Fire Department for the last four years and in that capacity, was one of [...]Possibly related:

Games in hand a big factor in the tight Hockey East standings

Jim Connelly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:32 +0000

Four points separate first and fifth place, but Merrimack and Lowell have played fewer games. Jim Connelly has This Week in Hockey East.Possibly related:

Work ethic credited with putting Niagara on its best run in over a decade

Chris Lerch — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:29 +0000

The Purple Eagles have won six in a row, their best stretch in 11 years. Chris Lerch has This Week in Atlantic Hockey.Possibly related:

Playing for pride becomes a remarkable turnaround for Michigan Tech

Site Administrator — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:20 +0000

The Huskies scored the final nine goals of the series to gain a tie and win at No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth. Tyler Buckentine and Brian Halverson have This Week in the WCHA.Possibly related:

Boston University coach Parker issues statement apologizing for berating referee

Matt Mackinder — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:30:59 +0000

Boston University head coach Jack Parker released a statement Wednesday night surrounding his behavior at the end of last Saturday night’s game against Maine, a game BU lost 3-1. “I’d like to apologize to the fans at the rink and the CBS Sports Network audience for my verbal abuse of the referee at the end of Saturday’s game against the University of Maine,” Parker said. “It doesn’t matter what the substance was, the form was [...]Possibly related:

Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award finalists announced

Matt Mackinder — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:18:12 +0000

Ten finalists were announced Wednesday for the 2012 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The full list is below. The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 20 candidates announced in October. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to determine the winner. [...]Possibly related:

Wednesday Women: Ending hibernation

Candace Horgan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:10 +0000

BU emerges from its funk, the playoff picture becomes more complicated, and we analyze the PairWise and some individual standouts.Possibly related:

Midseason downtime forces Quinnipiac to get creative

Nate Owen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:43 +0000

The Bobcats didn't schedule a nonconference game while travel partner Princeton was in an exam period, so Friday's game against Harvard will be their first in 20 days. Nate Owen has This Week in ECAC Hockey.Possibly related:

Fortunes change for Bowling Green, Ohio State, but they stay positive

Paula C. Weston — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:24 +0000

The January play of the CCHA's three Ohio teams is a microcosm of the entire league's whole season thus far. Paula C. Weston has This Week in the CCHA.Possibly related:

New NCHC gets TV deal with CBS Sports Network

Matt Mackinder — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:23:32 +0000

The CBS Sports Network has agreed to a multi-year agreement with the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference and will be the exclusive national television partner for the conference starting with the 2013-14 season. The agreement is for a minimum of 18 conference games, including the NCHC’s semifinal and championship games. “With top teams and passionate fan bases, the National is poised to be an elite college hockey conference and we’re thrilled to be the national [...]Possibly related:

Checking In: Former Michigan State coach Ron Mason

Matt Mackinder — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:10:38 +0000

He's the senior advisor for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL. Matt Mackinder catches up with the all-time leader in college hockey wins.Possibly related:

TMQ: First-place favorites, Beanpot upset possibilities and a sudden change

Site Administrator — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:39 +0000

Even in the WCHA, where Minnesota has a five-point lead on Minnesota-Duluth, the race for league titles is tightening up. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski have this week's edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.Possibly related: