Clarkson goaltender Jake Kielly has a .940 saver percentage during the playoffs. (Clarkson Athletics)Something about playing for trophies must get Clarkson going. The ECAC’s Golden Knights clinched an in-season tournament championship for the third time in three years (after going a decade without … [Read more...]
Prep Hockey Coaches Poll: New York natives keep Salisbury in top spot
Salisbury goaltender Nicholas Haas (Williamsville, N.Y.) pitched two shutouts in the Flood-Marr Tournament. (Dave Arnold/NEHJ)After a holiday hiatus from the ice, New York Hockey Journal rings in 2019 with the season’s fourth installment of the Prep School Coaches Poll. Two clubs received their … [Read more...]
As holiday tournaments near, locals power Team USA at World Juniors
Team USA, featuring several locals, celebrates winning its World Juniors opener over Slovakia. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images)It’s an exciting time for Tri-State college hockey fans. The Division I schedule resumes this weekend for the first time since before Christmas, while Team USA continues … [Read more...]
World Juniors coach Mike Hastings gives a scouting report on NY/NJ/CT players
Boston University’s Joel Farabee (Cicero, N.Y.) is a likely addition to the World Juniors team. (Andrew Ketterer)Christmas is only a few days away, which means the start of the IIHF World Junior Championship comes right around the corner as well. The U.S. club opened its two-game exhibition schedule … [Read more...]
Prep Hockey Coaches Poll: Salisbury is No. 1 after Flood-Marr Tournament
Salisbury goaltender Nicholas Haas (Williamsville, N.Y.) pitched two shutouts in the Flood-Marr Tournament. (Dave Arnold/NEHJ)A busy weekend of holiday tournament action means changes in New England Hockey Journal’s third Prep School Coaches Poll of the season. But the team at the top is not a … [Read more...]
Sabres captain Eichel has ‘an extra jump in his step’ in Boston homecoming
Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel (Getty Images)BOSTON -- No honor means more to a hockey player than wearing a ‘C’ on his chest. And it’s safe to say that Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass.) has done his job in setting the pace for his Buffalo Sabres teammates to follow during his first season … [Read more...]
D1 men: Yale, Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac all hot entering holiday break
Latham, N.Y., native Kevin O’Neil of Yale has 11 points.A few of Connecticut’s Division 1 men’s teams are feeling good about themselves entering the holiday break. As of this weekend, the approximate mid-season recess has arrived for all but three clubs from the Tri-State area. Sacred Heart resides … [Read more...]
D1 men’s notebook: Canisius College baseball player Zurat gets ice time
Canisius College goaltender Jake Zurat closed out a win against Clarkson. (Canisius Athletics)Jake Zurat thought he had nine more weeks until his second season at Canisius College began. After all, that’s the norm in college baseball. The sophomore from East Amherst, N.Y., appeared in five games as … [Read more...]
D1 men’s notebook: Goaltender Drackett gives RIT a newfound strength
RIT goaltender Logan Drackett has been solid in net this season. (Photo by Eakin Howard/RIT SportsZone)Success in college hockey often begins and ends with the goaltender. RIT has things no differently as it boasts Atlantic Hockey’s top puck stopper in sophomore Logan Drackett. Despite earning seven … [Read more...]
Q&A with Rochester native Ben Ritter, a recent Dartmouth commit
Rochester, N.Y., native Ben Ritter is playing at Loomis Chaffee. (Nick Kompare)his is the first installment in a new series of College Commit Q&As with players in the region’s prep school ranks. Look out for a new one each Wednesday during season! With the prep regular season set to get underway … [Read more...]
Before busy November, Vermont learns from ups and downs
Sophomore forward Ace Cowans. (Credit: Brian Jenkins)It’s hard to imagine a better season-opening result than Vermont’s Oct. 6 win at Michigan. Of course, junior goaltender Stefanos Lekkas had almost all to do with that 5-2 triumph, holding down the fort with 48 saves. If anything, the Catamounts … [Read more...]
What propelled BU’s first win under head coach Albie O’Connell?
BU junior Jake Oettinger recorded 37 saves against Northeastern on Saturday night. (Richard T GagnonPrior to this season, Boston University had not started 0-4 since first-year head coach Albie O’Connell was a senior captain in 1998-99. There was a mixed bag of emotions in that stretch, but there … [Read more...]
