Johnny Beecher’s college hockey career has come to a close. His professional journey, by contrast, is just getting underway. Beecher, 21, a 6-foot-3 power forward from Elmira, N.Y., played the last three seasons at the University of Michigan, helping the Wolverines to the 2022 NCAA Frozen Four in … [Read more...]
D-1 men’s: Empire Stater Kevin Wall gives Penn State fighting chance
Penn State University is seeking a return to its successes from several years ago, when the Nittany Lions won a Big Ten postseason title and twice qualified for the NCAA tournament, not including the COVID-19-postponed 2020 version. If they’re going to recapture those glory days in the near future, … [Read more...]
Ross Colton takes on supporting role with Tampa Bay Lightning
It took a few years, but left wing Ross Colton finally made it to the NHL, and now the Robbinsville, N.J., native is seeking to stick with the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. He was off to a good start at hockey’s highest level with nine goals and three assists for 12 points … [Read more...]
Future looks bright for Quinnipiac despite Elite Eight loss
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...]
Former New Jersey Rocket Alec Marsh wraps up Penn State career
Alec Marsh soon will be an alumnus for the Penn State University hockey program. The senior left wing was due to complete his college career in the next several weeks, and then graduate this spring with a bachelor’s degree in criminology. “It’s bittersweet, and it’s also made me a little hungry … [Read more...]
Germany native Nico Sturm has given Clarkson Frozen Four aspirations
It’s pretty difficult to not notice Nico Sturm. Besides the fact he checks in at 6-foot-3 and 211 pounds, the Clarkson University junior forward from Augsburg, Germany, also is one of the top players and leading scorers in the ECAC Hockey League. “He brings it all to the table,” said Clarkson head … [Read more...]
Kaldis and Cornell teammates flourish as they chase ECAC, national goals
You can forgive Yanni Kaldis if he spent a little bit more time at home in Canada around Christmas than usual. After all, he and his Cornell teammates didn’t have an actual game scheduled for an entire month. “I did get to go home this year,” said the Montreal native in mid-January. “We got some … [Read more...]
Yale senior Joe Snively looking to close out ECAC Hockey career in style
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...]
Princeton’s Ryan Kuffner is the front-runner for ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
Ryan Kuffner picked up this fall almost exactly where he left off last spring — scoring goals. The senior left wing from Ottawa set a Princeton University record with 29 goals last season, which ranked him second overall in the nation and also earned him second-team All-America accolades as the … [Read more...]
Max Gottlieb, Brown captain, gears up for ECAC push
It's the last go-around for Brown University senior defenseman Max Gottlieb. Now in his fourth and final season of manning Brown’s blue line, he will do so with the added demands of wearing a captain’s "C" on his game jerseys. "It was a huge honor," said Gottlieb, 23, an Old Bridge, N.J., native who … [Read more...]
ECAC Hockey 2018-19 Season Preview
Brown welcomes back second leading scorer Tommy Marchin, whose 12 goals paced the Bears. Also returning up front is senior Alex Brink (Hamilton, N.Y.), along with juniors Nolan Aibel (Brookville, N.Y.) and Chris Berger (Buffalo, N.Y.). Zach Giuttari and Max Gottlieb (Old Bridge, N.J.) are back on … [Read more...]
Mark Dennehy tabbed as new Binghamton Devils’ head coach
Mark Dennehy is going from Massachusetts to upstate New York — with a brief sojourn to West Virginia thrown in for good measure. Dennehy, a career college coach who guided Merrimack College for 13 years until he was released from that position in March, joined the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers as head … [Read more...]
