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...]
William Paterson continues its Pioneering ACHA Division 1 ascent
William Paterson University hockey is moving up to the big stage. The Pioneers, a perennial American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2 power for the past decade, will be ascending to ACHA Division 1 this fall. That’s the same level that the likes of Penn State and Arizona State ruled as club … [Read more...]
Michigan State’s Jake Smith plays in front of home crowd at MSG
Jake Smith hit the big time in just his first year at Michigan State University. The freshman fourth-line left wing from East Amherst, N.Y., skated a regular shift for the Spartans and assisted on their lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Big Ten Conference rival Minnesota at Madison Square Garden on Jan. … [Read more...]
Cole Maier and the Dutchmen stay the course
Union College’s Cole Maier took the circuitous route to college, to say the least. The junior forward from Pequannock, N.J., Union’s team captain this season, chose to play junior hockey with the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League just before enrolling at school in Schenectady. … [Read more...]