Williams Men's Hockey 2013-14 Preview

2012-13 Review 
17-7-3 Overall
12-4-2 NESCAC (2nd in NESCAC) 


Overall  (Conference Rank)             Conference Games (conf. rank)
Offense: 3.08 G/GM (6th)                                 Offense: 3.00 G/GM (6th)

Defense: 2.04 G/GM (2nd)                                Defense: 1.94 G/GM (1st)

Power Play:  13/80-26.2% (9th)                         Power Play: 11/61 -18.0% (6th) 

Penalty Kill: 71/83  - 85.5% (3rd)                     Penalty Kill: 56/64 - 87.5% (1st)

The Ephs, picked to finish seventh in the NESCAC, ended up riding breakout sophomore goaltender Sean Dougherty (G, '15) to the second best record in the regular season. In the playoffs, they beat a rising Colby team 2-1 in the quaterfinals, ended Trinity's season 4-2 in the semis and lost to Bowdoin 2-1 in the championship. 

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Key losses (stats for 2012-13)

Evan Dugdale (F, '13) (27 GP: 6-15-21)

John Wickman (F, '13) (28 GP: 8-10-18)

Eric Rubino (F, '13) (26 GP: 7-9-16)

Mike Broft  (D, '13) (27 GP: 4-8-12)

Tufts Men's Hockey 2013-14 Preview

2012-13 Review 
7-15-2 Overall
2-14-2 NESCAC (10th in NESCAC)

Stats:
Overall  (Conference Rank)                       Conference Games (conf. rank)
Offense: 2.79 G/GM (7th)                              Offense: 2.56 G/GM (8th)

Defense: 4.17 G/GM (10th)                           Defense: 4.78 G/GM (10th)

Power Play: 22/107 -20.6% (5th)                   Power Play: 18/79 -22.8% (4th) 

Penalty Kill: 80/108 - 74.1% (9th)                 Penalty Kill: 65/87 - 74.7% (8th)

The Jumbos had NESCAC playoff aspirations after 2011-12 saw their first home NESCAC playoff game. But inconsistent lineups and replacing 2012 Second Team All-NESCAC goalie Scott Barchard proved to be too much, and the Jumbos finished dead last in the league. 

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Key losses (Stats are from 2012-13)

Dylan Plimmer (F, '13) (24 GP: 8-14-22)

Nick Metcalfe (D, '13) (23 GP: 0-6-6; 61 PIM)

Jared Barker (D, '13) (21 GP: 3-2-5; 55 PIM)

Trinity Men's Hockey 2013-14 Preview

2012-13 Review
15-7-3 Overall 
11-4-3 NESCAC (3rd in NESCAC) 

Overall  (Conference Rank)             Conference Games (conf. rank)
Offense: 3.30 G/GM (4th)                                 Offense: 3.39 G/GM (3rd)

Defense: 2.09 G/GM (3rd)                                Defense: 2.06 G/GM (2nd)

Power Play:  19/95-20.0% (6th)                         Power Play: 12/68 -17.6% (7th) 

Penalty Kill: 95 /109 - 87.2% (2nd)                    Penalty Kill: 75/86 - 87.2% (2nd)

In Matt Greason's second year as coach, the Bantams made the jump from seventh place to third in the regular season standings. They won a dramatic OT game over Wesleyan in the NESCAC Quarterfinals before losing to Williams in the conference tournament semifinals.

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Key Losses (Stats are for 2012-13)
Chris Menard (F, '13) (22 GP: 13-6-19)
Jeff Menard (F, '13) (25 GP: 5-18-23)
Jordan So (F, '13) (25 GP: 8-15-23)
Zach Lombardi (F,'13) (22 GP: 8-12-20)
Mike DiCenso (D, '13) (23 GP: 1-1-2)

Middlebury Men's Hockey 2013-14 Preview

2012-13 Review 
12-11-2 Overall 
11-5-2 NESCAC (5th in NESCAC) 

Overall  (Conference Rank)             Conference Games (conf. rank)
Offense: 3.42 G/GM (3rd)                                 Offense: 3.89 G/GM (2nd)

Defense: 3.12 G/GM (6th)                                 Defense: 2.94 G/GM (6th)

Power Play: 29/108 -26.9% (2nd)                       Power Play: 25/85 -29.4% (1st) 

Penalty Kill: 80/99 - 80.8% (5th)                        Penalty Kill: 62/76 - 81.6% (4th)

In a streaky regular season that resembled their 2011-12 regular season, the Middlebury Panthers ended up fifth overall in the NESCAC at the end of the regular season. They beat Amherst in the NESCAC Quarterfinals before losing to Bowdoin in the NESCAC semis.

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Key Losses (Stats are for 2012-13)
Chris Steele (D, '13) (25 GP: 3-4-7)
Mathieu Castonguay (D, '13) (18 GP: 1-2-3)
Chris Brown (F, '13) (25 GP: 2-8-10)

Hamilton Men's Hockey 2013-14 preview

2012-2013 Review
6-16-3 Overall
4-12-2 NESCAC (8th in NESCAC)

Overall  (Conference Rank)                       Conference Games (conf. rank)
Offense: 2.21 G/GM (10th)                              Offense: 2.33 G/GM (9th)

Defense: 3.67 G/GM (9th)                               Defense: 3.56 G/GM (7th)

Power Play: 13/121 -10.7% (10th)                    Power Play: 10/87 -11.5% (10th) 

Penalty Kill: 70/92 - 76.1% (8th)                      Penalty Kill: 50/67 - 74.6% (9th)

The Continentals finished eighth in the NESCAC for the second straight season under coach Rob Haberbusch, who took over in 2011 when back-to-back NESCAC Coach of the Year Norm Bazin left for D-I UMass-Lowell. The season was marked by injuries and poor offensive production, especially on the power play. The Conts, winners (losers?) of our worst jersey in the NESCAC poll, did get surprised with cool new road unis before their NESCAC Quarterfinal match-up against eventual champion Bowdoin. The Conts took a 3-2 lead into the third period, but could not hold on, ultimately losing 5-3.

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Key Losses (Stats are for 2012-13)
Anthony Ruberto (F, '13) (25 GP: 9-10-19)
Andrew Jelinek (F, '13) (25 GP: 4-4-8)
Andrew White (D, '13) (25 GP: 2-0-0)
Phil DiDonato (D, '13) (3 GP: 0-0-0)

Conn College Men's Hockey 2013-14 Preview

2012-13 Review 
7-14-3 Overall
3-12-3 NESCAC (9th in NESCAC)


Stats:
Overall  (Conference Rank)                   Conference Games (conf. rank)
Offense: 2.33 G/GM (9th)                              Offense: 2.11 G/GM (10th)

Defense: 3.58 G/GM (7th)                             Defense: 3.78 G/GM (8th)

Power Play: 15/86 -20.6% (7th)                     Power Play: 7/58 -12.1% (9th) 

Penalty Kill: 59/82 - 72.0% (9th)                   Penalty Kill: 40/59 - 67.8% (10th)

After a sweep of Tufts in early February, Conn College sat in seventh place and in the driver's seat for a NESCAC playoff spot. The Camels then lost their final four games to end up in ninth and on the outside looking in at the NESCAC playoffs for the fourth straight year. In the regular season finale, the Camels took conference champion Bowdoin to OT. Needing a win to make the NESCAC playoffs, CC pulled their goalie and lost on an empty-net OT goal. For Ted Steinberg's full 2012-13 season review, click here.

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Key losses (all stats for 2012-13)
Dawson Luke (D) (24 GP: 7-8-15) 
Sean Murray (F) (17 GP: 3-3-6)

Colby Men's Hockey 2013-14 Preview

2012-13 Review
2012-2013 Record:
7-15-3 Overall
5-11-2 NESCAC (7th in NESCAC)

Stats:
Overall  (Conference Rank)            Conference Games (conf. rank)
Offense: 2.75 G/GM (8th)                                Offense: 2.61 G/GM (7th)

Defense: 3.58 G/GM (7th)                               Defense: 3.83 G/GM (9th)

Power Play: 16/95 -16.8% (8th)                      Power Play: 11/70 -15.7% (8th) 

Penalty Kill: 64/83 - 77.1% (7th)                      Penalty Kill: 50/65 - 76.9% (7th)

Not much was expected of first year head coach Blaise MacDonald and his Colby squad last year and through most of the season, not much was achieved. But then the Mules went 4-1-1 in their last six conference games and climbed out from the cellar and into the playoffs as the seventh seed. They lost to Williams 2-1 in the NESCAC Quarterfinals, but gave the Ephs all they could handle.

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Key losses (all stats for 2012-13)
Cory McGrath (F, '13) (24 GP: 7-15-22)
Scott Harff (D, '13) (23 GP: 2-8-10)

Bowdoin Men's Hockey 2013-14 preview

2012-13 Review
23-4-2 Overall
13-3-2 NESCAC (1st in NESCAC)


Overall  (Conference Rank)             Conference Games (conf. rank)
Offense: 4.38 G/GM (1st)                                 Offense: 4.22 G/GM (1st)

Defense: 2.58 G/GM (4th)                                Defense: 2.61 G/GM (4th)

Power Play: 29/107 - 27.1% (1st)                       Power Play: 21/78 -26.9% (2nd) 

Penalty Kill: 101/125 - 80.8% (6th)                    Penalty Kill: 74/93 - 79.6% (6th)

After finishing first in the NESCAC regular season and ranked in the top 10 in national polls, the Polar Bears needed a third period comeback to defeat Hamilton 5-3 in the NESCAC Quarterfinals. NESCAC championship weekend host Bowdoin then took care of business to win the NESCAC title, defeating Middlebury 4-2 in the semifinals and holding on to beat second seed Williams 2-1 in the final.  It was the school's first official NESCAC men's hockey title, as the 2011 win was controversially vacated by the administration after a hazing incident.  The NESCAC championship earned the Polar Bears an automatic bid in to the 11 team NCAA tournament.

In the first round of the NCAA tournament, Bowdoin soundly defeated Massachussetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) champion UMass-Dartmouth 5-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.  In the midst of midterms, Bowdoin traveled to upstate New York to play Utica College at the historic "Aud" . Bowdoin took a 2-1 lead into the third period, but Utica ultimately won 4-2 to deny the Polar Bears the school's first ever trip to the D-III Frozen Four.

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Key losses (all stats for 2012-13)
Tim McGarry (D) (29 GP: 5-12-17; 62 PIM); 1st Team All-NESCAC
Dan Weiniger  (F) (29 GP: 17-12-29); 1st Team All-NESCAC
Rob Toczylowski (F) (29 GP: 13-10-23)

Amherst Men's Hockey 2013-14 Preview

2012-13 Review
15-7-3 Overall 
11-5-2 NESCAC (4th in NESCAC) 


Overall  (Conference Rank)             Conference Games (conf. rank)
Offense: 3.29 G/GM (5th)                                Offense: 3.11 G/GM (4th)

Defense: 2.00 G/GM (1st)                                Defense: 2.11 G/GM (3rd)

Power Play: 19/89 -21.3% (4th)                        Power Play: 14/70 -20.0% (5th) 

Penalty Kill: 76/85 - 89.4% (1st)                      Penalty Kill: 54/63 - 85.7% (3rd)

After a 2011-12 Final Four appearance, the Lord Jeffs entered '12-13 ranked 6th in the nation by United States College Hockey Online (USCHO) and had 'Cac championship aspirations despite losing 2012 D-III Player of the Year goaltender Jonathan La Rose.  They ended up finishing fourth in the NESCAC regular season standings and then  lost to Middlebury 4-3 in opening round of the NESCAC playoffs.

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Key losses (All stats for 2012-13)
Johnny Van Siclen (F, '13) (24 GP: 12-14-26); 2nd Team All-NESCAC
Mike Moher (F, '13) (25 GP: 8-16-24)
Brandon Hew (D, '13) (25 GP, 7 pts (1-6-7); 1st Team All-NESCAC 

Nathan Corey (G, '13)) (20 GP: .916 SV%, 2.15 GAA, 11-6-2 record)
Jamie Hawkrigg (D, '13) (24 GP: 2-6-8)