The #9 ranked visiting University Of New England Nor’easters may have taken the 1st game of a two-game set with Curry College Colonels, despite the home team getting on the board to start the matchup between 2 unbeaten teams, but let up the tying goal in the 2nd and fell in overtime 2-1.
The next night they got on the board early and contained them to take the away game win 3-2 with graduate student, goaltender Reid Cooper(33) helping keep them win it with his outstanding 4-1 record and 1.59 GAA and 946 SV%.
The win put the team in the D3 top 15 for the week.
Undrafted rookie right wing Josh McKechney(7) signs for 2022/2023 with Maine Mariners after spending 3 ECHL games skating for Atlanta Gladiators, scoring 2 assists.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. forward did 5 years at Colgate University Raiders, scoring his college best totals as a graduate, getting 14 goals and 13 assists with a +8 rating.
From Calgary, AB, he was part of back-to-back 2016 & 2017 AJHL Championships, running big totals for Brooks Bandits.
After 5 games with 1 assist to his credit, but a -4 rating, he finds himself traded for a new lease on life to Wheeling Nailers.
Boston Jr. Bruins‘ lifer, center Ian Carpentier(27) is skating his 2nd season at Yale University Bulldogs, and although he may have not yet connected in 4 games, his 8 goals and 5 assists as a freshman indicates he should be finding his way to the net soon.
The 6′ 174 lbs. forward originally committed before his 1st breakout USPHL/NCDC season, scoring 24 goals and 31 assists in 44 games after finishing up 18U AAA with high marks.
A native of Worcester, MA, the 22-year has to continue to use his size to lean into plays.
Rookie net minder Owen Savory(31) has been bouncing around to a lot of teams without so much as getting any time in net before now, when he finally lands with Kansas City Mavericks after they trade to bring him in as their goalie for 2022/2023.
In his senior year at UMass-Lowell Riverhawks, he had a record of 20-7-2 with a 1.93 GAA and .926 SV%, worthy of a Hobey Baker nod.
The 6′ 185 lbs. goaltender had similar marks in his last pair of junior sessions in the GOJHL for St. Catherines Falcons with identical 1.99 GAA marks and an average of .930 SV%.
Undrafted, this 25-year old just needs a chance to prove his game as a pro.
Brown University Bears‘ junior transfer from 2 years at University Of Connecticut Huskies, left wing Gavin Puskar(28) has already play more game than he skated in 2 seasons with his former college team and now has a 1st collegiate goal.
The Westfield, NJ native went straight from a hot senior year at Hotchkiss School, scoring 18 goals and 18 assists in 26 USHS-Prep games to college forgoing any junior hockey play.
At 21-years old and getting to play regularly, the 6’1″ 190 lbs. forward is finding his footing.
Harvard University Crimson entertains nearby ECAC rivals Brown University Bears and although they may have never quite been in this game, the visitors showed no signs of quitting, coming up with at least a couple of answers in a 5-2 loss.
Freshman center Casey Severo(29) connected for his 1st collegiate tally and the game-winning goal.
Princeton University Tigers pay an early season visit to Bright-Landry Center to meet up with thus far unbeaten Harvard University Crimson.
The visiting team manages to hang pretty tough for a couple of periods until a pair of goals by sophomore forward Matt Coronato(19) cemented the 4-2 home club win.
Freshman Joe Miller(12) gets his 1st collegiate goal and gives us a nice celly look.
It’s Harvard University Crimson‘s home opener for the 1st season completely COVID free 2022/2023 and ECAC rival Dartmouth College Big Green are in for an early season visit.
The visitors get out into a quick 2 goal 1st period lead, but the consistent barrage of home team scoring that followed, resulted in a 5-2 victory that told the story.
Junior forward Alex Laferriere(18) had a 4-point (2 goals, 2 assists) night.
Yale University Bulldogs come into an unbeaten fellow ECAC team’s building having just lost the previous night by a shutout to a team that was beaten 5-2 to tonight’s home club, Harvard University Crimson at Bright-Landry Center.
Well, luck would not be on the side of the visitors as they left up 4 and fail to score for a 2nd straight evening.
The home team is 4-0 in their building to start 2022/2023.
Tonight was the Gaffney show: sophomore right wing Alex Gaffney(8) scored his 1st of the new season, a goal and an assist after being the hardest digger out there the three previous contests.
Norwich University Cadets pull into the local to downtown Edward T. Barry Rink for a rare as of the last couple seasons late afternoon tilt vs. UMass-Boston Beacons, putting their unbeaten record on the line
The home team jumped out into a mid-2nd period lead, but the visitors closed that gap at the halfway point of the 3rd, then won it late on a 2nd goal by Kansas City, KS sophomore native Clark Kerner(20), adding to his already impressive goal totals this season.
