Babson College Beavers won a bit of a back-and-forth battle with Skidmore College Thoroughbreds, where they were outpaced with the opening tally before jumping on three straight, then never letting up the lead to grab the 2022 D3 NEHC Championship 5-3.
Boston College Eagles, who have struggled some this college hockey year welcome #1 UMass Minutemen into Silvio Conte Forum for the first of two Hockey East fights for postseason position to end the regular season.
Despite dropping the opening mark, the home team stuck with their game and tied things up on sophomore Trevor Kuntar(15)‘s 9th near the end of the 2nd, then went ahead early in the 3rd on senior Jack McBain’s(11) 18th, which equaled all the goals he’d got in his 1st 3 years at school, for the 2-1 win.
Atlanta Gladiators‘ 2nd season, 5th year net minder Chris Nell(30) recently appeared in his 100th ECHL game.
Undrafted, he signed a 2-year NHL entry level deal with New York Rangers, fresh off 3 years at Bowling Green State University Falcons.
He spent most of his rookie season with affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack, but was also lent to 3 lower league teams.
The 6’2″ 187 lbs. goalie played 39 games in the follow-up season in the E and even posted some outstanding stats over two appearances in the AHL with a .084 GAA and .973 SV%, but had maybe been already passed over at that point.
It would be little surprise to see the 27-year old, Green Bay, WI native to look outside the box next season for different hockey logistics.
University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ portal transfer from 3 years at Cornell University Big Red, senior defenseman Joe Leahy(5) has put up a career high 7 assists and 9 points in 24 NCAA Division 1 games.
The 6’4″ 198 lbs. blue liner has always been a plus performer through college hockey and is a +3 on a team that doesn’t find themselves on the winning side of the tape as much as it wants to.
He played 4 seasons in junior hockey, going from a pair of strong showings in the GOJHL to 2 good runs in the BCHL before heading to school.
The 24-year old, Waterloo, ON native is definitely a good player to watch as he pushing towards graduation.
Yale University Bulldogs‘ portal transfer junior Ryan Carmichael(13) played only 8 NCAA Division 1 games for Notre Dame University Fighting Saints, as a freshman and didn’t skate in his sophomore season, so is putting together modest career best at his new school with a goal and two assists in 26 appearances.
The 6’2″ 201 lbs. definitely plays a power forward style.
He only spent one campaign in USHL juniors for a pair of teams after graduating Brunswick School USHS-Prep.
We only expect the 23-year old (happy birthday!) future senior to have a good final college frame.
The closest Hockey East battle of the NCAA Division 1 conference took place for game 2 on a Sunday afternoon at Silvio Conte Forum.
Boston University Terriers visitors got on the board first, but Boston College Eagles kept it close and struck near the end of the 2nd to tie and took the lead to at 14:40 of the 3rd to win it 3-1 on a Drew Helleson(4) 3rd of the season tally.
12th year undrafted, goaltender Carter Hutton(40) wasn’t exactly starting a lot of games this season under contract with Arizona Coyotes, so that he was dealt to Toronto Maple Leafs wasn’t exactly surprising.
The veteran of 235 NHL games and 9 full seasons in the league, tending the cage for teams like Buffalo Sabres, Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues is somehow heading to a team that has a glut in net and oddly leaves one that really could use a little help.
He has twice started 30+ games in a frame, once 40 and once 50, just a few years ago.
The 36-year old from Thunder Bay, ON, former outstanding UMass-Lowell Riverhawks, one that helped anchor their program, may still see some games, but there’s a lot of bodies where he’s headed.
Union College Dutchmen 2022/2023 commit, 2nd year Janesville Jets‘ defenseman Cal Mell(65) is having a career junior season with 2 goals, 28 assists and a +18 rating to his credit.
The 5’10” 190 lbs. blue liner was signed into the NAHL after his 2nd successful stint for Walpole Express of the EHL, where he arrived from his Cumming, GA base.
The 21-year old has put in the work and is gaining notice for his good play.
NCAA Division 1 #5 rated hockey club, Quinnipiac University Bobcats arrive in Cambridge for the 1st time in a couple seasons to match up against Harvard University Crimson for what is billed as an ECAC barn-burner of highly-skilled teams.
The home team tallied late in the 2nd on a senior captain Casey Dornbach(47) strike and junior goaltender Mitchell Gibson(44) stopped 39 for his 1st shutout of the season.
12th year defenseman Cody Goloubef(29) decides for the 1st time in his pro career life to reach out across the seas for some new kind of hockey, signing for the remainder of 2021/2022 with SC Bern.
He only ever played one full season, 2015-2016, the 6th and final season with draft club (round 2, 2008, #37 overall) Columbus Blue Jackets, when he skated 43 NHL games, scoring a goal and best 7 assists and 8 points.
The 6’1″ 195 lbs. blue liner has spent 3 full campaigns in the AHL, including most recently signed to Belleville Senators.
He is credited for appearing in 353 games with 39 goals and 90 assists with a +7 rating and a very decent 160 in the big league, scoring 3 goals and 22 assists with a -7.
The 32-year old, former 3-year University Of Wisconsin Badgers‘ d-man has basically worked pretty hard at his craft to earn what he’s earned, should do well and have fun playing in the NL, Switzerland’s top hockey.
