Providence College Friars roll into town as an NCAA Division 1 highly ranked Hockey East team, but they are coming up against what in 2021/2022 is a very tough to play against Merrimack College Crusaders and the home team takes the first of the home-home series 3-2.
They went out into the lead off a goal from junior defenseman Declan Carlile(3), who is having a career year, early in the 3rd and held on tight for the shocking win.
Undrafted 2nd year right wing Austin McIlmurray(25) did ok as a rookie, scoring 6 goals and 4 assists in 22 ECHL games for Wichita Thunder after lighting it up as a senior for Sacred Heart University Pioneers, grabbing 18 goals and 14 assists in 34 with a +5 rating Atlantic Hockey contests.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward spent only one campaign in juniors, playing for Coquitlam Express and was a point-per-game player in this league (27-34 in 57 BCHL games).
He moves on for 2021/2022, signing a 1-year deal with Florida Everblades.
The 24-year old, Coral Springs, FL native should be able to take up scoring nicely in a new, full season without interruptions.
He lasts all of 2 games in his home state before that experiment leads him to a new opportunity with Toledo Walleye, where he gets 2 goals an 4 assists in 28 contests.
Not finished moving, he traded to Iowa Heartlanders and scores a goal in his debut against his former team for a nice start.
An occasionally tough to play against Holy Cross College Crusaders‘ team was maybe a little ill-prepared for Atlantic Hockey rival AIC Yellowjackets, who are stringing wins together.
The home team struck out to the 2-1 lead after 1, but the visitors rolled three straight in the 2nd to seal it 5-2.
Flying through the air (in photo) senior forward Elijiah Barriga(19) had 3 assists on the night.
Union College Dutchmen return to Bright-Landry after a mostly ECAC schedule off due to COVID and run into a waiting Harvard University Crimson, as they get on the board midway through the first and add two more before the 1st period closes.
The visitors could only answer with one of their own and drop the game 4-1.
Home team junior, heading to the Olympics for Team USA, center Nick Abruzzese(16) had a three point night with a goal and 2 assists.
An absolute see-saw battle between non-conference clubs, Holy Cross College Crusaders hosting University Of Vermont Catamounts exchanged leads through the 1st two periods, but late in the 3rd, sophomore center Matt Guerra(12) pocketed the 4-3 game-winning strike.
Undrafted, 8th year left wing Daniel Carr(28) will once again leave for Switzerland’s top hockey NL, signing with HC Lugano for 2021/2022.
He started last season with 8 games for the team, scoring a consistent 4 goals and 4 assists with a +5 rating.
Signed late in the offseason by Washington Capitals, he was only able to figure in 6 NHL appearances, spending most of his time on the club’s taxi squad, plus one in the playoffs for 2020/2021.
A decent scorer in the big league, the former Union College Dutchmen player has 16 goals and 21 assists in 117 games, while really popping totals in the AHL for 104 goals and 107 assists in 238 contests with an incredible +67 rating, and was the MVP in 2018/2019.
He also was part of the 2014 NCAA Division 1 Champions, as a senior, three times a 20+ goal scorer, twice a 20+ assist guy and all four seasons got 30+ points and 50 in his final year with a +46.
The almost 29-year old, Ontario native will likely find a lot of happiness playing overseas to ride out a great career.
In his 2nd season for HCL is off to a swimmingly good start, for 10 goals 9 assists in 20 games with a +6 rating to earn him a 3-year extension to stay in the country long term.
6 different players scored for the home team, Harvard University Crimson, as University Of Connecticut Huskies arrived to give up two quick ones before answering, but eventually getting outscored 6-3 in a non-conference gattling gun, goal scoring game.
5th year right wing Shane Walsh(7) took all of last season off, and looks as though it took him half a year to figure out he still wanted to skate, signing for the remainder of 2021/2022 with South Carolina Stingrays, who could use some goal scoring.
The former 18-goal scorer as a senior for UMass Minutemen, has definitely put up some decent numbers in the ECHL, most recently for Worcester Railers, getting 14 goals and 16 assists in 44 games.
He had allegedly toyed with retirement at 30-years old, but laces them up for another chance.
Brown University Bears welcome north rivals Boston University Terriers in for a non-conference New Year’s Eve battle, but get a bit upended by the visitors 5-1.
BU’s sophomore left wing Luke Tuch(11) scored the 1st two goals of the game, basically ending the evening.
Dartmouth University Big Green step into Lawler Arena for a slant with Merrimack College Warriors that ends up trading quick tallies for a 2-2 tie.
The visitors got their 2nd late in the 3rd, but the home team answered with a goal from senior left wing Mick Messner(11) just over one minute later.
