HADLEY, Mass. Seniors Chris Rossi (Barrington, R.I.) of Bowdoin and Alex Smigelski (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) of Williams shared NESCAC Player of the Week honors for Feb. 8, 2010. Rossi stifled a pair of hot opponents this past weekend, posting a .939 save percentage and a 1.50 goals against average in wins over Amherst (4-2) and Hamilton (5-1). Smigelski scored three goals and added two assists during a 2-0-0 weekend that pushed the Ephs into first place in the conference standings.
February 5, 2010 Five Skaters Named Semifinalists for 10th Annual Concannon Award
BOSTON, Mass. Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Steve Grogan announced Friday that 16 NCAA Division II/III players are semifinalists for the 10th Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England playing at the D-II/III level. Representing the NESCAC were five skaters from four teams. Last year's Concannon Award winner was Amherst's Jeff Landers, the 2009 NESCAC Player of the Year.
February 3, 2010 Former Men's Ice Hockey Coach Dunham Earns MacInnes Award from AHCA
GLOUCESTER, Mass. John Dunham, who coached the Trinity men's ice hockey team for the first 33 years of its existence as a varsity program and won 441 games and five league titles, has been selected as the 2010 John MacInnes Award recipient by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). Dunham, who retired following the 2006-07 season, guided Trinity to two NCAA Tournaments and an NCAA semifinal appearance in 2005.
HADLEY, Mass. Hamilton sophomore forward Bryan Kelly (Plymouth, Mass.) was selected as the NESCAC Player of the Week for Feb. 1, 2010. Kelly had four goals - including both game-winners - during a 2-0-0 weekend for the Continentals. Three of his four tallies came on special teams play, with two being scored on the power play and the other while Hamilton was short-handed.
HADLEY, Mass. Colby junior forward Billy Crinnion (Long Island, N.Y.) earned NESCAC Player of the Week for Jan. 25, 2010. Crinnion posted two goals and two assists during a 2-0-0 week for the Mules. Down 2-0 to Connecticut College after the first period on Friday, Crinnion started the Colby rally with his teams first goal and eventually potted the game-winner on the power-play with just 1:25 remaining in the third for a 4-3 victory against the Camels. He followed on Saturday with two assists in a 5-3 win over Tufts.