2021-22 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey News
A total of 891 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s 2022 Winter/Spring All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Athletics Department announced a multi-year plan to enhance the College's athletics programming for years to come, including the return of men's ice hockey to North Adams along with the implementation of a women's ice hockey program. Plans also identify athletic facilities upgrades including replacement of the turf at Shewcraft Field, and a fundraising campaign to support the installation of turf at the baseball and softball fields.
29 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2022 Winter Sportsmanship Team. The MASCAC Sportsmanship Team is intended to recognize one student-athlete from each team, in every sport that best demonstrates the values of the MASCAC and its Sportsmanship Statement, regardless of their overall performance or statistics for the season.
Following the completion of the winter sports season, Westfield State has taken the lead in the 2021-22 Howard C. Smith Cup standings. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the league championship sports.
Junior Myles Abbate of Plymouth State has been named the MASCAC Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Year and headlines the 2021-22 All-Conference team as voted on by the seven coaches from around the conference.
#15 Plymouth State University will travel to #8 University of New England for the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship on Saturday (Mar. 12) after the NCAA revealed the 12-team tournament bracket this morning on NCAA.com.
JR Barone of Plymouth State is the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Week after earning tournament MVP honors with four goals and two assists to lead the Panthers to their third straight tournament title.
Tournament Most Valuable Player JR Barone scored twice and top-seeded Plymouth State University doubled up sixth-seeded Salem State University, 8-4, in the championship game of the 2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men's Ice Hockey Tournament to secure the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament for the third straight time.
Top seed Plymouth State and sixth seed Salem State are set to meet for the 2022 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament title on Saturday after winning their semifinal contests on Tuesday night.
Connor Woolley of Salem State and Justin Collins of Westfield State along with Blake Carlson and Kaleb Kinskey of Framingham State earn the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Co-Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honors after competing in the opening round of the tournament.
After upsetting their opponents on Saturday, fifth seed Westfield State, sixth seed Salem State and seventh seed Framingham State are moving on to the semifinals of the 2022 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
After winning their fifth straight MASCAC regular season title, Plymouth State earned the top seed in the 2022 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament which starts on Saturday, February 26.
Mike McPherson of Plymouth State along with Brian McGrath and Thomas Harty of Fitchburg State earn the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week accolades as the teams closed out their regular season action.
Hunter Fortin of Fitchburg State and Wyatt Friedlander of Worcester State take home the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honors after collecting important league wins over the past week.
The Plymouth State duo of Jacob Laurin and Kalle Andersson earn MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player and Goalie of the Week while Westfield State's Mathieu Jones is the Rookie of the Week after conference victories last week.
A total of 1,244 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall/Winter 2021 All-Academic that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
