2022-23 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey News
Each week, the MASCAC will interview one of the amazing student-athletes from around the conference in the MASCAC Student-Athlete Spotlight series. This week's interview is with Mat Gover of MCLA men's golf and ice hockey.
A total of 906 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s 2023 Winter/Spring All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Council of Presidents and Commissioner Angela Baumann are pleased to announce that Anna Maria College and Rivier University will be joining the MASCAC as affiliate members.
Salem State men's ice hockey head coach William "Bill" O'Neill announced his retirement after a distinguished 42-year career leading the Salem State men's ice hockey program. O'Neill amassed a 626-436-76 (.583) record during his tenure, completing his career ranked 2nd all-time in total victories in Division III. He is just one of 15 NCAA coaches all-time, across all divisions to reach 600 career wins.
After completing his collegiate career at Worcester State, Max Roth of the Lancers men's ice hockey team is the 2023 MASCAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year which is voted on by the eight Athletics Directors around the conference.
Plymouth State senior Myles Abbate has been named American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) First Team All-American and the winner of the 22nd Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England at the Division II/III level by the Gridiron Club of Great Boston.
27 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2022 Winter Sportsmanship Team.
As the winter season comes to an end, we look back on the amazing season and all the exciting moments for men's and women's basketball and men's ice hockey.
Following the completion of the winter sports season, Westfield State maintains their advantage in the 2022-23 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.
Senior goaltender Brendahn Brawley made 23 saves but #10 University of New England broke a scoreless tie at the 7:38 mark of the third and an empty net tally in the final seconds gave the Nor'easters a 2-0 win over #8 Plymouth State University in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament at Hanaway Rink on Saturday night.
For the second straight year, Myles Abbate of Plymouth State has been named the MASCAC Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Year and headlines the 2022-23 All-Conference team as voted on by the seven coaches from around the conference.
After claiming their fourth straight MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament title, Brendahn Brawley and Will Redick of Plymouth State are the MASCAC Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honorees.
Senior goaltender Brendahn Brawley made 20 saves to earn MVP honors as top-seeded Plymouth State University won its fourth straight Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men's ice hockey tournament championship with a 5-2 win over second-seeded Worcester State University at Hanaway Rink on Saturday night.
After winning their semifinal contests on Wednesday, top seed Plymouth State and second seed Worcester State are set to meet in the 2023 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship on Saturday at 6 pm.
Erik Larsson of Salem State along with Valtteri Valtonen and Cooper Board of Westfield State are the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week after their lead their teams to quarterfinal wins Saturday.
After two thrilling games on Saturday night, #4 Westfield State and #6 Salem State are moving on to the semifinal round of the 2023 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
