Pittsburgh and College Hockey Part 5: Mike Sweeney Bill Sullivan | March 5, 2015 In Part 5 of the Pittsburgh and College Hockey Series, I sat down with a future SUNYAC player in Mike Sweeney, to get a sense of what a young player…
Pittsburgh and College Hockey Part 4: Jesse Root Bill Sullivan | February 19, 2015 When you’re a young hockey player growing up playing youth hockey for your local team, you dedicate a certain amount of time to different aspects of the game. Maybe 50%…
Pittsburgh and College Hockey Part 3: Division III Hockey Bill Sullivan | February 4, 2015 In Pittsburgh, we’ve been spoiled when it comes to our hockey. Ever since the 1984 NHL Entry Draft when Eddie Johnson selected “Number soixante-six, Mario Lemieux”. Players who’ve treated the…
Pittsburgh and College Hockey Part 2: CJ Murray Bill Sullivan | February 1, 2015 In Part 2 of “Pittsburgh and College Hockey”, I spoke with CJ Murray, a sophomore at Nazareth College. Nazareth competes in the ECAC-West of NCAA Division III. Part 1. In…
Pittsburgh and College Hockey Part 1: Eddie Olczyk Bill Sullivan | January 28, 2015 In recent years, the small city of Pittsburgh has been producing top NCAA Ice-Hockey talent in both DI and DIII. Recently I have caught up with a number of these…
College Hockey: Division III Atmospheres that Rival Division I Bill Sullivan | January 12, 2015 There’s no denying that College Hockey rinks and crowds offer up the best atmospheres to take in a game, in all of the hockey world. In Division I in particular,…
BIG Tilts in the BIG TEN Bill Sullivan | January 10, 2015 OVERTIME after OVERTIME. GOAL after GOAL. EXCITEMENT on top of EXCITEMENT. And don’t forget the COMEBACKS. Only Way I can try to put into worlds what took place in the few…
Atlantic Hockey Recap: No.20 Robert Morris Downs Bentley Bill Sullivan | January 10, 2015 Friday night opened Atlantic Hockey play for the first time since the Holiday hiatus. Atlantic Hockey’s leader, the No.20 Robert Morris University Colonials hosted the Bentley Falcons at the 84…
USA Comes Up Short Against Team Canada in WJC Bill Sullivan | December 31, 2014 Despite an upsetting loss to the tournament favorite Canada, Team USA had a number of productive individual performances, which will hopefully lead to a medal run at this year’s WJC.…
Colgate wins the Pittsburgh’s College Hockey Showcase in Impressive Fashion Bill Sullivan | December 31, 2014 Heading into Day 2 of the Three Rivers Classic, teams were looking to move up in the polls. Three of the four participating teams were within four spots of one…
Three Rivers Classic – Day 1 Recap Bill Sullivan | December 30, 2014 Three Nationally ranked teams. A Hobey hopeful. An interstate rivalry. Eight NHL Draft picks. And one of the nicest arenas in all of professional hockey. Consol Energy Center is where…
Captain Jack: Eichel Named Captain of Team USA WJC Team Bill Sullivan | December 24, 2014 Boston University’s phenominal freshman forward, has been named captain of the US World Junior National Team on Tuesday afternoon. Eichel will be the No.1 or No.2 pick in the upcoming NHL draft.…