Today we’re joined by a major part of what keeps DIIIHockeyNews running as well as it does, Scott Huston, a Gustavus alum. Scott & I will be doing our rundown and a minor analysis and our initial thoughts of this upcoming Women’s Division III Hockey Season, going through every league and giving out basic thoughts on each one. Our men’s preseason podcast was released early last week, so be sure to check that out. The season starts this Friday October 31. This is a good one and I hope you enjoy!
Timestamps:
CNE - 00:30
MAC - 07:58
MASCAC - 15:22
LEC - 20:24
NESCAC - 27:53
MIAC - 41:36
NCHA - 55:04
SUNYAC - 1:06:21
UCHC - 1:18:00
WIAC - 1:27:09
Today we’re joined by a major part of what keeps DIIIHockeyNews running as well as it does, Scott Huston, a Gustavus alum. Scott & I will be doing our rundown of a minor analysis and our initial thoughts of this upcoming Men’s Division III Hockey Season, going through every league and giving out basic thoughts on each one. Our Women’s preseason analysis podcast will be released early to middle of next week, so stay tuned for that. This is a good one and I hope you enjoy!
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Today we’re joined by the Head Coach of St. Norbert College Women’s hockey A.J Aitken! We discuss his team’s huge success last season, winning the NCHA and advancing to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA tournament, while also talking about this upcoming season after his roster lost some major production. This is a great listen as we get to know Coach Aitken as a coach, but also a person outside the rink. I hope you enjoy!
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Today we’re joined by Erin Connolly, the new Head Coach for the University of Dubuque Women’s Hockey Program. We chat with Erin about her time at Wisconsin Eau Claire as a player and Assistant Coach, as well as her outlook for the young program she’s taking over with nowhere to go but up. This is a great episode with great conversations and I hope you enjoy!
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Today we’re joined by the new coaching leadership of Norwich Men’s 7&Women’s Hockey! Men’s Hockey Head Coach and Norwich alum Dominick Dawes along with Women’s Head Coach Justin Simpson come on to talk about this upcoming season and more. Coach Dawes talks about his return to the school he once played for and Coach Simpson talks his return to hockey at the Division III level and his excitement to take over a program that’s in no need of rebuilding, but competing for championships. I hope you enjoy this one!
Today we’re joined by part of the new coaching regime of St. Scholastica Women’s Hockey. Head Coach Sydney Brodt and Assistant Coach Callie Hoff. Coach Brodt, a former Captain at D-1 University of Minnesota and Coach Hoff, a former Laura hurd winner at Wisconsin-River Falls. Great conversations with both as we discuss their career paths and how they got here today, as well as what we should expect this season and beyond from St. Scholastica Women’s Hockey. I hope you enjoy!
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Today we’re joined by Head Coach of Gustavus Men’s Hockey Tyler Walsh. Coach Walsh is coming off his first season with the Gusties where he led them to a MIAC conference title for the first time since 2012. Great episode as we discuss Coach Walsh’s path to Saint Peter, Minnesota and a little about this past and upcoming season, while also getting to know him a little bit in the process. An interesting and insightful conversation! I Hope you enjoy.
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Today we’re joined by Head Coach of Augsburg University Women’s Hockey Elizabeth Bauer, also known as "Biz", coming off her first season ever as a Head Coach where she led the Auggies to the #1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, winning the MIAC regular season and conference championship titles. Coach Bauer also won the AHCA National Coach of the Year. This is a great episode as we discuss her season and get to know her a little bit. Hope you enjoy!
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Today we’re joined by Ben Chipman, Head Coach of Plymouth State Women’s Hockey. Coach Chipman was a member of the Plymouth State Men’s Hockey team for five seasons, while holding a captain position for three of those years. Great talk with Coach about the turnaround of the Women’s program as they won the inagural MASCAC Women’s hockey championship this past season, defeating Rivier University 2-1 in 4 overtimes, aka the 2nd longest women’s D-III hockey game in history. You’ll enjoy this one.
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Today we're joined by the 2025 MASCAC Women’s Hockey Coach of the Year Marykate Drinkwater of Rivier University. It’s a great episode highlighting the Raiders great season with Coach Drinkwater at the helm for her first year after being an assistant coach at western New England. Hope you enjoy this one.
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Today we’ve got a great episode for you as we’re joined with the school behind introducing NBA legend and TV personality Charles Barkley to D3 Hockey, SUNY Fredonia hockey Head Coach Jeff Meredith, Captain Ryan Bailey, & a member of the Fredonia Athletics hall of fame, all American and national runner up as a player, Craig Conley, the man himself who brought Charles to Fredonia for a weekend of hockey and alumni weekend festivities. This is a great episode and you’ll certainly enjoy it!
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Today we're joined by 2015 National Championship Head Coach Matt Greason of Trinity College Men's Hockey! Coach Greason played at Trinity and now is the longtime Head Coach for the program with a National Title on his resumé, along with numerous championship appearances. Great episode with a great individual, give it a listen!
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Today we’ve got a great episode for you as we’re joined by Head Coach Adam Phillips of Adrian men’s hockey, Head Coach Chad Davis of Adrian Women’s hockey, & Sports information director at Adrian College Mike Prang. Great episode with a great program, hope you enjoy.
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Today, we're joined by Head Coach Bobby Rodrigue of Keene State Men's Hockey & Head Coach Rob Morgan of Keene State Women's Hockey! This is the inaugural season for the program at the Division III level (originally ACHA D2). Great people, great conversations, great episode. Hope you enjoy!
Today we’ve got a very special episode, a bucket list conversation for me and should be for many. Legendary Head Coach of St. Norbert Men’s Hockey Tim Coghlin. We’re also joined by Associate head coach Ryan Petersen and senior Captain Liam Fraser. Great insightful conversation with everyone and one you don’t want to miss. Hope you enjoy.
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Today we’ve got Head Coach Sophie Leclerc of Norwich Women’s Hockey. Coach Leclerc had a storied college hockey career for Norwich as a player and is now looking to do the same as a coach, she’s gotten the Cadets to two NCAA tournaments so far and has compiled a record of 87-27-6. She was also the first Women's Hockey player inducted into the Norwich Athletic Hall of Fame. Great person, great conversation, hope you enjoy.
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Today we’ve got a special episode featuring Jake Tebow of Babson Hockey and Head Coach Jamie rice of Babson hockey. Jake’s story is quite incredible, a story that not only hockey fans would want to hear, but people who may not even know what a faceoff circle is. To help support Jake and keep up with his continued progress, links can be found on his social medias and website, also on the episode description. You’ll also get to hear Coach Rice’s experience with Jake and how he’s had such a massive impact on his life and he would tell you what a great impact Jake has had on his as well. From the words of Jake - “In a world of paralysis, you try to make things normal, and Babson has done that for me”. Hope you enjoy this one!
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Today we're joined by both Cortland Hockey Coaches, Head Coach Rick Filighera of Women's Hockey & Head Coach Joe Cardarelli of Men's Hockey. These two programs won their first-ever SUNYAC Conference Titles last season and are a great pair of people to talk hockey with! Enjoy!
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Today we’re joined by former Adrian Men’s Hockey Head Coach Adam Krug as he has accepted the position of Assistant Coach for the Bakersfield Condors in the American hockey league also known as the AHL. The condors are affiliated with the NHL’s Edmonton oilers and today we get to talk to coach about his legendary career at Adrian and the future ahead which included a national championship in 2022. Coach Krug has been a huge influence and given tons of support towards the growth of this account and it wouldn't be where it is today without him, I hope you enjoy!
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Today we’re joined by two Head Coaches of the new program St. John Fisher who’s adding Men’s & Women’s hockey beginning in the 2025-2026 season. Reid Lesswing on the Mens side and Scott McDonald for the women. Great episode here as we discuss the building blocks of the program and what st. John fisher has to offer. Hope you enjoy!
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