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Today we’re joined by the Head Coach of Trine University Men’s Hockey Alex Todd. Coach Todd has been around D-III hockey for some time now and we get to discuss his newest project in Trine that he’s been building since 2017. The Thunder made their first ever NCAA tournament in 2025 and made it to the quarterfinal round. We also discuss the current state of college hockey and more! I hope you enjoy this one!

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Today we’re joined by Mikhail Bryan, a former Division III hockey player for Suffolk University in Boston, former Curry College & Tufts University assistant coach, & now currently an assistant coach for the young Division I Long Island University program that’s made great strides in their early existence as a program. It’s an awesome discussion about some differences between the two levels, while also talking about his time at both levels and how he made his way to where he is today. It’s a great episode and I hope you enjoy!

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Today we’re joined by Adam Houli & Elizabeth Wulf, the new Men’s & Women’s Head Hockey coaches for the newly established ice hockey programs at the University of Saint Joseph’s in Connecticut. They’ll be competing in the MASCAC for this coming 2026-27 inaugural season for the program. We chat with Coach Houli & Wulf about their respective backgrounds and careers, while also getting into the swing of things with Saint Josephs. Coach Houli is the first segment of this episode, while Coach Wulf follows. I hope you enjoy this one!

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Today we’re joined by Jack Ceglarski, the Head Coach of Middlebury College Men’s Hockey. We chat with Coach Ceglarski about his time prior to Middlebury, along with the strides the program has made during his young tenure, as well as the NESCAC as a whole in the ever-changing Division III landscape. I hope you enjoy!

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Today we’re joined by Head Coach of the 2026 Men’s Division III Hockey National Champions, Hamilton College’s Rob Haberbusch. We discuss their season and the journey of Hamilton hockey, while getting to know a little more about Coach Haberbusch off the ice. This is a great episode I’m sure you’ll enjoy!

Today we’re joined by Brandon Krumpschmid, currently the Video Coach for the Maine Mariners in the ECHL. Brandon played at Trine University in the early years of the program from 2018-2022 and coached on various staffs following his time at Trine at both the Division I & III level, now in the ECHL as mentioned. We discuss Brandon’s time at D-III and the main differences from his view in the east and west, D-I & D-III, and recruiting, I hope you enjoy!

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Today we’re joined by Sean Walsh, currently an assistant coach for Alaska Fairbanks Hockey and most recently at the Division III level with Bowdoin College & also University of New England. Coach Walsh discusses the main differences and similarities between the D1 & D3 level in terms of skill and recruiting, while also diving into life in Alaska. Finally, we’re joined by a special guest, Sean’s brother Tyler Walsh who’s a friend of the pod, the Head Coach of Gustavus Men’s Hockey in Saint Peter, MN. We’re joined by Tyler at about the 50 minute mark. I’m sure you’ll love this one!

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Today we’re joined by the Head Coach of Concordia-Wisconsin Steve Fabiilli. Coach Fabiilli has completely turned the Falcons program around, coming off their best season in program history and now well on their way to shattering that program record as they sit only one win away from tying last season’s performance. We also get to know Coach Fabiilli off the ice and beyond hockey. I hope you enjoy!

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Today we’re joined by the Head Coach of Saint Benedict Women’s Hockey Lindsay Macy. Coach Macy is in her third season with the Bennies and has them on pace for their best season in program history as they head into their toughest stretch of hockey yet. We also get to know Coach Macy off the ice and hear about her time before Saint Benedict. You’ll be sure to enjoy this one!

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Today is a unique episode as we're joined by Oswego State Men's Hockey Head Coach Ed Gosek. Coach Gosek and his Lakers are the program I grew up watching, making five straight Frozen Fours from 2010-2014 and winning a national championship in 2007. Great person, conversations, and insightful knowledge from a Division III hockey legend. You'll be sure to enjoy this one!

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1:43 - Concordia-Wisconsin

9:13 - Endicott

18:23 - Middlebury

26:08 - Nazareth & UCHC NPI Dilemma

40:19 - Hamline

46:37 - Wisconsin-Eau Claire

57:33 - Norwich

1:03:48 - Saint Benedict

1:09:38 - Adrian

1:17:53 - Technical Difficulties

1:18:37 - Adrian pt. 2

1:19:13 - Gustavus

1:25:43 - Cortland

1:29:43 - Plattsburgh

1:35:00 - Bracketology

1:37:25 - NESCAC in the PairWise/NPI era vs the West

[299-77-23 (.778) vs the East

4-11-2 (.294) vs West]

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2:12 - St. Olaf

6:26 - Adrian & Aurora

12:22 - Suffolk

18:32 - Babson

23:37 - Plymouth State

25:25 - NESCAC & Bowdoin

32:50 - Wisconsin-Stout

36:12 - WIAC / UW-Stevens Point / UW-Superior

41:32 - Utica

46:10 - NPI / Strength of Schedule

51:12 - Salve Regina / Bracketology

1:04:42 - Auto Bid Process (Bracketology)

1:05:32 - Bracket Integrity

1:06:22 - We don’t create the NPI / Bracket

1:09:12 - Can anyone get to Hobart’s level?

Today we’re joined by the new First Year Head Coach of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Women’s Hockey Jarrad Vroman! Coach Vroman is an alum of UW-Eau Claire where he played on the men’s side under current Head Coach Matt Loen and also met his wife Bree, who’s a Blugold Women’s Hockey alum who played under Coach Vroman’s predecessor Head Coach Erik Strand. This is a great episode with a great person, I hope you enjoy!

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Today we’re joined by Riley Damerell, the Director of Sports Communications at SUNY Geneseo where we talk about the new wave of pay per view streaming that we’ve seen enter not just the Division III hockey world, but the Division III sports world as a whole. I hope you enjoy!

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!

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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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Today we're joined by Head Coach Graham Johnson of Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Men's Hockey! We discuss their upcoming European trip to Latvia for a tournament featuring another D3 men's team in Castleton Univ. One of the best people you'll talk to in Division III!

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Today we're joined by Head Coach Peter Roundy & Freshman goaltender Shane Soderwall of Curry Men's Hockey! Shane's season highlight was making 98 saves in the NCAA Quarterfinal game which lasted four (4) overtimes! You'll enjoy this one!

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Today we're joined with Head Coach Katie Zimmerman of Western New England Women's Hockey. Coach Zimmerman, a Hamilton College women's hockey alum, led her team to their first-ever NCAA tournament bid last season and has the 3rd year (4th incl. covid season) program off to a stellar start. You'll enjoy this one!

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Today, we’ve got a special episode featuring head coaches Sean Walsh of Southern New Hampshire University & Damian DiGiulian of St. Michael’s College. These schools reside in the NE-10 conference, they’re two of six division 2 classified teams, but as we’ll discuss today, they're essentially division 3 schools not allowed to compete for a national championship. They’re the 6 schools in all of the NCAA that aren’t allowed to compete for a national championship. Today, we discuss the differences and similarities of their teams and how they’ve been advocating for a long time to change this rule and make people aware of it. You’ll enjoy this one.

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Today we're joined by Head Coach Jim Mosso of Concordia Wisconsin Men's Hockey! We discuss his early success with the program and the strides it continues to make as a whole. Great conversations that you'll be sure to enjoy!

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Today we're joined with Head Coach Joe Cranston of the 2024 D-III Women's Hockey National Champion University of Wisconsin River Falls! Coach Cranston gives great insight into their title run and also discusses many other topics including the bracket and the east/west disparity. It's a great one!

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Today we're joined with Head Coach Rich McKenna & broadcaster Jon Garver of the University of Wisconsin Superior. Great talks all-around and *Note - Coach McKenna's portion was recorded midseason, Jon's was recorded very recently. You'll enjoy this one!

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Today we're joined by Head Coach Whitney Colbert of Hamline Women's Hockey. This episode was recorded around a month ago so keep that in mind, but nevertheless, a great conversation with a great person & coach!

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Today we're joined with Elmira Men's Hockey player Nich Domitrovic and Assistant Sports Information Director Doug Page!

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Today we're joined with some members of the Saint John's Hockey team (Minnesota). We're joined with Assistant Coach Cory Thorson & players Jackson Sabo + Mason Campbell! Great episode with some interesting conversations.

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Today we're joined by the Head Coach of Manhattanville Women's Hockey Jennifer MacAskill! Great conversation that you'll enjoy! '

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Today we're joined with Head Coach Josh Funk of the upcoming program Hood College Women's Hockey who will be beginning their inaugural season in '24 - '25. Great episode I'm sure you'll enjoy!

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Great episode for you today! We've got Hall of Fame Broadcaster Jim Ward, Men's Hockey Head Coach Matt Pinchevsky, & Women's Hockey Head Coach John Lauziere!

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Today we've got week 4 of our new Weekend In Review Series with Scott Kinville of the ⁠⁠CNY Hockey Report⁠⁠ where we discuss some of the major events of the weekend with ranked teams, upsets, special performances, and more! This week, our main topic was the Utica University Thanksgiving Showcase featuring Utica, Oswego, Elmira, & Saint John's (Minn.)!

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Today we're on episode 2 of our new Weekend In Review Series with Scott Kinville of the ⁠CNY Hockey Report⁠ where we discuss some of the major events of the weekend with ranked teams, upsets, special performances, and more!

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Today we're joined with former NHL & AHL player Pierre-Cedric Labrie and former AHL player Stefan Fournier. They're the Head Coach & Assistant Coach respectively, of the Champlain St. Lawrence Lions (QCHL) & Hockey2Machine Hockey School which they're looking to get gets recruited to the NCAA D1 & D3 level.

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