Link to the original story by Kim McDermott ’87 Army Hockey Head coach Brian Riley wears two steel bracelets, one on each wrist. They bear the names of two graduates who have left an indelible mark on Riley. Leaving legacies to the program, and to the nation, were Major Thomas […]
In response to its worst showing of the season in a 5–0 home loss to Providence, American International didn’t receive a tongue thrashing or a practice loaded with extra conditioning. Coach Eric Lang didn’t think the usual array of disciplinary tactics would work. His team needed something different. So, instead, […]
The Black Knights of the Army are the athletic teams that represent the United States Military Academy. In sport contexts, teams are usually called simply Army. They participate in the IA Division of the NCAA as a non-footballing member of the Patriot League, an independent Division I Football Bowl Division […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — “Hard work and defense wins championships. I think that’s as simple as it gets.” It may be that simple, according to Minnesota-Duluth defenseman Louie Roehl, and it certainly seemed that way as UMD efficiently worked its way to a 3–0 shutout Saturday. The team’s hard work throughout the season, […]
When Eric Lang first returned to American International’s campus as head coach in 2016, he stressed a “crawl, walk, run” approach. Senior captain Shawn McBride remembers hearing that mantra consistently when he was a sophomore. “It speaks to how he wanted to do things, how he wanted to change things,” […]
Spencer Abraham is a retired hockey player from Campbellville. This year, Abraham consolidated his legacy as a men’s hockey player for Queen’s Gaels. He then captained his team in a Queen’s Cup championship for the first time since 1981. There is no doubt that there is a big difference between […]
The miracle had just got on the plane this week. Due to obtaining practice through interviews. Everything that came with a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Just be there. It was March 27 when American International got on that plane. And he still had a game. In past years, they […]
A team playing with just pride on the line can be a difficult opponent. Just ask the Queen’s Gaels. Taking on the Royal Military College Paladins in the annual Carr-Harris Challenge Cup game, the Gaels found that out the hard way in a 5-1 loss to their cross-town rivals on […]
Kevin Francesco Bieksa is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). After a three-year career in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) with the Burlington Cougars, Bieksa was awarded a […]
Author: James Alexander Michie It is known that hockey at home is the lowest level of youth hockey a child can play. In fact, traditionally it is less competitive, cheaper and equally less demanding with respect to its schedule, than its great “most popular”, the “travel hockey”. In general, children […]