2023-24 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey News
Former Salem State men's ice hockey head coach Bill O'Neill will receive the 2024 Parker-York Award from the New England Hockey Writers Association at its annual awards reception on April 23. The Parker-York Award, which has been given annually since 1959, recognizes an individual for their contributions to New England hockey.
Five student-athletes from the MASCAC were recently named New England Hockey Writers Association (NEHWA) DII-DIII All-Stars.
After an award winning MASCAC season, Plymouth State forward Will Redick earn American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) and United States College Hockey Online (USCHO) accolades.
30 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2024 Winter Sportsmanship Team.
Junior Connor Tait scored a pair of third period goals and senior Kalle Andersson made 32 saves as #9 Plymouth State University held off #13 SUNY Cortland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Hanaway Rink on Saturday night.
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 Kalle Andersson and Jeromey Rancourt of Plymouth State Men's Ice Hockey.
As the winter regular season has concluded, Westfield State retains their advantage in the 2023-24 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.
The Plymouth State duo of Will Redick and Kalle Andersson have been voted as the 2023-24 MASCAC Men’s Ice Hockey Player and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2023-24 All-Conference team as voted on by the eight coaches from around the conference.
After winning their fifth straight MASCAC Tournament title, Payton Schaly, Kalle Andersson and Severi Sulonen of Plymouth State earn the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honors.
Sophomore Payton Schaly potted the game-winning goal for the second straight game and top-seeded and #11 Plymouth State University blanked second-seeded Fitchburg State University, 3-0, in the championship game of the 2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men's Ice Hockey Tournament at Hanaway Rink on Saturday evening.
After winning their MASCAC semifinal game, Michael Macchioni and Frederick Soderberg of Fitchburg State take home the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honors.
After winning their semifinal contests on Saturday night, top seed Plymouth State and second seed Fitchburg State are set to meet in the 2024 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Championship on Saturday, March 2 at 6 pm hosted by the Panthers.
UMass Dartmouth and Westfield State skated themselves into the semifinal round of the 2024 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament with quarterfinal victories on Thursday night.
After winning their seventh straight regular season title, Plymouth State landed the top seed in the 2024 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament which starts Thursday with the quarterfinal round.
Tyler Stewart of UMass Dartmouth with the Worcester State duo of Jakub Kubik and Michael Schaaf are the final MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honorees of the regular season.
UMass Dartmouth duo of Michael Perrone and Collin Patterson along with MCLA's Mathew Gover take home the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Rookie and Goalie of the Week after leading their teams to a 2-0 week in league play.
