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Reporter Mike Hibbard, a former sports writer at the Finger Lakes Times, interviewed Hobart College hockey coach Mark Taylor after the Statesmen repeated as NCAA Division III champions. Hobart defeated

BOSTON — Boston University beat Providence in the weekend's opening game at TD Garden, which is good news for Merrimack. That improves the Warriors’ chances of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team. However, in St. Paul, Colorado College beat Denver in the weekend's opening game for the NCHC. That keeps a potential spoiler team alive. Meanwhile in Lake Placid, Colgate beat Quinnipiac in double overtime. That keeps another potential spoiler team alive.

Good morning! The last time anyone asked me to write an article about Smith College athletics was when Valley Advocate publisher Geoff Robinson twisted my arm to write about crew. That was until Debbie Richards emailed and asked, “What, no word on the...

Good morning! The last time anyone asked me to write an article about Smith College athletics was when Valley Advocate publisher Geoff Robinson twisted my arm to write about crew. That was until Debbie Richards emailed and asked, “What, no word on the...

NORTH ANDOVER — Mick Messner's role was simple when the puck dropped in the first period. Alongside linemates Ryan Leibold and Jordan Seyfert, Messner was tasked with shutting down Boston College's highly-potent top line, anchored in the middle by the No. 5 overall pick in last year's NHL Draft, Cutter Gauthier.

The Mack Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. BURLINGTON, Vt. — Merrimack begins a two-game road series at Vermont tonight with a 7 p.m. puck drop against the Catamounts.

We check in on college hockeys surprise teams, including Hockey East leader Merrimack, top Hobey Baker candidates and make Frozen Four picks.

AMHERST — With last night’s road win over UMass, the Merrimack men’s hockey team moved up to No. 5 in the national Pairwise rankings. It’s December. Merrimack hasn’t had a team ranked this high in the Pairwise, this late into the season, since 2012.

STORRS, Conn. — Behind seven goals from seven different players, Merrimack beat UConn 7-3 on Friday night at the XL Center in downtown Hartford to salvage a split in the home-and-home series that began on Tuesday in North Andover. The Warriors fell behind 1-0 early in the first period when

NORTH ANDOVER — Another weekend, another sweep for Merrimack. Merrimack beat Maine last night, 5-3, at Lawler Arena to sweep a weekend series from the Black Bears. It’s the second straight weekend the Warriors swept a Hockey East opponent after they dispatched Boston College last weekend.