BEVERLY – Men story followed by women’s team news.
BEVERLY – The Endicott men’s ice hockey team begins its 2016-17 season this Friday on the road against Norwich University at 7 p.m. Here’s a preview of the upcoming season.
RETURNING CAST: Coming off a successful inaugural campaign which featured a 16-9-2 record, a win over a nationally ranked team, and an appearance in the conference title game, the Endicott men’s ice hockey team looks poised to reach new heights in 2016-17.
Led by second-year head coach R.J. Tolan, the Gulls return several key players from last year’s lineup including their leading point-getter Ross Olsson (Billerica, Mass.). Endicott also returns the remainder of its top-5 scorers in Cam Bleck (Lake Forest, Ill.), Josh Bowes (Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada), Parker Wood (Rochester, Mich.), and Thomas Daniels (St. Louis, Mo.). Meanwhile, goaltender Kevin Aldridge (Beverly Hills, Mich.) and defensemen Carter Horwitz (Tustin, Calif.), Dominic Nitti (Cottage Grove, Minn.), Ryan Dougherty (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Trey Olson (Omaha, Neb.), and Connor Costello (Nottingham, N.H.) highlight the returners for the Gulls’ on the defensive side of the puck. Lastly, Tommy Besinger (Milton, Mass.), who scored eight points for Endicott in only seven games, will look to play a vital role on the team this year after transferring in from Army West Point last season.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: After opening the year against Norwich on Friday, the Gulls visit conference opponents the University of New England (11/3) and Nichols (11/5) before hosting Salve Regina on November 10 at 7 p.m. in a rematch of last season’s ECAC Championship.
Endicott won’t return home until December when it welcomes Curry (12/1), Western New England (12/3), and Salem State (12/10). Also new to the Gulls’ schedule this year is the Endicott Invitational on January 7-8. For the remainder of the schedule click here –
Endicott earned 97 points, including seven first place votes, to rank first overall in the first-ever Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) preseason coaches’ poll.
BEVERLY – The Endicott women’s ice hockey team begins its 2016-17 season this Friday on the road versus Southern Maine at 7 p.m. Here’s a preview of the upcoming season.
RETURNING CAST : Endicott returns over 90-percent of its scoring from last season including its top-5 point-getters in Lexi Klein (Shoreview, Minn.), Caroline Hughes (Andover, Mass.), Maggie Layo (Sandwich, Mass.), Meredith Vlachos (East Bridgewater, Mass.), and Courtney Walpole (Allen, Texas). Klein led the squad with 19 points (9g, 10a), while Hughes (15), Layo (15), Vlachos (9), and Walpole (8) followed in respective order.
Along with the majority of the offense coming back into the fold, the Gulls’ defensive remains mostly intact with Ellen Carter (Roseville, Minn.), Danielle Comorre (Tujunga, Calif.), Holly Erbe (Woodbine, Md.), Meghan Farragher (Bridgewater, Mass.), Kyle Hallam (West Barnstable, Mass.), and goaltender Vendela Jonsson (Linkoping, Sweden) who earned Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC) Co-Rookie of the Year accolades last winter.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: After their opening game against Southern Maine this Friday, Endicott hosts Johnson and Wales in a home-and-home series starting on Friday, November 4 at 7 p.m. in Raymond J. Bourque Arena. The Gulls will also take on Becker on November 12 at 2:30 p.m. before they welcome four teams to Beverly, Mass. in December including St. Michael’s (12/3), William Smith (12/4), Wesleyan (12/9), and Nichols (12/10).
Endicott earned 45 points, including four first place votes, to rank two points ahead of the defending CHC champion Stevenson University Mustangs in the preseason coaches’ poll.
Information supplied by Endicott College Sports Information Office
