DIIIHockeyNews Podcast
by Chris - DIIIHockeyNews
-This podcast is dedicated to allowing fans and listeners access to enjoy 1 on 1 and group interviews with a vast array of Coaches, Players, and Members of the Media within NCAA Division III Men's & Women's Ice Hockey. *NOTE: Myself and this podcast hold zero affiliation with the official NCAA in any way, shape, or form.All relevant links: linktree.com/diiihockeynews anchor.fm/diiihockeynews/support
Episodes
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E110: Meg Simon - Hockey Humanitarian Award Winner & Middlebury Hockey Alum Joins the Show!
Today, we’re joined by Middlebury Women’s Hockey alum and the 2026 Hockey Humanitarian Award winner Meg Simon. Meg discusses what went into the award and how her life has been changed by hockey and D-III specifically, with her pride that goes along with winning the Hockey Humanitarian Award as…
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E109: 2026-27 Women's Preseason Preview!
Today myself and our west side of the program Scott Huston discuss the men’s preseason preview of the Division III hockey season as it’ll be here next weekend. CNE: 2:50 LEC: 16:00 MAC: 30:00 MASCAC: 43:30 MIAC: 55:50 NCHA: 1:16:39 NESCAC: 1:35:40 SUNYAC: 1:51:50 UCHC: 2:01:20 WIAC: 2:11:50 Check...
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E108: 2026-27 Men's Preseason Preview!
Today myself and our west side of the program Scott Huston discuss the men’s preseason preview of the Division III hockey season as it’ll be here next weekend. Timestamps: CNE: 3:00 LEC: 15:50 MAC: 31:00 MASCAC: 42:40 MIAC: 52:15 NCHA: 1:06:10 NESCAC: 1:25:50 SUNYAC: 1:38:10 UCHC: 1:51:55 WIAC:...
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E107: St. Olaf Hockey! Head Coaches Tyler Lindstrom & Tracy Johnson Join the Show!
Today we’re joined by the coaches behind St. Olaf Hockey. Coach Tyler Lindstrom of the men’s team and Coach Tracy Johnson of the women’s team both come on to discuss their careers at St. Olaf and we get to chat with them about their careers in hockey and more. Coach Lindstrom enters his 2nd…
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E106: UMass-Boston Hockey! Head Coaches Peter Belisle & David Lun Join the Show!
Today we’re joined by the coaches behind UMass-Boston Hockey. First, we’re joined by Women’s hockey head coach David Lun, followed by Men’s hockey head coach Peter Belisle. We chat with both coaches about their history with the programs as well as their current squads and the outlook of this...
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E105: HC Jon Whitelaw of Oswego State Men's Hockey Joins the Show!
Today we’re joined by the newly named Head Coach of Oswego State Men’s Hockey Jon Whitelaw. Coach Whitelaw’s history with Oswego dates back to the 2010 season where he began his freshman career and went on to make four straight Frozen Fours with the Lakers. He’s also been an assistant coach of…
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E104: HC Rob Hutchison of Skidmore College Hockey Joins the Show!
Today we’re joined by the Head Coach of Skidmore College Hockey Rob Hutchison! Coach Hutchison is an alum of Skidmore and has made great strides with the program since he took over. Entering their 2nd season in the SUNYAC we discuss the new life for Skidmore and their continued progression as a...
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E103: HC Alex Todd of Trine Men's Hockey Joins the Show!
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...
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E102: AC Mikhail Bryan of Long Island University Joins the Show!
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...
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E101: Univ. Saint Joseph's Men's & Women's Hockey! HC Adam Houli & HC Elizabeth Wulf Join the Show!
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…
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E100: HC Jack Ceglarski of Middlebury College Men's Hockey Joins the Show!
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...
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E99: HC Rob Haberbusch of the 2026 Men's National Champion Hamilton College Men's Hockey Join's The Show!
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...
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E98: Brandon Krumpschmid - Trine '22, now Video Coach for the ECHL Maine Mariners Joins the Show!
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…
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E97: AC Sean Walsh of Alaska Fairbanks & special guest, Brother & HC of Gustavus Men's Hockey - Tyler Walsh Join the Show!
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...
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E96: HC Steve Fabiilli of Concordia-Wisconsin Women's Hockey Joins the Show!
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...
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E95: HC Lindsay Macy of Saint Benedict Hockey Joins the Show!
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…
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E94: HC Ed Gosek of Oswego State Men's Hockey Joins the Show!
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...
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E93: Women's 2025-26 First Half Recap featuring Chris & Scott!
Check out our Website! https://diiihockeynews.com 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 -...
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E92: Men's 2025-26 First Half Recap featuring Chris & Scott!
Check out our Website! https://www.diiihockeynews.com 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…
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E91: HC Jarrad Vroman of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Women's Hockey Joins the Show!
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...
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E90: D3 Sports & PPV Streaming - SUNY Geneseo Sports Information Director Riley Damerell Joins the Show!
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!
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E89: 2025-26 Women's Preseason Preview!
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…
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E88: 2025-26 Men's Preseason Preview!
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...
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E87: HC A.J. Aitken of St. Norbert Women's Hockey Joins the Show!
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...
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E86: HC Erin Connolly of Dubuque Women's Hockey Joins the Show!
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…
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E85: Norwich Men's & Women's Hockey! HC Dominick Dawes & HC Justin Simpson Join the Show!
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...
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E84: HC Sydney Brodt & AC Callie Hoff of St. Scholastica Women's Hockey Join the Show!
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...
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E83: HC Tyler Walsh of Gustavus Men's Hockey Joins the Show!
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…
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E82: HC Elizabeth Bauer of Augsburg Women's Hockey Joins the Show!
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…
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E81: HC Ben Chipman of Plymouth State Women's Hockey Joins the Show!
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...
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E80: HC Marykate Drinkwater of Rivier University Joins the Show!
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…
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E79: Charles Barkley x Fredonia Hockey! HC Jeff Meredith, Ryan Bailey, & HOF Alum Craig Conley Join the Show!
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...
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E78: HC Matt Greason of Trinity College Men's Hockey Joins the Show!
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…
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E77: Adrian College Hockey! Women's HC Chad Davis, Men's HC Adam Phillips, & SID Mike Prang Join the Show!
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. Check out the site! Buy…
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E76: Keene St. Hockey! Men's HC Bobby Rodrigue & Women's HC Rob Morgan Join the Show!
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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E75: St. Norbert Men's Hockey! HC Tim Coghlin, AC Ryan Petersen, & Sr. Cap. Liam Fraser Join the Show!
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…
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E74: HC Sophie Leclerc of Norwich Women's Hockey Joins the Show!
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…
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E73: Babson Hockey's Jake Thibeault's Incredible Story & HC Jamie Rice Join the Show!
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...
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E72: Cortland Hockey! Women's HC Rick Filighera & Men's HC Joe Cardarelli Join the Show!
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! All Relevant Links:...
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E71: Adam Krug - Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Assistant Coach Joins the Show!
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…
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E70: St. John Fisher Men's & Women's Hockey! Head Coaches Reid Lesswing & Scott McDonald join the show!
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...
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E69: HC Graham Johnson of MSOE Men's Hockey Joins the Show!
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! All Relevant Links:...
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E68: Curry Men's Hockey: HC Peter Roundy & Shane Soderwall Join the Show!
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! All Relevant Links: LinkTree.com/diiihockeynews
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E67: Western New England Women's Hockey - HC Katie Zimmerman Joins the Show!
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...
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E66: The D2/3 Hockey Debate! Head Coaches Sean Walsh & Damian DiGiulian Join the Show!
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...
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E65: Concordia Wisconsin Men's Hockey! Head Coach Jim Mosso Joins the Show!
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! All Relevant Links: LinkTree.com/diiihockeynews
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E64: 2024 National Champion HC Joe Cranston of UW-River Falls!
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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E63: HC Rich McKenna & Jon Garver of UW-Superior Men's Hockey!
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! All Relevant Links:...
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E62: Hamline Women's Hockey! Head Coach Whitney Colbert Joins the Show!
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! All Relevant Links: LinkTree.com/diiihockeynews
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E61: Elmira Men's Hockey! Featuring Nich Domitrovic & SID Doug Page!
Today we're joined with Elmira Men's Hockey player Nich Domitrovic and Assistant Sports Information Director Doug Page! All Relevant Links: LinkTree.com/diiihockeynews
About this show
-This podcast is dedicated to allowing fans and listeners access to enjoy 1 on 1 and group interviews with a vast array of Coaches, Players, and Members of the Media within NCAA Division III Men's & Women's Ice Hockey. *NOTE: Myself and this podcast hold zero affiliation with the official NCAA in any way, shape, or form.All relevant links: linktree.com/diiihockeynews anchor.fm/diiihockeynews/support
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