2013-2014 Wentworth Ice Hockey News

Season
Tolan Steps Down as Head Ice Hockey Coach
Tolan Steps Down as Head Ice Hockey Coach

R.J. Tolan leaves Wentworth after eight years as head coach, winning a program-record 128 games and capturing two ECAC Northeast titles during his tenure

Hockey Teams Up With St. Baldrick's Foundation
Hockey Teams Up With St. Baldrick's Foundation

Leopards raise over $5,000 in a head-shaving event to help fund childhood cancer research

ECAC Northeast All-Academic Team Announced
ECAC Northeast All-Academic Team Announced

Leopards place 13 of an eligible 20 student-athletes on the 96-member squad

Hockey Falls to Nichols in ECACNE Title Game
Hockey Falls to Nichols in ECACNE Title Game

Bison score at 1:41 of overtime to end the Leopards' two-year title run; senior Andrew Yarber was named to the all-tournament team

Hockey Blanks Johnson & Wales to Advance to ECAC Northeast Title Game
Hockey Blanks Johnson & Wales to Advance to ECAC Northeast Title Game

Leopards get two goals from Dan Szerlip and a 24-save shutout from Joel Miller to earn fourth straight appearance in title game

Tolan, McCracken, Burgau Earn ECAC Northeast Accolades
Tolan, McCracken, Burgau Earn ECAC Northeast Accolades

Head ice hockey coach R.J. Tolan was named - for the third time in his career- the ECAC Northeast Coach of the Year while a pair of defensemen; senior Lawton McCracken and junior Beau Burgau were named second team All-ECAC Northeast

ECAC Northeast Tournament Pairings Set
ECAC Northeast Tournament Pairings Set

Two-time defending champion Leopards seeded second and earn a first-round bye; Wentworth will host a semifinal game on Wednesday, March 5, at Salem State University

Hockey Falls in Regular-Season Finale
Hockey Falls in Regular-Season Finale

Suffolk shuts out the Leopards, 4-0; Wentworth will be seeded second or third in upcoming ECAC Northeast Tournament

Hockey Holds on for Second Straight Win
Hockey Holds on for Second Straight Win

Jake Diamond and Andrew Yarber each score a goal and an assist with Diamond scoring the game-winning goal with 5:36 left in a 2-1 win; Joel Miller makes 31 saves

Three-Goal Second Period Pushes Hockey Past Becker
Three-Goal Second Period Pushes Hockey Past Becker

Leopards break open a 1-1 game with three in the second, en route to a 5-3 win over the Hawks; Jordan Bourgonje scores twice for Wentworth

Hockey Sees Win Streak Come to an End
Hockey Sees Win Streak Come to an End

Nichols scores three in the first period and jumps out to a 4-0 lead before holding on to defeat the Leopards, 5-3; Andrew Yarber scores a goal and an assist

Peck Repeats as ECAC Northeast Goaltender of the Week
Peck Repeats as ECAC Northeast Goaltender of the Week

Junior goaltender Alex Peck earns top goalie honors for third time this season after a 2-0 week with a 1.50 goals against average and a save percentage of .947

Hockey Holds on For Second Straight Win
Hockey Holds on For Second Straight Win

Leopards edge Suffolk, 3-2, behind Beau Burgau's two goals and 21 saves from Alex Peck

Burgau's Overtime Marker Lifts Hockey to 4-3 Win
Burgau's Overtime Marker Lifts Hockey to 4-3 Win

Junior Beau Burgau scored at 1:36 of overtime to lift the Leopards past Becker and snap a five-game winless streak

Hockey Draws With Assumption
Hockey Draws With Assumption

Senior Andrew Yarber's extra-attacker goal with 13 seconds left in regulation helped the Leopards earn a 3-3 tie against the Greyhounds

Hockey Suffers 5-1 Setback at Plymouth State
Hockey Suffers 5-1 Setback at Plymouth State

Host Panthers snap a 1-all tie with four straight goals; Patrick Kearns nets lone tally for the Leopards