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The postseason has arrived in the ECAC West. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, a wet blanket<\/a> was thrown over what should be the most exciting time of the year when Lebanon Valley withdrew<\/a> its team from Division III on Tuesday. But the remaining ECAC West teams battle on with the semifinals on tap for Saturday. <\/p>\n

As my esteemed SUNYAC colleague Russell Jaslow likes to say<\/a>, this season\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s playoffs so far are a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do Over\u00e2\u20ac\u009d from last year. The five teams that made the playoffs finished in the exact same order again, setting up the same matchups.<\/p>\n

And with Neumann\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 3-1 victory over Utica on Wednesday in the play-in game, the d\u00c3\u00a9j\u00c3\u00a0-vu pattern continues into the semifinal round.<\/p>\n

No. 1 Elmira vs. No. 4 Neumann<\/h4>\n

The first semifinal rematch is between Elmira and Neumann. The Knights stunned Elmira at the end of last season, defeating the Soaring Eagles twice in the post season by identical 2-1 scores. Eerily similar to last year, Neumann comes into this weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game on a roll, having gone 6-0-1 in its last seven games.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Neumann is playing the best hockey of the year, very similar to what they did last year as far as running the table,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Elmira head coach Aaron Saul. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking to try to disrupt the flow of their game, make some adjustments, and slow them down in the offensive zone.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Elmira has been stumbling a bit with only one win in its last five games during the last three weekends. <\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The games last weekend against Manhattanville were two great hockey games back and forth,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Saul. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In Neumann [two weeks ago], we didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t play our best hockey and made a lot of mistakes, so it was good to see us rebound and play a couple of good games against Manhattanville.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Last year, Neumann\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s roll ran all the way to the national championship, but this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s team has few carryovers from that squad.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Eighty percent of these kids weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t here last year, so it is a completely different team,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Neumann head coach Dominick Dawes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve just been trying to get this team to make its mark.<\/p>\n

The big snowstorm this week caused more concern than not knowing which team was coming to the Thunderdomes on Saturday. Neumann University shutdown both Thursday and Friday while coach Dawes and his staff scrambled to find a way to get to the Southern Tier. But that didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t affect Elmira\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s preparations for the game.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We did a lot of stuff for ourselves that we needed to improve on the last couple of days,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Saul. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Now we will prepare and get ready for Neumann.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Elmira\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s amazing speed and quick transition allowed the Soaring Eagles to get off to a dominant start in league play earlier this season. The Soaring Eagles need to get a bit of their scoring touch back this weekend, particularly on the power play.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got to use our speed at both ends of the ice and look at our power play to help us score some goals in the playoffs,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Saul.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153[Elmira] has been a good hockey team all year long,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Dawes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They are as skilled as any team in the country. They have a fantastic transition game, can get up and down the ice as well as anybody.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

With such a young team, Neumann has stumbled through new-to-them situations throughout the season, but seem to be pulling together as veterans at the right time of the year.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The past month and half has been trying to improve every day,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Dawes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Resiliency has been our strength. The past six or seven games, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been thrown into all kinds of different situations. Whatever the situation, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve stuck with it and battled through.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

No. 2 Manhattanville vs. No. 3 Hobart<\/h4>\n

Hobart plays at Manhattanville also in a rematch of last year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s semifinal contest. In that game, Hobart scored a trio of goals to defeat the Valiants 3-1.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This situation isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t new to Hobart,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Manhattanville head coach Keith Levinthal. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been in it and won, and we haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. The games have been really close and I would expect it to be no different on Saturday.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

During the regular season, the road team was victorious when Manhattanville and Hobart met. The Statesmen won 4-2 at Playland Ice Casino and Manhattanville took a pair of games 4-2 and 3-2 at The Cooler.<\/p>\n

The Valiants have been on a roll during the second half of the season, posting a 13-2 record since the middle of December. Manhattanville has been a better road team than at home, but figured how to win in the Playland Ice Casino a couple of weeks ago.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have played really well in the second half of the year and have gained some confidence,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Levinthal. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Areas we need progress is on the penalty kill and playing good defensive hockey. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve played pretty good in those areas but could get better.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Hobart came into this season with high expectations coming off an NCAA semifinal appearance last March. The injury bug bit the Statesmen very early in the season and Hobart has struggled at times to adapt. Some of the injured players started to trickle back into the lineup as the regular season wound down, though, and Hobart has gone 6-1-1 over its last eight games. <\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t had one game this year where we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had everyone available that played in the NCAA games last year,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Hobart head coach Mark Taylor. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t justify anything, but it is a reality. We have had a little bit of a fight. The year has been some challenges within ourselves with high expectations coming back. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had some adversity from week two and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re at the same place we were at last year.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Hobart and Manhattanville are very familiar with each other, so don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expect many surprises this weekend. The Statesmen are looking inward to prepare themselves for Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Manhattanville is an excellent hockey team,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Taylor. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Those are all things you say in an interview, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true. We need to concentrate on not trying to do too much, sticking to what works and how you have to play.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Likewise, Manhattanville knows the strength of the Hobart team lies in their speed and forechecking ability and will look to counter that within the friendly confines of Playland Ice Casino.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hobart has played very well in our rink four times in a row,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Levinthal. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They are definitely playing well. They have some kids back from injury and some guys offensively that can make plays. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to have to deal with that. Hobart has a great forecheck, get in quick, and are extraordinarily dangerous. How we handle their forecheck will determine our success in this game.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n

ECAC Responds<\/h4>\n

In my column last week, I chastised the ECAC for not doing more to save the ECAC West from its apparent slow death spiral. With the demise of the Lebanon Valley program this week, my expressed opinion has become even more poignant.<\/p>\n

I chatted with Michael Letzeisen, ECAC Director of Sport Administration, this week, and he brought to light some of the initiatives that have been going on behind closed doors.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been actively looking for another program,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Letzeisen. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have made mention to some programs regarding moving their club program to varsity status. It is hard right now to start a varsity program because the current economy is not in favor of adding sports for any institution. Adding a varsity sport in ice hockey, which is very expensive, is very difficult. There are some programs at the varsity level that we have reached out to as well in other leagues.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

What about the idea, expressed by many, of shuffling teams amongst the three ECAC Division III leagues, East, Northeast and West, to balance the number of teams geographically?<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve discussed reorganizing the last two years after the MASCAC came about,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Letzeisen. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve talked about restructuring and possibly taking some programs over [to the West], but our hands are tied by NCAA bylaws. We are hoping to continue the interlocking alliance between the ECAC East and the NESCAC, so we need to keep the ECAC East intact. It is difficult for us to take an East team or a Northeast team and move it into the West.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, nothing is as easy as people hope it could be in an ideal world. Affiliations, rules, regulations, relationships, travel, academics, and economics all complicate the issues at hand, making it very difficult to effect change.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are always talking about restructuring,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d continued Letzeisen. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have 45 different teams in five leagues [in the east], and you have to take a look at all of the teams as a whole rather than just one league at a time. Obviously, the men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s [ECAC] West is our top priority now, but we also need to ensure that the other leagues stay intact as well.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

The league athletic directors held a meeting on Thursday to discuss how the ECAC West moves forward from here.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Number one priority right now is to get a scheduling agreement together,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Letzeisen. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153With Lebanon Valley moving, we are going to have to reevaluate the 2010-2011 schedule and possibly that could be that everyone will play four times per year. We are looking at maybe aligning with another Division III conference within the east region to get those conference games put together.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

It is good to see the ECAC stepping in to assist the league. Hopefully they can exert as much authority as can be mustered to lead the ECAC West out of deep, dark woods they find themselves in today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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