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On 15 March 2026 the Seattle Torrent visited the Toronto Sceptres. Both teams entered this contest after a loss, both against the Minnesota Frost. Ahead of the game, the teams sat in eighth and sixth respectively. The Torrent were 5-1-2-10 (19p and 35.2p%) while the Sceptres were 6-1-5-8 (25p and 41.7p%). Seattle’s postseason prospects looked… Read more

In a Saturday matinee, the Ottawa Charge visited the Vancouver Goldeneyes at the Pacific Coliseum. Ottawa came in with a 5-5-1-8 record (26p and 45.6p%) sitting at 5th in the standings while Vancouver was 5-1-3-9 (20p and 37.0p%) in 7th. Both teams were coming off a regulation loss to New York and Boston respectively. The… Read more

For the first time since the Olympic break, the Minnesota Frost returned home to St. Paul to host the Seattle Torrent. Minnesota sat at third in the league standings with a record of 7-3-3-4 (30p and 58.8p%) against a Seattle team placed in eighth at 5-1-2-9 (19p and 37.3p%). The Frost continued to be without… Read more

Back in October, I never expected to spend so much time focusing on schools in Rochester, NY, but it was a welcome dose of joy. After two years of virtually exclusive coverage of the MASCAC, burnout was starting to settle in. My trajectory all changed because of a Halloween double header at Neumann University. Both… Read more

I had a lot to say about the Trailblazers back in October. Aside from my pipebomb directed at the bureaucracy that never touches the ice, I was optimistic about the potential for MCLA’s third season. As opposed to prior seasons, I only managed to have my boots on the ground for one game this season,… Read more

After a decade-plus of domination in the MASCAC, the Plymouth State Panthers finally moved on to the LEC, where the competition floor and ceiling would be much higher. At the onset of the season, on the D3 Bros Podcast, we talked about how PSU could have a great year, but they would be slightly disadvantaged… Read more