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2025-2026 NCAA D3 Women’s Hockey Production Model
Welcome to our first ever NCAA D3 Women’s Production Model. We’ve generated models for PWHL Draft Eligible NCAA, the PWHL, and Men’s D3 (2025). The concept is drawn from the genius of Calgary-based analytics legend, Byron Bader, and his incredible Hockeyprospecting models. This production model has captured the scoring efficiency of over 1,500 D3 players… Read more
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Norwich Goes 2-for-2 in the LEC
After spending three seasons covering the MASCAC in person, setting foot in Kreitzberg Arena for the first time felt like a D3 Hockey Pilgrimage. Full respect to Hanaway Rink in Holderness, NH, the home of the Plymouth State Panthers, but the home of the Six-Time National Champion Norwich Cadets owns an aura all its own.… Read more
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2026 LEC Play-Off Primer
The inaugural LEC Hockey gave a new platform for some of New England’s top and middle tier programs to both flex their muscles and spread their wings. The success of the top teams is reason for optimism that the LEC will develop its core members over the next several years to shed some of the… Read more
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2026 MASCAC Playoffs Primer
What a whirlwind 2025 and 2026 have been. Just a year ago, we were talking about the inevitable collision course between Plymouth State and Anna Maria for a MASCAC title before MCLA and Fitchburg State had other ideas. With Plymouth and UMass Dartmouth moving onto the LEC, nature has healed for the conference, as familiar… Read more
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2026 LEC Playoffs Primer
The 2025-26 regular season was the first of its kind for the Little East Conference in Ice Hockey, and it provided plenty of thrills for programs and fans alike. Parity was tantamount between the conference’s top seven teams, which made every regular season an exciting watch. As we turn the corner into the postseason,… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Daxon Rudolph?
I apologize for the delay in getting this article out. Other responsibilities have had most of my Black Stitch Hockey activities shelves for the timebeing. However, this week had a permitting enough schedule to get this long-promised analysis out. This draft eligible blueliner has had himself in conversation to go fairly high and challenging marks… Read more