Amherst College Men's Hockey

Men's Hockey Ends 2005-06 Slate With 5-1 NESCAC Quarterfinal Loss At Bowdoin
February 25 - The sixth-seeded Amherst men's hockey team closed their 2005-06 slate with a 5-1 NESCAC quarterfinal loss to No. 3 Bowdoin College on Saturday afternoon. Full Story

Men's Hockey Loses Heartbreaker To Middlebury, 3-1
February 18 - The Middlebury College men's hockey team broke a 1-1 tie with 1:30 remaning in the game and added an insurance goal with just 18 ticks left on the clock to get the narrow victory over Amherst in both teams' final regular season game. Full Story

Jeffs Slip at Williams, 4-2
February 17 - The Amherst men’s hockey team suffered a 4-2 defeat on Friday night at Williams College despite a monumental effort by Amherst junior netminder Josh Fillman who made 42 saves including 19 in the final frame. Amherst dropped to 12-10-1 overall and 9-8-1 in conference play while the Ephs improved to 14-6-2 overall (13-3-2 NESCAC/ECAC East). Amherst is now tied for fifth in the NESCAC standings with Trinity College with one game to play in the regular season schedule. Full Story

Jeffs Tripped Up by St. Anselm, 5-2
February 11 - The Amherst men’s hockey team suffered a 5-2 defeat against ECAC East opponent St. Anselm College in the Jeffs’ final regular season home game on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, Amherst drops to 12-9-1 overall and 9-7-1 in conference play while the Hawks improved to 14-7-1 overall and (11-5-1 ECAC East). Full Story

Men's Hockey Falls to No. 9 New England College, 7-5
February 10 - The Amherst men's hockey team lost a close ECAC East bout to ninth-ranked New England College, 7-5, on Friday night. Full Story

Jeffs Fall at Colby, 5-1
February 4 - The Amherst men’s hockey team suffered its second straight loss on Saturday, falling at NESCAC foe Colby College, 5-1. The Jeffs fell to 12-7-1 overall and 9-5-1 in conference play, while the Mules moved to 13-7 overall and 9-6 in the conference standings. Full Story

Men's Hockey Drops 4-2 Decision At Bowdoin
February 3 - The Amherst men's hockey team saw a six-game win streak fall by the wayside as they dropped a conference bout at Bowdoin College, 4-2, on Friday night. Full Story

Men's Hockey Slams Tufts, 4-1
January 28 - The Amherst men’s hockey team extended its conference win streak to six consecutive games as they tripped up visiting NESCAC rival Tufts University on Saturday afternoon, 4-1. Full Story

Jeffs Down Conn. College, 5-3
January 27 - The Amherst men’s hockey team picked up its fifth straight conference victory on Friday night, toppling visiting NESCAC rival Connecticut College, 5-3. Rookie Olufemi Amurawaiye buried the game-winner at 15:24 of the third frame for his first career goal. Full Story

Men's Hockey Slams Skidmore, 7-2
January 20 - The Amherst men's hockey team slammed ECAC East host Skidmore College on Friday, 7-2, improving to 9-5-1 overall and 6-3-1 in conference play. Full Story

Nelson Goes Nuts, Leads Jeffs Past USM, 5-1
January 14 - Amherst senior forward Steve Nelson continued his sizzling weekend on Saturday, notching his seventh and eighth points in the last two days with a pair of goals in a 5-1 ECAC East victory over the visiting University of Southern Maine (USM). The Jeffsimproved to 8-5-1 overall and 5-3-1 in conference play, while USM dropped to 3-9-2 overall and 2-5-2 in ECAC East play. Full Story

Nelson Racks Up Six Points to Lead Men's Hockey Over Salem State, 7-2
January 13 - Senior Steve Nelson netted three goals and assisted on three others as the Jeffs pummeled visiting Salem State College, 7-2, in men's hockey action on Friday night. Full Story

Jeffs Upended at Hamilton, 7-4
January 10 - The Amherst men’s hockey team suffered a 7-4 loss at NESCAC rival Hamilton College on Tuesday night. Sophomore Gregg Adamo and rookie defenseman Rylan Burns paced the Jeffs tallying two goals and three assists, respectively, as they fell to 6-5-1 overall and 3-3-1 in conference play. Full Story

Men's Hockey Powers Past UMass Boston, 5-2
January 7 - The Amherst men's hockey team used a trio of power-play goals to top visiting ECAC East rival Umass Boston on Saturday, 5-2. Full Story

Schremp's Pair of Third Period Goals Lead Amherst to Victory over Babson, 5-4
January 6 - The Amherst men's hockey team scored three goals in just over two minutes to take a come-from-behind victory over visiting Babson College. Full Story

Jeffs Suffer 4-1 Middlebury Classic Championship Loss
January 1 - The Amherst men's hockey team suffered a 4-1 Middlebury Classic Championship loss to the top-ranked tournament host Panthers on Sunday afternoon. Full Story

Jeffs Top Southern Maine, 3-2
December 31- Senior Steve Nelson scored a goal late in the final period to lift the men's hockey team over Southern Maine in the opening round of the Holiday Classic hosted by Middlebury College. Full Story

Jeffs Fall at No. 8 Hobart, 4-2
December 10 - The Amherst men's hockey team fell at eighth-ranked non-conference opponent Hobart College on Saturday, 4-2, falling to 3-3-1 on the season, while Hobart claimed its eighth straight, improving to 9-2. Full Story

Jeffs Post 2-2 Stalemate at St. Michael's
December 3 - The Amherst College men’s hockey team tied Saint Michaels by the score of 2-2 on Saturday afternoon at Cairns Arena. With the tie Amherst moves to 3-2-1 overall and 1-2-1 in conference and St. Michaels moves to 2-2-2 overall (1-1-1 ECAC East). Full Story

Jeffs Blanked at No. 15 Norwich, 7-0
December 2 - The Amherst Men's hockey team was blanked at 15th ranked Norwich University 7-0 on Friday night. Norwich used a four-goal second period to power the victory. Junior goaltender Josh Fillman made 37 saves in the loss as Amherst fell to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in conference play, while Norwich improved to 2-2-1 overall (2-0-1 ECAC East). Full Story

Burns Named Men's Hockey NESCAC Player of the Week
November 29 - After scoring his first four collegiate points over the weekend to help the Jeffs to the Spurrier Tournament championship, first-year Rylan Burns has been honored as the NESCAC men's hockey Player of the Week. Full Story

Jeffs Take Spurrier Tournament Title with 3-2 Overtime Win at Wesleyan
November 27 - First-year Rylan Burns notched his third goal of the weekend 3:14 into overtime to give the Amherst men's hockey team a 3-2 victory over host Wesleyan University in the championship game of the Spurrier Tournament on Sunday. Amherst improved to 3-1 overall with its second win over the Cardinals this season, while Wesleyan dropped to 1-3. Full Story

Jeffs Outlast Connecticut College in Spurrier Tournament First-Round, 7-4
November 26 - First-year Rylan Burns netted his first two collegiate scores and dished out an assist to lead the Amherst men's hockey team to a 7-4 victory over Connecticut College in the opening round of the Spurrier Classic, hosted by Wesleyan University on Saturday afternoon. Full Story

Jeffs Suffer 2-1 Loss to Fourth-Ranked Trinity
November 19 - The Amherst men's hockey team suffered a 2-1 loss to fourth-ranked visiting NESCAC rival Trinity College on Saturday afternoon. Full Story

Jeffs Post 3-1 Season Opening Win Over Wesleyan
November 18 - The Amherst men's hockey team opened its season on Friday night with a 3-1 win over visiting NESCAC and Little Three rival Wesleyan University before an enthusiastic crowd. Junior goaltender Josh Fillman made 31 saves and senior A.J. Greco scored two goals to lead the Jeffs. Full Story

Men's Hockey Set for 2005-06 Slate
November 14 - Senior captain Jack Greeley leads a young and talented squad into the 2005-06 season, which opens at home against NESCAC-rival Wesleyan University on November 18. Full Story