Men's Ice Hockey: Jeffs peak at season's climax

Facing a stiff challenge from the Mules on Friday night at Orr Rink, the Jeffs responded with some of their best hockey of the year in a come-from-behind 4-3 victory. The resilient attitude of Head Coach Jack Arena’s squad was evident from the very beginning of the game, as Colby controlled the puck and the tempo from the first face-off. However, the Jeff defense, anchored by goaltender Josh Fillman ’07, did not allow a single puck into the net, even though Amherst had been outshot 10-3. Colby

Arena's Jeffs heat up for playoffs

Though the first period remained relatively even, Amherst outshot Conn. 17-16, and Nelson gave the Jeffs an early 1-0 lead, as Conn. goaltender Steve Oven was unable to put his mitt on the hot puck. Nelson’s power-play goal at the 9:10 mark of the first period was a deflection of senior defenseman Bill Jenkins’ shot from the blue line. Junior forward Jack Greeley assisted on the play. Amherst’s Mike McIntosh ’08 added another tally to extend the lead to 2-0 near the end of the period. The first-

Jeffs lose to two NESCAC foes

On Friday night, Head Coach Jack Arena’s squad took on the defending national champion and sixth-ranked Middlebury College Panthers at Orr Rink. The Jeffs entered the game trailing the Panthers by a point in the NESCAC standings, and Amherst hoped to improve its standing with a win. However, after only the first period, the Jeffs found themselves in a hole from which they could not out. Less than five minutes into the game, Middlebury’s Patrick Nugent put the Panthers up 1-0. Three minutes late

Ice Hockey: Men surprise stiff competition

This Norwich squad had handed Connecticut College a 6-1 defeat earlier this year, the same Connecticut College team that had beaten the Jeffs only one week earlier. When the two teams faced off last year, Norwich shut down the Amherst squad, cruising to a 6-0 victory. On paper, hardly anyone expected this game to be contested. At Orr Rink this Saturday, the Jeffs proved their skeptics wrong, skillfully skating the Cadets to a 5-5 draw. With a larger than average crowd at their backs, the Jeffs

Stellar offense has men's hockey off to quick start

The next night, the Jeffs tied the Beavers of Babson College in another high-scoring game, 6-6. Again, six different players scored the six Amherst goals. Junior forward AJ Greco joined Kretzman and Schoppel in finding the back of the net for the second night in a row. First-year forward Andrew Schrempf notched the first goal of his career, while forward Scott Aldrich ’05 and defender Jon Hill ’05 scored their first goals of the young season. Babson’s Johnny Kim scored a power play goal to tie t

Men's ice hockey hopes to improve on last season

Last year’s team began the season with a 9-4-2 start, winning the Ben McCabe Memorial Tournament, and rising to an impressive 14th in the national rankings. However, a disappointing midseason five-game losing streak evened the Jeffs’ record. Down but not out, the squad recovered, qualifying as the seventh seed in the NESCAC Tournament. They finished the season averaging over four goals per game over the last four games. The Jeffs graduated four seniors, including defenseman and co-captain John