Utica men's hockey

Both seated and standing room-only tickets for Friday night's Utica vs. Curry DIII Frozen Four semi-final game had sold out with a few minutes of 12 noon when the seats were placed on sale on Wednesday. After tickets were set aside for Curry and Utica player families, and season ticket holders were given first opportunity to buy tickets, less than 500 tickets were on-sale for the general public and they were bought up in under five minutes.

Two local men's collegiate hockey teams are headed to the first round of the D III NCAA Tournament this weekend.

Home ice advantage and the UCHC regular season championship came down to the final game of the season - as the Utica men's hockey team won an impressive 9th straight regular season title on Saturday night at Manhattanville.

Utica University Coach Gary Heenan and the UCHC Champion Pioneers didn't leave quietly on Tuesday afternoon for Hartford, CT, to play for a school first, National Championship.

The Utica University Pioneers men's hockey team will have an extra week to prepare for the NCAA Division III hockey championship tournament after receiving a bye during Monday's selection show. That means Heenan's Pioneers won't play until the quarterfinals at home on March 18th.

The #1 Division III men's hockey team, and the #12 Division III women's hockey team in all of America will both be playing at home in the playoffs this Saturday.

Known for being among the highest ranked programs in the country, this collegiate team has now slid into the top spot and can boast a national No.1 ranking.

The Utica College men's hockey team came up on the short end of a close game in Maryland at Stevenson University on Friday night.

The Utica College men's hockey team put two wins in the books this weekend. On Friday, the Pioneers spanked Fredonia 7-3 as they opened at home at the newly renovated Utica Aud. On Saturday, the Pioneers traveled to Cortland and won a close game, 3-2.