Less than a year after he resigned as head coach of the Union men's hockey team, Rick Bennett will be back behind the bench, this time, with a professional team.
Being a student-athlete is not easy at any level. Competing in a sport with the best of your peers can be extremely challenging, physically and mentally. High school student-athletes are going through intense bodily chemical changes as they grow and compete at the same time. Collegiate student-athletes are usually on the back end of the growth spurt but most are living on their own for the first time and are faced with brand new expectations, challenges and temptations.
After the resignation of Rick Bennett as head coach of the Union men's hockey team, the university has successfully conducted a search for his permanent successor.
Union hockey forward Josh Kosack has been a pillar of the Schenectady community through his charitable group, Kozi's Kids, and has taken it to a new level this year.
After a long journey, and a transition to hockey in Switzerland, Capital Region national champion Daniel Carr will be playing in the Olympics for Team Canada.
As a Division I college administrator for nearly two decades, I know better than to judge a situation based on a press release. Friday, Rick Bennett "resigned" his position as head men's ice hockey coach, effective immediately at Union College. Bennett had been on paid-administrative leave since January 20th, as a result of an allegation.
On January 1, 2022, the Times Union Center changed its name for the first time since 2007, becoming the MVP Arena. With a new name, brings new signs everywhere.
In the battle for the Dutchman Shoes Trophy, it was one player who had recently just changed his shoes who secured victory for the RPI Engineers' football team.
Through Everything College Hockey, we took a look inside the walls of the Achilles Center, and followed the team in a day in the life as a Union hockey player.
No matter how hard you try to stay away, you always find a way back home. Union College goaltender Connor Murphy is no exception to that rule in the Capital Region.
The last time the Dutchmen lost in the regular season was October 13th. Of 2018. Union made history last Saturday, history that no Dutchmen team has done before.