Now, with just three players from its last championship team still in the lineup and a largely revamped roster, Stony Brook is ready to re-establish itself as one of the top teams in the country.
The Seawolves were unable to overcome the Liberty Flames in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League championship game for the second straight year, falling 2-1 in regulation.
Though the second half has been disappointing, the Seawolves have a chance to flip the script this weekend at the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League tournament.
Stony Brook fell behind Rhode Island 3-2 in the second period of Saturday afternoon’s game and, despite many opportunities to tie the game, never climbed back. This weekend’s split makes Stony Brook’s 2017-18 regular season record 21-7-4.
Stony Brook will compete as the top seed in the ESCHL playoffs next weekend at Lehigh Valley College, a tournament the team has won in back-to-back seasons.
Coming off its third-consecutive ESCHL conference championship, the Stony Brook Seawolves men’s hockey team looks to reach their pinnacle—a National Championship.
It has been an eventful last few weeks for the Stony Brook ice hockey team. After finding themselves on the bubble of getting an at-large bid for the ACHA national…