The Hamilton College Continentals take on the Curry College Colonels in a 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Hockey Championship quarterfinal at Canton Ice House in Canton, Mass., on Saturday, March 22 at 3 p.m.
 
Hamilton has won two of the three meetings between the teams, but they haven't played since New Year's Eve in 2012 when the Continentals shut out Curry 2-0 at Clinton Arena.
 
Here's a glance at Saturday afternoon's matchup as both teams aim to reach the NCAA semifinals for the first time.
 
Records
Hamilton: 21-6-1 overall (13-4-1 in New England Small College Athletic Conference, first place)
Curry: 24-3-0 overall (16-2 in Conference of New England, first place)
 
Rankings
Hamilton: No. 8 in March 10 USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll and No. 9 in March 9 NCAA Power Index
Curry: No. 2 in March 10 USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll and No. 1 in March 9 NCAA Power Index
 
How They Got Here
Hamilton: Defeated University of New England 4-2 in NCAA first round on March 15; automatic NCAA bid for winning the NESCAC Championship
Curry: Bye into NCAA quarterfinals; automatic NCAA bid for winning the Conference of New England Championship
 
NCAA History
Hamilton: Second appearance, 2-1 record in NCAA Championship
Curry: Seventh appearance, 2-6 record in NCAA Championship
 
Head Coaches
Hamilton: Rob Haberbusch, 13th season, 163-129-38 record
Curry: Peter Roundy, fourth season, 83-24-4 record
 
Team Stats
Hamilton: 3.8 goals/game; 1.8 goals allowed/game; 37.0 shots/game; 23.5% PP pct. (23-98); 76.6% PK pct. (18-77); 6.8 PIM/game; 54.3% faceoff win pct.
Curry: 4.15 goals/game; 1.48 goals allowed/game; 33.9 shots/game; 21.6% PP pct. (27-125); 88.3% PK pct. (14-120); 13.3 PIM/game
 
Individual Stat Leaders
Hamilton: Luke Tchor '27 (F, 5-10, 180, 16G-17A-33P); Jackson Krock '26 (F, 5-11, 188, 15G-15A-30P); Devon de Vries '27 (F, 5-11, 175, 8G-16A-24P); Nick Kent '27 (D, 5-11, 205, 4G-19A-23P)
Curry: Eelis Laaksonen (Sr., F, 6-1, 185, 14G-11A-25P); Manny Cabral (Jr., F, 6-3, 190, 9G-14A-23P); Gage Dill (Jr., F, 5-10, 170, 6G-15A-21P); Karim Gayfullin (Fy., F, 5-9, 175, 11G-10A-21P); Grady Friedman (Jr., F, 6-1, 185, 10G-10A-20P)
 
The Goaltenders
Hamilton: Charlie Archer '25 (6-0, 206, 21 starts, 17-3-1 record, 1.40 GAA, .941 save pct., 5 shutouts)
Curry: Shane Soderwall (So., 6-2, 185, 26 starts, 23-3-0 record, 1.47 GAA, .944 save pct., 7 shutouts)
 
Notes
Hamilton set a team record with its 21^st win this season in the NCAA championship first round at UNE on March 15. … The Continentals' other NCAA championship appearance was in 2017 when they advanced to the quarterfinals. … Left wing Luke Tchor '27 is a finalist for the Sid Watson Award, which is given to the best NCAA Division II-III men's hockey player. … Hamilton captured its first NESCAC title with a 3-0 win against Tufts University in the conference final on March 9. … Tchor was selected the NESCAC Player of the Year and goaltender Charlie Archer '25 was named the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year. … Rob Haberbusch was voted NESCAC Coach of the Year. … Tchor, Archer, center Jackson Krock '26, and defensemen James Philpott '25 and Nick Kent '27 all made the all-NESCAC first team. … The Continentals are 4-0 in Massachusetts this season. … Philpott made the 2023-24 American Hockey Coaches Association All-America Team. … Hamilton has won four games in a row and six of its last seven.

Curry won in the first round and reached the quarterfinals in the 2023 and 2024 NCAA championships. … The Colonels ride a 16-game win streak into the NCAA quarterfinals. … Curry captured its first conference title since 2011 with a 5-2 win against Endicott College in the Conference of New England (CNE) championship game on March 8. … Goaltender Shane Soderwall is a finalist for the Sid Watson Award. … Soderwall owns team records for shutouts in a season and career. … Soderwall was named the CNE Player of the Year and Goalie of the Year. … Head Coach Peter Roundy was voted CNE Coach of the Year for the second straight season. … The Colonels defeated Trinity College 5-2 on Jan. 2 in Curry's only game against a NESCAC team this season. … The Colonels won two out of the three meetings this season with University of New England – the team the Continentals defeated last Saturday to reach this game.