Site AdministratorPaul Caufield, head coach at Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wis., resigned Friday in the wake of an apparent hazing incident. Marian College President Richard Ridenour appeared at a news conference to discuss the incident, but provided no details, according to Green Bay, Wis., ABC-TV affiliate WBAY, except to say that no physical danger … Read more
A Tiger’s Tale What adjectives describe Princeton’s Benoit Morin? Around the league many have been thrown about, good and bad. The senior has made quite an impression on his teammates, coaches and opponents over his three-plus years in a Tiger uniform, but this weekend he may make his imprint on the Princeton record books. His … Read more
Much of what there is to say about Vermont’s hazing situation was covered in the last BTL column. The recent report by Vermont’s Office of the Attorney General only confirmed what seemed obvious — that Vermont’s administration mishandled the self-investigation into the party that led to hazing charges and a lawsuit by former walk-on candidate … Read more
Much of what there is to say about Vermont’s hazing situation was covered in the last BTL column. The recent report by Vermont’s Office of the Attorney General only confirmed what seemed obvious — that Vermont’s administration mishandled the self-investigation into the party that led to hazing charges and a lawsuit by former walk-on candidate … Read more
A Round Of Applause We are halfway through the ECAC season, as all teams have nine ECAC games left on the schedule except for Harvard, which has eight. And with the season half over, we’d like to take discuss what fans are discussing right now — who, at the moment, should win the awards the … Read more
Charges of severe hazing among the University of Vermont’s hockey team, raised in a lawsuit by former student Corey Latulippe against the school, were supported in a 20-page report released Thursday by the Vermont Office of the Attorney General. Latulippe, a walk-on men’s ice hockey candidate, filed charges after being cut from the team and … Read more
The proposed overhaul of NCAA eligibility standards takes another step toward fruition this month when the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet meets to tweak the proposal that will eventually go to the school presidents. That final vote is currently scheduled for April. While the national media continues to virtually ignore the issue, it has become a hot-button topic … Read more
Standing Tall Things are starting to even out. It’s that time of year in the ECAC when all 12 (of course, this year it’s 11) teams start to get back those games in hand. Except for the Vermont situation, the next two to three weeks will essentially even everyone out. Harvard traditionally has the most … Read more
First-year varsity program Wayne State will apparently forfeit six wins and a tie due to its use of an ineligible player, freshman winger David Peca, the Detroit Free Press reported Monday. Peca, the younger brother of Buffalo Sabres captain Michael Peca, enrolled at WSU and joined the nascent hockey team without notifying school officials that … Read more
Rich Ensor, commissioner of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, announced Monday that Army will become the 11th member of the MAAC Hockey League, effective with the 2000-2001 season. “I’m delighted to be here today to share the exciting news,” said Rick Greenspan, athletic director at Army. “Our joining of the league is a result of … Read more
A true in-state rivalry is inching closer to reality for Yale and Quinnipiac. After much speculation, the two schools are actively discussing the possibility of facing off for the first time on February 20 at Yale’s Ingalls Rink in New Haven, Conn. “[Discussions] sort of kicked in starting on Wednesday and Thursday,” said Quinnipiac athletic … Read more
North Country, Part II It’s rivalry week once again in the North Country. Clarkson travels to St. Lawrence on Friday for the second game of the season between the two. It also serves as the kickoff for the ECAC television package. The two teams battled to a 1-1 tie the first weekend of December and … Read more
The University of Vermont has canceled the remainder of its men’s hockey season Friday after learning that players lied during an investigation into a hazing scandal. “We have received indications that a number of players were not completely truthful during our investigation of hazing allegations,” university president Judith Ramaley said at a hastily-called news conference … Read more
Friday night’s stunning announcement, that Vermont is canceling the rest of its season, sent shock waves through college hockey. But what does it all mean? There are as many questions as answers: How does this affect the remainder of the schedule? Does Vermont forfeit the rest of its games, giving all scheduled opponents an automatic … Read more
Four Points, Baby! Tied for fifth place in the ECAC standings and only two points away from third is not a bad place to be if you’re Dartmouth. Shaking off losses to Yale and Harvard, in which the Big Green was outscored 9-2, Bob Gaudet’s squad turned in its most impressive weekend of the season … Read more
The MAAC announced Wednesday that Bentley has suspended senior captain Ryan Soderquist an additional three games for an abuse-of-officials penalty received during the Falcons’ Jan. 8 contest at Fairfield. Soderquist, Bentley’s all-time leading scorer, had already received the automatic one-game suspension as a consequence of the game disqualification he was assessed. He will miss a … Read more
University of Alaska Anchorage athletic director Harry Larrabee and hockey head coach Dean Talafous announced Thursday that freshman goaltender Cory McEachran has been reinstated for competition. McEachran was suspended Dec. 3 after his involvement in an incident that included the discharge of a fire extinguisher in the UAA residence halls over the Thanksgiving holiday break. … Read more
I received a lot of response, as expected, from our last installment of Between the Lines, which featured a story on the NCAA’s proposed deregulation of amateurism. It’s still not a topic that’s being talked about at all in the national media, perhaps because hockey is the sport most impacted, and the national media mostly … Read more
The NCAA announced Tuesday that during the Jan. 9-10 NCAA convention in San Diego, Calif., its membership adopted legislation to establish an official championship in women’s ice hockey, effective with the 2000-01 season. The specific format and field size of the championship has not yet been determined. Currently, 53 schools (25 Division I, two Division … Read more
After experimenting with a two-referee, two-linesman officiating system for the first half of the season, the CCHA has decided to suspend the four-man configuration for the remainder of the year. The league made the decision after a discussion with the CCHA’s head coaches. “We have gathered excellent feedback and have had valuable discussions regarding the … Read more