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St. Norbert Hockey To Stay D-III

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Ending months of speculation about the future of the program, a schoolcommittee has recommended that St. Norbert College should not move hockey to the Division I level. The report, obtained and reported by the Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette, concluded that the Green Knights would not be competitive at the D-I level because the school could … Read more

Minnesota’s Roed Suspended With Academic Troubles

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Things are just not going well in Minnesota athletics, as far as academics are concerned. Less than a week after the report documenting improprieties in the Gopher men’s basketball program was released, hockey coach Don Lucia has suspended freshman forward Shawn Roed for missing classes and falling behind in course work, the Star Tribune of … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: November 17, 1999

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The Triple Threat and The Stingy Seven If you take a look in Canton, N.Y. and the St. Lawrence Saints you’ll see something which one doesn’t exactly see all the time — a Triple Threat in Jeremy Symington, Sean Coakley and Derek Gustafson. The last time that the USCHO staff can remember such an instance … Read more

UVM’s Richardson Leaves School

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In the second piece of bad news to strike Vermont hockey this week, the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press reported yesterday that Vermont sophomore Don Richardson has left the team and withdrawn from the university. Richardson said that he did not feel the school and the team were the “right fit” for him. Richardson had not … Read more

Vermont Hockey Hazing Alleged

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The University of Vermont is investigating a possible hazing incident involving one of its athletic teams. WCAX-TV in Burlington, Vt., is reporting that it has confirmed that the incident, which involves the men’s ice hockey team, relates to the consumption of alcohol, and that students were forced to perform “degrading” acts. No students were reported … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: November 10, 1999

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The Dutchmen Cometh It was a bad bus ride home from Massachusetts almost two weeks ago. The Union Skating Dutchmen had just dropped 6-2 and 3-1 decisions to Mass-Lowell and Merrimack and sat at 0-5-0 on the season. Less than a week later, the Dutchmen shocked many with an 8-6 win over Colgate in their … Read more

Police Called To Rink In Wake Of Brawl

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Local police were summoned to the site of Saturday night’s game between Elmira and Wisconsin-Superior after a brawl broke out between Elmira players and non-playing members of the Superior squad. Superior, Wis., police named Jeff Wells, a Wisconsin-Superior freshman from Toronto as the instigator of the fight, which took place after the second period. Wells … Read more

Between the Lines

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Welcome to our first “Between the Lines” column. The goal is to give a different take on the issues than you may see elsewhere, or cover topics that don’t get covered anywhere else. College hockey has a lot of interesting stories, but ESPN isn’t knocking down the door to cover them all. If you disagree … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: November 3, 1999

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A Big Tap On The Door The sixth-ranked Rensselaer Engineers are on a roll. They have been ascending in the polls and after a dominating performance against NCAA runner-up New Hampshire last Friday evening, their record sits at 5-0-0. “There are some guys up front that have been on a mission,” said head coach Dan … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: October 27, 1999

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The New Crimson Era When he got the call from Harvard in late July, Mark Mazzoleni knew that the immediate road ahead would be difficult. Not only did the five-year Miami coach pack a bag and move hundreds of miles away from his family, but he also adopted a young Crimson team that was struggling … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: October 20, 1999

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The ECAC And In-Season Tournaments To say that last weekend’s ECAC/Crowne Plaza Faceoff Classic in Albany was a success would be true. There were four spectacular games and the hockey was riveting. To say that it was a failure would also be true, since the Classic wasn’t the best-attended showcase in college hockey history. A … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: October 13, 1999

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Fanter Leaves The ECAC The ECAC has been a whirlwind of activity over the last week and a half, preparing for the first-ever ECAC Faceoff Classic to be held this weekend at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, N.Y., and also looking to fill the shoes of an ice hockey Director of Operations. ECAC ice hockey’s … Read more

Juniors — Not ‘Canes — May Be Tanabe’s Destination

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Wisconsin blueliner Dave Tanabe has turned down the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes’ contract offer, the Raleigh-Durham News & Observer reported Tuesday. Tanabe, the team’s first-round (16th overall) draft pick this year, rejected a three-year deal including a $500,000 signing bonus, which was reportedly roughly half the value of the contract signed by 17th pick Barret Jackman … Read more

Crowder Gets Contract Extension

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In a series of coaching moves, Northeastern University extended the contract of head coach Bruce Crowder through the 2002-2003 season, promoted Paul Cannata to primary assistant and recruiting coordinator and hired Jamie Rice as an assistant. Crowder earned Hockey East Coach of the Year honors in 1993-94 and 1995-96, leading UMass-Lowell to second-place finishes in … Read more

Wolverines Lose Third Blueliner

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The Michigan Wolverines will be short another defender for at least part of the 1999-2000 season after rookie Matt Bannon was declared academically ineligible by the NCAA. The ruling came one day after junior-to-be Mike Van Ryn announced his plans to leave Michigan for the Canadian national team. The Wolverines also lost blueliner Scott Crawford, … Read more