Site AdministratorFormer hockey stars Jon Fontas and Ray Patten were inducted into the University of New Hampshire’s Hall of Fame by the UNH 100 Club in ceremonies on Nov. 14. Fontas, a Wildcat from 1974 through 1978, is one of UNH’s top all-time forwards. He ranks as UNH’s sixth-leading career scorer, with 174 points in only … Read more
Roger Grillo won his first game on Friday night when Brent Hoiness scored in overtime to give the Brown Bears a victory over Yale. The next evening, overtime bit Grillo and the Bears as Princeton took the sudden-death victory. Harvard tied Princeton and lost to Yale, while Princeton took three points on the weekend with … Read more
The Hockey East Association has announced its official online presence, located at http://www.hockeyeastonline.com. The Web site, which debuted on Monday, is still under development, but currently carries weekly press releases, standings and statistics. “Our audience wants information on Hockey East with greater speed and convenience than we’ve been able to provide,” said commissioner Joe Bertagna. … Read more
Joe Bertagna believes it when he says he works for all of college hockey. He believed that when the ECAC was signing his paychecks, and he believes it now that he is the commissioner of Hockey East. People who believe that ECAC hockey is a glorious conglomerate of 12 teams — worthy of praise over … Read more
League action kicked off this past weekend, and three teams came out perfect. Rensselaer, Yale and Cornell all swept their weekend series, while Princeton won one and tied one. The Engineers disposed of Dartmouth and Vermont, 7-1 and 7-2; Yale dispatched Clarkson and St. Lawrence, 2-1 and 3-0; Cornell took care of Harvard and Brown, … Read more
Who says the hockey offseason is boring? It certainly wasn’t that way in the ECAC, where upheaval has been the buzzword and a complicated labyrinth of movement had the wheels spinning and everybody talking. But with the season finally in full swing, it’s time to reflect upon those changes. It wasn’t just the usual array … Read more
As the clock ticked down in last March’s season-ending setback at the hands of eventual national champion North Dakota in the NCAA Tournament, the seniors on the Cornell hockey team savored their last moments wearing the Red uniform. The underclassmen watched the third period come to an end and started to think about next season. … Read more
Jason Dailey has seen it all. Three years ago, he came into a program mired in mediocrity as the only freshman defenseman. Now, he is co-captain of the two-time defending ECAC champions. How times have changed. Along the way, the senior has become a key to the Red defensive unit. Dailey has a reputation as … Read more
So far this young season — not counting exhibitions, games against independents and games against non-Division I opponents — the ECAC is 7-13-1. Of those seven wins, Clarkson has two of them over Bowling Green; Rensselaer defeated UMass-Lowell; Vermont beat Lake Superior State; Colgate and Cornell both upended Northeastern; and Colgate has the upset of … Read more
Minnesota sophomore defenseman Ben Clymer will miss the remainder of the 1997-98 season after reinjuring his shoulder Wednesday afternoon in practice. Clymer, the top collegiate player taken in the 1997 NHL draft, will be scheduled for surgery in the near future. “Ben has an anterior instability in the shoulder which has not responded to protection … Read more
Last weekend, heavy interconference action was the name of the game. The two teams just beginning their seasons — Union and St. Lawrence — also suffered their first defeats of the season. Union lost in overtime, 5-4 to Providence, while St. Lawrence was walloped by Colorado College 12-3. St. Lawrence came back the next day … Read more
In Boston, ECAC preseason conference favorite RPI was shellacked by the Hockey East preseason number-one, Boston University, by a score of 6-0. This week, more teams get into the swing of things, including the first "real" games for St. Lawrence and Union. J.C. Penney Classic St. Lawrence (0-0-0) vs. Colorado College (0-0-0) Friday, 5 pm, … Read more
The Red Raiders of Colgate travel to Ann Arbor to face the Wolverines of Michigan, the Catamounts of Vermont travel to take on the Wildcats of New Hampshire, and in the matchup of the week, two top-ten teams face off against each other in Boston. The highlight of the young season will be the tenth-ranked … Read more
This weekend sees the debut of college hockey’s new season-opening tourney, the Ice Breaker Invitational, at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wis. The tourney, originally announced at the NCAA championships last March, brings together one team each from the CCHA, WCHA, ECAC and Hockey East for a two-day event. This year, the invitees are … Read more
SportsChannel New England announced today that Sean Grande and Cap Raeder will serve as play-by-play announcer and color commentator, respectively, for its Hockey East broadcasts. Grande has broadcast hockey and other collegiate sports on radio and television for the past ten years, as well as hosting the Stanley Cup playoffs on NHL Radio. He is … Read more
The Northern Michigan University Board of Control has approved a plan calling for the construction of a new campus event center, slated to go up by mid-1999. Construction will begin on the $9.5 million project next spring. Of the new arena, Mike Roy, vice president for finance and administration, said, “It will offer individual seating … Read more
Michael Doneghey has been named head coach of Fairfield, replacing Peter LaVigne, who stepped down after one season. “I am very excited about coming to Fairfield University,” said Doneghey. “Fairfield is an established program and I hope to keep building on the school’s hockey tradition.” Doneghey, a 1993 graduate of Merrimack, comes to Fairfield after … Read more
The Michigan State Spartans, coming off a third-place, 23-13-4 season and a first-round NCAA tournament loss, have been anointed the team to beat by CCHA coaches and media. “It’s nice to know going in that you are among the group that has a chance to win the league,” said MSU head coach Ron Mason. “But … Read more
Confirming a story USCHO reported in August, the nation’s fifth Division I hockey conference was officially born Thursday as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced the formation of an eight-team league to begin play in 1998-99. The new league includes Quinnipiac, Fairfield, Connecticut, Sacred Heart, Holy Cross, Iona, Canisius and American International, all northeastern schools … Read more
Dan Price, a forward for the Bowling Green Falcons, was injured and another passenger killed Saturday night in an automobile accident near Marysville, Ohio, north of Columbus. The Columbus Dispatch reported Monday that Price was driving when the car struck a ditch along Route 38, just south of Marysville, and flipped over. Neither Price nor … Read more