Site AdministratorR.H. “Bob” Peters has announced his retirement as commissioner of College Hockey America effective June 30, 2008, a position he has held for seven years. “Coach Peters is one of the pillars of college hockey and a hall of fame human being,” said Niagara director of athletics Ed McLaughlin, chairman of the CHA Men’s Executive … Read more
The U.S. Men’s National Team rolled to a 5-1 victory over Sweden Sunday in its lone tuneup prior to beginning play in the 72nd annual International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship on Friday, May 2, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “I thought it was a good team effort,” said U.S. head coach John Tortorella of a … Read more
University of Minnesota director of athletics Joel Maturi has announced that Brad Frost has been named the head coach of the Golden Gophers’ women’s hockey program. Frost served as the interim head coach during the 2007-08 season after former head coach Laura Halldorson retired in August. “Brad did an excellent job as the interim head … Read more
For his efforts in leading the Wolverines of the University of Michigan to both the CCHA regular season and tournament titles, Gordon “Red†Berenson has been chosen winner of the 2008 Spencer Penrose Award as Division I Men’s Coach of the Year. Michigan went 33-6-4, ending the regular season at No. 1 in the USCHO.com/CSTV … Read more
Colorado College goaltender Richard Bachman is the winner of the second annual HCA National Division I Rookie of the Year Award, the Hockey Commissioners’ Association (HCA) announced Friday. Three weeks ago, Bachman became just the second player in the 56-year history of the WCHA to earn the league’s Player of the Year and Rookie of … Read more
Army senior defenseman Chase Podsiad is the winner of the second annual Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award. The announcement was made Friday in Denver at the Frozen Four. The award was established by the The Hockey Commissioners’ Association (HCA) in honor of former Army player Derek Hines, who was a “consummate team player and team … Read more
Players from 14 different Division I programs are represented as American Hockey Coaches Association RBK All-Americans for the 2007-08 season. The top 24 college hockey players were announced Friday at the Frozen Four in Denver. New Hampshire led all schools with four honorees, followed by Colorado College with three. Just one player is a repeat … Read more
When Jeff Jackson joined the Fighting Irish staff three years ago, he had hopes of someday getting the hockey tradition at Notre Dame mentioned in the same breath as the football program. “I just love the storied tradition. I’ve always been a huge Knute Rockne fan and obviously some of the great football coaches,” he … Read more
Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff will forgo his final season at Miami after agreeing to terms on a contract with the Los Angeles Kings, the NHL team announced. The Kings’ third-round draft pick (No. 74 overall) in 2006, Zatkoff led the CCHA in goals against average (1.72) and save percentage (.933) this season. Zatkoff helped the RedHawks … Read more
The NCAA has announced that a possible split of Division III into two levels, or the creation of a “Division IV” does not find favor among member institutions. Nearly 82 percent of NCAA Division III member schools support or strongly support the current Division III structure instead of the creation of a new division or … Read more
Mike Brennan realized he wasn’t going to morph into the second coming of Bobby Orr or Ray Bourque when he accepted a scholarship to Boston College four years ago. A senior defenseman and the Eagles’ captain this season, Brennan has played in all 166 games in his career but has scored only seven goals and … Read more
Princeton’s Landis Stankievech has won the 2008 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in the men’s ice hockey division. The award is chosen by a nationwide panel of coaches, media and fans and is presented annually to college hockey’s outstanding NCAA Division I senior student athlete. Landis Stankievech accepts the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award (photo: Melissa Wade.) … Read more
Ryan Duncan’s numbers may be down when compared with his Hobey Baker-winning campaign a year ago, but the forward is more concerned with team success. Patrick C. Miller conducts a Q&A with the Fighting Sioux junior.
It’s extremely difficult to predict much in the game of college hockey, but as we head into Thursday’s opening semifinal game between Boston College and North Dakota, you almost get the feeling that people saw this game coming. Ignore the fact that this is the third time the two teams have faced one another in … Read more
Possibly the story of the weekend at the Frozen Four will be Notre Dame making its first appearance in school history on college hockey’s ultimate stage. No team has made its Frozen Four debut since 1998, which Ohio State reach the pinnacle for the first time. One thing that will help the Fighting Irish, though, … Read more
Possibly the story of the weekend at the Frozen Four will be Notre Dame making its first appearance in school history on college hockey’s ultimate stage. No team has made its Frozen Four debut since 1998, which Ohio State reach the pinnacle for the first time. One thing that will help the Fighting Irish, though, … Read more
North Dakota vs. Boston College Thursday, 4 p.m. MT, Pepsi Center, Denver North Dakota Fighting Sioux Record: 28-10-4, 18-7-3 WCHA (second) Seed: No. 3 overall, No. 1 Midwest Road to Frozen Four: Beat Princeton, 5-1; beat Wisconsin, 3-2 (ot) 2007 NCAA tournament: Lost in national semifinal They’re ba-ack. The Fighting Sioux have once again made … Read more
Clarkson has named Shannon and Matt Desrosiers as the new co-head coaches of the Golden Knights Women’s Hockey team as Rick Seeley announced his departure for Quinnipiac on Tuesday. Shannon Desrosiers completed her fifth season as an assistant coach at Clarkson, while Matt Desrosiers has been on the Knights’ coaching staff the past two seasons. … Read more
Quinnipiac named Rick Seeley as the third head coach in the history of its women’s ice hockey program. Seeley joins Quinnipiac while continuing a stellar coaching career in women’s collegiate ice hockey, most recently as head coach of fellow ECAC Hockey member Clarkson. Last season Clarkson advanced to the ECAC Hockey Tournament Semifinals and finished … Read more
The NCAA announced Friday the final rosters for the 2008 Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 11 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. For the East team, Will Engasser, Yale, Brad Flaishans, New Hampshire and David Leaderer, Massachusetts were all added to the roster. Meanwhile, Eric Ehn, Air Force, Nino Musitelli, Miami … Read more