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Here They Come

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With the Stanley Cup playoffs in full swing, the spotlight is shining on the ever-increasing college presence in the pro game. Vince McConeghy catalogues the waxing influence of collegians new and old.

BGSU Assistant Cole Succeeds Ross At Alabama-Huntsville

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Alabama-Huntsville on Monday named Danton Cole as the third head coach in the history of the Chargers hockey program. Cole replaces Doug Ross, who retired after 25 years following the 2006-07 season. “We look forward to Danton’s experience, his integrity, his desire and his enthusiasm and excitement to take the Chargers to the next level … Read more

BC Women’s Coach Mutch Resigns

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Boston College women’s ice hockey head coach Tom Mutch resigned Tuesday afternoon following a university probe into his conduct, according to the Associated Press. The Boston Herald, based on an anonymous source, reported that the probe was based on graphic text messages allegedly sent from the cell phone of freshman Kelli Stack, the Hockey East … Read more

Harvard Assistant Asano Named Head Coach of Union Women

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Union College Director of Athletics Jim McLaughlin ’93 has named Claudia Asano Head Women’s Ice Hockey Coach. Asano, who was an assistant coach at Harvard University for the past five seasons, will begin duties on May 3, 2007. She replaces Tim Gerrish, who resigned at the completion of the 2006-07 season. “I’m thrilled to welcome … Read more

Alabama-Huntsville Names Five Finalists To Replace Ross

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Alabama-Huntsville announced Saturday the five finalists to replace retiring head coach Doug Ross. In alphabetical order with their current school affiliations, they are Tom Carroll (New England College), Tim Christian (Lake Superior), Danton Cole (Bowling Green), Doc DelCastillo (Nebraska-Omaha) and Lance West (Alabama-Huntsville). Ross, who announced his retirement plans in January, led the Chargers to … Read more

Gopher Defenseman Johnson Signs With Blues

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Minnesota defenseman Erik Johnson has decided to forgo his final three years of eligibility and has signed a professional contract with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. Erik Johnson departs the Gophers after a single season (photo: Melissa Wade.) “Erik was immediately an impact player in our program and was a major … Read more

Cortland’s Cranfield Promoted, Steps Down As Coach

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Cortland coach Tom Cranfield has accepted the position of Assistant Director of Athletics (Compliance/Scheduling) at SUNY Cortland. Cranfield was appointed to the position on an interim basis by athletic director Joan Sitterly beginning in July 2006 while also continuing his teaching and coaching duties. To fulfill his new responsibilities on a permanent level, Cranfield is … Read more

Keeling Tapped To Head ECAC

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After a nationwide search, Rudy Keeling has been named ECAC commissioner effective May 1. Keeling’s multi-divisional experience as an administrator and coach within intercollegiate athletics and past leadership positions within the ECAC and NCAA were distinguishing characteristics in the decision, according to the conference. “After an extensive national search with many outstanding candidates, we are … Read more

McAuliffe Named Interim Coach at Manhattanville

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Manhattanville has named Lauren McAuliffe, an assistant last year, Interim Head Women’s Hockey Coach for the 2007-08 season after announcing Nicole Hall has left the program after six seasons to pursue other opportunities. McAuliffe, who played four seasons at Division I Harvard before graduating in 2004, helped lead the 2006-07 Valiants to the ECAC East … Read more

Aus Retires, Replaced By Johnson At Bethel

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Bethel coach Peter Aus announced his retirement Thursday after 13 seasons as head coach. Athletic director Bob Bjorklund has named assistant coach Joel Johnson to replace Aus. “Pete Aus has made an impact on Bethel athletics in deeply meaningful ways. He has been a respected leader who has demonstrated what it means to serve others,” … Read more

Unbelievable

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Back in East Lansing, the Michigan State Spartans finished off their championship season to well-deserved applause. Sean Caruthers recaps the Spartans’ road to victory and its aftermath.

Idalski Named Coach of UND Women

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University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Tom Buning has announced the hiring of Brian Idalski as head coach of the Fighting Sioux women’s hockey team, effective immediately. Idalski will be formally introduced to the media at a news conference on Thursday, April 12 at 3 p.m. in the main lobby of the Ralph Engelstad … Read more

Notre Dame’s Jackson Named Coach Of The Year

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For his efforts in leading the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame to their first ever CCHA regular season title, Jeff Jackson has been chosen winner of the 2007 Spencer Penrose Award as Division I Men’s Coach of the Year. Notre Dame went 32-7-3, ending the regular season ranked No. 1 in the country for five … Read more

Notebook: Boston College-Michigan State

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Jeff Lerg may only be 5-foot-6 on a good day, but all tournament long he has towered over his opponents. Lerg’s play was paramount in MSU’s national championship run, but what has gone overlooked is the type of quality opponent he has beaten in net to take his team to the title. Dating back to … Read more

Canada Beats U.S. in Shootout at Women’s World Championships

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Canada defeated the United States 5-4 in round-robin play of the IIHF World Women’s Championship on Saturday before a crowd of 15,003 in Winnipeg. The Americans led 4-2 in the second period but the Canadians tied the score before the second intermission and ultimately won in a shootout. Hayley Wickenheiser, the Most Outstanding Player of … Read more

Hobey Winner Duncan Leads RBK All-Americans

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Friday’s announcement of the RBK All-Americans spotlighted a new group of faces, with none of the 12 First Team honorees repeating from last year. Led by Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner Ryan Duncan, North Dakota had two First Team selections and three overall honoress. Boston University had three total selections as well, while Michigan put … Read more

Good Time For All: West Wins Skills Challenge

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It’ll be an East-West matchup for the national championship Saturday night. On the eve of the Boston College-Michigan State title game, the West earned early bragging rights for the weekend. A 6-2 advantage in penalty shots, the final competition of the night, turned an 8-7 deficit into a 13-10 victory for the West in the … Read more

Notebook: Boston College-North Dakota

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East Meets West Although North Dakota and Boston College are approximately 1700 miles apart, the two teams are building quite a rivalry. As part of a four-year agreement, the Eagles and Sioux will face off once against next year each regular season. More importantly, though, the teams have a knack for meeting each other in … Read more

UND’s Duncan Named Hobey Winner

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In a surprising twist of events, North Dakota sophomore forward Ryan Duncan was honored with the 2007 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Friday evening. Heading into the Frozen Four, Duncan had been named to the Hobey “Hat Trick,” the final three candidates, but the sophomore was far from a lock to win. There was plenty of … Read more