Site AdministratorCSTV will open its national hockey package this season on Friday, Oct. 8 when North Dakota plays at Maine at 8 p.m. CSTV is the only network to ever broadcast a college hockey game of the week, and this season, under the current NHL lockout situation, will be the only American television network to nationally … Read more
Riley Riddell’s suspension from the Bemidji State hockey team could be the least of his worries. Riddell was one of three students charged with third degree criminal sexual conduct on Wednesday, the charges stemming from an incident at an off-campus party during the weekend. The maximum penalty for the offense is a 15-year jail sentence … Read more
The ECAC and CSTV (College Sports Television) have come to terms on a multi-year television deal, it was announced today at the league’s annual media day. The agreement allows for a number of ECAC Hockey League games to be broadcast throughout the season as well as the tournament championship game in March. “The ECAC Hockey … Read more
The ECAC announced the selections for this year’s preseason all-league teams as chosen by the 12 head coaches and members of the media. Four of the six were on both lists. The ECAC coaches selected forwards Tom Cavanagh (Harvard), Jon Smyth (Colgate) and Lee Stempniak (Dartmouth), defensemen Grant Lewis (Dartmouth) and Noah Welch (Harvard), and … Read more
For the second straight year, Dartmouth is the coaches’ preseason pick to win the ECAC women’s title, while last year’s regular season co-champions Harvard and St. Lawrence are right behind. The three schools, separated by just a single point in last season’s final standings, split the coaches’ 11 first-place votes. Dartmouth led the poll with … Read more
Dartmouth, with three players on the all-ECAC media preseason team, was tabbed to come in first place by the media in the league’s preseason poll, announced at its Media Day on Tuesday. Cornell, a second-place finisher last season and Frozen Four team in 2003, was tabbed for first place in the coaches poll. Dartmouth and … Read more
Atlantic Hockey will vote on Wednesday whether or not to expand from its current membership and, if so, which members will be accepted. The vote will be part of a meeting of the league’s athletic directors in Albany, N.Y. Among those rumored to be considered for acceptance into the league include Robert Morris, Air Force … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage defenseman Lee Green has been stripped of his captaincy and will miss an exhibition game and three regular-season games as a result of his involvement in a locker-room fight with teammate Brett Arcand-Kootenay. The punishment, released by the school on Monday at the completion of an internal investigation, means Green will miss the Oct. … Read more
Wisconsin’s Ryan MacMurchy had a suspension for his alleged involvement in a fight cut to one regular-season game Monday by an appeals committee. MacMurchy was suspended from practices and games under Wisconsin’s Student-Athlete Discipline Policy, which levies punishments for violations involving drugs, gambling or violence. The junior forward was cited by Madison police for misdemeanor … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage captain Lee Green has been suspended indefinitely by the team after being arrested on a second-degree assault charge Sunday for allegedy punching teammate Brett Arcand-Kootenay in the team’s locker room. Arcand-Kootenay had surgery Monday to repair a broken jaw after the incident, which, according to police reports cited by the Anchorage Daily News was … Read more
Defenseman Ryan Suter will sign a contract with the Nashville Predators and forgo his final three years of eligibility at Wisconsin, The Capital Times of Madison reported Wednesday. Suter, a WCHA third-team and all-rookie selection last season, was Nashville’s first-round pick in the 2003 NHL entry draft, selected seventh overall. It was believed that the … Read more
The Executive Committee for the Atlantic Hockey Association has approved a three-year contract extension for commissioner Bob DeGregorio. The extension runs through the 2006-07 season. “Bob has done a great job for the members of Atlantic Hockey,” said Canisius athletic director Tim Dillon, chair of the Executive Committee. “He has proven to be an asset … Read more
Olympic silver medalist Laura Schuler will return to her alma matter Northeastern to be the new head coach, filling a vacancy that had persisted for more than three months. Schuler, a native of Scarborough, Ontario, brings years of coaching experience and more than a decade of Canadian national team experience back to the Northeastern program. … Read more
Forward Thomas Vanek has signed a contract with the Buffalo Sabres and will forgo his final two seasons at Minnesota, the school announced Friday. Vanek, an All-American last season who was selected by the Sabres with the fifth overall pick in the 2003 draft, is the third Gophers player to leave school early for the … Read more
Dartmouth forward Hugh Jessiman has decided to return to the Big Green for his junior season, passing up the opportunity to sign with the New York Rangers.
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Union athletic director Val Belmonte is resigning to take a position with U.S. Figure Skating in Colorado Springs. The job begins Oct. 1. No replacement has been named. “I am extremely excited for October 1 to arrive,” Belmonte said. “The opportunity to lead one of the premier sport organizations in the world is remarkable — … Read more
Kelly Stephens, senior on the defending champion Minnesota Gophers, has left no question that she’ll be leading by example when the college season begins. For the second straight evening, Stephens led the U.S Under-22 team to victory over Canada with two goals, including the game-winner. Her pair was part of a three-goal explosion in the … Read more
Whether it’s the World Championships, the NCAA championships or the Under-22 Championships, still no one can find an answer to Minnesota’s Kelly Stephens and Natalie Darwitz. Kelly Stephens Stephens scored two second-period power play goals and Darwitz added some insurance in the third to carry the United States to a 3-1 victory over Canada in … Read more
Brandon Bochenski, a 2004 Hobey Baker Award finalist, made it official yesterday, telling his coaches he is leaving school with the intention of soon signing with the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. USCHO reported in late July that Bochenski was planning to leave school. Bochenski, who would have been a senior at UND next season, was a … Read more