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Blais Gets 11th Hour Deal

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North Dakota beat the clock on Dean Blais’ deadline for a contract extension, and the Sioux coach now has a deal that runs through the 2006-07 season. Blais, who set a July 1 deadline for the school to give him an extension or see him leave when his current contract expires after the 2003-04 season, … Read more

Nemetz-Carlson to Coach Elmira Women

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Paul Nemetz-Carlson has been named as the new head women’s coach at Elmira. He was also appointed the women’s golf coach. Last season, Nemetz-Carlson was an assistant coach at Division I Yale, and held the same position at Quinnipiac two years ago. Prior to his arrival at the collegiate level, Nemetz-Carlson was the women’s head … Read more

Analysis: Sneddon In at UVM

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Assuming the reports are true, Kevin Sneddon will become the new coach at Vermont on Wednesday, coming in with a new athletic director, a new president, and a new commitment to hockey in Burlington. It was a highly-coveted job, and it could turn out to be great for Sneddon, Vermont and the ECAC as a … Read more

Ice Hockey Committee Approves HEA Ref Change and More

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Hockey East will utilize a new officiating system this year, going to one referee, one assistant referee and one linesmen. This replaces the one referee/two assistant referee formula used in all of Division I in recent years. The new system was approved by the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee at its recent meetings. The … Read more

Cunniff, ’80 Team Among Hall Inductees

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Former Boston College star John Cunniff and the entire 1980 U.S. Olympic team are among the latest inductees to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minn. They will be joined by Richard Dougherty, a former standout at Minnesota, and long-time NHL stars Pat LaFontaine and Mark Howe. The 1980 squad, a team filled … Read more

Oberting Resigns Dartmouth Post

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Judy Parish Oberting, coming off four straight 20-win seasons at Dartmouth, has resigned as the team’s head coach, citing personal reasons. “For 10 years, I have been heading off to work knowing that there isn’t a job I would rather have at any other institution or in any other field,” said Oberting, coming off two … Read more

Parise’s Long Day Ends Well

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The first day of the 2003 NHL Draft was filled with plenty of surprises, some pleasant and some not so pleasant. Zach Parise’s day was definitely falling into the latter category. Thought by many to be a solid top 10 selection, 16 picks went by the board without Parise hearing his name called. Zach Parise … Read more

MCLA Drops Hockey

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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has dropped its men’s hockey program, effective immediately. Athletic director Scott Nichols said that the decision came in response to a significant budget reduction that the Division III NCAA institution will face this fiscal year. MCLA, formerly North Adams State College, has had a varsity program since 1971 and was … Read more

Vermont Narrows Field to Five

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Vermont athletic director Bob Corran is interviewing five candidates for the vacant head coaching position. Those candidates, according to numerous reports and sources, are current Brown coach Roger Grillo, current Union coach Kevin Sneddon, former Atlanta Thrashers assistant coach Tim Bothwell, former Boston University player David Quinn, and current Vermont assistant Damian DiGiulian. Corran arrived … Read more

NE-10 to Sponsor Postseason Division II Tournament

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The Northeast-10 Conference announced that it will sponsor a postseason men’s Division II tournament in hockey beginning with the 2003-04 season. Six of the seven NCAA Division II schools that play hockey are also members of the Northeast-10, a Division II multi-sport conference. The six are: Assumption, Franklin Pierce, St. Anselm, St. Michael’s, Southern New … Read more

CSTV to Air ‘Game of the Week’

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College Sports Television, the first 24-hour college sports network, has committed to a Friday night national game of the week, a first for college hockey. According to CSTV, 20-25 games will be aired this coming season, plus more on tape delay throughout the course of the week. The announcement came as part of CSTV’s sweeping … Read more

Jutting Gets New Contract From Minnesota State

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Minnesota State coach Troy Jutting won’t have to worry about his contract status going into the 2003-04 season. Jutting, the 2003 WCHA coach of the year, has signed a new four-year contract that replaces a four-year deal that was set to expire at the end of next season. He’ll make $110,923 as a base salary, … Read more

Mutch to Coach Boston College Women

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Tom Mutch, an assistant coach with the gold medal winning 1998 U.S. Women’s Olympic hockey team, was named the new head coach of the Boston College women’s team. Mutch leaves his post as men’s assistant coach at his alma mater, Northeastern, to take the reins of the Eagles. He succeeds Tom Babson, who retired as … Read more

Raising the Bar

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Bob Corran steps in as Vermont’s new athletic director on June 16, but he’s already got his hands full, looking for a new women’s basketball coach and new men’s ice hockey coach. There is no shortage of great candidates, however. And former coach Mike Gilligan is staying on to help the transitition, and will remain … Read more