Site AdministratorMerrimack will open its renovated rink in October, 2003, according to athletic director Bob DeGregorio. DeGregorio made the announcement at the Hockey East school’s annual awards banquet. The 2001-02 season will be Merrimack’s final one in the 29-year old Volpe Center as it currently exists. Construction inside the rink on campus will begin in June, … Read more
Former assistant coach David Burkholder has been named the new head coach at Niagara. Burkholder, who signed a four-year contract, replaces Blaise MacDonald, who accepted the head coaching position at UMass-Lowell last Friday. “I am honored to have been selected as the next head coach and continue along our path of success,” said Burkholder. “Our … Read more
Minnesota assistant John Hill and Northern Michigan assistant Dave Shyiak are the two finalists for the vacant head coaching position at Alaska-Anchorage, according to athletic director Dr. Steve Cobb. The vacancy was created when Dean Talafous was fired last month, after five years at the helm. Cobb, chair of the three-person search committee, received at … Read more
Mercyhurst coach, Rick Gotkin, already the longest serving full-time head coach in the school’s history, was granted a three-year contract extension today, taking him through the 2003-04 season. “We wanted to reward Rick for what he’s done with the men’s program over the years and, particularly, for his team’s accomplishments in the 2000-01 season,” said … Read more
For the second time in his seven years at the helm of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, Dean Blais has been named the Spencer Penrose Award recipient as the nation’s top collegiate hockey coach.
Michigan has been forced to cancel two games for next season because of a mistake made in scheduling during the 2000-2001 campaign. As a result, cancelled were two non-conference games against Merrimack, scheduled for October at Yost Arena. A misinterpretation of NCAA rules regarding exempted games led to the scheduling error, resulting in Michigan playing … Read more
Northeastern assistant coach Edward Arrington died early Tuesday morning at his Danvers, Mass., home of carbon-monoxide poisoning. According to officials, Arrington, who was 48, accidentally left his car running in the garage of his three-story condominium and died in his sleep. Arrington joined the Northeastern coaching staff as goaltending coach in 1996 when Bruce Crowder … Read more
The man who guided Lake Superior State to its first NCAA Championship in 1988 is back behind the bench. The Lakers announced on Tuesday that Frank Anzalone would return for his second stint as the head man of Laker hockey.
Norwich senior forward Keith Aucoin has been named the first recipient of the Joe Concannon Memorial Award, to be given annually to the best American-born Division II-III college hockey player in New England. The honor is the Division II-III equivalent of the Walter Brown Award, both given by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. Aucoin, … Read more
Just a day a after participating in the 2001 NCAA championship game, North Dakota sophomore defenseman Travis Roche was in the line up for the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. Roche (7) upends Boston College’s Brian Gionta in North Dakota’s 3-2 OT loss in Saturday’s title game. “We have signed a young free agent who should develop … Read more
Fans of college hockey had an opportunity Friday to talk face-to-face with the NCAA Championship Committee Friday at the Frozen Four, as USCHO.com hosted the inaugural Town Meeting at the Empire State Convention Center.
The future of the Umass-Lowell hockey program appears safe, thanks to the intervention of Massachusetts governor Paul Cellucci.
The defending national champions stay loose, while Boston College warms up with some friendly competition. Todd D. Milewski and Jim Connelly bring home Friday’s notes from the Frozen Four.
Blaise McDonald, a native of nearby Billerica, Mass., was named head coach at UMass-Lowell late Thursday. With the move, MacDonald leaves Niagara, a program he helped start from scratch in 1995.
Michigan State goaltender Ryan Miller, who backstopped the Spartans into the Frozen Four as the number-one team in the nation, was named the winner of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Friday. Ryan Miller won the Hobey Baker Friday, only the second goaltender to do so. Miller shattered the NCAA record for career shutouts in just … Read more
Pat Hessenauer has resigned as head coach at Milwaukee School of Engineering, athletic director Dan Harris confirmed Thursday, saying that the school would immediately begin a search for a full-time coach to replace him. “We are very committed to ice hockey.” said Harris. “We’re going from a part-time coach to a full-time coach in the … Read more
Only two columnists remain in contention for USCHO.com’s picks championship. Todd D. Milewski and Natasha J. Parker add their picks for Saturday’s title game.
All 10 Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalists, as well as 10 players competing in this weekend’s Frozen Four in Albany, N.Y., were among the 2000-2001 JOFA/AHCA All-Americans, as named Thursday by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The All-Americans, chosen by the AHCA’s membership, include three players each from Michigan, North Dakota and Boston College, and … Read more
Reminiscences, questions, notes and quotes: Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski wrap up Wednesday’s press conference at the Frozen Four.
A quartet of teams remain in the chase for the NCAA championship, which means it’s time for our annual Frozen Four preview. USCHO.com’s crack writing staff kicks off the festivities in Albany, N.Y., with a look at the contenders and the games.