Matt MackinderNortheastern announced the promotion of Jeff Pellegrini from women’s assistant coach to associate head coach on Tuesday. Pellegrini replaces former associate head coach Linda Lundrigan, who stepped down following the 2013-14 season to pursue a new career path in clinical research. “I am excited to move Jeff into the role of associate head coach,” Huskies’ … Read more
Former Minnesota player Cory Laylin has accepted the head coaching position at Hamline. Laylin has been the head coach of the North American Hockey League’s Brookings Blizzard the past two seasons. “The entire Blizzard organization wants to wish Cory and his family all the best in the future,” said Blizzard owner Chris Canavati in a … Read more
Shayne Gostisbehere won a national championship last weekend in Philadelphia with Union and the hometown NHL team took note. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers announced they have signed the junior defenseman to an entry-level contract and Gostisbehere will report to the club’s AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, for the remainder of the season. Gostisbehere … Read more
National finalist Union had four players tabbed All-Americans with the selections announced Friday afternoon. Minnesota, who Union will play Saturday night for the NCAA championship, had three players chosen, while semifinalist Boston College also had a trio of players. The fourth team in the Frozen Four, North Dakota, did not have an All-American this season. … Read more
The Boston Bruins announced Friday that the club has signed Cornell junior forward Brian Ferlin to an entry-level contract. Ferlin skated in 32 games for Cornell this season and led the team in goals (13) and points (27), while his 14 assists were tied for fourth. Overall, Ferlin appeared in 92 games in three years … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha announced Friday that it has extended the contract of head coach Dean Blais through the 2017-18 season. “Dean has done an exceptional job leading our team through a period of great transition during the last four years,” said UNO director of athletics Trev Alberts in a statement. “In that time, he led the team … Read more
The Minnesota Wild has signed Massachusetts-Lowell sophomore defenseman Christian Folin to a two-year, entry-level contact and is expected to join the club in Chicago. “Christian is an impressive package of size, mobility, and puck-moving ability,” said Wild assistant GM Brent Flahr in a statement. “He plays a very mature game that we feel should allow … Read more
Western Michigan junior defenseman Jordan Oesterle will forgo his senior year with the Broncos after signing a two-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Monday afternoon. Oesterle played 113 games with WMU, scoring seven goals and tallying 27 assists for 34 points. This past year, he recorded two goals and 17 assists, doubling his … Read more
Quinnipiac junior forward Bryce Van Brabant has signed a free-agent contract with the Calgary Flames. “Obviously, I’m disappointed with how last night turned out, so right now, it’s a bittersweet moment with the loss,” Van Brabant said in a news release. “I’m excited to be joining the Calgary Flames and I want to thank everyone … Read more
Update: The original version of this story cited the Globe and Mail in claiming that Richard Lord was the first black player in college hockey. That has been disputed. Richard Lord, one of the first black college hockey players in 1950 when he suited up for Michigan State, passed away in his native Montreal on … Read more
St. Norbert sweeps the USCHO.com Division III awards for the 2013-14 season as Green Knights’ junior goaltender David Jacobson was picked as the Player of the Year.
Adrian will be the latest college team to skate in an outdoor game next season as the Bulldogs and the U.S. National Under-18 Team are set to square off at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio, on December 31, 2014, at 4 p.m. EDT as part of Winterfest 2014. Winterfest 2014 is a 10-day event … Read more
Winning a national championship along with a dominant regular season has earned St. Norbert’s Tim Coghlin the USCHO.com Division III men’s Coach of the Year.
Michigan junior forward Alex Guptill has become the second Wolverines’ underclassmen to leave early this offseason as he signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Originally taken in the third round (77th overall) by Dallas in the 2010 NHL draft, Guptill finishes his Michigan career with 44 goals and 94 points … Read more
Hockey East has suspended Northeastern coach Jim Madigan for the first game of the 2014-15 season as a result of public criticism of game officials following the March 16 conference quarterfinal game at New Hampshire. “Using the media to criticize an official’s decision is contrary to league policy and is inherently unfair to the officials … Read more
Army head coach Brian Riley has received a four-year extension to his term with the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee. The committee is responsible for the management of the NCAA championship, including team selection and operations, as well as future site selections for NCAA regionals and the Frozen Four.
Fresh off winning a Division III national championship, St. Norbert freshman defenseman Blake Thompson has been named the 2013-14 USCHO.com Rookie of the Year.
The Carolina Hurricanes announced Wednesday that they have signed Michigan junior forward Phil Di Giuseppe to a three-year, entry-level contract. “We’re pleased that Phil has chosen to begin his professional hockey career,” said Carolina vice president of hockey operations Ron Francis in a news release. “He’s got good size and adds to our organization’s depth … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Tuesday that Boston College junior forward Johnny Gaudreau has won the 62nd Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. Gaudreau finished first in the final balloting ahead of teammate Bill Arnold and third-place finisher Steve Weinstein of Bentley. Leading all … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth junior forward Caleb Herbert will bypass his senior year with the Bulldogs after he recently signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals. Herbert was Washington’s fifth-round pick (142nd overall) in the 2010 NHL draft. This season at UMD, Herbert led the team with 31 points on 12 goals and 19 assists. For … Read more