Matt MackinderECAC Hockey on Thursday announced three All-League Teams and an All-Rookie Team for the 2013-14 season. 2014 First Team All-League 2014 Second Team All-League 2014 Third Team All-League 2014 All-Rookie Team
The NCHC handed out its year-end awards Thursday night and Nebraska-Omaha’s Josh Archibald, St. Cloud State’s Nic Dowd and Denver’s Joey LaLeggia each walked away with a pair of awards. Archibald earned player of the year honors, as well as forward of the year, while Dowd was named defensive forward of the year and scholar-athlete … Read more
The Chicago Blackhawks announced Thursday that they have agreed to terms with St. Lawrence freshman forward Matt Carey on a two-year contract and will join Chicago immediately. Carey tallied 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points in 38 games this season with the Saints. He shared the team lead in goals, while ranking second … Read more
The five finalists for the first-ever Mike Richter Award as the top goaltender in NCAA Division I hockey were announced Wednesday. The finalists and eventual winner will be chosen by a committee of coaches, scouts and media members with the winner being announced at the Frozen Four in Philadelphia. Overall, the five goaltenders have a … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Wednesday that CHA Consulting will serve as the title sponsor of the 2014 ECAC men’s championship, now titled the “2014 CHA Consulting ECAC Men’s Hockey Championship.”
The Washington Capitals have signed Michigan Tech sophomore goaltender Pheonix Copley to a two-year, entry-level contract beginning with the 2014-15 season. Copley spent the last two seasons with the Huskies and appeared in 30 games this season, posting a 10-13-6 record with a 2.51 GAA, a .911 save percentage and one shutout. As a freshman … Read more
Hockey East announced its 2013-14 All-Rookie Team on Wednesday, in addition to a handful of year-end individual honors. Boston College forward Johnny Gaudreau was named the Squad Locker scoring champion after putting up 18 goals and 18 assists for 36 points – nine more than second-place Kevin Hayes, Gaudreau’s linemate. Eagles’ freshman Thatcher Demko won … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Wednesday that Trinity junior forward Jackson Brewer has been selected as the winner of the 14th annual Joe Concannon Award, which recognizes New England’s best American-born hockey player in Divisions II and III. Brewer, a native of Newton, Mass., led the Bantams to the NESCAC regular-season championship, scoring … Read more
Longtime Boston University coach Jack Parker will become the first coach to receive the Hockey East Founders Medal this Friday night (March 21) between semifinal games at the TD Garden. The Hockey East Founders Medal was established in 2009 upon the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the conference. The 2013-14 season marks the league’s … Read more
Combined, Plattsburgh’s Kevin Houle and Norwich’s Mark Bolding have won seven of the past eight women’s Division III national coach of the year awards. And both are nominees again this season. Ten coaches are up for the award and to be eligible, a coach must have been named their conference’s coach of the year or … Read more
Oswego’s Ed Gosek and St. Norbert’s Tim Coghlin are previous winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award for Division III national coach of the year and both are nominees again this year. Gosek last won the award in 2007, with Coghlin winning a year later. The 2014 nominees include any coach who won or shared conference … Read more
The eight finalists for the 2014 Sid Watson Award as the top men’s player in Division III hockey were announced Monday. All eight players were their respective conference’s players of the year. There are no finalists from the MASCAC or ECAC West. Three players are taking part in the D-III Frozen Four this weekend in … Read more
The gap between No. 1 and No. 2 in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll narrows a bit, but it’s Minnesota that is still the top team in the country. This week, after splitting with Michigan last weekend, the Gophers earned 36 first-place votes. New No. 2 Union, up one from No. 3 after … Read more
Minnesota sophomore goaltender Adam Wilcox heads up the inaugural Big Ten year-end awards as he was named the conference’s player of the year and goaltender of the year on Monday. Wilcox is 23-4-6 this season with a 1.91 GAA and a .934 save percentage with three shutouts. Gophers’ sophomore defenseman Mike Reilly was selected defensive … Read more
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — After nine periods of hockey, punching the final ticket to the Frozen Faceoff featured a lone top-seeded team in series playoffs. North Dakota (22-12-3) built an early lead and fought off a hungry Colorado College team to notch a 4-3 victory in Game 3 in front of 10,054 on Sunday evening … Read more
DURHAM, N.H. — After Northeastern avenged a two-goal deficit to tie New Hampshire in the second period, the Wildcats faithful were getting flashbacks to a game that less than 24 hours ago got away from them in the same scenario. Fortunately for New Hampshire, the Wildcats were able to pull away in the third period … Read more
LOWELL, Mass. — What was a strong penalty kill suddenly went awry for Vermont just before the 16-minute mark of the first period of a decisive Game 3 in the Hockey East quarterfinals against Massachusetts-Lowell. Junior defenseman Michael Paliotta found the puck on his stick with space in the River Hawk zone, but failed to … Read more
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Notre Dame has been battling a reputation as an outsider this season. In Hockey East, the Fighting Irish is definitely the new kid on the block. But on Sunday, No. 11 Notre Dame proclaimed its arrival loud and clear, out-muscling No. 2 Boston College to claim a spot in next week’s … Read more
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Ohio State was the final Big Ten team to make the trip to Pegula Ice Arena this season, but the Buckeyes made it a memorable one by beating Penn State 4-2 on Friday night. Like many before him, the building left an impression on Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik. “I can … Read more