Matt MackinderIts record now reads 13-1-0, but Minnesota remains the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The Gophers, who lost 3-2 to North Dakota on Sunday, gained 14 first-place votes this week, with No. 3 Cornell getting the other first-place nod. Wisconsin stays No. 2, as does Cornell at No. 3, while North … Read more
Senior forward Clinton Bourbonais has been removed from Yale’s roster, but Bulldogs’ coach Keith Allain isn’t giving a reason, according to the Yale Daily News and the New Haven Register. Yale director of sports publicity Steve Conn said Sunday that Allain would have no further comment on the matter. Bourbonais had a goal and an … Read more
The Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune has reported that Bowling Green junior forward Ryan Carpenter, who has been out all season with a broken finger, will remain on the shelf with a broken foot. Carpenter suffered the injury when he was hit by a shot in practice on Wednesday, BGSU coach Chris Bergeron confirmed to the paper. … Read more
WCHA women’s commissioner Sara Martin, who has served in her role since the conference’s founding in 1999, will retire at the end of this season. Martin’s retirement is effective June 30, 2014. “With all of the changes in college hockey and approaching my 15th season, this seemed like the perfect time to step down,” said … Read more
Providence announced Wednesday that freshman forward Niko Rufo will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a lower-body injury in the Friars’ 1-0 win at Merrimack on Nov. 8. Rufo played in the first eight games of the season for the Friars, scoring two goals and adding an assist for three points.
Katey Stone, a 1989 graduate of New Hampshire and current coach of the 2014 U.S. women’s Olympic team, is one of six individuals to earn the NCAA’s 2014 Silver Anniversary Award. The Silver Anniversary Award annually recognizes distinguished individuals on the 25th anniversary of the conclusion of their college athletics careers. The Honors Committee, comprised … Read more
Vermont sophomore forward Robert Polesello has left Vermont to play major junior hockey with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League. “I really don’t have anything else to say except to wish Robert and his family all the best in his quest to play for Kingston and we thank him for his time here … Read more
The CHA has suspended Robert Morris senior Kylie St. Louis and Mercyhurst senior Kaleigh Chippy for one game each under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. The suspensions are a result of two altercations that took place at the end of the game between the two schools last Saturday (Nov. 9). St. Louis was issued a … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Rochester Institute of Technology junior forward Brandon Thompson for one game. Thompson was given a major penalty for a check from behind and a game misconduct at the 5:39 mark of the third period last Saturday (Nov. 9) against Robert Morris. Upon further review by AHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio and supervisor … Read more
With 38 first-place votes, Minnesota maintains the No. 1 spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Gophers suffered their first loss of the season in a split with Notre Dame last weekend. Idle Michigan received nine first-place votes and remains No. 2 in the poll. St. Cloud State split with Miami and … Read more
With an unblemished 12-0-0 record so far, Minnesota is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The Gophers received all 15 first-places again this week and have accomplished that feat in every poll this year. Wisconsin, Cornell, North Dakota and Boston College remain in spots two through five, respectively. Harvard jumps … Read more
Stevenson announced recently that Tracy Johnson, former interim head coach and assistant at Amherst, has been named the second head coach in program history, replacing Shera Vis, who was named an assistant coach at St. Cloud State. “Goals for this season are to continue to constantly develop and get better every single day, as well … Read more
The 20 men’s hockey Division I seniors selected as candidates for the 2013-14 Senior CLASS Award were announced Thursday. The individuals are those who excel both on and off the ice. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas … Read more
According to the Denver Post, Denver freshman defenseman Will Butcher has been suspended for Friday’s game at Colorado College for breaking one of DU coach Jim Montgomery’s unofficial rules. “For not doing the right thing,” Montgomery said to the Post. “It wasn’t a team rule, but more of one of my obvious unwritten rules.” Butcher … Read more
Wisconsin and North Dakota are no longer WCHA rivals, but starting with the 2014-15 season, the two schools will play a two-game series in four of the next five seasons. Wisconsin joined the Big Ten this year, while North Dakota is a founding member of the NCHC. “We are excited to announce a long-term scheduling … Read more
The Schenectady Daily Gazette reported Wednesday that Rensselaer sophomore goalie Jason Kasdorf will have shoulder surgery, likely ending his season. Kasdorf dislocated his right shoulder during practice two weeks ago. “I would say it’s a strong likelihood that he’s going to have surgery and be out for the year,” RPI coach Seth Appert said to … Read more
St. Anselm was picked first among six schools in the Northeast-10 Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll released on Thursday. The Hawks, who received five first-place votes, have won the last four Northeast-10 conference championships. Franklin Pierce garnered the other first-place vote.
While not made official by Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported Wednesday that women’s head coach Maria Lewis will resign her position Thursday. Lewis has been on paid administrative leave since Sept. 16, when an investigation began focusing on potential NCAA violations. “It’s good to have it resolved,” said Maine athletic director Steve Abbott in … Read more
After capturing their fourth ECAC East tournament title in the past five seasons, the Norwich women have been tabbed the favorite this season in the preseason coaches’ poll that was unveiled Tuesday. The Cadets garnered 143 out of a possible 144 points, receiving first-place votes on all but one ballot. St. Anselm finished second with … Read more
Norwich received 93 out of a possible 100 points in the 2013-14 ECAC East preseason coaches’ poll released Tuesday. Massachusetts-Boston was picked to finish in second place, edging out the defending ECAC East tournament champion Babson by just two points.