Matt MackinderMichigan Tech forward Jujhar Khaira is foregoing his final three years of eligibility to sign with the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, the school announced Thursday. Khaira played in all 37 games last season for the Huskies and tallied six goals and 19 assists for 25 points as a freshman. “We thank Jujhar for his year at … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell announced Thursday that it has extended the contract of head coach Norm Bazin through the 2017-18 season. Bazin, entering his third season at UML, has compiled a record of 52-24-3 in his first two seasons, including a 28-11-1 mark in 2012-13 that included both the Hockey East regular-season and tournament championships and a trip … Read more
Union has announced the addition of John Ronan as a volunteer assistant coach. Ronan played at Maine from 2001-05.
USA Hockey cut 13 players Tuesday, leaving 31 players in attendance at the national junior evaluation camp in Lake Placid, N.Y. The players that remain, including 24 with college connections, will play exhibition games against Canada, Finland and Sweden later this week. The players are auditioning for a spot on the U.S. National Junior Team … Read more
Castleton announced Monday that longtime Plattsburgh assistant coach Steve Moffat has been named the Spartans’ new head coach. Moffa, who has been a member of the Plattsburgh staff for the last 13 years, including the past 10 as head coach Bob Emery’s top assistant, replaces Alex Todd, who resigned to become an assistant at Nebraska-Omaha … Read more
Providence has named David Berard coordinator of men’s ice hockey operations. Berard is rejoining the Friars to assume the newly created position, having also served two stints as an assistant coach after playing for the Friars from 1988-92. Most recently, he spent the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons with Connecticut, where he served as interim head … Read more
Bentley has named Matt Curley to its staff as a new assistant coach. Curley comes to the Falcons after spending the 2012-13 season as the associate head coach of the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League. He also coached with the United States National Team Development Program in 2011-12. He was also a … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology head coach Wayne Wilson has signed a four-year contract extension that will take him through the 2016-17 season. Wilson, who will enter his 15th season behind the bench at RIT in 2013-14, has a 270-145-44 overall record with the Tigers and in 2010, led RIT to the Frozen Four and Atlantic … Read more
Union forward Josh Jooris has given up his senior season with the Dutchmen for an NHL contract with the Calgary Flames, according to the Daily Gazette. The 23-year-old Jooris leaves Union after scoring 29 goals and adding 59 assists for 88 points in 117 career games. “I think shocked and stunned has been used a … Read more
Northeastern women’s head coach Dave Flint has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the Huskies through the 2017-18 season. In five seasons at the school, Flint is 90-60-24, highlighted by two Beanpot championships, two appearances in the Hockey East championship game and the 2012 regular-season championship. “I want to thank [director … Read more
In a move that became official at a Tuesday press conference, Canisius is moving its home rink from Buffalo State to the new downtown HARBORcenter, which is slated to open in September 2014, first reported by the Buffalo News on Monday. Canisius has played every regular-season home game since the 2009-10 season at Buffalo State … Read more
The NCHA announced Monday that it will add Aurora University to its men’s conference starting with the 2014-15 season. “We are very pleased to have Aurora University as a member of the NCHA,” said NCHA commissioner Dr. G. Steven Larson in a news release. “Their leadership is committed to fielding strong, competitive intercollegiate athletics programs … Read more
Josh Ciocco has joined the Alaska-Anchorage staff as the Seawolves’ new assistant coach. A New Hampshire graduate, where he played from 2003-07 and was team captain during his senior season, Ciocco comes to UAA after serving as assistant coach at Milton (Mass.) Academy, while scouting amateur hockey events for the U.S. Hockey Report. “During this … Read more
Former Minnesota women’s captain Sarah Erickson has been named the new head women’s coach at Concordia (Minn.). Erickson, who captained for the Gophers in both the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, replaces Brett Bruininks, who left to take the women’s assistant position at Minnesota State. Erickson becomes the sixth head coach in the history of the … Read more
Northeastern forward Ludwig Karlsson will forgo his final two years of NCAA eligibility after signing a two-year, entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators on Friday. The Stockholm, Sweden, native was an assistant captain last season and finished his two years with the Huskies with 34 points on 15 goals and 19 assists in 49 games. … Read more
The NCAA will have decent representation on the U.S. team that will participate in the Maccabiah Games July 19-26 in Metulla, Israel. Penn State forward Jacob Friedman, Vermont forward Pete Massar, ex-Boston University forward/defenseman Ben Rosen, Air Force goalie Jason Torf and Bentley defenseman Steve Weinstein will don the red, white and blue at the … Read more
According to a Nebraska-Omaha news release, goaltender Dayn Belfour has left the team. Belfour appeared in 10 games over the past two seasons, going 1-1-0 with a .911 save percentage and a 2.17 GAA.
Nebraska-Omaha defenseman Tony Turgeon has signed a contract with the American Hockey League’s San Antonio Rampage and will forgo his senior season with the Mavericks. Turgeon tallied six assists in 62 career games in Omaha – two assists each of the past three seasons. The Grand Forks, N.D., native signed with the Rampage as an … Read more
Penn State has announced that Alex Dawes, former Utica assistant coach and student video coordinator and director of hockey operations at Vermont, will take over as the director of operations for the PSU women’s team on July 29. Dawes replaces Mo Stroemel, who accepted an offer from Penn State-Altoona as an academic instructor in the … Read more
Gordon Stevenson has been named the CHA media relations intern for the 2013-14 season. Stevenson graduated with a degree in journalism from Lehigh in May 2012 and interned with the ECHL’s Trenton Titans during the 2012-13 season.