Matt MackinderAccording to the Portland (Me.) Press Herald, former Maine player Kyle Solomon has become the first hockey player to join a class-action lawsuit that claims the NCAA “has failed to do enough to address and prevent concussions.” Solomon played for the Black Bears from 2008-2010, leaving the team during his sophomore season after a series … Read more
Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine has been named executive director of intercollegiate athletics at Sacred Heart. Valentine, who managed the Boston Red Sox in 2012, will take over in his new position July 1, replacing C. Donald Cook, who is retiring June 30. The Connecticut Post first reported the transaction on … Read more
Bowdoin will host the 2014 Division III men’s semifinals and championship game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine, on March 21-22, 2014. The event will be the first time the finals have ever been held in Maine. The Colisée seats 3,677 for hockey, surpassing the NCAA’s minimum requirement of 3,000 for championship sites. … Read more
Minnesota again leads the pack atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll with a perfect 34-0 record and a sweep last weekend of St. Cloud State. Cornell jumps one spot to No. 2 after beating both Rensselaer and Union, Boston College is down one to No. 3 with a tie and a win against Vermont, … Read more
The top 12 spots in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll remain the same as last week, including Quinnipiac as the top-ranked team for the third week in a row. Quinnipiac, which beat Yale and tied Brown, garnered 37 first-place votes this week. Minnesota earned 10 first-place votes to stay No. 2 after beating and … Read more
Adrian senior goaltender Brittany Zeches has been named the NCHA player of the year and Lake Forest’s Carisa Zaban is the NCHA coach of the year. For Zeches, who started her career at Division I Wayne State before that program folded in May 2011, a nation-best nine shutouts has helped Adrian to 19 wins this … Read more
According to the Connecticut Post, former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine will be named the next athletic director at Sacred Heart. Current AD Don Cook is retiring, effective July 1. “An intriguing opportunity has been presented to me and it’s something I really feel I can enjoy doing and I feel could … Read more
Air Force junior forward George Michalke, on medical leave for the rest of the season, has joined the USHL’s Tri-City Storm as an assistant coach.
This year’s five BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award finalists all have unique stories to tell and come from four different conferences, including a pair of players from the CCHA. All five players have contributed significantly through off-ice causes and foundations, some even created from scratch. Western Michigan senior forward Brett Beebe established his … Read more
All 10 teams in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll are the same as last week, but in a slightly different order. What hasn’t changed is undefeated Minnesota remaining in its No. 1 position with a sweep of Bemidji State last weekend, including winning the second game in overtime. Boston College stays No. 2 … Read more
Despite losing to St. Lawrence and beating Clarkson in a pair of one-goal games last weekend, Quinnipiac earned 34 first-place votes to remain the top team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this week. Minnesota, after splitting with Wisconsin, remains No. 2 after getting 15 first-place votes. Miami comes in No. 3 again despite … Read more
The NCHA announced Thursday that Wisconsin-Eau Claire senior goaltender Brandon Stephenson has been named the 2012-13 player of the year and UW-Eau Claire’s Matt Loen is the league’s coach of the year. Stephenson is 17-3-2 with a 2.15 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage heading into the Peters Cup playoffs. He went undefeated from … Read more
In a brief press release sent out Thursday, Boston University announced that sophomore defenseman Alexx Privitera has been suspended by head coach Jack Parker for the remainder of the season due to “on-ice discipline problems.” Privitera has played in 48 career games for the Terriers, totaling 26 points on six goals and 20 assists. His … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell’s announced Thursday that its athletic teams will move up to Division I, joining the America East Conference on July 1. The school’s hockey program already competes in D-I as part of Hockey East. With the move to America East, UML will join Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, already fellow members of Hockey East. “UMass … Read more
The 10 finalists for the 2012-13 Senior CLASS Award were named Wednesday by a media committee from the list of 20 candidates announced in November. To be eligible for the award, a player must be an Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Tuesday the 20 semifinalists for the 13th Joe Concannon Award, which recognizes the best American-born player in New England playing at the Division II or Division III level. This year’s list is comprised of 16 forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender. “The level of competition this season has … Read more
The CCHA announced Tuesday that Alaska sophomore forward Nolan Youngmun has been suspended one game as the result of an incident against Ohio State on Feb. 9. Youngmun delivered an illegal hit to the head of an OSU player at the 3:57 mark of the second period. He received a five-minute major and a game … Read more
Minnesota swept aside Ohio State last weekend to run its record to 30-0 and is again the unanimous top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The next five spots mirror last week’s poll as Boston College, Boston University, Cornell, Harvard and Clarkson sit second through sixth, respectively. Wisconsin swept St. Cloud State and … Read more
With 41 of 50 first-place votes this week, Quinnipiac assumes the top ranking in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll for the first time in poll history. Last weekend, QU beat Cornell and Colgate on the road and has a nation-best 21-game unbeaten streak. Former No. 1 Minnesota drops to No. 2 this week after … Read more
The Mankato Free Press reported Friday that the WCHA’s future playoff format starting in 2014 was approved by conference athletic directors late last week. Reportedly, an eight-team format will be used in the first four years of the league, meaning two teams will not qualify for the postseason. The format still must be approved by … Read more