Matt MackinderBowling Green announced Monday that head coach Chris Bergeron has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season. Named BGSU’s seventh head coach on April 12, 2010, Bergeron led Bowling Green to two CCHA tournament upsets on the road last year, defeating Northern Michigan and national runner-up Ferris State in best two-out-of-three series to … Read more
Garnering all 15 first-place votes and boasting a 4-0-0 record, Minnesota retains the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Cornell stays at No. 2, but after that, the poll looks a bit different than last week’s edition. Boston University rises three places to No. 3, Wisconsin stays at No. 4 and … Read more
Holy Cross and head coach Paul Pearl have agreed to a new five-year contract that will keep Pearl behind the Crusaders’ bench through the 2016-17 season. “Paul is one of the best coaches we’ve had at Holy Cross during my time here,” said Holy Cross athletic director Richard Regan, Jr., in a news release. “He … Read more
Minnesota and North Dakota each won WCHA hardware last season, but according to the Grand Forks Herald‘s WCHA coaches’ poll, Minnesota is a near-unanimous choice to repeat. Minnesota received 11 first-place votes with North Dakota garnering the other.
Niagara has named Thomas Crowley its new director of athletics, replacing Ed McLaughlin. Crowley has been at Butler the past five years as the associate athletic director for internal operations.
According to the Denver Post, Denver forward Larkin Jacobson and goalie Juho Olkinuora have each been suspended four games apiece for separate violations of team rules. The two sophomores will miss the Pioneers’ exhibition game against British Columbia on Oct. 6, as well as the regular-season opener Oct. 19 against Massachusetts-Lowell, Oct. 20 against visiting … Read more
Notre Dame junior forward T.J. Tynan received the most votes among CCHA coaches for the second straight year and tops the CCHA preseason All-Conference First Team. Tynan is joined on the First Team by an Irish teammate, a Michigan defenseman and three Western Michigan Broncos. CCHA Preseason All-Conference First Team CCHA Preseason All-Conference Second Team
The CCHA preseason coaches’ poll has Notre Dame at No. 1, while the league media poll shows Michigan as the team to beat this year. For the fifth time in seven years, the coaches and media disagree on who should own the No. 1 position in the polls. The conference’s 11 head coaches ranked Notre … Read more
According to a story published in the Eagle Tribune, an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education will see Merrimack add six new women’s athletic teams after a Title IX probe found that the college’s number of male athletes significantly outnumber its female athletes. Of the six sports to be added, the college has already … Read more
With 35 first-place votes, defending national champion Boston College is the top choice in the USCHO.com Division I Preseason Poll. No. 2 Minnesota (12) and third-ranked Michigan (three) tallied the other first-place votes. North Dakota and Union round out the top five. Cornell, Massachusetts-Lowell, Denver, Miami and Western Michigan complete the top 10 teams, in … Read more
Minnesota remains atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll and receives all 15 first-place votes this week. Cornell jumps to No. 2 from No. 3, while Boston College rises one to No. 3 and Wisconsin falls two spots to No. 4. North Dakota, Boston University, St. Lawrence and Minnesota-Duluth stay in ranks five through eight, … Read more
Graham Johnson has been named an assistant coach at American International. “We are most pleased to have Graham join our staff,” said AIC head coach Gary Wright in a statement. “His association with some great college and junior programs has allowed him to ascend quickly in the coaching profession and we expect him to have … Read more
According to a report in the Grand Forks Herald, the Fighting Sioux logo can stay at Ralph Engelstad Arena as the NCAA has reportedly backed off its demand on removing the name and logo from North Dakota’s home rink. The NCAA agreed to the changes after one of its top officials, vice president Bernard Franklin, … Read more
Union was selected first in the 2012-13 ECAC men’s coaches’ preseason poll and the ECAC media preseason poll. In addition, six players from Union, Harvard, Quinnipiac and St. Lawrence were named to the preseason all-league team. ECAC Coaches’ Poll ECAC Media Poll ECAC Preseason All-League Team
The American Hockey League announced Thursday that Ken Gernander (Minnesota, 1987-91) and Peter White (Michigan State, 1988-92) are two of the four inductees into the AHL Hall of Fame class of 2013. The ceremony will take place Jan. 28, 2013 in Providence, R.I. during the AHL All-Star Classic festivities.
Defending national champion Minnesota was picked by WCHA head coaches to finish first in the conference this season in the annual coaches’ poll released on Wednesday. Minnesota garnered six first-place votes, while North Dakota and Wisconsin each tallied one first-place vote apiece. In addition, Wisconsin senior forward Brianna Decker, the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award … Read more
Defending MacNaughton Cup champion Minnesota earned 24 of 25 first-place votes in the annual 94X WCHA Preseason Media Poll released Wednesday. North Dakota had the other first-place vote. A panel of 25 WCHA media members voted on the predicted order of finish and on several individual honors. Minnesota junior forward Nick Bjugstad was named preseason … Read more
Hockey East announced the 2012-13 men’s preseason coaches’ poll on Tuesday. Boston College is favored for the fifth consecutive season with 90 points and nine first-place votes. Massachusetts-Lowell is second and Boston University sits third. New Hampshire is fourth and received the other first-place vote. In addition, the Hockey East media also picked BC to … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday that USCHO’s Jim Connelly has been named the 21st recipient of the Joe Concannon Hockey East Media Award. Connelly begins his 15th year covering the league in 2012-13 and is the third current or former member of the USCHO staff to receive the award, joining Mike Machnik in 2011 and Dave … Read more
St. Michael’s announced Monday that Adam Berger has been hired as the team’s new assistant coach. A May graduate of Drake (Iowa) University, Berger served as the hockey operations intern with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League the past four years. “I am very excited and honored to be a part … Read more