Veteran coach Moore named to interim Colby post

Stan Moore has been named interim head coach of Colby College. A veteran of more than 25 years as a Division I coach at Providence, Colgate, Union and Brown, the Colby job is Moore’s third as a head coach at the NCAA level. He coached Union from 1996 to 1998 and was the interim coach … Read more

Notre Dame to open Compton Family Arena on Oct. 21

Notre Dame will christen the new Compton Family Ice Arena on Friday, Oct. 21 when the Irish face Rensselaer. The site for the game has been listed as “TBA” since the schedule was announced in June due to the extremely aggressive construction schedule necessary to have the building ready for use by mid-October. The team … Read more

Wisconsin stays No. 1 in women’s poll

Wisconsin received all 15 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll and remain the top team in the nation. The rest of the poll has minor changes. Cornell moves up one spot to No. 2, while Minnesota is up one place to No. 3. Boston University falls two rankings to No. 4, … Read more

Notre Dame shuts out Western Ontario Sunday evening

Senior captain Billy Maday scored a pair of goals while Anders Lee and Garrett Peterson added single tallies as Notre Dame shut out Western Ontario, 4-0, Sunday night in exhibition action at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame goaltenders Mike Johnson and Steven Summerhays combined to make 21 saves in the shutout, while Mike Voran had … Read more

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Hudson suspended indefinitely by Nebraska-Omaha

Nebraska-Omaha forward Alex Hudson, the Mavericks’ top returning scorer, has been suspended indefinitely from the team for an unspecified training violation, according to the Omaha World-Herald. UNO coach Dean Blais did not elaborate on Hudson’s status, but Hudson did not play in Saturday night’s exhibition game against the University of British Columbia. “I’m not really … Read more

Trinity coach McPhee leaves for Brown assistant’s job

Trinity College has announced the resignation of Andrew McPhee as head coach of the women’s team to become an assistant coach at Brown. Assistant coach Carson Duggan has been named interim head coach. McPhee was first an assistant coach for Trinity in 2001 and head coach for the last nine seasons. “We are extremely proud … Read more

Franklin Pierce to add women’s hockey for ’12-13 season

Franklin Pierce announced recently that the school will sponsor three new varsity intercollegiate sports, including women’s hockey, starting in the fall of 2012. “This is a very exciting time for Franklin Pierce University,” said school president Dr. James Birge said in a news release. “Everyone associated with the university should be extremely proud of the … Read more

Yale atop ECAC coaches and media polls

Yale was voted the top team in the ECAC by both the league’s coaches and media for the third consecutive season. In the coaches poll, defending regular season champion Union finished second in the poll. Cornell is slotted to finish third, Rensselaer ranks fourth, Dartmouth occupies the fifth slot followed by Quinnipiac. Harvard sits in … Read more

CHA coaches tab Mercyhurst to repeat as league champs

Mercyhurst collected nine points and three first-place votes to top the CHA preseason poll of the four league coaches. Syracuse, last year’s tournament runners-up to Mercyhurst, and Niagara were both chosen second by the coaches. The Purple Eagles and the Orange each collected six points, while Niagara earned the last first place vote by the … Read more

CCHA coaches, media agree with Notre Dame at No. 1

For just the second time in six years, the coaches and media agree on who should own the No. 1 position in the CCHA’s annual preseason polls. Notre Dame received enough points from the conference’s 11 head coaches and 72 media members to be named the preseason favorite in both polls. In the coaches poll, … Read more

Boston College the favorite in Hockey East coaches poll

Boston College has been picked to finish first in Hockey East, according to the annual preseason coaches poll. The Eagles earned seven first-place votes with a total of 88 points. Boston University, with 83 points, was chosen second in the poll and garnered the remaining three first-place votes. New Hampshire took third, Maine fourth and … Read more

WCHA announces preseason media poll, awards

Denver has earned the top spot in this year’s 94X WCHA preseason media poll. Denver received 15 first-place votes to top the poll, ahead of Colorado College, which received seven first-place votes. Third-place North Dakota and No. 4 choice Nebraska-Omaha each received first-place votes. First-place votes in the poll were worth 12 points, second place … Read more

Notre Dame looking at Hockey East, NCHC

According to the South Bend Tribune, Notre Dame expects to decide on its conference affiliation for the 2013-2014 season in the next couple days. The report states the Irish’s destination will likely be Hockey East or the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, not playing as an independent, and a television deal is a major factor. “We … Read more

Colonials honor McLaughlin with arena banner

Robert Morris held a special ceremony to honor former Colonials women’s hockey goaltender and United States Olympian Brianne McLaughlin Saturday evening at the RMU Island Sports Center. The ceremony included remarks from Robert Morris president Dr. Gregory Dell’Omo, Robert Morris athletic director Dr. Craig Coleman and Robert Morris associate athletic director Marty Galosi that highlighted … Read more

Buffalo bringing back hockey, adding to CCHA?

Buffalo could be part of a revamped CCHA, according to a published report in the (Bowling Green) Sentinel-Tribune. The Bulls are exploring the possibility of restoring their varsity hockey program, the school confirmed to the paper late last week. Buffalo is one five schools involved in discussions with Bowling Green regarding the future of college … Read more

Weidner new assistant coach with Niagara women

Niagara has announced the hiring of Allysen Weidner as an assistant coach for the Purple Eagles’ women’s hockey team. “We are excited to have Allysen coming to us from Hamilton College,” NU head coach Josh Sciba said in a press release. “She’s a young coach with a great passion for the game. We’ll look for … Read more

Robert Morris adds coaching vet as volunteer assistant

Robert Morris has announced the hiring of Josh Brown as a volunteer assistant coach with the Colonials’ men’s program. Brown has nearly a decade of coaching experience, most recently as an assistant coach with Northern Arizona’s ACHA Division II team. “We are very excited to add Josh to our staff,” said RMU head coach Derek … Read more

Notre Dame starts season at No. 1 in men’s poll

Seven teams received first-place votes in Monday’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, but Notre Dame tallied the most votes and starts the season ranked No. 1 in the nation. Notre Dame earned 11 No. 1 votes, while No. 2 Miami registered 12 first-place votes. North Dakota finished third and had five first-place votes, Denver comes … Read more