Matt Mackinder
The Chicago Blackhawks announced Tuesday that they have agreed to terms with Western Michigan sophomore forward Matheson Iacopelli on a two-year contract that begins next season and runs through the 2018-19 season. He will report to the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs. Iacopelli posted 20 goals and 16 assists in 40 games this season with … Read more
Penn State’s student newspaper, the Daily Collegian, has reported that sophomore defenseman Vince Pedrie will forgo his last two seasons after signing a free agent contract with the New York Rangers. Vince Pedrie announces via Facebook that he has signed with the New York Rangers. Pedrie, a sophomore, had two years of elibility left. pic.twitter.com/u2XFZObT1M … Read more
The Frozen Four field is set following an incredible weekend of NCAA playoff hockey and Paula and Jim break it all down in the season’s final installment of TMQ.
Michigan Tech junior defenseman Matt Roy signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, giving up his senior season with the Huskies. Roy appeared in 42 games in 2016-17, leading the team with 21 assists and 29 penalties. He was also third in points with 26 after also scoring five goals. … Read more
The Ottawa Senators announced Sunday that Boston College forward Colin White has signed an amateur tryout agreement with the American Hockey League’s Binghamton Senators. He will report to Binghamton immediately and will also forgo his last two years of NCAA eligibility. “We are excited to see Colin make the next step in his development in turning … Read more
Players from 22 different schools — including six participating this weekend in the NCAA Division III championship in Utica, N.Y. — can boast 2017 CCM Division II-III men’s hockey All-American selections as the squads were announced Thursday evening at the event’s banquet. Nine different schools led the way with two honorees each, including NCAA semifinalists … Read more
For leading Norwich into the NCAA Division III championships, Mike McShane has been named the winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year. It is the fifth such honor for McShane, who also captured the award in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2010. He was assisted this year … Read more
Hamilton junior goaltender Evan Buitenhuis has been chosen as the 2017 winner of the Sid Watson Award, symbolic of the best NCAA Division III men’s hockey player. Buitenhuis went 17-5-4 this year with a 1.78 GAA and a .941 save percentage. “Evan has a tremendous passion and work ethic for the game,” said Hamilton coach … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Friday that Brady Fleurent of the University of New England is the winner of the 17th Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England at the NCAA Division II/III level. The award was established in 2001 shortly after the passing of … Read more
Some of USCHO’s conference writers pick the teams they think will advance to the Frozen Four in this weekend’s regionals.
After three years with Bowling Green, junior goaltender Chris Nell has signed a free-agent, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers. He will begin play with its AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, at the end of the month. Nell topped the Bowling Green record book in career shutouts by earning 11 through 84 games … Read more
North Dakota, Boston University, Minnesota Duluth and Ohio State are in the West Regional in Fargo, N.D., but does that mean the Fighting Hawks will have a “home” crowd behind them?
Two Hockey East teams, including conference champion UMass Lowell, meet up with a pair of other talented squads at the Northeast Regional this weekend in Manchester, N.H.
The Minnesota Wild announced Thursday the signing of Wisconsin sophomore forward Luke Kunin to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2017-18 season. He will report to the Iowa Wild of the AHL on an amateur tryout agreement for the remainder of this season. Kunin totaled 38 points (22 goals, 16 assists) and 30 penalty … Read more
The five finalists for the 2017 Mike Richter Award, which honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s Division I hockey, were announced Thursday. The fourth annual award will be presented at the Frozen Four in two weeks in Chicago. Past winners of the award include Thatcher Demko (Boston College, 2016), Zane McIntyre (North Dakota, … Read more
Top-seeded Denver joins three other teams in Cincinnati at the U.S. Bank Arena this weekend for the Midwest Regional.
Four teams from four different conferences will converge on the Dunkin’ Donuts Center this weekend in Providence, R.I., for the East Regional. Do the hometown Friars have home-ice advantage?
After 15 seasons as the head coach of the St. Anselm men’s team, Ed Seney announced recently that he will be resigning from his position. “Thirty-six years is a long time to do something,” Seney said in a news release. “I’m thinking it’s time to try something different. It’s almost like being a kid graduating … Read more
Ferris State senior forward Chad McDonald, who helped lead the Bulldogs to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances in four years while also holding a 3.94 GPA, has been named the 2017 WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year. The honor is voted upon by the faculty athletics representatives of the league’s 10 schools. McDonald was a … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Wednesday that UMass Lowell senior forward Joe Gambardella is the winner of the 65th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. Gambardella, from Staten Island, N.Y., is the first Lowell player to win the Walter Brown Award, the nation’s oldest … Read more