Matt MackinderRIT junior forward Tyler Brenner is the third player since the program moved to Division I in 2005 to leave school early and sign a professional contract as he signed a two-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Brenner was seventh nationally with 26 goals and added 15 assists for 41 points in … Read more
The USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll is scrambled a bit this week, but the top three teams remain the same. North Dakota is again No. 1, with 37 of 50 first-place votes, while Boston College sits No. 2 and Yale No. 3. BC garnered seven first-place votes and Yale earned five. No. 4 Miami, coming … Read more
National champion Wisconsin finishes out the 2010-2011 season as champions and with a No. 1 ranking in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Cornell falls two places to No. 4, while last week’s co-No. 5 teams, Boston University and Boston College, are No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Minnesota-Duluth rises to No. 5, while Minnesota … Read more
Alaska junior defenseman Joe Sova has signed an entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils and will not be back in Fairbanks for his senior year. “This opportunity is something Joe has worked hard for and we want to wish him all the best as he pursues his goal of playing in the National Hockey … Read more
Union claimed five honors at the ECAC postseason banquet Thursday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Rensselaer forward Chase Polacek became the third player in league history to win the most outstanding player in consecutive seasons, while Princeton freshman Andrew Calof earned top rookie honors and Union goalie Keith Kinkaid won the Ken … Read more
Miami senior forward Andy Miele was named the CCHA player of the year at the annual CCHA awards banquet on Thursday at Detroit’s historic Fox Theatre. Notre Dame’s Jeff Jackson was named coach of the year and Irish forward T.J. Tynan earned rookie of the year honors. Miele led the nation in scoring (21-44-65) and … Read more
New Hampshire forward Paul Thompson was named Hockey East player of the year Thursday night at the league’s annual championship awards night at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. Thompson, who headlined the First-Team All-Star squad, was the Hockey East scoring champion in conference play with 42 points and his 23 goals were second … Read more
Hockey East announced its 2010-2011 All-Star teams on Thursday night at the Hockey East championship banquet at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS Cam Atkinson, Jr, F, Boston College Gustav Nyquist, Jr, F, Maine Paul Thompson, Sr, F, New Hampshire Brian Dumoulin, So, D, Boston College Blake Kessel, Jr, D, New … Read more
Michigan Tech announced Wednesday that head coach Jamie Russell has resigned his position after eight seasons behind the Huskies’ bench. “Jamie is a person of great integrity, and he has worked hard to fulfill the mission of our athletic department and university,” said Michigan Tech AD Suzanne Sanregret in a statement. “We wish him all … Read more
Minnesota junior defenseman Aaron Ness has given up his senior season with the Gophers to sign a three-year entry-level contract with the New York Islanders. Ness will report to the Islanders’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, and play out the remainder of the 2010-11 season. “Aaron made tremendous strides this year physically … Read more
Hockey East announced its Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team on Wednesday afternoon. The first-year players will be honored alongside several individual award winners at Thursday’s annual championship awards night at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Bill Arnold, F, Boston College Charlie Coyle, F, Boston University Mike Collins, F, Merrimack Michael Pereira, F, … Read more
The ECAC announced its three All-League teams and its All-Rookie team on Tuesday. The teams were picked by league coaches. FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Chase Polacek, F, Rensselaer Brian O’Neill, F, Yale Andrew Miller, F, Yale Nick Bailen, D, Rensselaer Taylor Fedun, D, Princeton Keith Kinkaid, G, Union SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Jack Maclellan, F, Brown Joe … Read more
According to a report in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minnesota head coach Don Lucia and the university are in talks to give Lucia a contract extension. Minnesota AD Joel Maturi told the paper that even with the Gophers failing to make the NCAA tournament for the third straight season this year, Lucia’s job was … Read more
St. Cloud State junior defenseman Oliver Lauridsen will forego his senior season with the Huskies, signing an NHL deal Tuesday with the Philadelphia Flyers. Lauridsen, who turns 22 on March 24, was selected by the Flyers in the seventh round (196th overall) of the 2009 NHL draft. Over a three-year career at St. Cloud State, … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Wisconsin junior defenseman Jake Gardiner to an entry-level contract. The Leafs acquired Gardiner on Feb. 9 from Anaheim along with Joffrey Lupul and a conditional fourth round draft pick in 2013 in exchange for defenceman Francois Beauchemin. Gardiner was originally Anaheim’s first round choice (17th overall) in the 2008 … Read more
North Dakota earned 42 of 50 first place votes this week to remain the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Boston College and Yale stay No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, but Michigan jumps one to No. 4 and Denver jumps a notch to No. 5. Miami is also up one … Read more
It appears North Dakota will be keeping its Fighting Sioux nickname after a vote last Friday in the state Senate. The Senate voted to approve legislation ordering UND to retain its controversial Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian-head logo. The vote was 28-15 with four senators absent and not voting and came after a massive e-mail … Read more
The Ottawa Senators have signed their second NCAA player with eligibility remaining this offseason by inking Clarkson junior defenseman Mark Borowiecki on Saturday. The 21-year-old Borowiecki was the Senators’ fifth-round pick (139th overall) in the 2008 NHL draft and was the first Ottawa native ever drafted by the Senators. Borowiecki, Clarkson’c captain this year, played … Read more
Providence head coach Tim Army has resigned as head coach of the Friars, the school announced Thursday. A search to find his successor will begin immediately. “I want to thank Tim for his dedication and service to the men’s ice hockey program over the last six seasons,” Providence athletics director Bob Driscoll said in a … Read more
Two seniors from North Dakota – forward Matt Frattin and defensemen Chay Genoway – were named WCHA Player of the Year and WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, respectively, on Thursday. The All-WCHA teams were also named Thursday. WCHA AWARD WINNERS Player of the Year – Matt Frattin, Sr, F, North Dakota Outstanding Student-Athlete of … Read more