Matt MackinderAccording to a published report in the Pioneer Press, college hockey coaches plan to meet with National Hockey League officials next month in Toronto to discuss the NHL poaching college players before their eligibilty has expired. Among those reported to meet in Toronto are Minnesota coach Don Lucia, Boston University coach Jack Parker, Wisconsin coach … Read more
One week before Michigan and Michigan State play at Michigan Stadium on December 11, the first outdoor game in modern Division III history will take place when Adrian and Concordia (Wis.) drop the puck at the stadium on December 4. The game, which will be played at 9:30 a.m., was originally scheduled for an Adrian … Read more
Of the 22 United States Hockey League players named Monday to the U.S. Junior Select Team that will compete at the World Junior A Challenge next month, a total of 21 already have a college commitment in place. This year’s event will run Nov. 8-14 in Penticton, British Columbia and will include teams from Russia, Sweden, … Read more
Freshman forward Rudy Sulmonte has left Mercyhurst and signed with the Ontario Hockey League’s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Sulmonte, an 18-year-old from Woodhaven, N.Y., had not seen any action yet this season for the Lakers due to being academically ineligible. “He gave it a try, but college just wasn’t for him,” said Mercyhurst assistant coach … Read more
On the eve of the women’s D-III season starting this weekend, Guy Angers has been named head women’s coach at Nichols College. Angers takes over for Colleen Harris, who resigned in September to become the head women’s coach at Massachusetts-Boston. Angers was at the helm of the Framingham State men’s team from 1990-1996, leading the … Read more
Miami is the new No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll after their two-game sweep of Northern Michigan last weekend. Last week’s top team, Boston College, lost for the first time this season and drop down to the second spot. North Dakota fell from No. 2 all the way to No. 8 … Read more
A slew of future Division I players from North American junior and high school leagues were named in the NHL Central Scouting’s “Players To Watch” list released October 19. Players were identified with an ‘A’ rating (possible first or second round pick), a ‘B’ rating (possible third to fifth round pick) or a ‘C’ rating … Read more
The annual BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award, given to student-athletes who excel in the classroom and in the community, is now accepting nominations for the 2011 award. Both males and females can be nominated. Nominations will be due by Thursday, December 23, 2010, and can be submitted through the HHA website. The HHA … Read more
On Tuesday, Versus aired a feature on the 15-year anniversary of Travis Roy’s 11-second Boston University career and the 15 years since. This feature included never-before-seen footage of that night (Oct. 20, 1995, North Dakota at BU) and will have interviews from Roy and his family, BU coach Jack Parker and former teammate and current … Read more
According to WHEC.com, former Massachusetts-Lowell skater Craig Charron lost his battle with stomach cancer today in Rochester, N.Y. He was just 42 years old. Charron played for the RiverHawks from 1986-1990, amassing 64 goals and 84 assists over that span. He went on to play 12 years of pro hockey, including five with the AHL’s … Read more
The RIT men’s team raised $6,938.18 for Massachusetts-Lowell alum Craig Charron, who is battling stomach cancer, through the sale of special game-worn jerseys from RIT’s home opener at a sold-out Blue Cross Arena last Saturday night. The Tigers wore black jerseys for the game against Lowell, which ended in a 4-4 tie. The 24 jerseys … Read more
Wisconsin is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll released today. The Badgers take over the top spot from Mercyhurst, which falls to No. 3. Cornell stays in the second spot, while Minnesota-Duluth comes in at No. 4 and Boston University rounds out the top five. The top four teams … Read more
The top two teams in the weekly USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll remain the same with Boston College holding steady at No. 1 and North Dakota at No. 2, but after that, 16 of 18 teams from last week’s poll are still ranked, but in different positions. Yale, despite not having played a game yet, … Read more
According to a memo sent Wednesday to all Wisconsin-Stout students, faculty and staff from the school’s chancellor and athletic director, the two players charged with murder of another student, Jedidiah McGlasson and Jared Britton, will not be eligible to be reinstated to the Stout hockey team. Eight other players who were present at the Log … Read more
The night of March 13, 2010, is one of those situations where you’ll always remember where you were and what you were doing. The date ranks up there with Nov. 22, 1963, and Sept. 11, 2001. March 13, 2010 — the day the CHA died. OK, in all fairness, the death of a college hockey … Read more
Time to get out the crystal ball — it’s CHA tournament time! Sadly, it’s also the last of its kind as next year, well, we all know about next year. I’m not going to belabor the point about saying farewell to the CHA or getting all mushy and teary-eyed. I won’t point fingers and pass … Read more
The regular season wraps up this weekend and soon enough, we’ll know the seeds for the last-ever CHA tournament, to be held next weekend at Niagara. It’s definitely a bittersweet time for the CHA. Really, it feels like a funeral where everybody is bawling their eyes out, but the priest wants everyone to celebrate the … Read more
Bemidji State closed out the Glas Fieldhouse in style last weekend by sweeping aside Niagara and in the process, won the Peters Cup as CHA regular season champions. The Beavers have been on top of the league all season and by last weekend, it seemed winning the regular season was a mere formality. “It was … Read more
It’s hard to believe that we’re in the final three weeks of the last-ever CHA regular season. Like Metallica said long ago, you know it’s sad, but true. All that’s pretty much left on the docket are conference games, including this weekend where Niagara heads to Bemidji State and with a single point, the Beavers … Read more
O captain, my captain! The six captains that lead the four CHA teams all bring unique qualities to their respective teams. How they each came to wear the “C” brings more stories to tell, as well as how each is dealing with the pressure of captaining a Division I team. Moreover, each will also go … Read more