Matt MackinderErin Brand posted two goals and an assist to lead Plattsburgh to a 4-0 shutout over Norwich in the first women’s Division III semifinal Friday afternoon at Arrington Ice Arena on the campus of Adrian College. Camille Leonard finished with 20 saves for the shutout, while Laurie King stopped 47 for Norwich. Kayla Meneghin also … Read more
On the eve of the 2017 NCHC Frozen Faceoff, the conference announced its individual award winners from the 2016-17 season Thursday night at the annual NCHC Awards Celebration, held at the Muse Event Center in downtown Minneapolis. Denver took home three of the top honors, while Western Michigan also won multiple major awards and Omaha … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association announced its two women’s All-America teams on Thursday night. Boston College junior defenseman Megan Keller and Wisconsin senior goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens are the two repeat choices on the First Team. First Team All-America Second Team All-America
Hockey East announced Thursday night that Northeastern senior forward Zach Aston-Reese has been awarded the honor of 2017 Hockey East Player of the Year. The award was presented as part of the 33rd annual Hockey East championship awards banquet at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. Alongside Aston-Reese, Boston University first-year forward Clayton Keller, … Read more
The Atlantic Hockey regular-season award winners were announced Thursday night during the league’s annual tournament championship weekend kick-off reception held at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. There were five major individual awards announced this evening, each determined by the 11 Atlantic Hockey coaches — Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach … Read more
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Clarkson junior forward Sam Vigneault to a two-year, entry-level contract. Vigneault has also signed an American Hockey League tryout contract with the Cleveland Monsters, Columbus’ AHL affiliate. Vigneault posted 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points with 41 penalty minutes and a plus-9 rating in 39 games during … Read more
Shortly after the final buzzer sounded following Game 3 Sunday night at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, the line to buy tickets for this Saturday’s WCHA title game went halfway around the arena’s concourse. Michigan Tech beat Minnesota State 4-1 to win their best-of-three WCHA semifinal series and clinch a spot in the finals. And … Read more
The Chicago Blackhawks announced Wednesday that they have agreed to terms with Omaha junior defenseman Luc Snuggerud on a three-year contract. Snuggerud will give up his final year of NCAA eligibility and will report to the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs. Originally drafted by the Blackhawks in the fifth round (141st overall) of the 2014 … Read more
New Hampshire announced Wednesday that UNH men’s hockey coach Dick Umile will retire following the 2017-18 season. Associate head coach Mike Souza will become the head coach at that time. “I’m excited to come back for the final season of my contract and still have a strong desire to win,” Umile added. “With a strong … Read more
According to various published reports Wednesday, the U.S. Women’s National Team will reportedly boycott the upcoming Women’s World Championships, which are slated to start March 31 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. Reasons for the boycott, according to reports, are unfair wages and lack of marketing, among others. Team USA captain Hilary Knight released … Read more
Hockey East announced Wednesday the 2016-17 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team and nine other season-long award winners as voted by the league’s 12 head coaches in advance of the 2017 Hockey East championship March 17-18 at TD Garden in Boston. The honorees will be recognized at Thursday night’s annual awards banquet. Hockey East All-Rookie Team Also … Read more
Each of the Division I conferences is represented on the list of the 10 finalists for the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. The 10 names were announced Wednesday. The Hobey Hat Trick will be announced on March 30 and the winner will be announced April 7 in Chicago during Frozen Four festivities.
The WCHA announced Tuesday its conference Player, Defensive Player, Rookie and Coach of the Year honorees. Bemidji State goalie Michael Bitzer is the conference’s Player of the Year, Daniel Brickley from Minnesota State is the Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year is Marc Michaelis from Minnesota State and Tom Serratore from Bemidji … Read more
Omaha head coach Dean Blais announced Tuesday that he is stepping down from his position with the team. “I have been extremely fortunate in my career to work in so many good places with so many people who care about the game of hockey,” said Blais in a statement. “Omaha is one of those places. … Read more
The conference playoffs rolled on last weekend, while the Big Ten capped its regular season. Jim Connelly and Paula C. Weston digest the latest action, as well as check in with their Hobey Baker favorites.
The Big Ten announced Monday the hockey All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners as selected by the conference’s coaches and a media panel. Minnesota’s Tyler Sheehy was named Big Ten Player of the Year, while also earning co-Scoring Champion honors with Ohio State’s Mason Jobst. Minnesota’s Eric Schierhorn was named the Goaltender of the … Read more
Dave Burkholder will not return as the head coach at Niagara, the school announced Monday. This decision was reached after discussions with Burkholder “and careful consideration and review,” according to a press release. The Purple Eagles upset RIT in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs two weekends ago and were then swept by … Read more
Minnesota announced Monday that freshman defenseman Ryan Lindgren will miss the remainder of the 2016-17 season with a lower-leg injury. Lindgren suffered the injury in Minnesota’s regular-season finale against Michigan State on Saturday, March 11. The Minneapolis native will have surgery later this week and is expected to make a full recovery. “Ryan was having … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 6 fared over the March 10-12 weekend. No. 1 Denver – swept Colorado College in NCHC quarterfinals No. 2 Harvard – swept Yale in ECAC Hockey quarterfinals No. 3 Minnesota Duluth – swept Miami in NCHC … Read more
The same day Walt Kyle was fired as Northern Michigan’s coach, a report from TV6 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula revealed Kyle was arrested Friday on fraud charges. The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Kyle was arrested and charged with one count of residential mortgage fraud and one count of forgery of documents involving a mortgage … Read more