Matt MackinderThe 2016-17 SUNYAC All-Rookie Team and Best Defensive Forward were announced Friday. These awards are not endorsed by the conference, but the selections are based on input from the league’s coaches. Best Defensive Forward was awarded to Plattsburgh’s Kyle Hall.
The ECAC announced Friday that the 1970 Cornell men’s team will be included in the 2017 ECAC Hall of Fame inductee class. The Big Red’s second NCAA championship team is still renowned today as the only unbeaten, untied national champion in NCAA history after a remarkable 29-0-0 season, led by legendary coach Ned Harkness. The … Read more
The SUNYAC announced Thursday that the 2016-17 Coach of the Year is Plattsburgh’s Bob Emery. This marks the sixth time that Emery has won this honor.In Emery’s 28th season, he led the Cardinals to a 17-9-1 overall record going into the NCAA tournament. After a slow start in conference play (2-4), the Cardinals went on … Read more
With the NCHC postseason beginning this weekend, the conference unveiled its 2016-17 All-Rookie Team Tuesday, which features six players representing five different NCHC teams.
The Washington Capitals announced Tuesday the signing of Lake Superior State freshman defenseman Kristofers Bindulis to a three-year entry-level contract beginning in 2017-18. Bindulis will forgo three seasons of NCAA eligibility in signing the professional contract with the Capitals and will report immediately to the American Hockey League affiliate of the Capitals, the Hersey Bears, … Read more
The NCHC has issued a two-game suspension to St. Cloud State sophomore defenseman Will Borgen stemming from an on-ice incident with an official during the Huskies’ game against Colorado College on Saturday, March 4. Borgen was suspended after a review of an incident at 16:04 of the third period Saturday when he was assessed a … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Tuesday announced that Cornell freshman forward Kristin O’Neill has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of her actions in the Cornell-Clarkson game from Sunday, March 5. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 18:40 mark of the third period of the game where … Read more
Rensselaer coach Seth Appert has been relieved of his responsibilities with the Engineers, Rensselaer athletic director Dr. Lee McElroy announced Monday in a brief statement. “We conduct annual evaluations of our athletic programs and the performance of all our coaches at the end of the season and we have determined that a change in leadership … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Feb. 27 fared over the March 3-5 weekend. No. 1 Denver – swept Omaha No. 2 Harvard – was idle No. 3 Minnesota Duluth – split with No. 8 Western Michigan No. 4 UMass Lowell – was … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Friday night the recipients of the league’s annual postseason awards at its banquet held as part of the 2017 ECAC Women’s Hockey Championship weekend held at the CAMP Atrium on the campus of Clarkson University. Clarkson senior Cayley Mercer took home both the Best Forward and the league’s Player of the Year … Read more
Hockey East announced Friday night that Boston College junior defenseman Megan Keller has been awarded the 2017 Cammi Granato Award as the Women’s Hockey East Player of the Year. The award was presented as part of the 15th Annual Women’s Hockey East championship awards banquet at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. Alongside Keller, … Read more
Wisconsin senior goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens has been named the Women’s Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for February 2017, while Robert Morris forward Jaycee Gebhard is the WHCA National Rookie of the Month. Desbiens earns the honor after leading the country with a 0.61 GAA, a .973 save percentage and four … Read more
Alaska Anchorage sophomore forward Mason Mitchell has given up his final two seasons of eligibility and signed a two-year, free-agent contract with the NHL’s Washington Capitals. Mitchell will join the Hershey Bears, the Capitals’ AHL affiliate, on an amateur tryout agreement for the rest of the 2016-17 season. “When we first recruited Mason Mitchell, I … Read more
Atlantic Hockey on Friday announced the 2016-17 Gladiator Custom Mouthguards All-Rookie Team. The team is made up of six players from five teams, with only Army West Point placing more than one player on this year’s All-Rookie squad.
The women’s WCHA announced its postseason awards and all-league teams for the 2016-17 season on Thursday. Minnesota Duluth senior forward Lara Stalder is the WCHA Player of the Year and Student-Athlete of the Year. Stalder, a finalist for the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, finished second in the conference scoring race with 39 points during … Read more
Northeastern senior forward Zach Aston-Reese has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for February 2017, while the HCA National Rookie of the Month for February is Wisconsin’s Trent Frederic. Aston-Reese is the second consecutive Husky to earn the distinction after junior forward Dylan Sikura was so honored in … Read more
The College Hockey America regular-season award winners were announced Wednesday night during the league’s annual tournament banquet. The CHA All-Rookie and All-Conference teams were also announced. Taking home Player of the Year honors for the 2016-17 season was redshirt junior Brittany Howard from Robert Morris. Howard led the conference with 48 points on 18 goals … Read more
Senior goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens (Wisconsin), senior forward Cayley Mercer (Clarkson), and senior forward Lara Stalder (Minnesota Duluth) have been named the top three finalists for the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The award will be presented at a brunch ceremony at the Foundry Arts Centre in St. Charles, Mo., on Saturday, March 18, as part … Read more
This year, more than ever, order of finish actually, truly mattered in the WCHA. Of course, winning the MacNaughton Cup was always important in seasons past. And teams always wanted to finish in the top four of the standings in order to earn home ice for the first round of the playoffs. But beyond that, … Read more
Hamilton senior forward Katie Parkman has been selected by the conference coaches as the 2017 NESCAC women’s Player of the Year. In 16 conference games this season, Parkman tallied 17 points and led the league in assists (12) and power-play points (1-7-8). She also accounted for 25 percent of the scoring for the Continentals during … Read more