Matt Mackinder
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday that 26 student-athletes are semifinalists for the seventeenth 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 the longtime writer for the Boston Globe, … Read more
Minnesota Duluth senior forward Lara Stalder has been named the inaugural Women’s Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month, earning the historic honor for January 2017 after producing an NCAA-best 2.67 points-per-game and a plus-16 rating. Princeton freshman goaltender Steph Neatby, who led the Tigers to a 5-0-1 record last month, which … Read more
The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association announced Tuesday the creation of the Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association National Monthly Awards, to be given to the nation’s top collegiate women’s hockey player and rookie each month of the season beginning in the 2017 calendar year. The inaugural award winners, deemed to be the top player and best rookie … Read more
In this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback, Paula returns from NYC to discuss with Jim early departures, the Big Ten and how each voted in this week’s poll.
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday that 23 NCAA Division I players are semifinalists for the 65th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The nation’s oldest nationally-recognized college hockey honor, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Jan. 30 fared over the Feb. 3-4 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota Duluth – tied, defeated Omaha No. 2 Denver – was idle No. 3 Boston University – defeated Massachusetts No. 4 Union – lost to No. 16 … Read more
According to TSN, Arizona State University has backed out of a deal with the Arizona Coyotes to build a new arena in Tempe. The school announced Friday it has no intention of proceeding with a development agreement, an option to lease or any other agreement with the NHL club. The Coyotes announced in November plans … Read more
The Big Ten announced Saturday that Michigan State freshman forward Taro Hirose has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Wisconsin on Friday, Feb. 3. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that took place near the 13:47 mark … Read more
Hockey East announced Saturday that Vermont senior forward Brady Shaw has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at approximately 15:11 of the first period on Friday, Feb. 3, at Notre Dame. Shaw will miss the game on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Notre Dame, and will be eligible to return to the Catamounts … Read more
Northeastern junior forward Dylan Sikura has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for January, while the National Rookie of the Month for January is Boston University’s Clayton Keller. Sikura helped the Huskies end the first month of 2017 on a five-game unbeaten streak and leading the nation over … Read more
Bowdoin coach emeritus Terry Meagher will be recognized as the 2017 recipient of the Parker-York Award, given by the New England Hockey Writers Association. The award, given annually since 1959 for outstanding contributions to New England collegiate hockey, will be presented at the association’s banquet on April 11 at the Prince Restaurant in Saugus, Mass. … Read more
February is going to define the season for Northern Michigan. After a bye in the final weekend of January, the Wildcats are looking at their final eight regular season games from the bottom of the WCHA standings and they need instant results. Northern Michigan is tied for last with Alaska Anchorage in the WCHA with … Read more
Merrimack announced Thursday a multi-year contract extension for head coach Mark Dennehy. The 2009-10 and 2010-11 All-New England Coach of the Year, Dennehy is in the midst of his 12th season behind the bench of the Warriors. “Mark has done an excellent job in developing and elevating the profile of the men’s ice hockey program … Read more
Former Wisconsin coach Jeff Sauer, who led the Badgers to two national championships, died Thursday morning. He was 73. Sauer had been suffering from pancreatic cancer, said Dan Brennan, the director of sled and inline national teams for USA Hockey. Sauer coached the Badgers from 1982 to 2002, winning NCAA titles in 1983 and 1990 … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation on Thursday announced the five finalists for the 2017 Hockey Humanitarian Award, which is presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” for leadership in community service. The award’s long-time presenting sponsor is BNY Mellon Wealth Management. Here are bios on the finalists, courtesy of the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation: Anders … Read more
The CCHA may have dissolved four years ago, but memories live on via the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye.
This week, Candace pinch-hits for Paula and she and Jim discuss which teams are contenders, which are pretenders, and answer a fan’s question on expansion.
It’s time for the annual fan ballot contribution to determine the winner of the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s highly popular fan-voting opened on Monday, Jan. 30. College hockey fans can cast their vote by going to the Hobey Baker website. Follow the prompts to make … Read more
The Big Ten announced Monday that Ohio State senior defenseman Josh Healey has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in a game against Wisconsin on Jan. 28. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 6:54 mark of the … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Jan. 23 fared over the Jan. 26-28 weekend. No. 1 Boston University – swept by Merrimack (Jan. 24, Jan. 27), defeated No. 7 Massachusetts-Lowell No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth – defeated No. 6 Minnesota (North Star College Cup semifinal), … Read more