Matt MackinderTom Patty has been named the new assistant coach at Fitchburg State. Patty was a goaltender at American International from 1997 to 2001 and graduated with a degree in secondary education, liberal studies with a strong focus in mathematics. After college, Patty spent 2001 to 2003 playing professional hockey in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and … Read more
Bowling Green announced Friday afternoon that junior forward Brandon Hawkins is no longer a member of the hockey program. No reason was given by the BGSU athletic department. Hawkins compiled 29 goals and 29 assists in 80 games during his first two seasons with the Falcons. He hadn’t skated this season, the result of an … Read more
In a poll of 19 media members covering Atlantic Hockey, RIT earned 12 first-place votes to finish atop the media poll on the eve of the 2016-17 season. Air Force (four), Holy Cross (two) and Mercyhurst (one) also garnered first-place votes. In addition, two preseason All-Star Teams were announced. AHC Preseason First All-Star Team AHC … Read more
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the Big Ten is moving its postseason to campus sites and extending the length from one weekend to three starting with the 2017-18 season. The article states that the change was approved at joint group meetings at the league’s Chicago-area headquarters this week. The 2017 tournament at Joe Louis … Read more
The WCHA announced Friday that it will bestow the Otto Breitenbach WCHA Distinguished Service Award to longtime conference office employee Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt and the late Oliver “Butch” Mousseau, a former on-ice official. The honor is presented to individuals who have rendered extraordinary service to the WCHA. Award recipients, who are nominated and voted upon by … Read more
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gillian Apps has joined the Boston College women’s team as an assistant coach and will work with the Eagles’ forwards and also handle many of the team’s administrative duties. Apps joins associate head coach Courtney Kennedy and volunteer assistant coach Alison Quandt on head coach Katie Crowley’s staff. “We’re very excited … Read more
Ted Ryan of the Burlington Free Press has been named the recipient of the prestigious Joe Concannon Media Award. He becomes the first Free Press writer to win the award. The prestigious honor, named in 2001 in memory of longtime Boston Globe sportswriter Joe Concannon, is bestowed annually upon a member of the media who … Read more
In a vote of all 12 league coaches, Boston University will be the team to beat in Hockey East this season. The Terriers garnered 10 first-place votes, while Northeastern and Massachusetts-Lowell each bagged a nod to finish first. Results of the coaches poll were released Tuesday.
The Boston Red Sox and Atlantic Hockey have announced the addition of an Army-Bentley game to Frozen Fenway 2017. The Black Knights and Falcons will play on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The second game of their weekend series will be played on Friday, Jan. 6, at the John A. Ryan Skating Rink … Read more
The women’s Hockey East announced Tuesday that Boston University will serve as host of the 2017 women’s Hockey East tournament and championship weekend at Walter Brown Arena on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5. The tournament will decide the winner of the Bertagna Trophy in the league’s 15th anniversary season. “Walter Brown Arena is … Read more
Jason Karnosky makes his picks as to which standout players will be the top 10 forwards in the men’s D-I ranks this season.
In memoriam of the late Oliver “Butch” Mousseau, the men’s WCHA will retire his officials’ jersey No. 12, while on-ice officials will wear a specially-designed “12” sticker on their helmets throughout the 2016-17 season. Mousseau, a longtime league official, passed away March 25 after suffering critical head injuries stemming from a fall to the ice … Read more
Mercyhurst recently announced that Joey Mormina has been hired to join the coaching staff, beginning with the 2016-17 season. Mormina replaces former assistant John Ronan, who took a position at Union. “We think he’s going to bring a lot of great perspective to the game,” said Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin in a statement. “He has … Read more
Joe Sullivan has been named the third annual recipient of the NCHC’s Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award for the 2015-16 season. The award is named in honor of Mark Rudolph, a long-time official and distinguished administrator who resides in Colorado Springs and established USA Hockey’s National Officiating Program, among many other accomplishments. The award was … Read more
Three-time Big Ten champion Minnesota was tabbed the favorite in the 2016-17 Big Ten hockey preseason coaches poll, which was released Monday. The coaches also selected a 13-member Preseason Watch list, including four unanimous honorees. * Unanimous selection
Hockey East has awarded a three-year contract extension to commissioner Joe Bertagna, taking him through the 2019-20 season. The deal extends his tenure as both the longest-serving commissioner in Hockey East history and the longest serving commissioner in the six NCAA Division I conferences. This season marks Bertagna’s 20th with Hockey East and 35th as … Read more
Rick Filighera has been named the women’s head coach at Cortland. Filighera joins the Red Dragons with an extensive coaching background having most recently served as the girls head coach at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio, for the past 12 years. “I am extremely pleased and excited to welcome Rick as our new women’s … Read more
Walter L. Bush, Jr., passed away Sept. 22 at the age of 86, just three days shy of his 87th birthday. USA Hockey’s co-chairman of the board, former president and namesake of USA Hockey’s national headquarters – The Walter L. Bush, Jr., Center – in Colorado Springs, Bush played an integral role in the growth … Read more
American International added two new staff members on Thursday in Matt Voity and Alec Rippetoe. Voity will return as a volunteer assistant coach and previously worked with AIC from 2011 to 2014. “Matt is one of the top goaltending coaches in the industry,” AIC head coach Eric Lang said in a statement. “We are extremely … Read more
North Dakota was chosen as the favorite to capture the 2016-17 Julie and Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup as NCHC regular-season champions in the league’s preseason media poll. UND, also the defending national champion, received 25 of the 30 first-place votes to total 235 points in the poll, while Denver was chosen second with 200 points and … Read more