Matt Mackinder
Niagara announced on Wednesday the hiring of Ethan Moreau as the team’s new assistant coach. A 15-year veteran of the NHL, Moreau joins the Purple Eagles for the 2016-17 season. “Ethan’s decorated professional career on the ice will help him transition quickly to coaching,” Niagara head coach Dave Burkholder said in a statement. “We want … Read more
On Tuesday, the WCHA announced the results of its coaches and media preseason polls, in addition to preseason All-WCHA Teams, preseason Player of the Year and preseason Rookies of the Year. Bowling Green took the top spot in both polls, while Ferris State’s Gerald Mayhew was tabbed preseason Player of the Year in both. Minnesota … Read more
Penn State and Arizona State have joined the men’s Division I ranks in recent years, but could Simon Fraser and Minot State be next?
Four teams are represented on the NCHC preseason All-Conference Team – Denver, Miami, North Dakota and Omaha. The team is selected by local and national media members. UND sophomore forward Brock Boeser was the only unanimous pick, getting votes on all 30 submitted ballots.
Defending regular-season and playoff champion Quinnipiac was selected the team to beat in the ECAC women’s preseason coaches poll that was released Tuesday. The Bobcats earned six first-place votes, while Clarkson (four) and Princeton (two) also garnered first-place nods. In addition, the conference also announced its preseason All-League Team.
Boston College garnered six first-place votes and came in first in the Hockey East women’s coaches poll, which was released Tuesday. Boston University (two) and Northeastern (one) also earned first-place nods.
The Robert Morris University men’s team announced Tuesday he promotion of Michael Gershon to assistant coach and the addition of Kyle Pettit to the staff as the team’s hockey operations coordinator. Gershon served as coordinator of hockey operations during the 2015-16 season after spending three years as head coach, president and general manager of teams … Read more
Castleton announced Monday the hiring of DJ Fimiani as the head coach of the Spartans’ women’s team. Fimiani comes to Castleton after building the women’s program at Daniel Webster from scratch starting in April 2014. He was able to recruit young women from all over North America for the inaugural season of 2015-16, bringing in … Read more
Syracuse received five first-place votes in the annual CHA preseason coaches poll, which was released Monday, and was deemed the top team heading into the 2016-17 season. Mercyhurst garnered the other first-place vote and is slotted second in the poll.
Castleton announced Monday that Bill Silengo has been hired as the head coach of the Spartan men’s program. Silengo replaces Steve Moffat, who stepped down in August to take an assistant’s job at Plattsburgh. For the past two seasons, Silengo has been the assistant coach at Manhattanville, where he managed team practices, meetings and the … Read more
Defending ECAC champion Quinnipiac is once again the top team in the conference, according to two polls released Monday. The Bobcats came in the top slot in both the coaches and media polls. ECAC Preseason Coaches Poll ECAC Preseason Media Poll In addition, the media also selected a preseason all-conference team. ECAC Preseason All-Conference Team
Sacred Heart and Webster Bank Arena announced a new five-year partnership Monday for the Pioneers to play their home games at the facility beginning with this upcoming 2016-17 season. Webster Bank Arena has been home to the New York Islanders’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, since the team’s inception in 2001. “Being … Read more
RIT earned eight first-place votes in the annual preseason Atlantic Hockey preseason coaches poll and is looked at as the team to beat this season in the conference. Air Force (two) and Holy Cross (one) also earned first-place votes.
The NCHC won’t be adding to its ranks in the upcoming campaign, or any other time soon. In August, the conference turned down applications for admission from independent Arizona State and the WCHA’s Minnesota State. NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton explains why.
UPDATE (Sept. 15): Citing sources with knowledge of the situation, USCHO has learned that Hockey East has not approached Holy Cross and Holy Cross has not applied for membership in Hockey East. The original story from Sept. 14 is below: According to the Worcester Telegram, citing multiple sources, Holy Cross has been approached about replacing … Read more
The Minnesota women’s program announced Wednesday the addition of alumna Bethany Brausen as the team’s new assistant coach. Brausen, who competed for the Gophers from 2010 to 2014, fills the open position left by Nadine Muzerall, who recently accepted a position as head coach at Ohio State. “We are so excited to welcome Bethany to … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage announced Wednesday that assistant coach Josh Ciocco is leaving the Seawolves’ program after three seasons for “a job opportunity at Brown,” according to a UAA news release. “This was a difficult decision for me because I put in a lot of work in at UAA and I know we are in the process of … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday the hiring of Barry McNulty to the staff of Hockey East Sports Properties. McNulty will be responsible for the cultivation and sales of corporate partnerships for Hockey East and will be based out of the league offices in Wakefield, Mass. Hockey East Sports Properties will serve as the exclusive marketing and … Read more
UPDATE (Sept. 15): The Nashua Telegraph reported Thursday that Daniel Webster fall sports will continue on their current schedule, and SNHU staff are working on next steps for fall and spring athletics. “Our hope is to continue those sports and schedules as planned,” SNHU president Paul LeBlanc said in an email statement. The report also … Read more
Defending league regular-season and back-to-back playoff champion Wisconsin is the preseason pick of conference coaches to finish atop the women’s WCHA standings in 2016-17. The Badgers edged out defending national champion Minnesota in the poll of the eight WCHA head coaches. In addition, Wisconsin senior goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens was named preseason Player of the Year … Read more