Matt MackinderThe New York Rangers announced Thursday that the team has named Steve Greeley as assistant director of player personnel and Nickolai Bobrov as director of European scouting. Greeley joins the Rangers after serving as associate head coach at Boston University for the last two seasons. Prior to joining BU, Greeley served as a scout in … Read more
Two-time United States Olympian Molly Schaus officially announced her retirement from the U.S. Women’s National Team Program on Monday. Schaus enjoyed a nine-year career with USA Hockey and earned a pair of silver medals as a member of the U.S. team in 2010 in Vancouver and again in 2014 in Sochi, Russia. “I’d like to … Read more
American International has announced the hiring of Stephen Wiedler as the team’s new assistant coach. Wiedler joins AIC after spending the past two seasons as the lead assistant at Curry. “We are especially pleased that Steve will be joining our staff,” AIC head coach Gary Wright said in a statement. “He has two years of … Read more
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota athletic director Norwood Teague resigned Friday after reportedly sexually harassing two female university employees at a recent university-sponsored event. On Friday, Teague acknowledged his actions and admitted substance abuse issues in a text message to members of the media. “At a recent university event, I had entirely too … Read more
Minnesota announced Thursday that forward Mike Szmatula has joined the Gophers program. Szmatula played two seasons at Northeastern, where he collected 68 points (28 goals, 40 assists) in 73 career games before announcing his departure earlier this summer. He was a Hockey East All-Rookie Team honoree in 2013-14 after ranking second in the nation in … Read more
Mercyhurst associate coach Robert Ferraris has stepped down, effective at the end of August, to become head hockey coach at his high school alma mater, Trinity-Pawling, in upstate New York. Trinity-Pawling is an all-boys boarding school located in Pawling, N.Y., near the Connecticut border. “The last 10 years have been, quite possibly, the best to … Read more
The OHL’s London Knights will be the next destination for Boston University forward J.J. Piccinich. In a press release Wednesday, the Knights announced the signing of Piccinich, who posted a goal and three assists for the Terriers in 25 games as a freshman in 2014-15. Piccinich was also a fourth-round pick (103rd overall) of the … Read more
Arizona State announced Wednesday that four Sun Devil hockey games and two additional NCAA games will be played at Gila River Arena during the 2015-16 season. “The Phoenix community has embraced Sun Devil hockey with open arms and the Arizona Coyotes are great ambassadors for the sport of ice hockey in the Valley,” said ASU … Read more
Michigan Tech has hired former Wisconsin assistant coach Gary Shuchuk to fill a similar position with the Huskies. Shuchuk comes to MTU after a five-year stint (2010-15) with the Badgers. He was fired in April along with fellow assistant coach Matt Walsh. “I’m extremely excited to announce the addition of Gary to our coaching staff,” … Read more
Penn State announced Monday the appointment of Dr. Michael Cross as assistant athletic director – new business development. Cross brings nearly 25 years of coaching and athletic administrative experience to Penn State and will serve as the sport administrator for the men’s and women’s hockey teams. Cross comes to Penn State after serving the past … Read more
Meredith Roth has been named the new head coach for the St. Norbert women’s team. Roth comes to St. Norbert after serving as an assistant coach at Providence for the last three seasons, in addition to being on the Friars’ staff from 2006 to 2010. She was also a volunteer assistant coach at Cornell for … Read more
According to the Hartford Courant, Maxim Letunov, a highly-touted recruit originally from Russia, has committed to play hockey at UConn after his initial plans to attend Boston University fell through due to what the Courant called “complications with the admissions process.” Letunov, a 19-year-old forward, was a second-round draft pick of the St. Louis Blues … Read more
Plattsburgh director of athletics Bruce Delventhal has announced his decision to retire, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Delventhal has served as AD for the past 10 years. “It has been an honor to be the athletic director at SUNY Plattsburgh for the past ten years,” Delventhal said in a statement. “I have been fortunate to work … Read more
North Dakota forward Wade Murphy will not return to Grand Forks for the 2015-16 season and will instead transfer to Arizona State. The Grand Forks Herald first reported that Murphy left school and SB Nation reported the ASU transfer. He’ll sit out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules and will have two years … Read more
The Grand Forks Herald reported Friday that New Hampshire has given longtime head coach Dick Umile to a three-year extension through the 2017-18 season. And while there was no formal announcement from UNH, the school did confirm the transaction in an email to USCHO.com on Friday. The Herald reported that the new contract officially began … Read more
Logan Bittle has been elevated from assistant coach to associate head coach of the Robert Morris women’s team. A former player at RMU from 2004 to 2008, Bittle has been an assistant under head coach Paul Colontino the past five seasons. “Some of the big things that make [Logan] so deserving of this title are … Read more
Steffan Waters is the new Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America director of communications. Waters takes over for David Rourke, who stepped down to pursue other non-athletic related opportunities. Waters, a 2013 graduate of Elmira, joins the AHA/CHA after spending the last two years at his alma mater as a graduate assistant in the Department … Read more
After serving as an interim assistant coach last season, Alex Dawes has been named to the role of assistant coach/director of operations for the Penn State women’s team. Dawes is entering his third season with the Nittany Lions. “I am very excited to have Alex on board to continue the excellent work he did this … Read more
Nichols has announced the hiring of Parker Burgess as the 18th head coach in school history. Burgess spent the previous five seasons at St. Thomas, first as an assistant coach (2010-13) before being elevated to associate head coach in 2013. The Tommies posted a combined mark of 82-38-12 with Burgess on staff and made a … Read more
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that former Clarkson defenseman Jeremiah Crowe (2006-10) has been named assistant director of player personnel and ex-Maine forward Greg Moore (2002-06) is the new intern assistant coach at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Plymouth, Mich.