Former Westfield State goalie Moorhouse joins American International as director of hockey operations

American International College has named Evan Moorhouse as its director of hockey operations. “Evan has had a seamless transition to our staff,” AIC coach Eric Lang said in a statement. “He has a tremendous knowledge of Western Massachusetts hockey, a great hockey background and understands his role in operations. Evan is very talented in so … Read more

Minnesota chosen atop Big Ten preseason coaches’ poll, newcomer Notre Dame second

Four-time Big Ten champion Minnesota was tabbed the favorite in the 2017-18 Big Ten preseason coaches’ poll, the conference announced on Monday. The coaches also selected a 17-member Preseason Watch List, including a pair of unanimous honorees in Wisconsin forward Trent Frederic and Minnesota forward Tyler Sheehy. Last season, Minnesota claimed its fourth consecutive Big … Read more

Boston College unveils expanded locker rooms for men’s, women’s teams

The Boston College men’s and women’s hockey teams moved into newly redesigned and expanded locker rooms inside Conte Forum on Monday. Through the generosity of many donors and former players, both projects were privately funded. Lead gifts from Art Bryne (men’s project) and Dave and Janet Griffith (women’s project) made these projects possible. The redesigned … Read more

Mercyhurst chosen to host 2018 Ice Breaker Tournament

The Erie Sports Commission and Mercyhurst have been chosen to host the 2018 Ice Breaker Tournament. The event will be hosted at Erie Insurance Arena Oct. 12-13, 2018, and will be the first time an Atlantic Hockey school has played host to the tournament. Notre Dame, Providence, Miami and Mercyhurst make up the four-team field. … Read more

Minnesota picked by WCHA coaches to win women’s league championship in ’17-18

The coaches from the women’s WCHA have picked Minnesota to dethrone Wisconsin and win the regular-season title of a league that has 16 national championships in its 18 years of existence. Ohio State redshirt junior goalie Kassidy Sauve was tabbed WCHA Preseason Player of the Year with six votes, while Wisconsin sophomore forward Abby Roque … Read more

Former North Dakota goalie Cadden passes away at 48

Former North Dakota goalie Cory Cadden died on Sept. 8. Cadden was 48. He was living in Summerville, S.C., and was working as a sales manager for McElveen Buick & GMC. Cadden was born in Edmonton and played in nine games at UND from 1990 to 1992, winning three of them. He later played in … Read more

Melanson graduates from RPI, eligible immediately as Boston University graduate transfer

In addition to the nine members of the Boston University incoming class, Drew Melanson has joined the Terriers as a graduate transfer after spending the past three seasons at Rensselaer. As a graduate transfer, Melanson is eligible to play immediately. “High-end speed and a guy who has always had the ability to score,” said BU … Read more