Matt Mackinder
Wisconsin-Stevens Point goaltender Janna Beilke-Skoug was selected WIAC women’s Player of the Year for the 2014-15 season. In addition, Wisconsin-Superior’s Dan Laughlin was tabbed Coach of the Year. Beilke-Skoug posted 16 wins, four shutouts and a 1.90 GAA this season. Laughlin secured the coaching honor after directing the Yellowjackets to a 15-12 overall record. An … Read more
Mercyhurst men’s coach Rick Gotkin, currently in his 27th season at the Lakers’ helm, will be inducted into the Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday, June 23 at the Erie Shrine Club.
The WIAC men’s conference announced its year-end awards recently, in addition to the All-WIAC Team and Honorable Mentions. Wisconsin-Stevens Point defenseman Kevin Gibson picked up Player of the Year honors after leading the WIAC in defensemen scoring with 29 points. He recorded at least one point in 19 of 27 games, including eight multi-point games. … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced its annual postseason awards at a banquet held Saturday as part of the 2015 ECAC Women’s Hockey Championship weekend at Clarkson University. Cornell’s Brianne Jenner won the league’s Player of the Year Award for the second time during her storied career, as well as the league’s Best Forward honor. She led the … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Saturday that Princeton sophomore defenseman Tommy Davis has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions Friday night in the Princeton-Dartmouth game at Thompson Arena. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred in the second-period. Davis is not eligible to compete in Princeton’s next … Read more
Middlebury forward Emily Fluke has been selected by the conference coaches as the NESCAC Player of the Year. Fluke was the league’s top scorer with 30 points on 11 goals and 19 assists during in-conference games. First-year forward Jessica Young, also from Middlebury, picked up Rookie of the Year honors after notching 11 goals and … Read more
The NESCAC handed out its year-end awards and named its two All-Conference Teams recently. Trinity’s Ryan Cole was named Player of the Year after leading the league with 35 points in 14 goals and 21 assists. David White, a first-year forward from Amherst, was named Rookie of the Year after leading the NESCAC with 18 … Read more
Three Mercyhurst players took home individual honors at the annual College Hockey America awards banquet on Thursday. Emily Janiga was named Player of the Year and CHA scoring champion after collecting 20 goals among 31 points for the Lakers. Molly Byrne earned Best Defenseman honors and Amanda Makela took home the CHA Goaltending Trophy. RIT’s … Read more
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Quite often, you will hear a coach say that a goaltender is the reason for many victories. While Denver’s goalie was fantastic in net, it was a rookie that made the difference Friday as the Pioneers are now on the verge of home-ice advantage for the NCHC playoffs. Adam Plant scored … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced its 2014-15 All-Rookie Team on Friday and it featured two unanimous picks. Bentley goalie Jayson Argue and RIT defenseman Brady Norrish were unanimous picks by the conference’s 11 head coaches. 2014-15 All-Rookie Team
BOSTON — For the first time since the 2008-09 season, there was playoff college hockey at Matthews Arena Friday night. Unfortunately for the Northeastern faithful, it was a less than ideal outcome, with Merrimack surviving eight penalties to outlast the Huskies 3-2 in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-three first round … Read more
OXFORD, Ohio — North Dakota came to Oxford needing just a single point in the standings to claim sole possession of the NCHC regular-season championship. A narrow 2-1 win over No. 5 Miami was what it took to award the No. 1 team in the land the Penrose Cup. “They’re a really good team and … Read more
HOUGHTON, Mich. — With a shot total that read 51-21, Friday night’s game between Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan might have seemed more like a college football game than a hockey game. However, the Huskies took advantage of their shot total to get five goals past Michael Doan and skate away with a 5-1 win … Read more
ITHACA, N.Y. — Experience goes a long way, and Union showed how on Friday night at Lynah Rink, as the Dutchmen cruised past host Cornel 4-2 in Game 1 of the teams’ ECAC first-round series. After a fairly pedestrian first period, a 10-minute outburst from the Dutchmen was too much to handle for the Big … Read more
The WCHA women’s conference this week announced its year-end awards, All-WCHA Teams and All-Rookie Team. Minnesota junior forward Hannah Brandt was named Player of the Year after a 21-goal, 29-assist campaign for the Gophers. Brandt is also one of three finalists for the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Senior Rachel Ramsey, a teammate of Brandt’s … Read more
The six women’s Division III conference playoff championships will be decided this weekend. That much is fact. What isn’t known is which team skates away with their respective trophy and by what score. Women’s editor Candace Horgan and women’s writer Matt Mackinder take a stab at both. ECAC EAST Candace: This tournament is Norwich’s to … Read more
The six women’s Division III conference playoff championships will be decided this weekend. That much is fact. What isn’t known is which team skates away with their respective trophy and by what score. Women’s editor Candace Horgan and women’s writer Matt Mackinder take a stab at both. ECAC EAST Candace: This tournament is Norwich’s to … Read more
OMAHA, Neb. — In what has been a struggling season, Colorado College has only notched two conference wins, with one coming against Nebraska-Omaha. Friday night, the Tigers nearly did it again and were still able to edge the Mavericks for NCHC purposes. After skating to a 2-2 tie, Cody Bradley scored the lone shootout goal … Read more
Northeastern junior defenseman Mike Gunn has withdrawn from the university to “pursue other opportunities,” according to a school-issued press release “I would like to thank Mike for his hard work with our program for the past three seasons,” Huskies’ coach Jim Madigan said in a statement. “We wish him the best in the future.” Gunn, … Read more
Nine conference tournament champions will be crowned this weekend at sites across the country. Yes, like Jeffrey Jones’ character said in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” trophies will be handed out “nine times” this weekend. But which teams garner the glory? Let’s see what our columnists have to say. ECAC EAST No. 3 Babson (19-5-3, 12-4-2) … Read more