Matt MackinderBob O’Connor will be honored with the USA Hockey Builders Award as part of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner on Dec. 4 in Minneapolis. “Bob has had an enormous impact in the on-going development of our coaching education program,” said USA Hockey president Ron DeGregorio in a news release. “He … Read more
Holy Cross associate director of athletics and business manager Bill Bellerose announced Thursday that he will retire, effective Dec. 31, 2014. Bellerose has been with Holy Cross for 37 years, including the last 23 in his current role. From 1988 through 1993, Bellerose served as the head coach of the Crusaders’ team after previously spending … Read more
The University of Alaska-Fairbanks received notice Wednesday from the NCAA of a series of penalties from a series of eligibility infractions spanning the 2007-2008 through 2011-2012 academic years. The university discovered the infractions in 2011 and 2012 and self-reported them to the NCAA at the time, in addition to imposing some self-penalties. These new penalties … Read more
According to the Star Tribune in Minnesota, Gophers’ junior defenseman Brady Skjei and senior forward Travis Boyd were both injured during last weekend’s games with St. Cloud State. Skjei will miss “at least a few weeks” with a lower-body injury suffered last Saturday, while Boyd has a lower-body injury from last Friday night that will … Read more
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Robert Morris extended its unbeaten streak to eight games with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Rochester Institute of Technology Saturday night at 84 Lumber Arena. Powered by Zac Lynch’s two-goal night and anchored by goaltender Dalton Izyk’s 31 save performance, the Colonials finished the sweep of the Tigers to run … Read more
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Daylight Saving Time wasn’t due to end for another 12 hours, but North Dakota nearly slept right through Saturday night’s U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game against Air Force. A frantic third period and overtime, however, saw UND erase a 2-0 deficit and Bryn Chyzyk’s shorthanded goal with six seconds remaining … Read more
ORONO, Maine — Blaine Byron’s goal with just 1:23 left in the third period completed Maine’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Massachusetts at Alfond Arena Saturday night, sweeping the weekend series. “It’s all positive,” said Byron. “It gives us a lot of confidence in the room after two wins like that.” A back-and-forth first period, which … Read more
HOUGHTON, Mich. — Looking to extend its season-opening winning streak to six, Michigan Tech used the power play effectively to do just that, defeating visiting Michigan 6-2 on Saturday night. The Huskies struck four times on the man advantage to get the victory and beat the Wolverines in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,466 … Read more
ITHACA, N.Y. — An early-season road trip to a ranked squad can be a daunting task, especially for a young team like Nebraska-Omaha, but a hot goalie can make all the difference. Mavericks’ goaltender Ryan Massa stonewalled Cornell on Saturday evening at Lynah Rink, making 32 stops on 33 shots to propel his club to … Read more
LEWISTON, N.Y. — Although it is still very early for Niagara, how long can it still be considered early? When is it time to become genuinely concerned? Clearly, there are some problems with the Purple Eagles. The question is – are these problems very serious – or perhaps just bumps in the road – expected … Read more
ORONO, Maine — Brian Morgan was the overtime hero Friday night as his goal 53 seconds into the extra session lifted Maine to a 6-5 win over Massachusetts at the Alfond Arena. On the winner, Devin Shore skated the puck up the ice to find Morgan in the right faceoff circle and Morgan slammed home … Read more
HOUGHTON, Mich. — For the first time since 1983, Michigan traveled to Houghton for a road series against Michigan Tech and the Huskies proved to be rude hosts on Friday night, jumping all over the Wolverines early before skating away with a 4-1 win to extend their season-opening winning streak to five games. The Huskies … Read more
ITHACA, N.Y. — A loose helmet made the difference on Friday evening at Lynah Rink as visiting Nebraska-Omaha skated to a 1-1 tie with Cornell. Both goaltenders played phenomenally for their respective sides, as Mitch Gillam made 38 stops for the Big Red, while Ryan Massa stopped 29 of the pucks he saw on the … Read more
CANTON, N.Y. — It was another low-scoring affair between North Country rivals St. Lawrence and Clarkson on Friday. The teams skated to a 2-2 tie at Appleton Arena in a nonconference matchup, with neither side taking a penalty in 65 minutes of play. The first period was tightly contested, with Clarkson owning the edge in … Read more
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — You usually expect something scary to happen on Halloween night. No. 7-ranked St. Cloud State made sure that happened as the Huskies exposed their archrival’s flaws and delivered the first major scare into Minnesota’s season behind a raucous crowd of costume-clad Husky fans. Jonny Brodzinski had a goal and two assists, … Read more
Quinnipiac director of athletics and recreation Jack McDonald will retire in June 2015 after 20 years in that position, according to the New Haven Register. The 63-year-old McDonald reportedly made the announcement at an athletic department staff meeting Wednesday morning. McDonald, a former chairman of the NCAA men’s ice hockey committee, was hired in the … Read more
According to the Duluth News Tribune, Minnesota-Duluth senior captain Adam Krause will be out all of November with a broken wrist. Krause told the paper he broke the radius bone “in a few spots” during the first period of last Saturday’s home win over Denver and that doctors have told him his wrist is “in a pretty … Read more
Mercyhurst announced on Tuesday afternoon that its originally-scheduled men’s games against Ohio State on Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, 2015, will be played at the Erie Insurance Arena as part of the “Snowtown Throwdown.” Game time on Friday, Jan. 2 is slated for 7:05 p.m. EDT, while the following day’s game will begin at 2:35 … Read more
Chris Beaudoin has been named an assistant coach at Western New England. Beaudoin, who was a forward at WNE, served in a similar role at Fermi/Enfield High School in Enfield, Conn., last season. “I am excited to have Chris back with us,” said Western New England head coach Greg Heffernan in a news release. “He … Read more
ORONO, Maine — Despite notching two power-play goals and one shorthanded, Maine settled for a 3-3 tie with Alaska-Anchorage at Alfond Arena on Saturday night. Ben Hutton’s power-play goal put the Black Bears on the board 14:03 in the first as Maine had a 5-on-3 advantage after two Seawolves were sent to the box just … Read more