Todd D. MilewskiFollowing is a list of players ranked by NHL Central Scouting for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft who play for a college team, have committed to a college or play in a league that traditionally feeds college hockey. Commitments are from Chris Heisenberg’s recruiting site. Did we miss someone? Let us know by clicking here. … Read more
The Big Ten will use a two-week postseason format when the league debuts in the 2013-14 season, according to a report. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that the six-team league will award first-round byes to the top two teams in the standings. The third-place team will host the sixth-place team and the fourth-place team will … Read more
Former Penn State club team defenseman Josh Brandwene has been named the Nittany Lions’ first varsity women’s coach. Brandwene will guide Penn State into its Division I era, which begins with the 2012-13 season. “We are proud to welcome Josh back to Penn State as the first head coach of the women’s varsity ice hockey … Read more
Former Michigan Tech coach Jamie Russell will replace longtime Providence assistant coach David Berard with the Friars, the Providence Journal reported. Berard had been with the Friars for 13 seasons, under head coaches Paul Pooley and Tim Army. “It was a difficult decision. David is a tremendous person,” new Providence coach Nate Leaman told the … Read more
A historic North American service academy rivalry is set to resume after a five-year hiatus. Army and Canada’s Royal Military College are scheduled for one meeting in each of the next three seasons, with the first two at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. The schools had a 75-year history before the series was put … Read more
Meghan Gillis has been named coach of the Williams women’s program and will be the fourth leader in the last four seasons. Gillis, who spent the last two seasons at Pomfret (Conn.) School as an assistant director of admissions, head girls hockey coach, and assistant softball coach, succeeds interim coach Joey Lye. Lye was 4-17-1 … Read more
Incoming Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky will take over the school’s club team in its final season before a transition to varsity status. Penn State Icers coach Scott Balboni has agreed to step down as coach to make way for Gadowsky and his staff, the school announced Friday. “I am grateful to Coach Balboni for … Read more
Patrick Leahy will take over the Stonehill program as head coach, the school announced Friday. Leahy succeeds Garry Hebert, who resigned after a four-year term as the Skyhawks’ head coach. Leahy spent one season as varsity coach at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Mass, after four seasons at The Winchendon (Mass.) School. “His … Read more
Three years after dropping its men’s hockey program, Wayne State has followed suit with the women’s team. Citing “continuing reductions in state appropriations to higher education,” the school announced in a statement Friday that it was dropping the women’s program immediately. The move leaves the CHA with four teams — Mercyhurst, Niagara, Robert Morris and … Read more
Mel Pearson, who spent the last 23 years as an assistant coach at Michigan, is about to lead a team on his own. Pearson has been named head coach at Michigan Tech, his alma mater, the school announced Friday. He will be introduced in a Houghton, Mich., news conference Tuesday. “I’m very excited and grateful … Read more
A Schneider Arena renovation project could help him in the Hockey East recruiting battles. Mike Scandura reports.
Alaska-Anchorage assistant coach Ryan McKelvie has been named the head coach at Lake Forest. He replaces Seamus Gregory, who was the interim head coach in 2010-11 after the retirement of longtime coach Tony Fritz. McKelvie, a former Minnesota State player, was the associate head coach of the Wenatchee Wild of the NAHL from 2008 to … Read more
CCHA schools have picked Fred Pletsch to lead the conference through a key period in its history. Pletsch, who has been serving as interim commissioner since March 23 after Tom Anastos became Michigan State’s coach, had the interim tag removed from the title on Monday. He joined the league in 2001 as director of communications, … Read more
It’s the time of the year when we turn our attention to Florida and the American Hockey Coaches Association convention in Naples. Things start Wednesday afternoon with some committee meetings before the real deal gets going on Thursday. The conferences add their own annual meetings either before or after the convention, and this year there’s … Read more
It’s the time of the year when we turn our attention to Florida and the American Hockey Coaches Association convention in Naples. Things start Wednesday afternoon with some committee meetings before the real deal gets going on Thursday. The conferences add their own annual meetings either before or after the convention, and this year there’s … Read more
Guy Gadowsky is Penn State’s first varsity men’s coach. Gadowsky, who has been head coach at Princeton and Alaska, will lead the Nittany Lions program when it gets started in the 2012-13 season, the school announced on Sunday. He will be formally introduced at a news conference Monday. Minnesota-Duluth’s Scott Sandelin and Wisconsin women’s coach … Read more
Union wasted no time after the departure of coach Nate Leaman to Providence, naming associate head coach Rick Bennett his successor with the Dutchmen on Friday. Bennett has spent seven seasons at Union, working with defensemen and special teams, managing team video and recruiting. It will be the first head coaching job for Bennett, who … Read more
Not long after being named the Spencer Penrose Award winner as the Division I men’s coach of the year, Nate Leaman is changing his address. Leaman is moving to Providence after leading Union to the school’s first ECAC Hockey regular season championship and first NCAA tournament berth in 2010-11. “We are thrilled to have Nate … Read more
The firing of George Roll at Clarkson on Monday makes it four current Division I men’s schools in need of a head coach, but there are signs that the number will be shrinking this week. I’m still not sure whether that will be thanks to Michigan Tech, however. Longtime Michigan assistant and Michigan Tech alum … Read more
The firing of George Roll at Clarkson on Monday makes it four current Division I men’s schools in need of a head coach, but there are signs that the number will be shrinking this week. I’m still not sure whether that will be thanks to Michigan Tech, however. Longtime Michigan assistant and Michigan Tech alum … Read more