Cosentino, Murphy, Shasby named finalists for Alaska Anchorage hockey head coaching position

Alaska Anchorage announced Saturday that Chris Cosentino, Steve Murphy and Matthew Shasby have been chosen as finalists for the head coach position for the Seawolves hockey program. Former UAA coach Matt Curley resigned in June after leading the Seawolves to seven wins in two seasons. Cosentino is a two-time ACHA Coach of the Year after … Read more

Minnesota chosen as team to beat in 2021-22 Big Ten preseason coaches poll

Minnesota was tabbed the favorite in the 2021-22 Big Ten hockey preseason coaches poll, the conference announced on Friday. The coaches also selected preseason All-Big Ten teams. 2021-22 Big Ten Preseason Poll 1. Minnesota 2. Michigan 3. Wisconsin 4. Notre Dame 5. Penn State 6. Michigan State 7. Ohio State 2021-22 Preseason All-Big Ten Hockey … Read more

Defending champ Long Island tabbed top team in 2021-22 NEWHA preseason coaches poll

Long Island has been chosen as the top team in the 2021-22 NEWHA preseason coaches poll. In the team’s very first season of varsity competition in 2019-20, LIU won its first NEWHA postseason championship by defeating Saint Anselm by a 1-0 margin. Last season, the Sharks edged Sacred Heart for the NEWHA Commissioners’ Cup, a … Read more

Holy Cross alum, 2014 Hockey Humanitarian Award winner Reppucci awarded prestigious scholarship for Stanford grad program

Holy Cross graduate Jeffrey Reppucci has been awarded the prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which provides full funding for the graduate program of the student’s choosing at Stanford University. Reppucci, class of 2014 valedictorian, majored in Russian studies and was a member of the men’s hockey team at Holy Cross. He is part of the fourth group … Read more

Longtime NCHC supervisor Schmitt named winner of 2020-21 Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award

For his work and service in helping the NCHC through a difficult 2020-21 season, Mike Schmitt has been named the eighth annual recipient of the NCHC’s Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award. Schmitt recently completed his eighth season as an NCHC supervisor of officials. He was presented the Mark Rudolph Award in person last Saturday in … Read more

Zannella promoted to men’s hockey associate coach at Elmira, also named admissions liaison

Elmira has announced that Mike Zannella has been promoted to the position of associate head men’s hockey coach, in addition to being named the department’s admissions liaison. Zanella, who has served as an assistant coach since 2017, has helped guide the Soaring Eagles to a 56-31-9 record during his four seasons, including a UCHC championship … Read more

Elmira women’s hockey assistant Montgomery adds compliance assistant to job duties with Soaring Eagles

Elmira announced earlier this month that current women’s hockey assistant coach Mandy Montgomery will now add compliance assistant to her assigned duties within the athletics department. Montgomery, who enters her fourth year with the department, will now be responsible for the monitoring systems which assist the college in complying with all institution, conference, and NCAA … Read more

Former Manhattanville grad assistant Riley named new assistant coach at Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus has announced the hiring of Jack Riley as the program’s new assistant coach. Riley joins the Falcons’ staff after spending the last two years as a graduate assistant coach at Manhattanville. “I would like to thank (Albertus Magnus coach) Kyle Wallack for this opportunity and for welcoming me into the Albertus hockey family,” … Read more

Colgate takes top spot in ECAC Hockey women’s preseason poll, seven players picked for all-league team ahead of ’21-22 season

For the first time in program history, Colgate has earned the top spot in the ECAC Hockey women’s preseason poll. Three different programs received first place votes in this year’s poll, making it the second straight (full) season that three programs split the voting at the top. ECAC Hockey 2021-22 Women’s Preseason Poll 1. Colgate … Read more

Michigan State names Ward senior advisor to Spartans’ coaching staff, hires Strom as volunteer assistant coach

Michigan State has announced that Peter Ward has been named senior advisor to the coaching staff and Dylan Strom has joined the program as a volunteer assistant coach. Ward brings significant experience, having most recently served as a special assignment scout for USA Hockey in what was his second stint with the organization. He worked … Read more

Zapolski returns to Mercyhurst men’s hockey team as Lakers’ new volunteer assistant coach

The Mercyhurst men’s hockey team announced Tuesday the addition of former Lakers goalie Ryan Zapolski to the coaching staff as an volunteer assistant coach. “We are all very excited to have Ryan Zapolski join our coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach,” Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin said in a statement. “He is one of our … Read more

American International gets top spot in Atlantic Hockey preseason poll; Army’s Bilek preseason player of year

Three-time defending regular-season champion American International is the overwhelming winner of the 2021-22 Atlantic Hockey preseason coaches’ poll released Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets garnered nine of nine possible first-place votes in balloting among AHA head coaches (coaches could not vote for their own teams) for 90 points to outdistance second-place Canisius, which received the remaining … Read more

Player development specialist Vanden Berg hired for similar role with Maine men’s hockey team

Maine recently announced the hiring of Matthew Vanden Berg to the role of director of player development Vanden Berg has coached, scouted players, and served in player development for the past nine years. He has coached at the national midget AAA level for organizations including Team Carolina, the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals, and, most recently, the … Read more

Hamline graduate, former defenseman Wagner takes helm of Pipers’ men’s hockey team

Shane Wagner was announced Monday as the next Hamline men’s hockey coach. Wagner takes over for Cory Laylin, who stepped down in August. The Stillwater, Minn., native spent the previous four seasons with the NAHL’s Minot Minotauros, which included one season as the head coach in 2020-21. “Shane brings a passion and understanding of not … Read more

Minnesota State picked first in 2021-22 CCHA preseason poll; Mavericks’ Smith chosen top player

Minnesota State has been chosen among the CCHA head coaches to win the MacNaughton Cup, which will be awarded to the regular-season champion annually. The Mavericks captured five first-place votes and totaled 67 of a possible 70 points. 2021-22 CCHA Preseason Coaches’ Poll 1. Minnesota State – 67 (5) 2. Bemidji State – 63 (1) … Read more

New Ed Robson Arena on Colorado College campus officially opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

A project in the making for five years became a reality on Saturday with a ribbon cutting ceremony for Ed Robson Arena and the Mike and Barbara Yalich Student Services Center on the campus of Colorado College. Former CC hockey player Ed Robson and Barbara Yalich joined Colorado College President L. Song Richardson, Colorado Springs … Read more

Former Wisconsin standout Murray brought aboard as Notre Dame’s new volunteer assistant coaach

Notre Dame announced Friday the addition of Jordy Murray as the team’s volunteer assistant coach for the 2021-22 season. “We’re excited to add Jordy to our staff as our new volunteer assistant coach,” Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson said in a statement. “Jordy has been one of the top development coaches in the state … Read more

Penn State earns top spot in CHA women’s hockey preseason poll; Nittany Lions’ Zanon favorite for top player

Defending regular season champion Penn State tops the CHA preseason coaches’ poll, which was released Thursday. The Nittany Lions garnered four of four possible first-place votes in balloting among CHA head coaches (coaches could not vote for their own teams) for 20 points, three more than No. 2 Syracuse, which tallied 17 points and received … Read more

St. Cloud State garners 20 of 25 first-place votes, tabbed first in 2021 NCHC preseason media poll

After making it all the way to the NCAA national championship game last season, St. Cloud State has been selected as the favorite to hoist the Penrose Cup, awarded to the NCHC regular-season champions, in 2021-22 after finishing atop the conference’s annual preseason media poll. SCSU received 20 of a possible 25 first-place votes, and … Read more