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Hockey East announced today details for its return to play plan for the 2020-21 season, including composite league schedules, featuring a double round-robin format. League play will begin on Friday, Nov. 20 for both the men’s and women’s leagues. Hockey East also announced its NESN schedule through Jan. 1 and news that other games streamed … Read more
The 2020-21 Atlantic Hockey preseason coaches poll was announced Tuesday morning. AIC, the regular-season champion for each of the last two seasons, was selected to finish at the top. 1. AIC – 96 points (7 first-place votes) 2. Sacred Heart – 76 points (2) 3. Bentley – 75 points 4. Niagara – 69 points (1) … Read more
Michigan freshman Owen Power has a shot to be a top pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. But the Wolverines aren’t permitting the 6-foot-4 defenseman to attend the start of Hockey Canada’s World Junior selection camp this month. “After ongoing discussions with the University of Michigan, Hockey Canada has been informed that Owen Power will … Read more
Curry has announced the hiring of Mikhail Bryan as an assistant coach. “I am thrilled to add Mikhail to our program,” said Curry head coach TJ Manastersky in a statement. “He is a detailed and mature young man who is passionate about helping players grow. He is a perfect fit to help us continue to … Read more
Yale announced on Tuesday the passing of longtime administrator Wayne Dean, who passed on Sunday, Nov. 8. He was 65. No cause of death was disclosed. Dean served the Bulldogs since 1986 and recently retired this past July from his role as deputy athletic director. Dean had served as the NCAA Hockey Committee chair as … Read more
Outside of immediate family members of the participating players, there will be no spectators in attendance for Notre Dame’s weekend series Nov. 13-14 against Wisconsin at Compton Family Ice Arena. Friday night’s game will be broadcast on NBCSN at 7 p.m. ET and Saturday’s game will be streamed online at NBCSports.com at 7 p.m. ET. … Read more
Defending MacNaughton Cup champion Minnesota State is the favorite to repeat as league champions, garnering six first-place votes in the WCHA preseason coaches’ poll. In addition, Bowling Green senior forward Brandon Kruse and Minnesota State junior goaltender Dryden McKay shared WCHA Preseason Player of the Year honors. Mavericks freshman Akito Hirose was the pick for … Read more
A brand-new $115-million, 5,000-seat arena at Arizona State has been approved by the university’s Board of Regents’ Finance, Capital and Resources Committee, according to ArenaDigest.com. Final approval for the dual-sheet facility could come as soon as next week. The new arena, which would be the home rink for the Sun Devils’ hockey program, would be … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology has canceled all winter sports, including men’s and women’s hockey, for the 2020-21 season due to what it says are “ongoing health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.” In addition to hockey – RIT’s only D-I sports – wrestling and men’s and women’s basketball, swimming and diving, and indoor … Read more
Defending WCHA regular-season champion Minnesota State is the unanimous favorite to repeat as league champions, garnering all 10 first-place votes in the WCHA preseason media poll. The media poll voting board was made up of one representative from each of the league’s 10 markets. Minnesota State junior goaltender Dryden McKay was the media pick as … Read more
Minnesota has been tabbed the favorite in the 2020-21 Big Ten hockey preseason coaches’ poll. The coaches also selected Preseason All-Big Ten teams, highlighted by a pair of 2019-20 individual award winners. ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM Sammy Walker, F, Minnesota Alex Limoges, F, Penn State Cole Caufield, F, Wisconsin Cam York, D, Michigan Dennis Cesana, … Read more
With seven first-place votes, Wisconsin is the No. 1 team in the preseason USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Also with seven first-place votes is No. 2 Cornell, which finished last season No. 1 in the USCHO.com rankings. Third-ranked Northeastern garnered the other first-place vote. In order, the rest of the top 10 are Minnesota, Ohio … Read more
After releasing its plans and format for the 2020-21 season on Oct. 16, the NCHC on Monday unveiled the updated conference schedule for the season. All eight NCHC teams will play a 26-game conference slate for a total of 104 conference games in 2020-21. The NCHC season will be divided into two portions. The first … Read more
Bowling Green and USA Hockey announced Saturday morning that the exhibition game between the Falcons and NTDP scheduled for tonight, Nov. 7, has been postponed. The two teams are working to reschedule. The exhibition was set to be the first full competition for the Falcons since March 7, who will now begin their 2020-21 slate … Read more
The WCHA women’s conference will start the 2020-21 schedule the weekend of Nov. 20-22. WCHA schools will play eight league games from November 20 to December 19 before breaking for the holidays. League play will resume as early as Jan. 1. The post-holiday schedule will be released in the coming weeks. “We look forward to … Read more
The Big Ten announced Thursday the first half of the schedule for the 2020-21 hockey season, which is slated to start Nov. 13 with Notre Dame hosting Wisconsin. The full schedule will feature 24 conference games for each team, plus an additional four games per school against Arizona State at Big Ten venues. The Sun … Read more
The BCHL’s Salmon Arm Silverbacks announced last week the signing of forward Zach Dubinsky, who played the 2019-20 season at Rensselaer. Dubinsky is still enrolled at RPI and is taking classes remotely. He’ll return to campus when it is deemed safe to do so, much like several other college hockey players who still have junior … Read more
American International announced Friday the hiring of Matthew Woodard as a new assistant coach.
Just one day after the Arizona Coyotes officially renounced Mitchell Miller’s NHL draft rights, North Dakota announced Friday that the team has cut ties with the freshman defenseman. Earlier this week, it was uncovered that Miller had bullied and assaulted a black developmentally-disabled classmate during his eighth grade year four years ago in Sylvania, Ohio. … Read more
Travis Roy, who was paralyzed by an injury on his first shift playing for Boston University in 1995 and became a celebrated motivational speaker, died Thursday, his foundation announced.