NCAA now allowing athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness, but no one-year transfer waiver
In an announcement Thursday, two bits of news from the NCAA are directly related to hockey.
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Minnesota Duluth associate coach Herter leaves Bulldogs for ‘new opportunities in the game of hockey’
Minnesota Duluth associate coach Jason Herter has left the Bulldogs program, the school announced Thursday (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Boston University’s Davis chosen first overall as 28 NCAA women’s hockey standouts selected in 2020 NWHL Draft
A total of 28 NCAA women’s hockey stars were chosen Tuesday and Wednesday in the annual NWHL Draft (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Toledo’s outdoor Winterfest event to include Adrian men’s, women’s games in January 2021
Adrian’s men’s and women’s teams will play outdoors in Toledo at Winterfest 2020 next January.
Denver adds former Alaska forward Jandric to 2020-21 roster as graduate transfer
In addition to St. Lawrence defenseman Bo Hanson, Denver has also added Alaska forward Steven Jandric as a graduate transfer for the 2020-21 season (photo: Paul H. McCarthy/UAF Photography).
Blashill, Kunitz named to Ferris State athletics hall of fame class of 2020
Ferris State has announced its seven-member class for the school’s 2020 athletics hall of fame. Two of the seven have hockey ties in former coach and goaltender Jeff Blashill and former forward Chris Kunitz.
Pettersen leaves Denver after sophomore season, inks three-year deal with Calgary
Denver sophomore forward Emilio Pettersen has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
After two seasons at Denver, Ward transferring to New Hampshire
According to the Union Leader, Denver sophomore forward Tyler Ward is transferring to New Hampshire (photo: Candace Horgan).
Northeastern blueliner Villella, who played just one game for Huskies during ’19-20 season, transferring to Bentley
After 26 games over two seasons at Northeastern, including just one game in 2019-20, defenseman AJ Villella has announced he is transferring to Bentley.
Alabama Huntsville top scorer Latta transferring to UMass Lowell, may be eligible to play in ’20-21 season
Josh Latta, who led Alabama Huntsville in scoring this past season as a freshman, has announced he is transferring to UMass Lowell.
Longtime Dartmouth coach Gaudet calls it a career after 23 seasons with Big Green, nine at Brown
Dartmouth coach Bob Gaudet has announced his retirement after 32 years as a head coach, effective June 30, 2020 (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
After three seasons playing at St. Lawrence, Hanson to play for Denver as graduate transfer in ’20-21
Bo Hanson played youth hockey in Colorado and will be returning to Denver next season to play as a graduate transfer on the blue line for the Pioneers (photo: St. Lawrence Athletics).
Illinois ‘still in very active conversations’ about adding NCAA hockey sooner than later
Illinois has been looked at as a school that may be adding NCAA hockey in the future. A 2017 feasibility study that wrapped in 2018 proved it could work. Two years later, Illinois is still on track to make hockey work, even with the COVID-19 outbreak putting the brakes on some of the planning (photo: Joe Connor).
Mercyhurst assistant Upton leaves Lakers for head coaching job with USHL’s Capitols
Mercyhurst assistant coach Tom Upton has left his position to become the new head coach and general manager for the USHL’s Madison Capitols (photo: Matt Durisko/Mercyhurst Athletics).
NCAA lessens requirements for high school students to be eligible for 2020-21 seasons
The NCAA announced Friday that high school students intending to play NCAA Division I or II sports whose final semesters of their senior year were canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic will have several pathways to meet the NCAA’s initial-eligibility requirements this year.
Boston University women’s senior blueliner Scarpaci awarded inaugural College Hockey Inc. scholarship for postgraduate education
Boston University senior defenseman Breanna Scarpaci, whose efforts to support young hockey players began in high school, has been named the first recipient of the College Hockey Inc. Scholarship, presented by JLG Architects (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Epp leaves Nichols goaltending corps, heads to Canadian university Nipissing for ’20-21 season
Brett Epp, a goaltender who played the past two seasons at Nichols, has left school and will play the 2020-21 season for Nipissing, a Canadian OUA/USports university in North Bay, Ont. (photo: Brian Foley/Nichols College Athletics).
Latest round of transfers sees Burgess, Suthers, Tychonick, DeRoche, Rule all move to new schools
This week has seen at least five more players announce their intent to transfer for the 2020-21 season, either to sit out a year and be eligible for 2021-22 or as graduate transfers who will be eligible with their new schools immediately (photo: Liz Brady/RPI Athletics).
Shoulder injuries lead to Massachusetts sophomore Kaiser retiring from the game of hockey
In a tweet sent out Tuesday by the UMass hockey account, the team announced that sophomore forward Bobby Kaiser is retiring from the game of hockey due to “a culmination of shoulder injuries.”
Utica, Nazareth women’s teams to play outdoor game Feb. 2021 in Rome, N.Y.
The Utica women’s team will face Nazareth in an outdoor game at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, N.Y., on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.