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Denver blueliner Buckberger collects NCAA Elite 90 award for scholastic achievement at 2025 Division I men’s hockey championship

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Denver sophomore defenseman Boston Buckberger has been named the recipient of the NCAA’s Elite 90 award for scholastic achievement at the 2025 Division I men’s ice hockey championship. Buckberger is an accounting major in DU’s Daniels College of Business and carries a cumulative 4.0 grade-point average. He was presented with the Elite 90 award following … Read more

Curry goalie Soderwall pegged winner of 2025 Sid Watson Award as top NCAA D-III men’s hockey netminder

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Shane Soderwall, a sophomore goaltender from Curry, is the recipient of the 2025 Sid Watson Award. The award, voted on by the nation’s Division III head coaches, is presented to the best player at the men’s NCAA Division III level by the American Hockey Coaches Association. Soderwall is the first player from Curry to receive … Read more

After leading Western Michigan to Frozen Four, Ferschweiler named 2025 Spencer Penrose Award winner as NCAA D-I men’s coach of the year

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After leading the Broncos to a historic season, Western Michigan coach Pat Ferschweiler has been named the recipient of the 2025 Spencer Penrose Award, presented annually to the CCM/AHCA Division I men’s hockey national coach of the year. Ferschweiler garners the honor for the first time and becomes the first WMU head coach to claim … Read more

Rensselaer hires former AIC men’s hockey coach Lang, who has ‘commitment to building a culture of excellence,’ to lead Engineers

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AIC coach Eric Lang (2019 Omar Phillips)

Rensselaer has announced the hiring of Eric Lang as the Engineers’ men’s hockey head coach. Lang, who replaces Dave Smith, comes to Troy, N.Y., after serving as the head coach at American International since 2016. Lang won 155 games at the helm of AIC and captured the Atlantic Hockey regular-season championship or postseason title seven … Read more

North Dakota names former UND player, graduate assistant Chyzyk Fighting Hawks’ new assistant coach/GM in first for NCAA hockey

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North Dakota announced on Tuesday the hiring of Bryn Chyzyk as the program’s assistant coach/general manager. Chyzyk becomes the first general manager to have coaching/recruiting capabilities in college hockey, as he will join the program following a successful run as the general manager of the USHL’s Waterloo Black Hawks. “I am so excited to welcome … Read more

NCAA Division II-III players tabbed AHCA All-Americans for ’24-25 season as 31 outstanding men’s hockey performers earn honors

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NCAA Division II-III men’s hockey head coaches have recognized the top 31 hockey players in their division by selecting them as CCM Hockey/AHCA All-Americans for 2024-25. First Team East Shane Soderwall, SO, Curry College (Algonquin, IL) Goalie Austin Mourar, GR, Hobart College (Spring City, PA) Defense James Philpott, SR, Hamilton College^ (Calgary, AB) Defense Nate … Read more

Total of 32 standouts named NCAA Division III women’s hockey AHCA All-Americans for 2024-25 season

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NCAA Division III women’s hockey head coaches have recognized the top 32 hockey players in their division by selecting them as CCM Hockey/AHCA All-Americans for 2024-25. First Team East Natalie Stott, JR, Amherst College*^ (Franklin, MA) Goalie Gretchen Dann, JR, Amherst College (Hanover, NH) Defense Sabrina Kim, SR, Middlebury College (Los Angeles, CA) Defense Samantha … Read more

Fowler leaves Boston College crease after sophomore season, signs NHL contract with Canadiens

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The NHL’s Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the team has agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with Boston College sophomore goaltender Jacob Fowler. Fowler also signed a one-year, one-way AHL contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 season with the Laval Rocket. The Melbourne, Fla., native played 35 games with Boston College … Read more

NHL’s Bruins sign Cornell forward Bancroft, who forgoes last season of NCAA eligibility

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Cornell junior forward Dalton Bancroft has signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Boston Bruins. Bancroft will report to the AHL’s Providence Bruins for the remainder of the season on an amateur tryout contract. Ending the 2024-25 season with 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists), Bancroft led the Big Red in short-handed goals (2) … Read more

Michigan forward Hallum leaves Wolverines after junior season, inks NHL contract with Vegas

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The NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights have signed Michigan junior forward Jackson Hallum to a two-year, entry-level contract. A third-round selection (91st overall) of the Golden Knights in the 2020 NHL Draft, Hallum played in all 36 games for the Wolverines this season, finishing with 17 points on eight goals and nine assists. He scored two … Read more

NHL’s Flames sign UMass forward Suniev, who leaves Minutemen after two seasons

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The NHL’s Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed Massachusetts sophomore forward Aydar Suniev to a three-year, entry-level contract. Suniev was the Flames third-round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft. was the Flames third-round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft. A native of Kazan, Russia, Suniev played 35 games for … Read more

UMass forward O’Hara signs with NHL’s Predators, gives up last season of NCAA eligibility

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Massachusetts junior forward Cole O’Hara has signed a two-year, entry-level NHL contract with the Nashville Predators. The Richmond, Hill, Ont., native will report to the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals on an amateur tryout for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. O’Hara, who forgoes his final season of collegiate eligibility, was originally selected by Nashville in the … Read more