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David “Duke” Snyder, adjunct professor of Physical Education, Emeritus, and former coach of men’s hockey at Wesleyan, passed away on October 25, 2024, at the age of 80. Snyder completed his BA at St. Lawrence, where he lettered in both hockey and baseball. He arrived at Wesleyan in 1970 as the arena director and assistant … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award is presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” and seeks to recognize college hockey players, male or female, who contribute to local and/or global communities in a true humanitarian spirit. Each year the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation receives many submissions from SID’s and hockey coaches across men’s and women’s Division I … Read more
Denver is again the top team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, garnering 48 of 50 first-place votes this week. Boston College stays No. 2, Minnesota, with a first-place vote, is up one spot to No. 3, Michigan State falls one to No. 4, and Maine moves up two places to sit fifth … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 28 fared in games over the weekend of Nov. 1-2. No. 1 Denver (8-0-0) 11/01/2024 – No. 1 Denver 6 at Yale 0 11/02/2024 – No. 1 Denver 5 at Yale 1 No. 2 Boston College … Read more
Michigan’s Jackson Hallum completed a hat trick at 3:13 of overtime as the #11 Wolverines completed a road sweep of #5 Boston University, 5-4 in overtime (photo: Michigan Athletics)
The first Hockey Commissioners Association monthly awards for men’s hockey have been announced for the month of October. Denver senior forward Jack Devine is the player of the month, Union freshman forward Ben Muthersbaugh is rookie of the month, and Augustana sophomore Josh Kotai and Notre Dame junior Owen Say are co-goaltenders of the month. … Read more
The first Hockey Commissioners Association monthly awards for women’s hockey have been announced for the combined months of September and October. Wisconsin graduate forward Casey O’Brien and junior defenseman Caroline Harvey are co-players of the month, St. Cloud State freshman goalie Emila Kyrkkö is rookie of the month, and Sacred Heart senior goaltender Carly Greene … Read more
The 2024-25 season got off to a strong start for the NCAA’s five men’s Division I hockey programs and four players have earned monthly honors from NCAA Division I Independent Hockey. All five schools enjoyed impressive road wins, eight cumulatively, with those victories coming at Notre Dame (2), Wisconsin, Merrimack, Lake Superior State, Miami, Northern … Read more
Sullivan Mack recorded a goal and an assist and Ian Shane made 23 saves in goal as No. 9 Cornell opened its 2024-25 season with a 4-1 win over No. 6 North Dakota Friday night at Lynak Rink in Ithaca, N.Y. Nick DeSantis, Tyler Catalano and Nicholas Wolfenberg also scored for the Big Red, and … Read more
Matt Harlow has been named an assistant coach for the Northeastern men’s hockey team. Harlow spent the past three seasons as the director of hockey operations for the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack, assisting with all aspects of hockey operations including player personnel, player movement, and player contracts while also handling the day-to-day operations of the club. … Read more
Scott Swanson and Stan Jatczak have been named assistant hockey coaches at Misericordia. The Cougars will begin their inaugural season of competition at Buffalo State on Nov. 1. Swanson served as a team captain of the Springfield Pics junior hockey team and was a three-time team captain in five seasons at Norwich. He led Norwich … Read more
Denver is again No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, picking up 48 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Boston College remains No. 2, Michigan State is up one to No. 3, Minnesota, with a first-place vote, is up one to No. 4, and Boston University is down two to sit fifth this … Read more
Greg Moore has been named the Lawrence women’s hockey head coach. Moore takes the reins from Kevin Dessart, who coached the Vikings for the past two seasons. Dessart is now the associate head coach at Vermont. Julia Dessart, who was already serving as the team’s assistant coach, will be a part of Moore’s staff. “I … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 21 fared in games over the weekend of Oct. 25-26. No. 1 Denver (6-0-0) 10/25/2024 – No. 20 Wisconsin 2 at No. 1 Denver 4 10/26/2024 – No. 20 Wisconsin 1 at No. 1 Denver 6 … Read more
Boston College rallied from down 2-0, scoring the game’s final four goals as the No. 2-ranked Eagles defeated No. 14 Western Michigan on Saturday, 4-2 (Photo: Boston College Athletics)
Hockey East announced today that Vermont sophomore forward Mateo Dixon has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 17:36 of the first period on Oct. 25 against Providence. On the play, Dixon was assessed a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct. Dixon is ineligible to play Oct. 26 against the … Read more
No. 7 North Dakota had its offense going Friday night, knocking off No. 3 Boston University 7-2 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D., thanks to a five-goal first period. Jackson Kunz scored two goals for the Fighting Hawks, while Louis Jamernik V had a goal and two assists and Jake Schmaltz, Abram … Read more
By Anthony Ciardelli/Special to USCHO.com A college hockey team is celebrating its 100th birthday. It’s held long and heated rivalries, won league titles, competed in national tournaments and played international opponents. You might think this is a storied NCAA Division I hockey program, but it’s not. It’s the University of Southern California’s ACHA hockey team. … Read more
Alex Mandolidis has been named an assistant coach for the Marian men’s hockey team. “I’m grateful to have worked with so many talented players and coaches over the last 15-plus years and help players advance to the next level ranging from the CJHL to the NHL,” said Mandolidis in a statement. “My wife and I … Read more
Rylee Orr has been named head coach of the Lawrence men’s hockey team. Orr is the 10th head coach in Lawrence history and comes to Lawrence from Marian, where he had been an assistant coach the past two seasons. “We are thrilled to welcome Rylee Orr as our new men’s ice hockey coach,” Lawrence director … Read more