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Vermont has announced that the interim title will be dropped Steve Wiedler will remain as UVM’s head men’s hockey coach. The university and Wiedler have agreed to a four-year contract. “Steve has done a fantastic job leading our program since taking over this summer and I have full confidence in his ability to elevate UVM … Read more
Boston College is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting all 50 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Boston University is up one to No. 2, Denver moves up two to sit third, Michigan State jumps two to fourth, and North Dakota falls two, now tied for No. 4 with … Read more
Hockey East announced Monday that Maine senior forward Donavan Villeneuve-Houle has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 4:42 of the second period on Feb. 17 at New Hampshire. On the play, Villeneuve-Houle was assessed a five-minute major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct. Villeneuve-Houle is ineligible to … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll of Feb. 12 fared in games over the weekend of Feb. 16-18. No. 1 Boston College (23-5-1) 02/12/2024 – No. 1 Boston College 5 vs Harvard 0 (Beanpot third place) 02/16/2024 – No. 1 Boston College 5 … Read more
Goals by Cam Thiesing and David Burnside put Ohio State up 2-0 over Wisconsin late in the first, and the Buckeyes never looked back in their 3-1 win, completing a sweep over visiting No. 4 Wisconsin. David Silye scored on the power play in the second to draw the Badgers to within one, but Joe … Read more
No. 15 Colorado College displayed its offense Friday night, defeating No. 2 North Dakota 7-1 at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. Zaccharya Wisdom scored four goals and added an assist for the Tigers, while Klavs Veinbergs had a goal and two assists and Gleb Veremyev went for a goal with an assist. Wisdom … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the semifinalists for this year’s Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. Ten goaltenders from a watch list of 30 were singled out by a panel of voters from across the hockey community. Seven of the goalies come from … Read more
Michigan Tech’s Blake Pietila has been named the CCHA student-athlete of the year for the 2023-24 season. He was recently named a CCHA scholar-athlete and has been on the conference all-academic team for the last four years. Given annually, the award is presented to one CCHA student-athlete who performed consistently as a regular member of … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced five finalists for the 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” for leadership in community service. Hank Kempf, Junior, Defense, Cornell Kempf founded the “Big Red Blocks for Healing” campaign that is raising funds for Kesem, a national charitable organization that supports children who are … Read more
With 24 first-place votes this week, Boston College retains the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll by one voting point (949-948) over No. 2 North Dakota, who received 14 first-place votes from the voters and remains the second-ranked team. Boston University stays No. 3 with 11 first-place votes and Wisconsin is … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll of Feb. 5 fared in games over the weekend of Feb. 9-10. No. 1 Boston College (20-5-1) 02/05/2024 – No. 3 Boston University 4 vs No. 1 Boston College 3 (Beanpot) 02/09/2024 – No. 17 New Hampshire … Read more
Michigan State completed a weekend sweep if rival Michigan on Saturday, winning at Little Caesars Arena to clinch a 20-win season for the Spartans and home ice in the B1G playoffs (Photo: Michigan State athletics)
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston has announced that 38 players are semifinalists for the 23rd Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born NCAA Division II/III hockey player in New England. The award was established in 2001 shortly after the passing of the longtime writer for the Boston Globe who had a great … Read more
Philippe Chapleau scored twice and Josh Boyer once and Ben Kraws stopped 41 shots as St. Lawrence downed No. 5 Quinnipiac 3-1 on Friday night in front of a raucous Appleton Arena crowd in Canton, N.Y. St. Lawrence defeated Quinnipiac for the first time since the 2020-21 season when the Saints claimed the ECAC Hockey … Read more
The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced this year’s semifinalists for the Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award. Eleven goalies from four Division I conferences have advanced from a watch list of 28 netminders. It is an experienced dozen, with nine of the 11 either juniors, seniors or graduate students. Three are repeat semifinalists … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its monthly men’s awards for January. Michigan sophomore forward Rutger McGroarty is the player of the month, Boston College freshman forward Will Smith is rookie of the month, and RIT junior Tommy Scarfone is goaltender of the month. McGroarty, who served as the United States World Junior team captain … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its monthly women’s awards for January. St. Lawrence junior forward Abby Hustler is the player of the month, Colgate freshman forward Emma Pais is rookie of the month, and netminders Raygan Kirk, a senior from Ohio State, and Hannah Murphy, a junior from Colgate, are co-goaltenders of the month. … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston has announced the 26 NCAA Division I players that are semifinalists for the 72nd Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born Division I college hockey player in New England. The nation’s oldest nationally-recognized college hockey honor, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members … Read more
With 48 first-place votes this week, Boston College is again the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. North Dakota is again No. 2, getting two first-place votes. USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll – Feb. 5, 2024 Boston University holds steady at No. 3, Wisconsin stays No. 4, and Quinnipiac … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll of Jan. 29 fared in games over the weekend of Feb. 2-3. No. 1 Boston College (19-4-1) 02/02/2024 – No. 1 Boston College 6 at UMass Lowell 1 No. 2 North Dakota (20-6-2) 02/02/2024 – No. 2 … Read more