USCHO Staff
Four teams are represented on the 2023-24 NCHC preseason all-conference team selected by media members. Denver and North Dakota each placed two players on the six-man team, while St. Cloud State and Colorado College each have one student-athlete on the squad. 2023-24 NCHC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM (out of 27 ballots) F – Jackson Blake, North … Read more
College hockey alumni Brian Burke (Providence), Katie King Crowley (Brown, Boston College) and Brian Murphy (Hockey East) will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as members of the class of 2023. They are joined by Dustin Brown and Jamie Langenbrunner. “It’s an amazing class and a group that truly reflects extraordinary,” … Read more
St. Cloud State men’s and women’s hockey head coaches Brett Larson and Brian Idalski have jointly announced the addition of Lenny Hofmann to their coaching staffs where he will serve as the director of operations and video coordinator for both teams. Hofmann joins St. Cloud State after 14 seasons at numerous stops across collegiate and … Read more
Mercyhurst has hired Emily Ach as an assistant coach with the Lakers women’s hockey team. Ach comes to Erie after having spent the past couple of years as a graduate assistant at St. Cloud State. While there, she also spent time on the national stage, working for USA Hockey as a director of hockey operations … Read more
Brockport and Geneseo men’s hockey programs are set to join the UCHC for the 2024-25 season, setting the men’s hockey membership at eight teams for that season. “We are honored to add Geneseo and Brockport, two teams that have a rich history of competing at a high level and doing things the right way under … Read more
Longtime Ferris State staff member Dave Cencer has been named an assistant coach for the Bulldogs. Cencer, who has served as the program’s coordinator of athletic performance, will work with the Bulldogs’ goaltenders. “We’re excited to move Dave into this role and he’s highly deserving to be labeled as an assistant coach,” said FSU head … Read more
Denver has announced that Ryan Massa has been named an assistant coach for the Pioneers. Massa first joined Denver’s staff on Aug. 1, 2021 as a volunteer assistant where he worked with the team’s goaltenders, assisted in on-ice skill development and provided scouting reports for the student-athletes. He also assisted in managing the bench during … Read more
The Middle Atlantic Conference has announced that MAC men’s and women’s hockey will become an NCAA automatic qualifier sport beginning with the 2024-25 season. The MAC has sponsored men’s and women’s hockey as a championship sport since 2017-18, but the MAC was not eligible for an NCAA championship automatic berth with fewer than six schools … Read more
Trinity assistant men’s hockey coach C.J. Eick has left the Bantams after one season to take a similar position with the USHL’s Waterloo Black Hawks. “Throughout the process of assessing candidates, it was evident that C.J. has a tremendous ability to communicate, is extremely personable and genuine, has vast playing experience and hockey knowledge, and … Read more
Colby has promoted Tyler Walsh to assistant head coach with the Mules men’s hockey team. Walsh, beginning his sixth season with Colby, started his tenure as assistant coach for the team in the 2018-19 season. Before Colby, the 2014 graduate of Maine was the head hockey coach and assistant athletic director at North Yarmouth since … Read more
Chatham has announced the addition of Jordan Ott to the women’s hockey coaching staff as an assistant coach. Ott Joins Chatham after having spent the past three seasons as head coach at King’s. Prior to King’s, Ott was the head softball coach at Potsdam. “I am extremely excited to have Coach Ott join our staff … Read more
UConn has announced that Tyler Helton has been promoted to associate head coach heading into the 2023-24 season. Helton is entering his sixth season on the UConn coaching staff and has been a part of the program since his freshman year in 2013. “Since he has joined our program, Tyler’s contributions to UConn hockey have … Read more
Christiano Versich has been named the next assistant coach of the Canton men’s hockey program. Versich, a 2021 graduate of St. Thomas, also spent three seasons with Colorado College. He comes to Canton after playing professional hockey last season for Cergy-Pontoise in the France Ligue Magnus and for DEAC in the Erste Liga in Hungary. … Read more
The Lake Superior State hockey team has added Vincent Pietrangelo as an assistant coach. Pietrangelo has spent the past two seasons as the head coach of Arcadia, where he led the Knights to an 11-37-3 overall record. “We want to welcome Vinny to Laker hockey,” said LSSU head coach Damon Whitten in a statement. “We … Read more
Bentley has announced the hiring of Riley Colvard as an assistant coach with the men’s hockey team. Colvard spent the previous six seasons as an assistant coach in the USHL and NAHL junior hockey ranks. “I am thrilled to be adding Riley to our hockey program’s coaching staff,” said Bentley head coach Andy Jones in … Read more
Plymouth State has named Ben Chipman interim head coach of the Panthers women’s hockey team. Chipman, who becomes the seventh head coach in program history, takes over for Mollie Fitzgerald, who opted to leave the sport last month. He takes over a team that went 3-19-1 last winter, including 2-13-1 in the NEHC, finishing one … Read more
Hilbert has named Earl Utter as the new head coach for the women’s hockey team, taking over for Cole Klubek. Utter’s previous experience starting a pair of first-year Division III hockey programs will guide him as he leads the Hawks into their second season of competition in 2023-24. “I am excited to hire a coach … Read more
The Rensselaer women’s hockey team has added Ben Murphy as an assistant coach. A veteran of nearly 15 years as a collegiate coach, Murphy was previously an assistant coach at Bentley, where he worked with the men’s program from the 2009-10 season until the 2018-19 season and again in the 2022-23 season. Between his stints … Read more
Arcadia has announced the elevation of Patrick Carroll to the interim position of head men’s hockey coach. Carroll will begin his duties on Sept. 1. No reason was given by Arcadia in the announcement regarding former coach Vincent Pietrangelo. “I would like to thank (director of athletics) Brian Granata and (associate director of athletics) Mike … Read more
Army West Point has announced the hiring of Chris Azzano and Jack Riley as new assistant coaches. Riley served as the director of hockey operations this past season. Azzano spent the past three seasons on the staff at Colgate, serving as an assistant coach for the 2022-23 after a two-year stint as a volunteer assistant … Read more