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The UCHC has announced its 2023-24 men’s preseason coaches poll. The poll is voted on by all 11 league coaches with two-time defending champion Utica selected as the top team in the conference at the start of the year for the sixth consecutive season. 2023-24 UCHC Men’s Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Utica – 99 points … Read more
The UCHC has announced its 2023-24 women’s preseason coaches poll. Toll is voted on by all 11 league coaches with two-time defending champion Nazareth selected as the top team in the conference at the start of the upcoming season. 2023-24 UCHC Women’s Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Nazareth – 97 points (7 first-place votes) 2. Utica … Read more
Former Michigan Tech captain Alec Broetzman has been named an assistant coach with the Huskies hockey team. Broetzman started the position at the beginning of October. “It’s with great pride that we add Alec to our staff,” MTU head coach Joe Shawhan said in a statement. “I had great respect for ‘Botz’ as a player … Read more
On behalf of Bowling Green, university spokesperson Colleen Rerucha issued the following statement Thursday regarding an alleged hazing incident at an off-campus event involving members of the BGSU hockey team: “The University engaged an external, independent investigator to consider the possible violations of the BGSU Code of Student Conduct. The investigation revealed alleged activities involving … Read more
With 33 first-place votes, Minnesota is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Gophers move up one spot from last week. Denver jumps up one spot to No. 2, getting 10 first-place votes in the poll, while Boston College is also up one spot to No. 3 with four … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 9 fared in games over the weekend of Oct. 12-14. No. 1 Boston University (1-1-0) 10/13/2023 – No. 1 Boston University 4 at New Hampshire 6 10/14/2023 – U.S. NTDP* 8 at No. 1 Boston University … Read more
Seventh-ranked North Dakota defeated longtime rival Wisconsin 2-0 to capture the 2023 Ice Breaker Tournament crown in front of a sellout crowd of 11,783 on home ice at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND, which had put up 17 goals in the previous exhibition and regular-season opener, only needed to find the twine twice, as goaltender Ludvig … Read more
Atlantic Hockey on Saturday announced a one-game suspension for Niagara defenseman Lane Brockhoff, effective for the Purple Eagles’ next NCAA Division I contest. The suspension is a result of Brockhoff’s major penalty and game misconduct for charging, which occurred at the 19:24 mark of the third period in Niagara’s game on Friday, Oct. 13 at … Read more
It’s still very early in the 2023-24 college hockey season, but one of the first upsets has taken place as New Hampshire knocked off No. 1 Boston University 6-4 Friday night in front of 6,070 at the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H. The game was not without its moments as when BU scored to bring … Read more
The NHL has announced that Joe Bertagna has been named the recipient of the 2023 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. The annual award, one of the most prestigious in hockey, was presented to the NHL by the New York Rangers in 1966. It honors the memory of Lester … Read more
Chatham has announced that Emily Nettesheim will be joining the Cougars women’s hockey coaching staff as a goalie coach. Nettesheim joins the staff after having played for Trine from 2018 to 2022. “I am very excited to welcome Emily to our staff,” said Chatham coach Mike O’Grady in a statement. “Her enthusiasm for the sport … Read more
Elizabeth “Biz” Bauer, a former standout women’s hockey player at Wisconsin-Eau Claire, has been named the full-time assistant coach for the Augsburg women’s hockey team. In addition, Nicole Neuberger, a two-time all-conference collegiate women’s hockey player, has been named as the Augsburg women’s hockey team’s new graduate fellow assistant coach. A four-year player for NCAA … Read more
Julian Giantonio has been named the third head coach of the Marian women’s hockey team. Giantonio joins the Sabres after serving as the head coach at Salem State this past season. “Congratulations to Julian on his well-deserved hire as the head women’s ice hockey coach,” said Marian director of athletics Tony Draves in a statement. … Read more
Salem State has announced that former Vikings player and assistant coach Chris Maclnnis has been named the new head men’s hockey coach. MacInnis replaces Bill O’Neill, who retired this past summer after 42 years. “Chris was a valuable member of the Viking community as a student-athlete and assistant coach, and we are excited to have … Read more
With 26 first-place votes, Boston University remains the top team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Minnesota picks up 18 first-place votes and moves up one spot to No. 2. Denver is also up one spot, sitting at No. 3 after getting four first-place votes. Boston College is up two spots to No. … Read more
Dartmouth has announced the addition of Brian Fahey to the men’s hockey staff as an assistant coach for the 2023-24 season. Fahey comes to Hanover after spending the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach with UMass Boston. “We are excited to add Brian Fahey to our staff,” said Dartmouth head coach Reid Cashman in a … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Sept. 25 fared in games over the weekend of Oct. 7-8. No. 1 Boston University (1-0-0) 10/07/2023 – No. 1 Boston University 3 at Bentley 2 (OT) No. 2 Quinnipiac (0-1-0) 10/07/2023 – No. 6 Boston College … Read more
Lane Hutson scores in OT to lift Boston University over Bentley (photo: Matt Woolverton).
Canton has been accepted to join the SUNYAC as a full member beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. The school’s women’s hockey team is already part of the conference. The move to the SUNYAC will mean the Roos will compete in conference play against schools solely from New York State. Currently, the Canton hockey team … Read more
By Mike Prisuta/Special to USCHO.com As the days dwindled down this week toward the triumphant return of Robert Morris men’s hockey, coach Derek Schooley found himself wrestling with perhaps the only emotion that had escaped him since the men’s and women’s programs had been abruptly terminated in May 2021. “I wonder if I remember how … Read more