USCHO Staff
After leading Quinnipiac to the 2023 national championship, Rand Pecknold has been named the USCHO.com Coach of the Year. Voters were comprised of the full USCHO.com editorial staff. Pecknold was also named the ECAC Hockey coach of the year for the 2022-23 season. Pecknold led the Bobcats to a 34-4-3 campaign, tying the program’s record … Read more
Alaska coach Erik Largen has agreed to a new five-year extension that will keep him behind the Nanooks bench through the 2027-28 season. Largen just completed his fifth season as the head coach of Alaska in 2022-23. In their second straight season as a full-time Division I independent, the Nanooks posted their most successful season … Read more
The Big Ten has announced that Tony Petitti has been named the seventh commissioner of the conference. He will begin his tenure on May 15. Petitti replaces Kevin Warren, whose final day with the Big Ten is today, April 14. Warren has been named president and chief executive officer of the NFL’s Chicago Bears. Petitti … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s monthly honorees for March-April performances. Quinnipiac sophomore forward Jacob Quillan is the player of the month, Michigan freshman forward Adam Fantilli is the rookie of the month, and Boston University junior Drew Commesso and St. Cloud State senior Jaxon Castor are co-goaltenders of the month. Quillan scored … Read more
Michigan freshman forward Adam Fantilli has been named the USCHO.com Rookie of the Year for the 2022-23 season. Voters for the award were comprised of the full USCHO.com editorial staff. The honor comes on the heels of Fantilli being named the Hobey Baker Award winner and the Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year winner. … Read more
Binghamton University athletic director Gene Marshall told Fox 40 News Wednesday that the school is planning to add both NCAA Division I men’s hockey and women’s field hockey for the 2024-25 season. “We’re working on those as we speak,” Marshall said regarding a timeframe to start the programs. “We would like to have it done … Read more
Hockey East, ECAC Hockey, and the Odyssey Trust jointly announced Wednesday the return of the Friendship Series for the 2023-24 season as Princeton and Providence will renew the women’s college hockey event with a two-game series Jan. 6-7, 2024 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The weekend will be part of a homestand … Read more
USCHO.com announced Thursday its three All-USCHO teams for the 2022-23 season. Voters were comprised of the full editorial staff of USCHO.com. First All-USCHO Team F Adam Fantilli, Michigan F Collin Graf, Quinnipiac F Matthew Knies, Minnesota D Brock Faber, Minnesota D Luke Hughes, Michigan G Devon Levi, Northeastern Second All-USCHO Team F Logan Cooley, Minnesota … Read more
Denver junior defenseman Mike Benning has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. In signing the contract, Benning gives up his senior season with the Pioneers. Benning led all DU defensemen this past season in scoring and ranked fourth in the country in goals (13) and tied for fifth in points (34) … Read more
Michigan sophomore forward Mackie Samoskevich has a signed a professional tryout agreement with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers. Samoskevich, a 2021 first-round draft pick (24th overall) of the Florida Panthers, foregoes his junior and senior years with the Wolverines. Samoskevich was third on the team in scoring this season with 43 points, averaging 1.10 points per … Read more
Quinnipiac sophomore goaltender Yaniv Perets has signed an NHL contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. In signing the deal, Perets gives up his remaining two years with the Bobcats. The Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, native was a 2023 Frozen Four all-tournament team member, Hobey Baker top-10 selection and Mike Richter Award finalist. Perets currently leads the Quinnipiac leaderboard … Read more
The NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks have announced that the team has agreed to terms with Boston University junior goaltender Drew Commesso on a three-year, entry-level contract. Commesso will report to the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs on a professional tryout. In signing the deal, Commesso gives up his senior year with the Terriers. Commesso served as an alternate … Read more
Michigan junior goaltender Erik Portillo has signed an amateur tryout agreement with the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Portillo gives up his senior season with the Wolverines. A 2019 third-round draft pick (67th overall) of the Buffalo Sabres, Portillo had his rights traded to the Los Angeles Kings last month for a third-round pick in the 2023 … Read more
Todd Knott, who spent the past 14 seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at Minnesota State, is joining the Wisconsin men’s hockey team as associate head coach. Knott had previously turned down the Minnesota State head coach position, which went to Luke Strand on Monday. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for … Read more
With all 50 first-place votes this week, national champion Quinnipiac ends the 2022-23 season at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Bobcats are up two spots from the March 20 rankings. Former No. 1 Minnesota drops one to No. 2, while Michigan is down one to No. 3, Boston University is … Read more
Minnesota State announced Monday that Luke Strand has been named the fifth head men’s hockey coach in program history. Strand replaces Mike Hastings, who left Minnesota State for a similar position at the Wisconsin on March 30. “I am extremely happy to have Coach Strand on board and ready to lead our team to the … Read more
Minnesota sophomore forward Matthew Knies has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and will forego his final two years of college eligibility. Knies will join Toronto immediately. Knies was a second-round pick (57th overall) of the Maple Leafs in the 2021 NHL Draft and was a Hobey Baker Memorial Award … Read more
The NHL’s Minnesota Wild announced Sunday that the club has signed Minnesota junior defenseman Brock Faber to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2022-23 season. He will join the Wild today and travel with the team to Chicago for their game Monday night. In signing the NHL contract, Faber foregoes his senior year with … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 20 fared in games since that last poll. No. 1 Minnesota (29-10-1) 03/23/2023 – RV Canisius 2 vs No. 1 Minnesota 9 (NCAA West Regional semifinal, Fargo) 03/25/2023 – No. 6 St. Cloud 1 vs No. … Read more
A set play off the center-ice faceoff gave Quinnipiac its first NCAA championship.