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Minnesota State junior forward Ondrej Pavel has signed with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche. In signing the contract, Pavel foregoes his senior season with Minnesota State. Pavel, a Prague, Czech Republic native who appeared in 94 games as a Maverick, recording 18 goals, 23 assists and 41 career points, played on three MacNaughton Cup championship teams, … Read more
The Terriers and the Gophers have played eight times in the NCAA tournament and five in the Frozen Four but a 1976 semifinal sparked a battle on the ice and a war of words off it.
Wisconsin athletics director Chris McIntosh today named Minnesota State’s Mike Hastings the next head coach of Wisconsin men’s hockey.
Minnesota’s Logan Cooley and Matthew Knies and Michigan’s Adam Fantilli were the top three vote-getters for the Hobey Baker Award by a 30-member selection committee.
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday that Boston University freshman defenseman Lane Hutson is the recipient of the 71st Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born NCAA Division I college hockey player in New England. Hutson earned a slew of honors in his first season on Commonwealth Avenue. He is the … Read more
Minnesota State junior defenseman Akito Hirose has signed with the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks. In signing the NHL deal, Hirose foregoes his senior year in Mankato, Minn. This past season, Hirose finished the season with four goals and 23 assists for 27 points. Additionally, he was a second team all-CCHA member. Hirose, who appeared in 104 … Read more
Minnesota State junior defenseman Jake Livingstone has signed with the NHL’s Nashville Predators. Livingstone gives up his senior season with the Mavericks. This past year, Livingstone, who was a first team all-CCHA member and the league’s defenseman of the year (an award he also won in 2022), tallied eight goals and 27 assists for 35 … Read more
The NEHC announced Thursday the addition of Salve Regina as the league’s newest member. Both the men’s and women’s hockey teams at Salve will join the conference and begin league play during the 2024-25 season. “The NEHC is excited to welcome Salve Regina University as the league’s newest member,” stated NEHC commissioner Katie Boldvich in … Read more
Denver sophomore forward Carter Mazur has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings. The deal begins in the 2023-24 season, and Mazur will report to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins for the remainder of the 2022-23 campaign on an amateur tryout. In signing the contract, Mazur foregoes his junior and senior seasons … Read more
Kris Mayotte, who guided Colorado College hockey team to its first appearance in the NCHC championship game this season, has signed a contract extension through the 2027-28 season. “Kris is a special and complete coach,” Colorado College VP and director of athletics Lesley Irvine said in a statement. “He is an elite recruiter and talent … Read more
Mackie Samoskevich’s goal in the first minute of overtime sent Michigan past Penn State 2-1 and into the Frozen Four.
The Calgary Flames announced Sunday the signing of Harvard sophomore forward Matthew Coronato to a three-year, entry-level contract. In signing the NHL contract, Coronato foregoes his remaining two years of eligibility with the Crimson. A Greenlawn, N.Y., native, Coronato netted 20 goals and 16 assists for 36 points in 34 games this season. Overall, Coronato … Read more
Yaniv Perets made 34 saves as the Buckeyes outshot the Bobcats 26-9 over the final two periods.
Two goals in 15 seconds gave Quinnipiac the lead against Ohio State, and the Bobcats earned a spot in Tampa with a 4-1 victory. (photo: Rob Rasmussen/Quinnipiac Athletics)
The Montreal Canadiens have announced that the team has agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with Harvard sophomore forward Sean Farrell. Farrell gives up his remaining eligibility with the Crimson. He will join the team on Montreal’s upcoming trip to Buffalo and Philadelphia. The native of Hopkinton, Mass., scored 20 goals and added … Read more
The Vancouver Canucks have announced that the club has agreed to terms with Western Michigan sophomore forward Max Sasson on a two-year, entry-level contract. He will report to the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks on an amateur tryout agreement for foregoes his last two years of eligibility with the Broncos. “We are very pleased to have agreed … Read more
Matus Spodniak, a senior forward from Adrian, is the recipient of the 2023 Sid Watson Award. The award, voted on by the nation’s Division III head coaches, is presented to the best player at the men’s NCAA Division III level by the American Hockey Coaches Association. Spodniak, a native of Kosice, Slovakia, has had a … Read more
For leading Hobart into the NCAA Men’s Division III Frozen Four, Mark Taylor has been named winner of the 2023 Edward Jeremiah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year. For Taylor and the Statesmen, this is the first such award. Taylor, the 2023 NEHC coach of the year, guided the Statesmen … Read more
NCAA Division II-III men’s head coaches have recognized the top 31 hockey players in their division by selecting them as CCM Hockey/AHCA All-Americans for the 2022-23 season. First Team East Drennan Atherton, SR, Norwich, Goalie Jayson Dobay, JR, Utica, Defense Jake LaChance, SR, Wesleyan, Defense Myles Abbate, SR, Plymouth State, Forward Luke Aquaro, SO, Hobart, … Read more
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