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Potsdam has announced that Mike Grace will serve as the Bears interim men’s hockey head coach for the 2025-26 season. Grace, who comes to the North Country after three seasons as the assistant coach at Elmira, takes over for Chris Bernard. “Mike is a proven winner, having excelled as a player and coach,” said Potsdam … Read more
Lake Superior State has signed head coach Damon Whitten to a contract extension through the 2031-32 season. Whitten, already the longest-tenured coach in program history, will begin his 12th season behind the bench this October. “We are thrilled to extend Coach Whitten’s leadership with this contract extension,” said LSSU athletic director Tory Lindley in a … Read more
The CCHA has announced the results of its coaches and media preseason polls and preseason all-conference teams and preseason individual awards as selected by league coaches and media. 2025-26 CCHA Preseason Coaches Poll St. Thomas – 72 (3 first-place votes) Minnesota State – 71 (4) Michigan Tech – 59 (2) Augustana – 59 Bowling Green … Read more
Bemidji State and Minnesota State will battle in the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women’s Face-Off Classic on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Puck drop is set for 4 p.m. CST at Yanmar Arena in Grand Rapids, Minn., as the teams will battle for the Hall of Fame Game Trophy. The annual game raises … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced its women’s preseason coaches poll and the preseason all-league team. 2025-26 ECAC Women’s Hockey Preseason Poll (First-place votes) 1. Cornell – 129 points – (8) 2. Colgate – 119 points – (2) 3. Clarkson – 117 points – (2) T4. St. Lawrence – 88 points T4. Quinnipiac – 88 points 6. … Read more
Atlantic Hockey America has announced its 2025-26 preseason coaches poll and preseason all-conference team. 2025-26 Atlantic Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll (First-place votes) 1. Penn State (6) 2. Mercyhurst (1) 3. RIT 4. Syracuse 5. Robert Morris 6. Lindenwood 7. Delaware 2025-26 Atlantic Hockey Preseason Teams Forwards: Tessa Janecke, SR, Penn State; Julia Schalin, SO, Mercyhurst; … Read more
Atlantic Hockey America has announced its 2025-26 preseason coaches poll and preseason all-conference team. 2025-26 Atlantic Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll (First-place votes) 1. Sacred Heart (7) 2. Holy Cross (2) 3. Bentley (1) 4. Niagara 5. Army West Point 6. Air Force 7. Canisius 8. RIT 9. Robert Morris 10. Mercyhurst 2025-26 Atlantic Hockey Preseason … Read more
The WCHA has announced its 2025-26 preseason coaches poll and all-WCHA team selections. Defending national champion Wisconsin was selected to win the 2025-26 regular-season title by the league’s head coaches. 2025-26 WCHA Coaches Poll 1. Wisconsin (7) 49 T2. Minnesota (1) 40 T2. Ohio State 40 4. Minnesota Duluth 31 5. St. Cloud State 24 … Read more
St. Lawrence has announced Kyle Flanagan and Greg Gardner as new assistant coaches for the Saints men’s hockey team. Flanagan returns home to St. Lawrence where he served as a two-year captain and was a part of a family legacy that included his brother, Sean Flanagan, and his uncle, Paul Flanagan. Kyle will become the … Read more
Cam Doomany has joined the Boston University men’s hockey team as an assistant coach. “I’m excited to welcome Cam to our coaching staff,” BU head coach Jay Pandolfo said in a news release. “Cam brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to BU and he will be a great asset for our goaltenders.” Doomany arrives … Read more
King’s has announced Race Bennett as the next men’s hockey head coach. Bennett, who takes over for Tom Seravalli, who stepped down in August, becomes the program’s third full-time head coach in the young program’s history and began his duties on Sept. 4 ahead of the 2025-26 season. “We’re thrilled to announce that Race Bennett … Read more
Saint Michael’s has announced the hire of Olivia McLean as the women’s hockey team’s full-time assistant coach. McLean spent the past two years as video coordinator for the Vermont women’s hockey team. In that position, her primary charge was data and analytics collection and processing while working with the coaching staff. “We are very excited … Read more
Former NCAA hockey standouts Tara Mounsey (Brown), Zach Parise (North Dakota) and Joe Pavelski (Wisconsin) will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025. Photographer Bruce Bennett and former player Scott Gomez will also be inducted. “The collection of talent that is part of the U.S. … Read more
Saint Michael’s has announced the hire of Jack Fitzgerald as men’s hockey head coach. Fitzgerald, a former Amherst and Middlebury assistant coach, becomes the program’s fourth head coach since it was elevated to varsity status in 1982-83. He succeeds 13-year head coach Damian DiGiulian, who retired this summer after leading the Purple Knights to the … Read more
Worcester State hockey player Evan Armit has passed away following a battle with metastatic melanoma. Armit died on Aug. 24, 2025, at the age of 23. “Evan was an incredible student-athlete and beloved teammate. He will be greatly missed by our entire campus community,” said Worcester State athletic director Michael Mudd in a statement. “Our … Read more
Beloit has announced Kelly Millins as the new interim head coach for the women’s hockey team. Most recently, Millins coached at Wilkes. “I’m so excited to lead the first women’s ice hockey program at Beloit, and the first collegiate ice hockey program at the Woodman’s center,” Millins said in a statement. “I believe in this … Read more
For the first time, historic West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium will be home to Penn State hockey this January. The Hockey Valley Doubleheader, featuring the men’s and women’s hockey teams in conference matchups, will take place on Jan. 31, 2026. “This is a historic moment for Penn State Hockey, our fans and the … Read more
UMass Lowell has announced the hiring of Josh Holmstrom as the program’s new director of hockey operations. A former River Hawks standout as a player and a two-time captain, Holmstrom returns to his alma mater with a diverse background in operations, coaching and professional play. “It is with great joy that we’re able to bring … Read more
Army West Point has announced the addition of Brian Gibbons to the coaching staff as an assistant coach. Gibbons arrives at West Point following a year-long stint as an assistant coach with the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers. While with the Gamblers, Gibbons helped coach five NHL draft picks, 16 NCAA Division I commits, and helped … Read more
UMass Lowell has named Dan Darrow, a former director of hockey operations, as the team’s new assistant coach. Darrow worked in his prior role in Lowell from 2011 to 2015. “Dan got his start here in 2011,” said UMass Lowell head coach Norm Bazin in a statement. “Since his departure in 2015, he has proven … Read more