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Aiming to return to pre-COVID-19 pandemic operations, the NCAA Division III Championships Committee is recommending a collection of budget initiatives, including per diem increases in all sports and the expansion of some brackets and travel parties. At its recent meeting at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis, the committee recommended the Strategic Planning and Finance … Read more
Assumption has accepted an invitation for its women’s hockey team to compete in the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance (NEWHA). Assumption becomes the eighth member of the NEWHA, and the second school located in Massachusetts. The Greyhounds will join Franklin Pierce, Long Island, Post, Sacred Heart, Saint Anselm, Saint Michael’s, and Stonehill. “Adding women’s ice … Read more
Kelly Nash, a two-time national champion as a player at Wisconsin, has been selected as Long Island’s women’s hockey coach. Nash arrives at LIU from the Premier Hockey Federation’s Metropolitan Riveters, where she served as associate head coach and head scout this past season. She previously played with the Riveters, winning an Isobel Cup championship … Read more
Luke Strand has been named an assistant coach for the Ohio State men’s hockey team. Most recently, Strand was with the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers, where he led the team to the 2022 Clark Cup title. “We are excited about the addition of Luke Strand to the staff,” Buckeyes head coach Steve Rohlik said in … Read more
Adrian assistant coach Adam Phillips has resigned to take a similar role with the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks. Phillips spent the last two seasons with the Bulldogs serving as assistant coach under head coach Adam Krug. “On behalf of our players and staff, I want to thank Adam for his two years in Adrian,” Krug said … Read more
Following approval by the league’s board of directors, the WCHA has announced that Tracy Dill will begin serving as its interim commissioner beginning Aug. 1. Dill, who retired as Bemidji State’s athletic director on June 30, replaces outgoing commissioner Jennifer Flowers, who resigned the position in mid-June after piloting the WCHA for three years. Flowers … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced the appointment of Nick Sczerbinski as associate commissioner. Sczerbinski begins his duties July 18. “I am excited to have Nick join the staff,” said ECAC Hockey commissioner Stephen Hagwell in a statement. “He is a talented and experienced administrator who knows the league very well. I look forward to working with … Read more
Arizona State and coach Greg Powers have agreed to a new five-year contract that runs through the 2026-27 season. Powers led ASU to five straight wins versus USCHO.com top-20 opponents in 2021-22 for the first time in program history. This past season, the team boasted three of the top 10 scorers in the nation in … Read more
Steve Miller has joined the Minnesota men’s hockey team as the Gophers’ new associate head coach. Miller most recently served at Ohio State in the same role for the previous five seasons. “Steve is one of the most decorated coaches in our sport,” Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said in a statement. “From the national … Read more
Denver has announced that the Pioneers have signed forwards Casey Dornbach and Tristan Broz as transfer students for the 2022-23 season. Dornbach joins the Pioneers as a graduate student after playing the previous four years with Harvard, including captaining the Crimson last season, while Broz comes to DU after helping Minnesota to the Frozen Four … Read more
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has hired Heath Isaacson as the inaugural head coach of the NCAA Division III women’s hockey team that will start competing in the 2023-2024 season. Isaacson comes to MCLA following seven seasons as the head coach at NCAA D-I Post. “I am thrilled to announce Heath Isaacson as our inaugural … Read more
Entering its 20th anniversary season, Atlantic Hockey has announced changes to its postseason. The battle for the Jack Riley Memorial Trophy will play out on AHA campuses over three weekends in March with a new format that will culminate in a single-game championship weekend. The 2023 postseason will open with best-of-three quarterfinal series March 3-5 … Read more
After leading the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team to an unprecedented 14th straight medal at the IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship in 2022, Katie Lachapelle (Holy Cross) will return as head coach to guide the squad at the 2023 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship. Joining Lachapelle as assistant coaches will be Liz Keady Norton (Dartmouth) … Read more
Shelley Looney (Lindenwood) and Josh Sciba (Union) will serve as assistant coaches and Alli Altmann (Minnesota State) as goaltending coach for the 2022 U.S. Women’s National Team. The trio will join head coach John Wroblewski (Notre Dame) in guiding Team USA at the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship, Aug. 25 to Sept. 4 in Herning … Read more
The Hilbert women’s hockey team, set to start play in NCAA Division III this coming season, has announced the addition of assistant coaches Maddie Norton and Seth Van Voorhis. They will be joining head coach Cole Klubek. “These two individuals bring an abundance of experience to our family,” Klubek said in a statement. “They’ve proven … Read more
Massachusetts has hired Tom Upton as an assistant coach for the Minutemen. Upton comes to UMass following a two-year stint as head coach and general manager of the USHL’s Madison Capitols. “I am very excited to announce Tom Upton as our new assistant coach and to welcome him, his wife Sarah and their young family … Read more
Brett Wall has been named the new head coach for the Lawrence men’s hockey team, the ninth head coach in program history. Wall takes over the Lawrence team from Mike Szkodzinski, who stepped away from the program after guiding the Vikings for 16 seasons and compiling a record of 147-233-35. Wall comes to Lawrence from … Read more
Kevin Dessart has been named the new head coach of the Lawrence women’s hockey team. Dessart comes to Lawrence from the University of Colorado, where he has coached the women’s club hockey team since 2019. In three years under Dessart’s guidance, the Buffaloes won back-to-back Western Women’s Collegiate Hockey League championships, earning berths in the … Read more
Forward Justin Ertel, who played the 2021-22 season with Cornell, has left school and signed with the OHL’s North Bay Battalion. Ertel was also a third-round choice (79th overall) of the Dallas Stars in the 2021 NHL Draft. “Getting to play pro faster was a big part of this decision,” Ertel told the OHL website. … Read more
The video review process is set to change starting in the 2022-23 season under rule changes proposed by the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee.