Defunct Program: CHA

Niagara Coach Burkholder Suspended By CHA For Blowup

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On Wednesday, Niagara head coach Dave Burkholder was suspended for one game by the CHA executive committee for inappropriate postgame conduct following the Purple Eagles’ loss Saturday at Bemidji State. Bemidji State won that contest, 3-2, on a pair of third-period power-play goals, taking a share of first place in the CHA as a result. … Read more

This Week in the CHA: Nov. 15, 2001

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USCHO.com’s weekly College Hockey America coverage returns, courtesy of Geof F. Morris. First up: a review of the year to date, including the fortunes of co-leaders and archrivals Niagara and Alabama-Huntsville.

Wayne State is Coaches’ Choice in CHA

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Last year’s surprise CHA Champions, the Wayne State Warriors, were picked to finish first by the CHA Coaches in the Preseason Poll. The Warriors were picked by four of the six head coaches to finish first. The other two first place votes went to Alabama-Huntsville, the team picked to finish second. The inaugural CHA Champion, … Read more

Former UAH Player, CHA Exec, Dies at 31

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Former Alabama-Huntsville player, Jean-Marc Plante, who had been working in the school’s athletic department, collapsed and died Sunday of an apparent heart attack. He was 31. Plante was playing a street hockey game in Madison, Ala., when he collapsed. Plante, the athletic marketing director for Alabama-Huntsville, had worked in the front office of the NHL’s … Read more

Ice Hockey Committee Adds 2 Members

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In a move that has long been talked about, the Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Committee has officially increased the number of members from four to six. Wayne Dean, associate athletic director at Yale, will represent the ECAC on the committee, and Frank Serratore, head coach at Air Force, will be the at-large member of … Read more

CHA Gets Automatic Bid Boost

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After a couple years of uncertainty, the CHA’s future was laid out a bit more clearly thanks to a recent ruling by the NCAA. With their ducks in a row, the CHA is on track for an NCAA tournament automatic bid by 2003.

Serratore Accepts Bemidji Coaching Job

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Tom Serratore was named as men’s hockey coach at Bemidji State. Serratore, an associate head coach at Bemidji since 1998, succeeds Bob Peters, who retired at the end of the 2000-01 season following 35 years at the helm of the Beavers. Serratore is a 1987 graduate of the school and helped the Beavers to the … Read more

Peters Officially Named CHA Commissioner

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What was rumored following his retirement from coaching, officially came to fruition today when College Hockey America named former Bemidji State coach Bob Peters its new commissioner. The announcement was made at the annual American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) in Naples. Peters replaces Bruce M. McLeod, who had been the commissioner the past two seasons, … Read more

Niagara Tabs Burkholder as Second Head Coach

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Former assistant coach David Burkholder has been named the new head coach at Niagara. Burkholder, who signed a four-year contract, replaces Blaise MacDonald, who accepted the head coaching position at UMass-Lowell last Friday. “I am honored to have been selected as the next head coach and continue along our path of success,” said Burkholder. “Our … Read more

MacDonald Named Coach at UMass-Lowell

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Blaise McDonald, a native of nearby Billerica, Mass., was named head coach at UMass-Lowell late Thursday. With the move, MacDonald leaves Niagara, a program he helped start from scratch in 1995.