There’s a saying in sports (and life): “You get what you deserve”. In hockey, that means points in the standings after a hard-fought victory, as well as a loss resulting from a disappointing effort. But there’s another saying: “Life isn’t fair.” Sometimes, you have the effort and the correct game plan, but the puck doesn’t … Read more
Hobart announced Thursday that the fifth-ranked hockey team’s schedule for this weekend, Jan. 14-15, has been altered due to COVID safety protocols in the visiting teams. The Statesmen’s game against sixth-ranked Babson has been moved from Friday, Jan. 14 to Sunday, Jan. 16, at 4 p.m. Hobart’s game against Southern Maine has been canceled. All … Read more
Hockey East announced Thursday schedule updates for women’s conference teams. The women’s series between Boston University and Maine, previously scheduled for Jan. 14-15, has been postponed. Hockey East and the two schools are working to reschedule the games to a later date. Additionally, the women’s game between Northeastern and Boston University, originally scheduled for Jan. … Read more
COVID impacts aside – yes, the scheduling has been challenging but there have also been some great games early in 2022 to get excited about as conference play returns across the region. While there continues to be a high number of postponements, I am starting to pick reasonably well in the games that are being … Read more
On Saturday evening, New England Hockey Journal contributor Mark Divver tweeted that the University of New Hampshire men’s program looked into using one of the UNH women’s team goalies as their backup but couldn’t fulfill NCAA requirements in time to make it happen. While New Hampshire looked into the option of dressing a women’s … Read more
Alaska Anchorage has announced the hiring of Trevor Stewart as the team’s associate head coach. Stewart brings 15 years of coaching experience to the Seawolves. He most recently served as the head coach for the NAHL’s Fairbanks Ice Dogs for the past decade. Stewart led the Ice Dogs to Robertson Cup championships in 2013-14 and … Read more
We’re not yet waking up to Sonny & Cher every morning, but college hockey teams might feel they’re living out “Groundhog Day” with the COVID-19 pandemic entering, to borrow an eligibility term, its junior year. St. Cloud State, ranked fifth in the latest DCU/USCHO Division I Men’s Poll, is fresh off an unexpected bye week. … Read more
It’s not exactly like an injury, but that’s how Bob Motzko wants to treat it. After opening up the second half of the season with exhibition wins over the U.S Under-18 Team and St. Thomas and a road sweep at Michigan State, Minnesota lost starting goaltender Jack LaFontaine on Sunday, not to an injury, but … Read more
Hockey East announced Thursday schedule updates for men’s and women’s games this weekend. The men’s game between Merrimack and Providence scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 15 will now begin at 5:30 p.m. at Providence. The women’s series between New Hampshire and Northeastern, previously scheduled for Jan. 14-15, has been postponed. Hockey East and the member programs … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced schedule changes to the upcoming men’s hockey league weekend. The changes impact the travel partner series between Clarkson-St. Lawrence and RPI-Union. The updated schedule for the weekend is below: Friday, Jan. 14 Union at St. Lawrence — 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 Union at Clarkson — 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 … Read more
Penn State associate head coach Allison Coomey has joined Team USA’s coaching staff for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing starting Feb. 4. Coomey will serve as a team scout for the during the tournament, a role she has previously held with the U.S. at other international tournaments, including the 2019 IIHF U18 Women’s World … Read more
It’s Hobey Baker time. Beginning at noon ET today, fan balloting opened for the 2022 Hobey Baker Award. Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s tremendously popular fan voting will run from now until Sunday, March 6 at midnight. College hockey fans can cast their vote by going to the voting website. … Read more
Two WCHA series this weekend have been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns within the St. Thomas and St. Cloud State teams. The series between Wisconsin and St. Thomas was scheduled for Jan. 15-16, while Ohio State and St. Cloud State were to play Jan. 14-15. Working with the programs, the league will make every effort … Read more
Overshadowed (in this space, at least) by defending NCAA champion UMass in recent weeks, the Northeastern men’s hockey team has quietly made its case as not only the best team in Hockey East, but as a national contender to boot. Going into Tuesday night’s home game vs. independent Arizona State, the Huskies have won six … Read more
A look at the standings in the NEHC finds Hobart leading the way with a 7-0-1 record and an overall record of 11-2-1. Heady numbers for those looking at the data but not so much for head coach Mark Taylor and his staff. The focus for all continues to be around improving the team game, … Read more
The journey is much shorter, and the crowd won’t be nearly as raucous, but Cornell hits the road looking for another successful weekend away from Lynah Rink. The Big Red swept North Dakota last weekend at Ralph Engelstad Arena, in the process becoming the first ECAC Hockey team ever to accomplish that feat. Cornell will … Read more
MADISON — Fourth-ranked Division III UW-Eau Claire got on a bus for a 350 mile round trip to play an exhibition game against the top-ranked Division I, two-time defending national champion University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team on Monday where they lost 15-1. The game was the third of four the Blugolds will play in … Read more
In the midst of one of their most dominant seasons in recent memory, the Minnesota State Mavericks last week found out they were going to be without their head coach for a fortnight in February. Under the circumstances, though, the Mavericks are just fine with this. MSU’s Mike Hastings was recently named an assistant coach … Read more
In addition to the Omaha at North Dakota series postponed earlier today, the NCHC has announced this weekend’s series between Western Michigan and Colorado College at CC’s Ed Robson Arena and the St. Cloud State at Denver series at DU’s Magness Arena, both slated for this Friday and Saturday, Jan. 14-15, have been postponed. In … Read more
This weekend’s NCHC series between Omaha and North Dakota, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 14-15, at UND’s Ralph Engelstad Arena, has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the North Dakota hockey program. This series will attempt to be made up later this season. If the games are unable to be rescheduled, the games … Read more