Women’s Division I College Hockey: Women’s WCHA balancing history and legacy while looking to the future after men’s league ceases operation

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The turmoil of conference restructuring in men’s college hockey largely has not affected the women’s game over the past ten years or so. And while operationally, the shuttering of the men’s WCHA this summer didn’t much change things for the WCHA women, it signaled the end of one era of the league and an interesting opportunity for the future.

Arizona State moving along with new arena construction, holds ‘topping off’ ceremony

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Arizona State hosted a “topping out” ceremony Tuesday to commemorate the last beam set in place on top of the new multi-purpose arena. Set to open in late 2022, the new arena will host university and community events and serve as the future home for Sun Devil men’s hockey, wrestling and women’s gymnastics. Located in … Read more

Off-season review; Virtual Coaches Clinic preview with CHI’s Snee, Coaches Site’s Wilbur: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 1

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

In the opening segment, hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger catch us up on off-season and preseason news, including the USCHO.com Division I men’s ice hockey preseason poll, transfers and fifth-year players, needing homes for new programs, the cancellation and work toward the resurrection of Robert Morris hockey, and the implications of name, image, and likeness on college hockey.

In the second segment, Jim and Ed are joined by College Hockey Inc. executive director Mike Snee and Aaron Wilbur, founder and CEO of The Coaches Site, to preview next week’s Virtual Coaches Clinic (https://collegehockeyincclinic.com).

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Former Northeastern hockey players Rice, Thiessen to be inducted into school’s hall of fame

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Two former Northeastern hockey players are the newest members of the Northeastern Hall of Fame. Fiona Rice, class of 1990, and Brad Thiessen, class of 2011, will be inducted with both the 2020 and 2021 hall of fame classes on November 11 at Blackman Auditorium on the university’s campus. Rice holds the record for most … Read more

Northeastern the favorite to claim 2021-22 Hockey East regular-season championship

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Northeastern garnered nine first-place votes in the women’s Hockey East 2021-22 preseason coaches poll. Providence came in second and picked up the other first-place nod. Hockey East 2021-22 Preseason Coaches Poll Rank — Team — (First-Place votes) — Total points 1. Northeastern (9) 90 2. Providence (1) 75 3. Boston College 70 4. UConn 67 … Read more

Hockey East preseason coaches poll has UMass at top with eight first-place votes; BU, BC also get first-place nods

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Hockey East coaches have picked defending national champion Massachusetts to win the conference this season. The results of the Hockey East preseason coaches poll were announced Monday. Hockey East 2021-22 Men’s Preseason Coaches’ Poll Rank — Team — (First-Place Votes) — Total points 1. Massachusetts (8) 107 2. Boston University (1) 95 3. Boston College … Read more

Defending national champion UMass named top team in 2021-22 preseason USCHO.com D-I Men’s Poll

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With 19 first-place votes, 2021 national champion Massachusetts is the No. 1 team in the 2021-22 preseason USCHO.com D-I Men’s Poll. National runner-up St. Cloud State earned 13 first-place nods and finished just seven voting points behind UMass in the No. 2 spot. Michigan garnered 11 first-place votes to sit third, followed by Minnesota at … Read more

Cosentino, Murphy, Shasby named finalists for Alaska Anchorage hockey head coaching position

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Alaska Anchorage announced Saturday that Chris Cosentino, Steve Murphy and Matthew Shasby have been chosen as finalists for the head coach position for the Seawolves hockey program. Former UAA coach Matt Curley resigned in June after leading the Seawolves to seven wins in two seasons. Cosentino is a two-time ACHA Coach of the Year after … Read more

Minnesota chosen as team to beat in 2021-22 Big Ten preseason coaches poll

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Minnesota was tabbed the favorite in the 2021-22 Big Ten hockey preseason coaches poll, the conference announced on Friday. The coaches also selected preseason All-Big Ten teams. 2021-22 Big Ten Preseason Poll 1. Minnesota 2. Michigan 3. Wisconsin 4. Notre Dame 5. Penn State 6. Michigan State 7. Ohio State 2021-22 Preseason All-Big Ten Hockey … Read more

Defending champ Long Island tabbed top team in 2021-22 NEWHA preseason coaches poll

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Long Island has been chosen as the top team in the 2021-22 NEWHA preseason coaches poll. In the team’s very first season of varsity competition in 2019-20, LIU won its first NEWHA postseason championship by defeating Saint Anselm by a 1-0 margin. Last season, the Sharks edged Sacred Heart for the NEWHA Commissioners’ Cup, a … Read more

Holy Cross alum, 2014 Hockey Humanitarian Award winner Reppucci awarded prestigious scholarship for Stanford grad program

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Holy Cross graduate Jeffrey Reppucci has been awarded the prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which provides full funding for the graduate program of the student’s choosing at Stanford University. Reppucci, class of 2014 valedictorian, majored in Russian studies and was a member of the men’s hockey team at Holy Cross. He is part of the fourth group … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2021-22 Hockey East season preview

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It sure feels like this is Northeastern’s conference to lose and everyone else is just going to try and keep up. The Huskies had control from start to finish last season and they return all but one player from that squad. They have more experience, more confidence and more drive to win that final game … Read more

Longtime NCHC supervisor Schmitt named winner of 2020-21 Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award

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For his work and service in helping the NCHC through a difficult 2020-21 season, Mike Schmitt has been named the eighth annual recipient of the NCHC’s Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award. Schmitt recently completed his eighth season as an NCHC supervisor of officials. He was presented the Mark Rudolph Award in person last Saturday in … Read more

Zannella promoted to men’s hockey associate coach at Elmira, also named admissions liaison

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Elmira has announced that Mike Zannella has been promoted to the position of associate head men’s hockey coach, in addition to being named the department’s admissions liaison. Zanella, who has served as an assistant coach since 2017, has helped guide the Soaring Eagles to a 56-31-9 record during his four seasons, including a UCHC championship … Read more

Elmira women’s hockey assistant Montgomery adds compliance assistant to job duties with Soaring Eagles

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Elmira announced earlier this month that current women’s hockey assistant coach Mandy Montgomery will now add compliance assistant to her assigned duties within the athletics department. Montgomery, who enters her fourth year with the department, will now be responsible for the monitoring systems which assist the college in complying with all institution, conference, and NCAA … Read more

Former Manhattanville grad assistant Riley named new assistant coach at Albertus Magnus

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Albertus Magnus has announced the hiring of Jack Riley as the program’s new assistant coach. Riley joins the Falcons’ staff after spending the last two years as a graduate assistant coach at Manhattanville. “I would like to thank (Albertus Magnus coach) Kyle Wallack for this opportunity and for welcoming me into the Albertus hockey family,” … Read more

Colgate takes top spot in ECAC Hockey women’s preseason poll, seven players picked for all-league team ahead of ’21-22 season

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For the first time in program history, Colgate has earned the top spot in the ECAC Hockey women’s preseason poll. Three different programs received first place votes in this year’s poll, making it the second straight (full) season that three programs split the voting at the top. ECAC Hockey 2021-22 Women’s Preseason Poll 1. Colgate … Read more