Men’s D-II/III in general
The Montreal Canadiens announced Monday that they have hired Nick Carriere as an assistant coach for their AHL affiliate, the St. John’s IceCaps. The former Niagara player just completed his tenth year as head coach at Buffalo State in 2014-15, leading the Bengals to their fourth consecutive trip to the SUNYAC semifinals. He led his … Read more
Steve Miller, former associate head coach at Providence and Denver, has been named the director of hockey at Air Force. Miller comes to the Academy after one season as the associate head coach at Providence where he helped lead the Friars to the 2015 NCAA championship. Prior to his stint in Providence, he spent 20 … Read more
The University of New England announced the appointment Wednesday of Kevin Swallow as its new men’s head coach. Swallow comes to UNE from Nichols, where he was head coach for three seasons. During his tenure at Nichols, he led the Bison to a 55-20-7 record and consecutive ECAC Northeast championships. Prior to his tenure at … Read more
In its June 3-4 meeting, the rules committee decided to give the referee latitude to determine whether incidental contact prevented the goaltender from defending the net when a goal is scored.
Defending national champion Providence announced Friday that Scott Borek has joined the program as an associate head coach. Borek, who was an assistant coach with the Friars from 1985 to 1988, has been an associate head coach and assistant coach with New Hampshire for the past 13 seasons. “We’re excited to be adding Scott to … Read more
Holy Cross announced Thursday it has named former Stonehill captain and Trinity assistant coach Peter Roundy as a new assistant coach. “I am very excited to welcome Peter Roundy to our coaching staff,” said Crusaders coach David Berard in a statement. “Peter brings a wealth of knowledge to our program from his experience at Trinity … Read more
Wisconsin announced Wednesday the hiring of Luke Strand as the Badgers’ new associate head coach. Strand will move his office about three miles, from the Alliant Energy Center to the Kohl Center, as he comes to the Badgers after spending the past year as the head coach and general manager of the United States Hockey … Read more
Neil Sinclair has been named the head coach of the Middlebury men’s hockey program, taking over for the recently-retired Bill Beaney. Sinclair, a 1993 Middlebury graduate, is just the fourth men’s hockey coach at Middlebury since 1946. He comes to Middlebury from Skidmore, where he has served in the same role for the past 10 … Read more
John Harrington has been named head coach of the Minnesota State women’s hockey program. “We are thrilled to attract someone of John’s caliber to our program,” said Minnesota State director of athletics Kevin Buisman in a news release. “The depth of playing and coaching experience that he brings will be a major asset. John’s name … Read more
Colgate announced Monday the addition of Juliano Pagliero as a new assistant coach. Pagliero replaces Jason Lefevre, who left his position this past January. Pagliero will work primarily with the Raiders goaltenders and defensemen and will also oversee the program’s recruiting efforts while assisting in the day-to-day operations of the team. “We are excited to … Read more
In a report from Fox 11 News out of Appleton, Wis., Lawrence men’s coach Mike Szkodzinski, who has served as the school’s athletic director for nearly six years, will step aside and concentrate on coaching as the school looks to hire a full-time athletic director. “It has been a pleasure working with Coach Szkodzinski during my … Read more
Post University announced on Monday that it will add men’s and women’s hockey programs to its athletic department beginning with the 2015-16 academic year, with the men’s team becoming the seventh member of the Northeast-10. Pete Whitney has been named the head coach of the men’s team, while a search is underway for a women’s … Read more
Fielding was also the 2015 Sid Watson Award winner.
Fourth-year coach leads alma mater to first national title in program history.
Stud freshman did it all for NCAA semifinalist Bulldogs.
Stevenson University announced on Friday that is adding men’s hockey as its 27th NCAA Division III sport with the team’s inaugural season set for 2016-17 where the Mustangs will join the ECAC West. The university has already begun its search for a head coach. The team will use Reisterstown Sportsplex in Reisterstown, Md., as its … Read more
Players from 19 different schools make up the 2015 CCM Division II-III Men’s Hockey All-American selections. In addition, ten of the 31 players picked are playing for a D-III national title this weekend in Minneapolis. East First Team West First Team East Second Team West Second Team East Third Team
St. Thomas senior goaltender Drew Fielding has been chosen as the 2015 winner of the Sid Watson Award as the best NCAA Division III men’s hockey player. Fielding went 13-6-4 this year with a 1.67 GAA and a save percentage of .934. He had six shutouts on the season and is the second straight goaltender … Read more
Amherst coach Jack Arena has been named the winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the STX/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year. It is the second such honor for Arena, who also captured this award in 2012. Amherst enters this weekend’s NCAA Division III semifinals sporting an overall record of 24-4-2, facing a … Read more
Adrian. Amherst. Trinity. Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Those four schools are all that remain in the men’s Division III tournament. Here is a team-by-team preview of what to expect this weekend in Minneapolis. ADRIAN Adrian and Wisconsin-Stevens Point have been two of the best teams in the nation all season, and this weekend, the two teams will … Read more