Men’s D-II/III in general
Former Wisconsin-Stout skater Jared Britton was found not guilty Friday night of murder and aggravated battery in the 2010 death of Bradley Simon. Allegedly, shortly before 2 a.m. last Sept. 18, Simon left a tavern in downtown Menomonie following an altercation with Britton that involved a group of Stout hockey players and others. After taking … Read more
Nazareth College, a new Division III team starting play in 2012-2013, has named former Clarkson coach George Roll its first head coach. The announcement was made official at a press conference Thursday. Roll coached at Clarkson from 2003 until this past spring and was also the national D-III coach of the year in 2003 with … Read more
The NCAA is quite pleased with its rules aimed at keeping dangerous contact out of college hockey. But, it feels, there is always room for improvement. So it is that a few tweaks to the current rules were recommended to the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee during its annual meetings, held June 8-10. “Our feedback … Read more
School president Daan Bravemen announced Thursday that Nazareth College, located in Pittsford, N.Y., will add Division III men’s hockey starting with the 2012-13 season. It will be the 24th team to be part of the Golden Flyers athletic program. “We think this will be a great new program for Nazareth College and for the larger … Read more
Patrick Leahy will take over the Stonehill program as head coach, the school announced Friday. Leahy succeeds Garry Hebert, who resigned after a four-year term as the Skyhawks’ head coach. Leahy spent one season as varsity coach at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Mass, after four seasons at The Winchendon (Mass.) School. “His … Read more
Utica has taken the next step in the application process for its men’s team to join the SUNYAC during that league’s spring meetings. Administrators from the school last week made a presentation to the SUNYAC committee. After review, the league decided to proceed with a site visit to the college, scheduled to occur this fall. … Read more
Chris Brooks has been hired as the next men’s head coach at Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Brooks becomes the fifth head coach in Pointers history, replacing Wil Nichol, who resigned to accept a front office position in the National Hockey League. “Chris brings over 12 years of proven success as a hockey coach at the collegiate and … Read more
According to a report out of WPTZ in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Middlebury junior forward Jak Knelman has filed a lawsuit against the school and coach Bill Beaney stemming from his dismissal from the team this past January. The suit seeks damages in excess of $75,000 and alleges that Knelman feels he was wrongly booted from the … Read more
Four years after they came in to help launch the first year at Adrian hockey, the senior class fell just short of their goal: a national title.
Alaska-Anchorage assistant coach Ryan McKelvie has been named the head coach at Lake Forest. He replaces Seamus Gregory, who was the interim head coach in 2010-11 after the retirement of longtime coach Tony Fritz. McKelvie, a former Minnesota State player, was the associate head coach of the Wenatchee Wild of the NAHL from 2008 to … Read more
A report from the Associated Press says the NCAA has penalized the State University of New York at Potsdam for violations of financial aid rules involving men’s and women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s volleyball and women’s soccer programs. Penalties in this case include two years probation and a postseason ban. During the … Read more
St. Norbert leads the way with three players on the 2010-2011 All-USCHO D-III teams
The Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks announced their sixth head coach in school history on Thursday, and for the first time they are turning to an alum to lead the program. Norm Bazin, who played for the River Hawks from 1990 through 1994 and was a part of the senior class that led Lowell within a goal … Read more
St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin has been named USCHO’s D-III Coach of the Year.
St. Norbert goalie B.J. O’Brien has been named USCHO’s D-III Player of the Year.
EJ McGuire, who started his coaching career at Brockport and most recently was the vice president of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, died Thursday. He was 58 and had been battling cancer. McGuire had a 44-74-1 record in five seasons at Brockport from 1977 to 1982. He later was an assistant coach in the NHL … Read more
Tim Coghlin, head coach of the Division III national champion St. Norbert Green Knights, has been named the AHCA D-III coach of the year. Coghlin also won the award in 2008 when St. Norbert won their first national championship. This season, St. Norbert went 25-4-1 and defeated Adrian in the D-III title game on March … Read more
NCAA Division III national champion St. Norbert College leads the way with three All-Americans, while Bowdoin, Castleton, Fredonia, Hamline, Norwich and Oswego with two each. The All-American teams were named last week and this is the first year that coaches have added an East Third Team due to the number of schools and players competing … Read more
Hamline senior defenseman Chris Berenguer has been chosen the 2011 winner of the Sid Watson Award Award as the top Division III player. Berenguer helped Hamline to a 17-7-5 record and both the regular season and tournament titles of the MIAC. The second straight MIAC Player of the Year to win this award, Berenguer earned … Read more
Castleton State sophomore forward Josh Harris has been named the winner of the 11th annual Joe Concannon Award, which recognizes New England’s best American-born hockey player at the Division II-III level. Harris, a Torrance, Calif., native, led the nation in points-per-game for the Spartans, leading the team in scoring with 16 goals and 34 assists for … Read more