Garrett Hendrickson played through pain during the first weekend of the season for Concordia. The thing is, he had no idea what the source of the pain was until after he had helped the Cobbers open the year with wins over St. Thomas (1-0) and Saint Mary’s (3-2) in the MIAC Showcase. “I was playing … Read more
Last year’s champion Augsburg won the regular season and conference tournament titles last year. The Auggies topped St. John’s 5-4 in a triple-overtime thriller in the MIAC title game and went on to play in the NCAA tournament, where they fell to St. Norbert 6-1 in the quarterfinal round. Favorites Augsburg, St. John’s, and St. … Read more
Minnesota will welcome a pair of alums to its coaching staff with Ben Gordon being named assistant director of hockey operations and Corey Millen joining the program as an undergraduate assistant. “Ben and Corey share our passion and vision for the Gopher Hockey program, and we are excited to welcome them back to campus as … Read more
Recent news that Minnesota State and Arizona State have applied for membership in the NCHC prompted conference commissioner Josh Fenton to release a statement today. “After careful consideration and a thorough vetting process, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s Board of Directors announced the Conference will not move forward with membership expansion at this time. We … Read more
Legendary Gustavus Adolphus coach Don Roberts died on July 24 after battling degenerative heart disease. Roberts was 83. A standout high school athlete in football, basketball, and baseball at Appleton (Minn.) High School, Roberts enrolled at Gustavus in the fall of 1952 where he also played football, basketball and baseball. He graduated in 1956 and … Read more
Mike Eaves, who was fired in March after his 14th season leading his alma mater, won a national championship as a player (1977) and coach (2006).
After leading the team to a record-setting season as interim head coach, Steve Murphy has officially been named the head coach at Buffalo State for the 2016-17 season. Murphy took the reins as interim coach in the summer of 2015 when Nick Carriere left Buffalo State for an assistant coaching position with the St. John … Read more
The NCHA has announced that St. Norbert has captured two of its top three individual awards for the 2015-16 season. Green Knights’ senior forward Erik Cooper is the conference player of the year after posting 28 points in 25 games and Tim Coghlin is the top coach. Adrian’s Connor Armour was named freshman of the … Read more
Connor McBride went into the season determined to play at the highest level possible. That determination was fueled, in part, by the fact that he didn’t feel as if he played up to his potential a year ago. “I felt like I had a down year last season,” McBride said. “I wanted to step up … Read more
Saxton Soley is destined to go down as one of the top goaltenders in St. John’s history. He ranks third all-time in wins with 42 and can’t say enough about how much the opportunity has meant to him to play college hockey for the Johnnies. “It’s meant the world to me to play here,” Soley … Read more
Charlie Aus is more than a hockey player. He also loves the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. And while the Concordia (Minn.) senior defenseman’s demanding schedule during the season doesn’t give him a lot of time to enjoy those activities, he finds time to do them every once in a while. “It’s tough, but we make time,” … Read more
Nate Flynn hasn’t had to worry about any type of sophomore slump. The Augsburg forward leads the Auggies in points, tallying 10, and has also scored a team-best six goals. His goal total is the second-best in the MIAC. “I’ve gotten off to a good start,” Flynn said. “But playing with great teammates has helped … Read more
Last Year’s Champion: St. Thomas won the regular-season crown but Hamline prevailed in the conference tournament and earned the league’s automatic NCAA tournament bid. Favorites: St. Thomas, Hamline and St. Mary’s are the favorites in the conference this year. Dark Horse: St. John’s should be a much-improved team and has a great chance of returning … Read more
Last Year’s Champion: Adrian. The Bulldogs also won the Harris Cup for the sixth time in program history. Favorites: Adrian, St. Norbert and the Milwaukee School of Engineering are the favorites to win the conference championship. Dark Horse: Lake Forest could be the surprise contender this year as it returns league player of the year … Read more
The upcoming season in the NCHA men’s conference will include a few significant changes, including the creation of two divisions and a new playoff format. The changes were finalized at the athletic directors meeting in Fond du Lac, Wis., on Sept. 23 Finlandia, Lawrence, Northland, Milwaukee School of Engineering, St. Norbert and St. Scholastics will … Read more
Nichols has announced the hiring of Parker Burgess as the 18th head coach in school history. Burgess spent the previous five seasons at St. Thomas, first as an assistant coach (2010-13) before being elevated to associate head coach in 2013. The Tommies posted a combined mark of 82-38-12 with Burgess on staff and made a … Read more
Buffalo State has promoted assistant coach Steve Murphy to interim head coach for the 2015-16 season. Murphy, who played Division III hockey at Curry and St. Mary’s, replaces Nick Carriere, who accepted a coaching position with the St. John’s Ice Caps of the American Hockey League. Murphy joined the Bengals’ staff last season as an assistant … 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
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
Fielding was also the 2015 Sid Watson Award winner.