Such is the depth of the Green Knights that their coach regard their fourth line as a strength. “Our fourth line might be our most effective group on any given night,” said coach Tim Coghlin, whose lengthy roster gives him the option of sending out a large-sized or a skating squad, depending on the opponent. … Read more
The Raiders’ sheer depth puts them among the Midwest Collegiate Hockey League’s elite contenders this season. MSOE is well-stocked at all positions, with 12 sophomores returning after dazzling freshmen campaigns and where upperclassmen still hold considerable rank. Four of last season’s point-grabbing freshmen — most notably team-leading scorer Bradley Tierney (nine goals and 17 points … Read more
Lawrence is banking on an austerity plan, which means the Vikings will have to pare their goals-against to reach the Midwest College Hockey Association’s upper tier. The team surrendered 111 goals last season while only scoring 95. The clampdown starts with senior netminder Evan Johnson, whose performance slipped last season (7-8-1, 3.79 GAA, .877 save-percentage) … Read more
With a new coach and 32 underclassmen, the Foresters are a team in transition. The infusion of newcomers is expected to pay dividends sooner rather than later. The youth movement starts behind the bench, where Seamus Gregory, 29, replaces 32-year coaching veteran Tony Fritz, who retired. Seamus served two season as an assistant under Fritz, … Read more
Marian’s fortunes are on an upward trajectory, having posted a school-best record last season that earned Jasen Wise MCHA Coach of the Year honors. The Sabres’ goal is to parlay that short-term success into some post-season revelry. Last season’s 3-2 loss to Adrian in the MCHA championship tilt underscored the frustration of toppling the league’s … Read more
Coach Tony Hrkac is counting on depth this season to get his team out of a 30-plus winless mire. “Last couple of years, we only had six or seven guys upfront that you could really rely on,” Hrkac says. “This year, we have a little more depth, so those guys won’t get as tired.” The … Read more
In only its fourth season, Adrian has made amazing strides. The Bulldogs have a 77-8-1 combined record, which includes three Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association titles. Despite those remarkable achievements, Adrian only has one NCAA tournament appearance, and that ended abruptly in a loss to St. Norbert in the first round last March. For Adrian’s 17 … Read more
One week before Michigan and Michigan State play at Michigan Stadium on December 11, the first outdoor game in modern Division III history will take place when Adrian and Concordia (Wis.) drop the puck at the stadium on December 4. The game, which will be played at 9:30 a.m., was originally scheduled for an Adrian … Read more
According to a memo sent Wednesday to all Wisconsin-Stout students, faculty and staff from the school’s chancellor and athletic director, the two players charged with murder of another student, Jedidiah McGlasson and Jared Britton, will not be eligible to be reinstated to the Stout hockey team. Eight other players who were present at the Log … Read more
A Wisconsin-Stout incoming freshman player faces a felony murder charge, while a teammate is charged with being a party to the crime. Jedidiah R. McGlasson, 21, and Jared C. Britton, 23, were in Dunn County (Wis.) Jail in advance of a Friday afternoon bond hearing. The charges they face stem from the death of UW-Stout … Read more
Former Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan Tech coach Mike Sertich has joined the St. Scholastica staff as an assistant coach. Sertich led Minnesota-Duluth for 18 seasons and Michigan Tech for three. Related link: Mike Sertich’s coaching history He has a 375-397-53 record as a head coach. Under Saints head coach Mark Wick, Sertich will work with the … Read more
Cammi Granato, three-time ECAC Player of the Year, two-time Olympian and 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, was today announced as one of the first two female members in the 65-year history of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato will be formally inducted into the Hall on Nov. 8 as part of the … Read more
With the proposed change to the icing rule in mind, Dave Starman writes that too much tinkering with college hockey’s rules might alienate people more than it alleviates problems.
The rule proposal was released, the coaches were repulsed and that’s it, right? Wrong. Nothing is finished in the case of the controversial proposed change to the icing rule. Brian Sullivan reports on how we got to this point and what comes next.
Tony Fritz, the Lake Forest coach since 1978, is retiring and will be replaced on an interim basis by assistant Seamus Gregory. Fritz, who also served as the school’s soccer program until 1993, had a 351-428-44 record in 32 seasons leading the Foresters hockey team. “I am very excited to move on to the next … Read more
The NCAA is getting tough on contact-to-the-head penalties and getting creative in an effort to promote scoring when it comes to other rules changes. Contact to the head will result in a major penalty and either a game misconduct or game disqualification under proposals by the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee unveiled Friday. The proposals … Read more
The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more
Overtime Finals This was the fifth national championship to be decided in overtime. None of the prior ones went into a second overtime period. It’s the second time each of these teams were involved in one. Both lost in previous attempts. The first was 1993, the first time they used a neutral site for Division … Read more
Oswego Lakers (26-2-0 overall, 15-1-0 in SUNYAC) The last time the Oswego Lakers won the national championship in 2007, they had to travel way out to Superior, Wis. The following year, the national tournament was moved to nearby Lake Placid. Oswego didn’t make it. Lake Placid hosted it again. Oswego didn’t make it. Lake Placid … Read more
St. Norbert (22-3-3 Overall, 14-2-2 in NCHA) Faced with its first weeknight NCAA tournament game in school history, St. Norbert relied on its typical stingy defense and big-game experience to down Adrian 4-3 in an opening round contest on Wednesday. The win advances the Green Knights to the NCAA quarterfinals on Saturday where they will … Read more