Men’s D-II/III: NCHA

2000-01 NCHA Season Preview

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Check your calendars, because it might be a little hard to tell this year from last in the NCHA, where the top teams have a similar look to the 1999-2000 season. Tim Somers rounds up the conference’s outlook for 2000-01.

Caufield returns to Stevens Point as Assistant

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Paul Caufield, who resigned his head coaching job at Marian last season in the wake of a hazing incident, has returned to his alma mater, Wis.-Stevens Point, to become an assistant coach. Caufield is the all-time scoring leader at Stevens Point with 254 points. He also holds Pointer career records with 126 goals, 19 game-winning … Read more

Superior’s Nelson Steps Down

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Wisconsin-Superior athletic director and men’s hockey coach, Steve Nelson, announced his resignation from both positions today. Nelson has accepted a position as commissioner of the America West Hockey League, a junior league based in Montana.

UAA Ass’t Brown Takes Over At Marian

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Alaska-Anchorage assistant coach Chris Brown has been named head coach at Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wis., athletic director Doug Hammonds announced Thursday. Brown succeeds Paul Caufield, who resigned Feb. 11 in the wake of an alleged hazing incident. “The athletic department and Marian College is thrilled and excited to have a quality coach … Read more

Marian Head Coach Resigns After Hazing Incident

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Paul Caufield, head coach at Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wis., resigned Friday in the wake of an apparent hazing incident. Marian College President Richard Ridenour appeared at a news conference to discuss the incident, but provided no details, according to Green Bay, Wis., ABC-TV affiliate WBAY, except to say that no physical danger … Read more

St. Norbert Hockey To Stay D-III

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Ending months of speculation about the future of the program, a schoolcommittee has recommended that St. Norbert College should not move hockey to the Division I level. The report, obtained and reported by the Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette, concluded that the Green Knights would not be competitive at the D-I level because the school could … Read more

Police Called To Rink In Wake Of Brawl

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Local police were summoned to the site of Saturday night’s game between Elmira and Wisconsin-Superior after a brawl broke out between Elmira players and non-playing members of the Superior squad. Superior, Wis., police named Jeff Wells, a Wisconsin-Superior freshman from Toronto as the instigator of the fight, which took place after the second period. Wells … Read more

Guelph’s Muylaert To Lead UW-Eau Claire

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Marlin Muylaert will leave a successful program at the University of Guelph to assume the head coaching position at the Wisconsin-Eau Claire, director of athletics Marilyn Skrivseth announced. Skrivseth said the university is “exceptionally fortunate to attract a person of Marlin’s calibre to join our staff.” Muylaert takes over for Ian Perrin, who resigned after … Read more

NCHA Announces Postseason Awards

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St. Norbert forward Rob Smillie, who helped lead the Green Knights to their second straight NCHA regular-season championship, was named the league’s Player of the Year, the league announced Monday. The 5-11, 190-pound junior led the NCHA in both goals and points, with 19 goals and 14 assists for 33 points. Meanwhile, St. Norbert College … Read more