Until Friday, Marian had never beaten a top-ranked team in the country. That drought ended when the Sabres stunned reigning national champion Adrian 5-2 in the opening game of a NCHA series on the road. They wrapped up the weekend skating to a 2-2 tie on Saturday. In the upset win, the Sabres snapped the … Read more
It’s the middle of the November and the matchups are interesting to say the least. UW-Eau Claire and Augsburg face off in a key non-conference game that could have tourney implications down the road. And one of the biggest surprises of the season, UW-Stout, takes on Lake Forest as it looks to stay unbeaten. Check … Read more
Practice was cut short the other day for the reigning national champion Adrian men’s hockey team. Head coach Adam Krug demands a lot of his team, and on this afternoon, the Bulldogs just aren’t at the level they need to be at. “We had a bad day of practice, and after the second drill, I … Read more
It was perhaps the biggest win of the weekend. With the odds stacked against it playing nationally ranked Augsburg, UW-Stout came through with its own version of a miracle on ice. Peyton Hart scored a game-winning goal in overtime to help the Blue Devils overcome a two-goal deficit and stay unbeaten on the season … Read more
November has arrived and the hockey season is just getting ramped up. Some teams are playing for the first time this week while others already have a couple of games under their belts. One of the more interesting matchups will be Saint John’s taking on UW-Eau Claire and Aurora facing off against Trine. Here are … Read more
The streak continues. In a weekend series worthy of being played in March, reigning national champion and top-ranked Adrian swept No. 3 Utica, capping the series with convincing 8-3 win on Saturday. That win came on the heels of a 4-3 overtime win on Friday. Adrian has now won 33 consecutive games, their last loss … Read more
Hello hockey fans. It’s time for another season. And you can’t ask for anything better than a couple of matchups on the opening weekend that are worthy of being played late in March. Reigning champ Adrian battles Utica, the last team to beat Adrian, and UW-Stevens Point squares off with St. Norbert in a huge … Read more
The best team in the nation resides in the NCHA as Adrian is coming off a national championship season. Repeating as champs is never easy, but the focus first for the Bulldogs is on navigating the always competitive NCHA. As expected, the Bulldogs are the favorite in the conference, but rival St. Norbert is always … Read more
The NCHA has announced the appointment of Jim Olson as the interim commissioner of both the men’s and women’s conferences. “I am both humbled and honored to have been selected for this opportunity,” Olson said in a statement. “I am excited for the opportunity to serve the NCHA in this new role. I want to … Read more
The Marian men’s hockey team has added Rylee Orr to the staff as an assistant coach. “I’d like to thank (head coach) Clay (Van Diest) and the rest of the hiring committee for giving me the opportunity to be a part of the Marian family,” said Orr in a statement. “I am extremely excited for … Read more
Jon Skarlis is the new full-time assistant coach for the Lawrence men’s hockey team. Skarlis joins the staff of head coach Brett Wall, who took the reins of the Vikings in June 2022. “I want to thank (director of athletics) Jason Imperati and Brett Wall for the opportunity to join the Lawrence University community and … Read more
Clay Van Diest has been selected as the 10th head coach for the Marian men’s hockey team. Van Diest replaces Zach Gaynor, who stepped down in May after five seasons at the helm. “We’re very excited to welcome Clay to the Marian athletics family,” said Marian interim director of athletics Tony Draves in a statement. … Read more
Concordia (Wis.) has announced the hiring of Jim Mosso as the new men’s hockey head coach, the fourth head coach in program history. Mosso comes to Concordia with eight years of head coaching experience and six years as a general manager. He started the Vermont Lumberjacks Premier team from scratch. He was voted the coach … Read more
Brandon Krumpschmid has the joined the Colgate men’s hockey staff as the director of hockey operations. Krumpschmid graduated from Trine this past May with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Sports Management. While at Trine, Krumpschmid was a four-year member of the school’s NCAA Division III hockey program. He finished his career with 26 … Read more
Lennie Childs has been named an assistant coach with the Union men’s hockey program, head coach Josh Hauge announced this week.
Adrian assistant coach Adam Phillips has resigned to take a similar role with the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks. Phillips spent the last two seasons with the Bulldogs serving as assistant coach under head coach Adam Krug. “On behalf of our players and staff, I want to thank Adam for his two years in Adrian,” Krug said … Read more
Brett Wall has been named the new head coach for the Lawrence men’s hockey team, the ninth head coach in program history. Wall takes over the Lawrence team from Mike Szkodzinski, who stepped away from the program after guiding the Vikings for 16 seasons and compiling a record of 147-233-35. Wall comes to Lawrence from … Read more
After leading the Adrian College athletic department for the last 17 years, athletic director Michael Duffy has announced his retirement, scheduled for the end of June. Duffy is a 1982 graduate of Adrian, where he was a member of the football team, winning the 1980 MIAA championship. After graduation, Duffy jumped straight into coaching which … Read more
While no official announcements were made by Lawrence, the Vikings will have new head coaches for their men’s and women’s hockey teams for the upcoming 2022-23 season. “Both programs are currently in search of a new head coach,” said a Lawrence spokesperson in an email to USCHO.com. “We are in the process of starting to … Read more
Adam Krug remembers the opener against Utica a little more than five months ago and how his shorthanded team battled through two overtimes on the road only to fall 3-2. There was still one more game to go that Saturday on Halloween, and the Bulldogs, missing some of their top players because of COVID protocol, … Read more