Chatham announced on Monday that Michael Callan has been hired as the team’s first head coach as the program prepares to begin Division III play in the 2017-18 academic year. Callan most recently served as an assistant coach at Potsdam the past two years (2014-15, 2015-16). “We are going to be able to gain momentum … Read more
According to the Watertown Daily Times, Canton has named Alex Boak its new head coach. Boak served as an assistant under Trevor Gilligan at Canton last season. Gilligan left the program after the 2015-16 season ended. “I’m very excited for the opportunity that Canton is giving me so early in my coaching career,” Boak said … Read more
Bowdoin announced Wednesday the hiring of Jamie Dumont as the ninth head coach of the Polar Bear men’s program. A native of Lewiston, Maine, Dumont has served as the assistant coach for the team since 2011 and becomes the ninth coach in the 93-year history of the program and just the third head coach since … Read more
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
It’s been a long and trying season for the hockey team, college, and local community ever since the deaths of captain Jeff Hutchinson and basketball senior Kelsey Annese.
Peter Belisle of Massachusetts-Boston and Chris Schultz of Geneseo have been named co-winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award, given to the STX/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year. It is the second such honor for Schultz, who also captured this award in 2014. Belisle led the Beacons to their most successful season in program … Read more
The 2015-16 SUNYAC All-Rookie Team and Best Defensive Forward were announced Friday. These awards are not endorsed by the conference, but the selections are based on input from the league’s coaches. 2015-16 SUNYAC All-Rookie Team Plattsburgh senior Mike Radisa was named the Best Defensive Forward.
The SUNYAC announced its top individual awards Wednesday, in addition to three All-Conference Teams. The conference’s player of the year is Geneseo junior forward Stephen Collins, who tallied nine goals and 21 points in 16 SUNYAC games in 2015-16. Geneseo’s Chris Schultz earned coach of the year honors after guiding the Knights to a 15-4-6 … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president has announced the 22 semifinalists for the sixteenth Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England at the NCAA Division II/III level. This year’s list is made up of 12 forwards, six defensemen and four goaltenders, including last year’s winner, Jamie … Read more
If you are Plattsburgh head coach Bob Emery, you must be pretty happy with the current state of affairs for your hockey team. You currently sit atop the SUNYAC standings, are ranked No. 2 nationally, and have an 18-3-1 record that includes a current six-game win streak — all very nice indications of things going … Read more
According to the Democrat and Chronicle, potential above-average crowds in the wake of last weekend’s tragedy have prompted Geneseo to accept only advance sale tickets for admission to Saturday’s hockey game and Tuesday’s women’s and men’s basketball games. Kelsey Annese, a senior guard on Geneseo’s women’s basketball team, and Matthew Hutchinson, a senior defenseman for the … Read more
Matthew Hutchinson, a Geneseo senior defenseman, was one of three people found dead at an off-campus residence Sunday morning, local police said.
Despite being 6-0 to start the season and this week entering the national rankings, the Potsdam Bears aren’t getting ahead of themselves just yet in this young season. “We got on the ice on Monday afternoon,” noted coach Chris Bernard. “I asked Todd Thomas if he got his ring yet and he said that he … Read more
Geneseo sophomore Jay Stephanik has been hospitalized as a result of a traumatic head injury, according to a report in the Genesee Sun. It’s not known what caused the injury, but a GoFundMe.com page states that Stephanik was found to have suffered a fracture to the back of his skull and his frontal lobe was … Read more
If there is a constant theme to the SUNYAC conference, it is likely the chase by the rest of the league of Oswego and last year’s conference champions from Plattsburgh. While the Cardinals took the conference title with a win over the Lakers, both teams qualified for the NCAA tournament in 2015. This season brings … Read more
Ryan Durocher has joined the St. Lawrence men’s hockey staff in a hockey operations capacity as the team’s videographer. Durocher replaces Brennan McHugh who has taken a hockey position at the Northwood School in Lake Placid, N.Y. A Canton native and former Cortland player, Durocher will handle the video breakdown and coaching duties for the … Read more
The Robert Morris men’s team announced Monday that Michael Gershon has joined the staff as a volunteer assistant coach. Gershon comes to the Colonials from the North American Hockey League’s Keystone Ice Miners, where he served as head coach, president and general manager during the 2014-15 season. Previously head coach and general manager of the … Read more
Robert Morris has promoted Kody Van Rentergem from hockey operations coordinator to assistant coach for the Colonials’ men’s team. Van Rentergem will take over for former associate head coach Matt Nicholson, who left earlier this summer to coach the Amarillo Bulls of the North American Hockey League. In his three previous years at RMU, Van … Read more
Plattsburgh director of athletics Bruce Delventhal has announced his decision to retire, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Delventhal has served as AD for the past 10 years. “It has been an honor to be the athletic director at SUNY Plattsburgh for the past ten years,” Delventhal said in a statement. “I have been fortunate to work … 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