Men’s D-I: AHA

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: With RIT soon to be able to offer athletic scholarships, Wilson says ‘it was common sense’ for resolution to pass

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Rochester Institute of Technology coach Wayne Wilson got some good news on Saturday, when the NCAA Division III membership passed a resolution to allow multi-divisional institutions, including RIT and Union, to offer scholarships for their men’s and women’s hockey programs. The schools had been competing in Division I without the benefit of scholarships since 2005 … Read more

Minnesota State’s Mike Hastings talks Mavericks, CCHA, Olympics: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 16

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings. The conversation includes this year’s Mavericks, the new CCHA, prepping for the Olympics, and this weekend’s series with Arizona State.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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NCAA passes proposal that allows RIT, Union to offer D-I college hockey athletic scholarships

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The NCAA Division III membership Saturday voted to allow all multi-divisional institutions including Rochester Institute of Technology and Union College to apply Division I rules to their Division I programs, including financial aid. The vote came during the NCAA’s annual meeting in Indianapolis. The vote was 388-18, with 39 abstentions. The vote immediately allows a … Read more

Watch list announced of 28 goalies for 2022 Mike Richter Award as top netminder in NCAA D-I men’s hockey

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced a watch list of 28 goalies who will compete for the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. The 28 goalies come from the United States (16), Canada (8), Sweden (2), Czech Republic (1) and Slovakia (1). Of the … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Discussing which conference teams are playoff contenders, pretenders as second half in full swing

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With just over 50 percent (54.6 percent to be exact) of the Atlantic Hockey schedule in the books, and nonconference play completed (with the exception of Sacred Heart defending its Connecticut Ice title on Jan. 29-30), it’s now a sprint to the finish. How’s the race shaping up? If you aren’t a subscriber to the … Read more

New Hampshire’s Mike Souza talks Wildcats, Hockey East race: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 15

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by New Hampshire head coach Mike Souza. The conversation includes this year’s Wildcats, the Hockey East race, coping with COVID, recruiting, and this weekend’s series with UConn.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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New Hampshire’s Mike Souza talks Wildcats, Hockey East race: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 15

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by New Hampshire head coach Mike Souza. The conversation includes this year’s Wildcats, the Hockey East race, coping with COVID, recruiting, and this weekend’s series with UConn.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Mercyhurst’s Sheriff suspended one game by Atlantic Hockey for slashing penalty Jan. 15 against AIC

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Atlantic Hockey announced Tuesday a one-game suspension for Mercyhurst forward Dante Sheriff, effective for the Lakers’ next game. The suspension is a result of Sheriff’s major penalty for slashing and game misconduct, which occurred at the 12:13 mark of the third period in Mercyhurst’s road game on Saturday, Jan. 15 against AIC. Upon review, the … Read more

AIC’s Eric Lang talks Yellow Jackets, Atlantic Hockey, mentor Gary Wright: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 14

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by American International head coach Eric Lang. The conversation includes this year’s Yellow Jackets – now in first place in Atlantic Hockey and on a six-game winning streak – AHA’s competitiveness and its league championship in Utica, transfers, character, and his mentor, former AIC coach Gary Wright.

Here’s Bauer’s video feature on AIC freshman Reggie Millette that was mentioned in the podcast:

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This Week in Atlantic Hockey: With just five wins in ’21-22, Mercyhurst ‘might have deserved better in some of those games’

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There’s a saying in sports (and life): “You get what you deserve”. In hockey, that means points in the standings after a hard-fought victory, as well as a loss resulting from a disappointing effort. But there’s another saying: “Life isn’t fair.” Sometimes, you have the effort and the correct game plan, but the puck doesn’t … Read more

Atlantic Hockey suspends Niagara’s Harpur one game for high sticking major penalty against Sacred Heart

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Atlantic Hockey announced Monday a one-game suspension for Niagara graduate defenseman Chris Harpur, effective for the Purple Eagles’ next NCAA Division I game. The suspension is a result of Harpur’s major penalty and game misconduct for high sticking, which occurred at the 15:28 mark of the third period in Niagara’s home game on Saturday, Jan. … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Army West Point reloads in goal as Abric giving Black Knights ‘a boatload of confidence’

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If there’s a downside of having an All-American goaltender, it’s that your other goalies might not get many chances to develop their in-game skills. That was the case last season for Army West Point, which rode Trevin Kozlowski to a second-place finish in Atlantic Hockey. The senior played 20 out of 23 games last season … Read more

More COVID-19 woes: RPI’s weekend games at Harvard, Dartmouth postponed; Bentley-UMass Lowell home-and-home series also postponed

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Two more men’s hockey series have been postponed this weekend due to COVID-19 protocols. The Rensselaer men’s hockey team was slated to travel to Harvard and Dartmouth for ECAC Hockey games on Friday and Saturday nights, but the program is now paused for an undetermined amount of time. The Engineers will now travel to Dartmouth … Read more

Robert Morris president Howard leaving Pittsburgh, will join executive leadership team at Arizona State

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Robert Morris president Chris Howard, a national expert in higher education policy, will join Arizona State as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the ASU Enterprise in early February. Howard will join ASU president Michael Crow and other ASU executive vice presidents as part of the ASU Enterprise leadership team to design, build … Read more

Sacred Heart-RIT, AIC-UConn men’s hockey games rescheduled; Yale-Merrimack New Year’s Day game canceled

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Three Atlantic Hockey teams have rescheduled a pair of previously postponed games for Tuesday, Jan. 11. The first game of the postponed Atlantic Hockey series between RIT and Sacred Heart has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. ET and will be played at RIT’s Gene Polisseni Center. Sacred Heart will skate as the home team in … Read more

Penn State adds men’s hockey game Jan. 1 at Army West Point; postponed Princeton-Quinnipiac series rescheduled for Jan. 18, Jan. 26

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Penn State has announced the addition of a single game against Army West Point this Saturday, Jan. 1, at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. The game comes as a result of the Nittany Lions’ New Year’s series with Maine being canceled earlier this week due to positive COVID-19 results within the Black Bears program. … Read more