American International College has named Louis Izzi Jr. as the vice president for athletics. In this role, Izzi will focus on strategy, leadership, and development within the athletics department. “Lou brings a wealth of experience in intercollegiate athletics to his new role at AIC,” said AIC president Vince Maniaci in a statement. “His areas of … Read more
Those of us who have been associated with Atlantic Hockey of the years understand the league’s differences from its peers. The teams aren’t massive superpowers, but the hockey is as good as anywhere in the sport. There’s unparalleled parity, and the deep rivalries are tempered by an “all for one, one for all” mentality gripped … Read more
Robert Morris University announced today it will no longer field NCAA Division I men’s and women’s hockey teams as part of a “series of strategic initiatives” intended to “position the university to be amongst the most agile and professionally focused schools in the nation” as it prepares for its upcoming 100th anniversary. The university’s senior … Read more
Holy Cross announced Tuesday that the school has named Bill Riga as the next head men’s hockey coach. Riga, who joins the Crusaders after 13 years at Quinnipiac, the last seven as the Bobcats’ associate head coach, replaces David Berard, who stepped down in April before being named Providence’s associate athletic director for men’s and women’s … Read more
Providence announced Monday the hiring of David Berard as associate athletic director for men’s and women’s hockey. Berard will provide leadership, management, and administrative oversight to the men’s and women’s hockey programs, as well as day-to-day supervision of Schneider Arena programs and events. He replaces Rico Blasi, who resigned last month to take the head … Read more
The RIT men’s hockey team will welcome four familiar faces back to the program next season. Goalie Ian Andriano, forward Nick Bruce and Jake Hamacher and defenseman Dan Willett will all be returning to use their extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are excited to welcome back … Read more
All six conferences are represented on USCHO.com’s All-USCHO Teams for the 2020-21 college hockey season. Voting was conducted by USCHO.com staff members. First Team All-USCHO F: Cole Caufield, Wisconsin F: Shane Pinto, North Dakota F: Odeen Tufto, Quinnipiac D: Cam York, Michigan D: Zac Jones, Massachusetts G: Dryden McKay, Minnesota State Second Team All-USCHO F: … Read more
Holy Cross coach David Berard has resigned, effective immediately, to pursue new opportunities, according to a news release. Berard, who took over the program in June 2014, led the Crusaders to an 84-116-34 mark in his tenure. “It has been an honor and a privilege to be the head coach at Holy Cross for the … Read more
FARGO, N.D. — After a slow start in the first six minutes against upset-minded American International, North Dakota scored four times inside an eight-minute span to cruise to a 4-0 lead and an eventual 5-1 win from Scheels Arena.
Check out our preview of the Fargo Regional, which is set for March 26-27 at Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D.
“The dream is to compete on a regular basis at a national level. You can make the tournament and in hockey, gain that first-round game. We want to get in on that thing.” – Sacred Heart senior VP of enrollment, student affairs and athletics Jim Barquinero
American International scored three third period goals to break a 2-2 tie and defeat Canisius 5-2 to win its second consecutive Atlantic Hockey championship.
There was plenty of excitement in the three Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal series that went ahead, with Army West Point, Canisius and Niagara advancing to Springfield over Sacred Heart, RIT and Robert Morris, respectively.
Nine conference quarterfinal games were played Sunday, with some teams eliminated from the 2020-21 season and some advancing to play another day.
Atlantic Hockey has announced the members of the 2020-21 all-conference and all-rookie teams.
Due to the nature of the season, where the league was split into east and west pods, the AHA felt the only way to do awards this year was within the pods.
“Our guys embraced, initially, that underdog role, and I think that has morphed and transformed itself into the fact that we wanted AIC to be a hockey destination. There’s not a lot of people that knew where Gonzaga was, but there’s a lot of people that know that they’ve got a really good basketball team. That’s the goal here for AIC. They might know that there’s this little school in Springfield, Massachusetts, but that school has a pretty good hockey team. We’re pretty proud of that.” – AIC coach Eric Lang
Due to a positive COVID-19 test within the Tier 1 group, the Holy Cross men’s hockey program will pause all team activities, including participation in the 2021 Atlantic Hockey tournament.
It’s an old cliché, but in rivalry games, you throw out the records.
Per Atlantic Hockey COVID-19 protocol, the Niagara-RIT game on Wednesday, February 24, has been postponed.
The preseason media call is always an exercise in routine.
Coaches talk about their excitement for the upcoming season and touch upon the optimism of their team’s hard work and commitment, and everyone stresses the need to get better as the season advances.
The goal, everyone says, is the same every year: to be playing “your best hockey” when the March postseason rolls around.