Atlantic Hockey on Wednesday announced its three All-Conference Teams. 2015-16 Atlantic Hockey First Team All-Conference 2015-16 Atlantic Hockey Second Team All-Conference 2015-16 Atlantic Hockey Third Team All-Conference
The Golden Griffins overcame Niagara in an Atlantic Hockey first-round series. Next up: at Air Force.
Atlantic Hockey announced its 2015-16 All-Rookie Team on Thursday and it features a pair of unanimous selections. Both Mercyhurst defenseman Les Lancaster and Air Force goalie Shane Starrett received 10 votes each from the AHC coaches. 2015-16 Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team
A nine-member senior class helped the Colonials to their second straight Atlantic Hockey regular season title.
Atlantic Hockey suspended three Sacred Heart players and one Rochester Institute of Technology players for Saturday’s regular season finales.
The 26 nominees for the third annual 2016 Mike Richter Award were announced Friday and the list includes 10 nominees from 2015, three finalists from 2015 and one nominee from 2014. * 2015 finalist # 2015 nominee ! 2014 nominee The five finalists will be revealed on Wednesday, March 16, with the winner being announced … Read more
No seeds are clinched entering the final 11 games of the regular season.
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Army West Point senior forward Josh Roberts for one game. The suspension stems from a major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct Roberts was assessed in the third period of the Feb. 19 game against Mercyhurst. Roberts will be unable to play in the Black Knights’ game … Read more
Three squads at or near the bottom of the standings — Niagara, American International and Army West Point — were a combined 2-2-2 last week against higher-ranked competition.
The 2016 Senior CLASS Award nominees have been trimmed to 10 from the original list of 20. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of finalists follows this release. An … Read more
Former Niagara forward Scott Arnold is returning to the Purple Eagles following a three-year professional career as the team’s director of hockey operations. “We are proud to welcome a Niagara hockey alumnus like Scott Arnold back to our program,” Niagara coach Dave Burkholder said in a statement. “Scott was a tremendously talented player and gifted … Read more
The former Army West Point coach, who started a line of family members coaching the Black Knights, led the U.S. to its first Olympic gold medal in 1960.
Atlantic Hockey has issued a one-game suspension to Sacred Heart junior defenseman Mitch Nylen. The suspension comes after the league reviewed the play that drew a major penalty for charging and a game misconduct on Feb. 6 against Robert Morris. Nylen made contact with the head of a Robert Morris player, which brought on the … Read more
Presented since 1996, the award honors college hockey’s finest citizen, with nominations open to men’s and women’s players from Divisions I, II and III.
U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer and former Army head coach Jack Riley passed away on Wednesday afternoon on Cape Cod, surrounded by his family and friends. He was 95. “Our family is saddened by the passing of our father,” said current Army head coach Brian Riley in a statement. “He lived a great life and … Read more
The Colonials have a senior class that wants to continue the success it has enjoyed in its first three seasons.
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday the 23 semifinalists for the 64th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The nation’s oldest nationally-recognized college hockey honor, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 Massachusetts Rangers, the first American … Read more
Twenty of the top men’s senior hockey players who excel both on and off the ice have been selected as candidates for the 2015-16 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, the individual must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, … Read more
“Even though we’re getting more competitive, we’re not winning enough games [to get a second team into the NCAA tournament],” he says. “We have to win some of those games.”
The Mercyhurst Ice Center will undergo a number of renovations, as planned by the school’s administration, after an anonymous donation of $250,000 was accepted by the Lakers’ men’s and women’s hockey programs during a press conference on Tuesday. Phase I of the ice center project, which is underway, includes a redesign of the lobby, including … Read more