Atlantic Hockey announced Thursday that Mercyhurst junior forward Kyle Cook has been assessed a one-game suspension for his contact to the head penalty on Dec. 14 against Robert Morris. On the play, Cook was assessed a five-minute major for contact to the head and a game misconduct at the 12:59 mark of the third period. … Read more
The Colonials are 11-2-3 and ranked 19th in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll at the break.
First-year coach David Berard’s team is allowing just 1.75 goals per game in Atlantic Hockey play.
The Falcons lead the nation with the man advantage, but injuries have taken a toll overall.
The Purple Eagles have won three straight games, but they have only four more games before the holiday break.
Friday’s Mercyhurst home game against Canisius has been postponed because of the snowstorm in Western New York.
After losing to and tying Alabama-Huntsville, the Falcons needed to tighten up their defensive-zone coverage. They did that in a successful weekend at Robert Morris.
Seniors Alex Vazzano and Andrew Bodnarchuk are in a virtual timeshare for the Pioneers.
Holy Cross associate director of athletics and business manager Bill Bellerose announced Thursday that he will retire, effective Dec. 31, 2014. Bellerose has been with Holy Cross for 37 years, including the last 23 in his current role. From 1988 through 1993, Bellerose served as the head coach of the Crusaders’ team after previously spending … Read more
Beating Niagara twice last weekend pushed the Yellow Jackets from 11th to a tie for fourth in the early Atlantic Hockey standings.
The Falcons lost their cool in a loss to Sacred Heart but rebounded with two wins at Rensselaer.
Mercyhurst announced on Tuesday afternoon that its originally-scheduled men’s games against Ohio State on Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, 2015, will be played at the Erie Insurance Arena as part of the “Snowtown Throwdown.” Game time on Friday, Jan. 2 is slated for 7:05 p.m. EDT, while the following day’s game will begin at 2:35 … Read more
The Colonials allowed only three goals in sweeping Niagara to improve to 4-0.
Minnesota was off last weekend, but still earned 39 first-place votes in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll to stay the top-ranked team in the country. Union remained No. 2 with a sweep of Maine and garnered the other 11 first-place votes. With a sweep of Colorado College, North Dakota stays third, while Colgate swept … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced Tuesday that Bentley sophomore Tyler Deresky has received a one-game suspension for his boarding penalty during the Falcons’ game on Saturday, Oct. 18 against Sacred Heart. Deresky was assessed a minor for boarding at the 18:25 mark of the third period, but after a review of the game footage, AHA supervisor of … Read more
TSN announced Friday a new partnership with College Hockey Inc. that will see 37 NCAA men’s Division I games broadcast this season, including the Frozen Four. The expanded coverage of NCAA hockey is also available for live streaming and on-demand viewing to TSN subscribers through TSN GO. “This partnership will allow TSN to deliver Canadian … Read more
The league had a .246 winning percent outside of league play in the last 11 seasons but was 4-8 last weekend for a .333 winning percentage.
The new, 4,000-seat arena cost $38 million and replaces Frank Ritter Arena, which hosted the Tigers for 46 years.
The Rochester Institute of Technology may lose sophomore goaltender Mike Rotolo for the first half of the season — or not at all. The Democrat and Chronicle has reported that Rotolo is sidelined because of an NCAA question regarding his eligibility. “I haven’t got anything new,” RIT coach Wayne Wilson said in the report. “Everything … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced Tuesday that Robert Morris freshman defenseman Elias Ghantous has received a one-game suspension for his contact to the head major penalty during the Colonials’ exhibition contest on Saturday, Oct. 4 against Ryerson. Ghantous was assessed five-minute major and game misconduct penalties at the 6:17 mark of the third period. He will serve … Read more