Canisius head coach Dave Smith has signed a contract extension that will keep him behind the bench of the program through the 2016-17 season. Smith is entering his ninth season in 2013-14 in charge of the Golden Griffins after leading the school to its first conference championship during the 2012-13 campaign in Atlantic Hockey with … Read more
Atlantic Hockey on Friday announced new policies on scholarships, scheduling, supplemental discipline and more. The changes were the result of the league’s annual board of directors meetings, held earlier this week. The conference will increase its maximum scholarship limit from 12 to 13 beginning with the 2014-15 season, and then add a 14th in 2015-16. … Read more
Longtime Boston College assistant Mike Cavanaugh, who has served on the Eagles’ coaching staff for the past 18 seasons and last nine as associate head coach, has been named the head coach at Connecticut. Cavanaugh becomes only the fourth head coach in UConn history, dating back to the start of the program back in 1960. … Read more
Niagara junior goalie Carsen Chubak has left school and signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League. No official word has come from Niagara as of Thursday afternoon. Chubak, one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award this season, went 23-7-5 with a 1.91 goals-against average and a … Read more
Longtime Boston College assistant coach Mike Cavanaugh will be the next head coach at Connectoict, according to the Hartford Courant. The report notes that Cavanaugh has entered final negotiations to become the Huskies’ fourth head coach, but that the formal job offer must go through the state and involve background checks and an official agreement … Read more
According to the Hartford Courant, Connecticut is expected to announce the hiring of a new men’s coach early next week and has whittled down its candidates to three individuals. More than 40 people applied for the job, the report read, and the three finalists are interim coach David Berard, Boston College assistant Mike Cavanaugh and … Read more
Providence senior forward Kyle Murphy has capped his college career as the 2013 Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award winner. “I am extremely honored and deeply humbled to accept the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award,” Murphy said in a statement. “Derek was a great hockey player, but more importantly, he was an extraordinary person. Derek’s infectious … Read more
Three-time Atlantic Hockey academic all-star and Rhodes Scholar candidate Cheyne Rocha of Army has been selected as the 2012-13 winner of the Senior CLASS Award. The award, chosen by a vote of Division I men’s coaches, media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for … Read more
Seven coaches have qualified as finalists for the Spencer Penrose Award, given to the top coach in Division I men’s hockey. To be a finalist, a coach must be given his league’s coach of the year award or lead his team to the Frozen Four. For 2013, that group includes: • Yale’s Keith Allain, a … Read more
Carsen Chubak did what Niagara needed him to do in the first round of the NCAA tournament — keep the Purple Eagles in the game. Paula C. Weston reports from the West Regional.
Dave Starman takes a look at how the teams match up in first-round games.
Here’s a look at the NCAA East Regional in Providence, R.I.
We take a look at the teams that will play in the NCAA West Regional in Grand Rapids, Mich.
There’s a story behind the all-time series between the teams that were matched for the first round of the NCAA tournament. Well, most of them. Todd D. Milewski reports.
After successfully using video replay during its 2013 conference championship weekend, Atlantic Hockey will implement it incrementally across the league during the next two regular seasons. Atlantic Hockey will allow teams that are capable of producing video reviews to use them during 2013-2014 regular season. Subsequently, the use of video replay will become mandatory across … Read more
Canisius has the longest winning streak in the nation at eight games, a stretch in which they’ve averaged 4.5 goals per game. Ed Trefzer reports from the Atlantic Hockey Championship.
The goaltender held down the fort while the Lakers found their legs after a wobbly first period. Ben Kirst reports from the Atlantic Hockey Championship.
The Griffs had good reason to be cheery after knocking off the top seed. Ben Kirst reports from the Atlantic Hockey Championship.
Top-seeded Niagara has a good chance at an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, but that wasn’t much consolation. Ed Trefzger reports from the Atlantic Hockey Championship.
Atlantic Hockey on Thursday announced its 10th Anniversary Teams, with 18 players making up the three teams. One current player, Bentley junior forward Brett Gensler, made the lists. AHA 10th Anniversary First Team AHA 10th Anniversary Second Team AHA 10th Anniversary Third Team