Mercyhurst players acquitted of all sexual assault charges

Mercyhurst players Jordan Tibbett and Kyle Just were cleared Thursday of all sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged incident one year ago. Both players were acquitted of charges of sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault against a female freshman. An Erie County jury deliberated about three hours over … Read more

New RIT arena to be named the Gene Polisseni Center

The Rochester Institute of Technology’s forthcoming arena will be known as the Gene Polisseni Center. The announcement came during the first intermission of Friday night’s game at the Frank Ritter Arena between RIT and Air Force. Naming of the new rink results from a $4.5 million partnership between the Polisseni Foundation and B. Thomas Golisano, … Read more

DeMichiel back with RIT as women’s assistant coach

Former Rochester Institute of Technology goaltender Jared DeMichiel has joined the RIT women’s hockey staff as a new assistant coach. “Jared is a great addition to our program and coaching staff,” said RIT head coach Scott McDonald in a news release. “I was (an assistant coach) on the men’s staff when Jared was recruited to … Read more

Holy Cross adds Guerriero to coaching staff as new assistant

Holy Cross has named former Northeastern captain Jason Guerriero as an assistant coach. “We are very excited to have Jason on our staff,” said Holy Cross head coach Paul Pearl. “He brings a ton of enthusiasm and hockey knowledge to the job and his work ethic is outstanding.” Guerriero graduated from Northeastern in 2005 having … Read more

Sacred Heart hopes seesaw goes in positive direction

The last two seasons have been a roller coaster ride for coach C.J. Marottolo and his Sacred Heart Pioneers. Picked to finish eighth out of 10 teams in 2009-10, the Pioneers came in second, earning Marottolo coach of the year honors. But last season Sacred Heart plummeted to 11th place. “I hope the opposite ends … Read more

With 12 rookies, Canisius out to avoid rebuilding season

Five years ago, Canisius coach Dave Smith brought in a large, talented rookie class that included the dynamic duo of Cory Conacher and Vincent Scarcella. Each of the past four seasons, the Golden Griffins improved, culminating in their first trip to the Atlantic Hockey semifinals under Smith. Now that the class of 2011 has moved … Read more