They are calling it the “super conference.” Personally, I’ll hold judgment on just how super the new conference featuring North Dakota, Denver, Colorado College, Nebraska-Omaha, Miami and Minnesota-Duluth will be. Notre Dame and another school — quite possibly Western Michigan — might also become members. So you won’t hear that term for the remainder of … Read more
College hockey is living in interesting times, and Paula C. Weston tries to make sense of it all.
Breaking apart what is already a super conference will make college hockey top heavy, Candace Horgan writes.
Breaking college hockey conferences into more, smaller groups could help encourage growth, Chris Lerch writes.
Mercyhurst assistant coach John Rosso has resigned to become an amateur scout with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Rosso will primarily cover Minnesota high school hockey, the United States Hockey League and WCHA for Tampa Bay. “This is a great opportunity for John,” said Mercyhurst head coach Rick Gotkin in a statement. “He helped us tremendously … Read more
Michael Colavecchia, who recently completed his freshman season at Rochester Institute of Technology, was arrested this week and charged with money laundering and conspiracy in an alleged scheme to defraud the Toronto Transit Commission. CTV News in Toronto has reported that Colavecchia, as well as his father Bruno and mother Vincenza Grossi, along with Sebastian … Read more
According to a report on BelowTheFalls.com, Niagara assistant coach Greg Gardner will leave the Purple Eagles for a similar position at Princeton. Gardner played for Niagara from 1996-2000 and was named an assistant coach in 2007. Possible replacements mentioned in the article are current Niagara volunteer assistant coach Jay McKee and Massachusetts-Lowell assistant Jerry Forton, … Read more
Robert Morris has extended head coach Derek Schooley’s contract three years through the 2015-2016 season. “We are very excited to extend Coach Schooley’s contract through 2016,” Robert Morris athletic director Craig Coleman said in a statement. “We have a first-class coach who has developed our program from scratch into one of the most respected in … Read more
A historic North American service academy rivalry is set to resume after a five-year hiatus. Army and Canada’s Royal Military College are scheduled for one meeting in each of the next three seasons, with the first two at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. The schools had a 75-year history before the series was put … Read more
Ohio State announced Monday the hiring of Nate Handrahan as the head coach of the women’s hockey team, becoming just the second coach in the 12-year history of the women’s hockey program. “My family and I are grateful for the opportunity athletics director Gene Smith and the hiring committee has given me to be the … Read more
The Atlantic Hockey post-season tournament next spring will have a new format. Starting next March, all 12 teams will be seeded based on the results of the regular season standings with the top four teams getting a bye in the first round. The first round match-ups will then be the fifth seed hosting the 12th … Read more
Michigan and Boston College each placed three players on the All-USCHO teams, while Denver, North Dakota, and Wisconsin each placed two players. Leading the way on the first team was the Hobey hat trick of Miami’s Andy Miele (USCHO’s player of the year and the Hobey Baker Award winner), North Dakota’s Matt Frattin, and Boston … Read more
The Yale goaltender allowed a goal against Air Force, but he continued his strong postseason play.
Yale, Union, Minnesota-Duluth and Air Force gather in Bridgeport, Conn.
RIT junior forward Tyler Brenner is the third player since the program moved to Division I in 2005 to leave school early and sign a professional contract as he signed a two-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Brenner was seventh nationally with 26 goals and added 15 assists for 41 points in … Read more
The fans and support staff of Rochester Institute of Technology had to make a tough decision Saturday evening, but it was one of those dilemmas that is good to have. The men’s hockey team was playing Air Force at Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester in the Atlantic Hockey Association championship game. Just 10 miles … Read more
Sean Murphy considers his two-goal performance in the Atlantic Hockey semifinals lucky.
Niagara senior forward Paul Zanette was named Atlantic Hockey player of the year at the league’s annual awards banquet Thursday. The Nobleton, Ontario, native had 55 points overall (29 goals, 26 assists) including 43 points in conference play, tops in the league. Newcomers Niagara and Robert Morris placed four players on the all-AHA first team. … Read more
Hockey East and the WCHA each have three players among the 10 finalists for the 2011 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. The list, released Thursday, also includes two players from the CCHA — teammates Carter Camper and Andy Miele of Miami — and one from Atlantic Hockey. Boston College’s Cam Atkinson, Maine’s Gustav Nyquist (a Hobey … Read more