After the latest allegations of player misbehavior out of Canisius, USCHO.com’s Jim Connelly can no longer hold his tongue. Also: the AHA race narrows — sort of; Army takes on its Canadian counterpart in one of the nation’s oldest rivalries; and Holy Cross’ Tanner Fogarty suffers an unusual injury.
Taking a page from SportsCenter, Jim Connelly is here to play “Fact or Fiction” with Atlantic Hockey. Also: travails in the Poker Capital of the U.S., up close and personal.
Holy Cross returns to a familiar position in the league standings; the AHA’s FleetCenter doubleheader prepares for a marketing push; and preparations are made for the possibility of another new member in 2006-07. Jim Connelly reports.
Ryan Gale’s role has expanded dramatically for Niagara, courtesy of hard work, dedication — and a sudden scoring burst.
A certain level of intensity comes into play when Army and Air Force face off.
Niagara has weathered a difficult first half, thanks in part to the efforts of associate head coach Jerry Forton.
Offense is down in Atlantic Hockey this season, and one man — USCHO.com’s Jim Connelly — is asking why. Also: Brad Roberts returns to bolster the Army nets, and the AHA makes its presence felt at Boston’s FleetCenter.
The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today announced its five finalists for the 2005 Hockey Humanitarian Award: Boston College senior Sarah Carlson; Quinnipiac senior Gillian Gallagher; Dartmouth senior John Ostapyk; Canisius senior Mark Persick; and Massachusetts senior Peter Trovato. The finalists were selected by the Hockey Humanitarian Executive Committee from a group of 15 nominees. The finalists … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced that it will move two of its league contests from campus sites to the FleetCenter in Boston as part of a college hockey doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 12. The January 21 game between Quinnipiac and Holy Cross originally slated to be played in Worcester and the February 12 game between Bentley and … Read more
Robert Morris University Director of Athletics Susan K. Hofacre, Ph.D., who was instrumental in the Colonials’ joining the Division I ice hockey ranks this season, passed away Jan. 8 after a battle with cancer. She was 54. Hofacre, one of just 26 female athletic directors at the Division I level, led the Robert Morris athletic … Read more
Bentley endured a rough first half, coach Ryan Soderquist has reason to be optimistic; Mercyhurst talks its way into trouble; and Holy Cross sees last season’s good fortune reversed in the infirmary. Jim Connelly reports.
What to make of the Canisius situation, and contrasting it to Harvard’s great run.
Canisius athletic director Tim Dillon was overruled by higher administrators in the decision to fire longtime hockey coach Brian Cavanaugh, according to a report in today’s Buffalo News. According to the article, the decision was made by the school’s vice president for student affairs, Ellen Conley. This came, according to newspaper sources, after the players … Read more
After a week of big news in Atlantic Hockey, Jim Connelly surveys the situation — including the stunning dismissal of Canisius coach Brian Cavanaugh, and the admission of RIT as the league’s newest member school.
After weeks of speculation, Atlantic Hockey made it official today and admitted Rochester Institute of Technology to the conference for the 2006-07 season. RIT, long a powerhouse at Division III, and winners of NCAA championships at D-II in 1983 and at D-III in 1985, will move its hockey program to Division I beginning next season. … Read more
With today’s announcement that RIT has been accepted into Atlantic Hockey, the league’s coaches had comments about the move. Among the current eight members of the league that will welcome the Tigers in 2006, only Army has never played against RIT. Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin, whose teams used to face RIT in the ECAC West … Read more
RIT and Atlantic Hockey have scheduled a press conference for Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET on the RIT campus in suburban Rochester, N.Y., where it is anticipated that the school will announce that it is moving its men’s hockey program to the Division I level and joining that conference. Atlantic Hockey athletic directors met via … Read more
Canisius AD Tim Dillon today suspended forward Dan Bognar indefinitely for violating team rules. The incident follows Dillon’s Friday firing of head coach Brian Cavanaugh for what Dillon called “irreconcilable differences.” The Buffalo News reported in today’s edition that Daniel Bognar, 21, was arrested by Buffalo police after exposing himself and fighting with customers at … Read more
Tony Coskren’s contributions to Holy Cross have usually come from the blueline. Lately, though, the senior has found his name on the scoresheet, too.
Canisius College athletic director Tim Dillon shocked the college hockey world Friday when he announced that he has fired head hockey coach Brian Cavanaugh, who was in his 24th season behind the bench for the Griffs. It was not immediately known why Cavanaugh was fired, but the school cited “irreconcilable differences” in a release issued … Read more