Men’s D-I: AHA

Dillon Out at Canisius

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Canisius athletic director Timothy Dillon, a member of the Division I men’s ice hockey committee, has resigned from his position at the school. The move comes just following the completion of an internal school investigation into the actions of men’s hockey players and school officials after a game in Grand Forks, N.D., in December. Marshall … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Feb. 3, 2005

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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.

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Jan. 13, 2005

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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.

Five Humanitarian Award Finalists Named

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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 to Play FleetCenter Doubleheader

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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

RMU AD Passes Away at 54

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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

Buffalo News: Canisius Players Went Above AD’s Head

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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

RIT Joins Atlantic Hockey

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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

Atlantic Hockey Coaches Comment About RIT

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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

Atlantic Hockey to Announce RIT Membership

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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