Men’s D-I: AHA

Atlantic Hockey hands out 2022-23 awards, including RIT’s Wilkie as top player, AIC’s Fiske as goalie champ, Army West Point’s Itagaki as best rookie

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Atlantic Hockey has announced its 2022-23 regular-season awards – player of the year, rookie of the year, coach of the year, best defenseman, best defensive forward, scoring champion, goaltending champion, individual sportsmanship award and team sportsmanship award. Honorees this year include four from Atlantic Hockey regular-season champion RIT – forward Carter Wilkie (player of the … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Canisius, Holy Cross gearing up for winner-take-all conference title game Saturday with NCAA tournament berth on line

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For the last 17 years that I have been covering Atlantic Hockey for USCHO, this final column of the season has looked forward to a championship weekend that involved four teams converging on a single, neutral location. Things have changed. The new format adopted by the league this season creates a one-game, winner-takes-all championship, hosted … Read more

Mercyhurst’s Briere allegedly caught on video pushing wheelchair down stairs; university releases statement

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On March 14, a Twitter post from @juliazukowski allegedly shows Mercyhurst hockey player Carson Briere at an undisclosed location pushing an empty wheelchair down a flight of stairs. https://twitter.com/juliazukowski/status/1635537697040130048 Later that day, Mercyhurst released a statement. pic.twitter.com/Fy62bYhKQU — Mercyhurst University (@MercyhurstU) March 15, 2023 Briere was previously dismissed from the Arizona State hockey team in … Read more

AIC, Army West Point, RIT lead way with four players apiece on ’22-23 Atlantic Hockey all-conference teams, all-rookie team

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Atlantic Hockey has announced its 2022-23 all-Atlantic Hockey teams and all-rookie team. Regular season champion RIT, runner-up AIC, and Army West Point led all teams in selections with four players each. First Team Carter Wilkie, F, So., RIT Neil Shea, F, Sr., Sacred Heart Blake Bennett, F, Sr., AIC Gianfranco Cassaro, D, Sr., RIT Aiden … Read more

Atlantic Hockey announces one-game suspension to Niagara’s Carlin after kneeing penalty March 10 against Canisius

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Atlantic Hockey announced Saturday a one-game suspension for Niagara defenseman Noah Carlin, effective for the Purple Eagles’ next game. The suspension is a result of Carlin’s major penalty and game misconduct for kneeing, which occurred at the 6:46 mark of the third period in Niagara’s Atlantic Hockey semifinal game on March 10 at Canisius. Upon … Read more

Canisius’ Mastrodonato, Minnesota’s Cooley, Quinnipiac’s Perets tabbed HCA men’s monthly honorees for Feb. 2023

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the men’s monthly award honorees for February. Player of the month is Canisius senior forward Keaton Mastrodonato, while rookie of the month is Minnesota freshman forward Logan Cooley and goaltender of the month is Quinnipiac sophomore Yaniv Perets. Canisius went 7-3 in February and Mastrodonato was a big part … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Down to final four in conference postseason with semifinals on tap this weekend

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And then there were four in the quest for the Riley Cup. Last weekend’s Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals saw three of the four series go the distance, with two lower seeds advancing: – Rochester Institute of Technology swept Mercyhurst in a pair of tight games. The Tigers got the game-winner from Adam Jeffery on Friday with … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Looking at upcoming conference quarterfinal playoffs as postseason arrives

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When the dust settled on the 2022-23 Atlantic Hockey regular season, no tiebreakers were necessary for determining the final standings/seedings, as each team ended with a unique point total. The end result: 1. Rochester Institute of Technology 2. American International 3. Sacred Heart 4. Canisius 5. Army West Point 6. Niagara 7. Holy Cross 8. … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: With postseason approaching, leaving out two teams ‘not a level playing field’

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After 15 years of holding the semifinals and finals of the Atlantic Hockey tournament at neutral sites, the conference is moving all tournament games on campus this season. The format will be as follows: Quarterfinals March 3-5 Best-of-three series #8 seed at #1 seed #7 seed at #2 seed #6 seed at #3 seed #5 … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: As regular season winding down, Canisius has ‘roster of players that say they’re ready’ for upcoming challenges

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A massive snowstorm hit Buffalo back on Dec 23-24, shutting the city down for days. That prevented Canisius from flying to Air Force for a two-game series scheduled for Dec. 30-31. With no free weekends left for either school, much less the same one for both, Atlantic Hockey was faced with choosing the least terrible … Read more

Atlantic Hockey renaming regular-season championship trophy Robert DeGregorio Trophy, recognizing retiring commissioner

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The Atlantic Hockey Board of Directors announced Thursday that the conference’s regular-season championship trophy will be renamed the Robert DeGregorio Trophy in honor of the retiring Atlantic Hockey commissioner. The announcement was made Thursday evening as DeGregorio participated in a pre-game puck drop prior to the start of the Niagara-RIT game at Niagara’s Dwyer Arena. … Read more

Watch list of 27 standouts announced for 2023 Tim Taylor Award as national men’s college hockey rookie of the year

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A watch list of 27 first-year NCAA men’s hockey players was announced today by the Hockey Commissioners Association. According to a news release, “one of these talented rookies will likely receive the Tim Taylor Award” as national rookie of the year by the nation’s assistant coaches. At season’s end, a ballot consisting of each Division … Read more

HCA men’s monthly honorees for January include Michigan’s Fantilli, Boston University’s Hutson, Bentley’s Niemo, Omaha’s Latkoczy

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the men’s monthly award winners for January. Player of the month is Michigan freshman forward Adam Fantilli, co-rookies of the month are Boston University defenseman Lane Hutson and Bentley forward Nicholas Niemo, and goaltender of the month is Omaha freshman Simon Latkoczy. Fantill collected five goals and 14 points … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: New commissioner Morgan says new job is ‘a great opportunity’ as hockey ‘has always been my first love’

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On Feb 2. Atlantic Hockey announced the selection of Michelle Morgan as its new commissioner, beginning April 17. She will succeed Bob DeGregorio, who is retiring after 20 years at the helm, dating back to the foundation of the conference. She will also replace DeGregorio as the commissioner of the women’s College Hockey America conference. … Read more

‘Superb field of semifinalists’ make up list of 25 for 2023 Walter Brown Award for best American-born D-I college hockey player in New England

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The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday that 25 men’s NCAA Division I players are semifinalists for the 71st Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The nation’s oldest nationally-recognized college hockey honor, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the … Read more

John Carroll senior AD Morgan tabbed new commissioner for Atlantic Hockey, College Hockey America

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Following a thorough national search, Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America have named Michelle Morgan as their next commissioner. “I am honored to be named the next commissioner of Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America,” Morgan said in a news release. “I’d like to thank the search committee for their dedication throughout the process. I’m … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: After sluggish first half, Bentley picking up pace since holidays with stretch drive approaching

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Bentley coach Ryan Soderquist knew that his young team would need some time to gel. With nine freshmen in the lineup, he expected growing pains, and the Falcons’ record though the first half of the season reflected that. At Christmas, Bentley was 5-13-0 and had taken points in two of five conference series. But since … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: With Air Force continuing to struggle with consistency, injuries, Falcons focusing on attitude, work ethic

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Last weekend’s series between Air Force and Niagara brought some good news and bad news for the Falcons. The good news was that Frank Serratore’s team was able to snap a nine-game losing streak on Friday when the offense came to life in a 6-3 win over the Purple Eagles. While that outburst included two … Read more

AIC’s Grounds, Air Force’s McCormick each suspended one game by Atlantic Hockey for penalties in Jan. 20 games

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Atlantic Hockey announced Saturday two one-game suspensions for two players after Friday night games. AIC forward Aaron Grounds has been suspended for his major penalty and game misconduct for hitting from behind, which occurred at the 17:28 mark of the first period at Mercyhurst. Upon review, the infraction was deemed to warrant a suspension. AIC’s … Read more

Fan voting now open for 2023 Hobey Baker Award to help determine top men’s D-I college hockey player

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It’s Hobey Baker time. Beginning at noon ET today, fan balloting opened for the 2023 Hobey Baker Award. Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s popular fan voting will run from now until Sunday, March 5 at midnight. College hockey fans can cast their vote by going to the voting website. Follow … Read more