2002-03 Bentley Season Preview

After a last-place finish in the MAAC for two consecutive seasons, Bentley needed one thing more than anything else: a fresh start. And though you can look to the cliche that every team begins the year with a clean slate, the Falcons knew after last season they needed a little more than that. soderquist Thus, … Read more

2002-03 Army Season Preview

If a year can be dubbed important to the success of a veteran Army program, it is the present one. A club that showed plenty of bright lights a season ago, the Black Knights will have a little extra to play for this upcoming season — home ice in the playoffs. Though Army has never … Read more

Mercyhurst Picked to Repeat in MAAC

Though it may be another year for the MAAC, the coaches of the league see little different from the past and have select 2001 and 2002 regular-season champion Mercyhurst as the preseason favorite, according to a poll released today at the league’s media day. Receiving four of 11 first-place votes, Mercyhurst tops the poll that … Read more

College Hockey America Starts Division I Women’s League

College Hockey America announced the formation of a new four-team Division I women’s hockey league to serve as the counterpart to the men’s league created in 1999. The league will begin play immediately in 2002-03. The inaugural members of the women’s CHA are current men’s CHA members Findlay, Niagara, and Wayne State, as well as … Read more

Eight Named Men’s Academic All-Americans

Four Division I and four Division III men’s hockey players have been named to the 2001-02 Verizon Academic All-America Men’s At-Large Teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Athletes in all varsity collegiate sports were eligible. Clarkson’s David Evans was named to the University Division First Team. The senior forward from Sand … Read more

Dillon Named to Ice Hockey Committee

Tim Dillon, the athletic director at Canisius, will replace Jack McDonald of Quinnipiac on the NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Championship Committee in September when McDonald’s term is over. Dillon was appointed by the MAAC to take over for McDonald. McDonald was the first member of the MAAC to sit on the committee and has … Read more

College Division All-Americans Named

Middlebury, RIT and St. Norbert each placed two players on the first team of the Jofa/ACHA College Division All-Americans announced today. There were only three repeat winners. RIT’s Jerry Galway was named to the first team for the third time, while Adam Kragthorpe from Wisconsin-River Falls is on the first team for the second straight … Read more

Bentley Looks For More

Bentley says it’s making more of a commitment to hockey. It’s first move was to replace Jim McAdam with 25-year old alum, Ryan Soderquist, who says he’s up to the challenge.

Galway Earns Top D-III Honor

Jerry Galway, senior co-captain for RIT, has been awarded the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Men’s Ice Hockey College Division Player of the Year. Galway, a defenseman from Mississauga, Ontario, has led his team to the NCAA playoffs all four years during his college career. With 46 goals and 118 assists in his career, Galway … Read more

Galway Takes Top Honors in ECAC West

RIT senior Jerry Galway was named ECAC West Player of the Year today. Galway has 13 goals and 31 assists this season, and 46 goals and 115 assists during his four-year career at RIT. Galway set a school record for assists by a defenseman, and currently leads the nation in points per game by a … Read more

Niagara Coach Burkholder Suspended By CHA For Blowup

On Wednesday, Niagara head coach Dave Burkholder was suspended for one game by the CHA executive committee for inappropriate postgame conduct following the Purple Eagles’ loss Saturday at Bemidji State. Bemidji State won that contest, 3-2, on a pair of third-period power-play goals, taking a share of first place in the CHA as a result. … Read more

Fairfield Moves 2 Games to AHL Building

Fairfield will play its final two home games this season at the newly-built Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. The arena is the current home of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. The games will be played on Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, March 2 against Quinnipiac and Holy Cross, respectively. … Read more

Hodgkin’s Return Sidelines Holy Cross’ Crane

Holy Cross forward Glen Crane will miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with a recurrence of Hodgkin’s Disease. The second-year freshman missed the entire second semester last season after being diagnosed with the cancer, but underwent chemotherapy that was believed to have put the disease into remission. Last season, Crane played in … Read more

Season Preview: RIT Tigers

When you mention RIT, most people think the Tigers are almost a shoe-in to get back to the NCAA Tournament and take another shot at the title — but things may not be quite that easy. The Tigers only lost four players during the off season, but those four players accounted for 154 points of … Read more

2001-02 Holy Cross Season Preview

Since the 1999 MAAC championship, it’s all been pretty much downhill for Holy Cross. Paul Pearl hopes to change that with the help of his top seven scorers from last season, all of whoom return to bolster the Crusaders’ hopes.