American International announced Tuesday that the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., will be the team’s new home rink for games and practices. “I’d like to start by thanking the Olympia Ice Center (in West Springfield) for being a great partner for the past 18 years,” said AIC athletic director Matthew Johnson in a news release. … Read more
Robert DeGregorio has signed a three-year contract extension to remain as commissioner of Atlantic Hockey through the 2018-19 season. “We are pleased to secure Commissioner DeGregorio’s leadership of the Atlantic Hockey Conference for the next three years” said Atlantic Hockey executive committee chair Lou Spiotti, Jr., in a statement. “His contributions to our growth and … Read more
American International has announced the elevation of Mike Towns from graduate assistant to full-time assistant coach. Towns’ return, along with the retaining of Stephen Wiedler, will round out new head coach Eric Lang’s staff for the 2016-17 season. Towns has served as an assistant while obtaining his MBA over the last two seasons. “We are … Read more
The former Yellow Jackets player replaced Gary Wright, who had led the program since 1984.
American International announced Wednesday that alumnus and former graduate assistant coach Eric Lang has been named the team’s new head coach. Lang has worked as an assistant coach at Army West Point the past three seasons. “Eric is a true professional, cut from the same cloth morally and ethically as former head coach Gary Wright,” … Read more
He coached the right way, Dan Rubin writes, and, ever the gentleman, he departs in a very humble method, leaving behind a legacy no win or loss can ever measure.
Wright and Michigan’s Red Berenson were tied as the longest-tenured coaches in Division I men’s hockey.
Atlantic Hockey announced its major team and individual award winners for the 2015-16 season at the league’s annual awards ceremony Thursday in Rochester, N.Y. Winning the Player of the Year Award was Robert Morris senior forward and Hobey Baker top-10 finalist Zac Lynch, who also received the Scoring Trophy in recognition of his 39-point conference … Read more
Graham Johnson has joined the Massachusetts hockey staff as the program’s director of hockey operations. Johnson comes to the Minutemen after most recently serving as the head coach and general manager of the junior-level Connecticut Nighthawks (EHL/MJHL) in Simsbury, Conn. “The director of operations is a complicated position that requires array of skills, including organization, … Read more
With nine first-place votes, Robert Morris finished atop the preseason Atlantic Hockey media poll going into the 2015-16 season. Rochester Institute of Technology, Bentley and Canisius also garnered one first-place nod apiece. In addition, the media also chose an Atlantic Hockey preseason all-star team.
The Yellow Jackets have a slightly more forgiving schedule in Atlantic Hockey play in 2015-16.
With seven first-place votes, Robert Morris was tabbed Wednesday to finish atop the Atlantic Hockey standings in 2015-16. “We have nine seniors who have won a lot of hockey games in the past three years, so I am sure that is a big reason the coaches feel the Colonials are deemed the preseason favorite,” said … Read more
American International has announced the hiring of Stephen Wiedler as the team’s new assistant coach. Wiedler joins AIC after spending the past two seasons as the lead assistant at Curry. “We are especially pleased that Steve will be joining our staff,” AIC head coach Gary Wright said in a statement. “He has two years of … Read more
Mercyhurst associate coach Robert Ferraris has stepped down, effective at the end of August, to become head hockey coach at his high school alma mater, Trinity-Pawling, in upstate New York. Trinity-Pawling is an all-boys boarding school located in Pawling, N.Y., near the Connecticut border. “The last 10 years have been, quite possibly, the best to … Read more
Atlantic Hockey unveiled its year-end award winners Thursday night and also named three All-Conference teams and the Gladiator Custom Mouthguards All-Rookie Team. RIT’s Matt Garbowsky was named Player of the Year, Best Defensive Forward and also won the scoring trophy after leading the conference in scoring with 23 goals and 44 points in 28 games. … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology has five players on the 2014-15 Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams, while Robert Morris placed four and Bentley had three representatives. 2014-15 AHA First Team All-Conference 2014-15 AHA Second Team All-Conference 2014-15 AHA Third Team All-Conference
Atlantic Hockey announced its 2014-15 All-Rookie Team on Friday and it featured two unanimous picks. Bentley goalie Jayson Argue and RIT defenseman Brady Norrish were unanimous picks by the conference’s 11 head coaches. 2014-15 All-Rookie Team
The Yellow Jackets finished 11th last season and are picked for the bottom in 2014-15.
Mercyhurst, which won the Atlantic Hockey regular-season championship in 2013-14, has been picked to once again finish atop the standings after the conference released the results of the preseason coaches’ poll on Wednesday. The Lakers took home six first-place votes in the balloting.
Rochester Institute of Technology has announced that women’s assistant coach Matt Woodard has been elevated to full-time status, effective immediately. Woodard will assist in all aspects of the program, including recruiting and on-ice preparation. Woodard served as a part-time assistant coach in his first season with the Tigers in 2013-14. He replaces Shivaun Siegl, who … Read more