Four current NCAA players have been named to Team Canada’s roster for the Spengler Cup, which will be held from Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland. It is the fifth and final tournament in which Team Canada will compete as it prepares for the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Northeastern sophomore defenseman Jeremy Davies … Read more
Minnesota has added defenseman Clayton Phillips to the 2017-18 roster, while freshman defenseman Nate Knoepke has decided to return to the USHL for the second semester. “Adding Clayton to our roster bolsters our depth on the blue line. He’s a dynamic player, and we are excited to welcome him to the Gopher hockey program,” Minnesota … Read more
Ohio State’s last two weekends have been the perfect example of the type of roller coaster-type highs and lows teams can experience during the season. Two weekends ago, the Buckeyes went into Ann Arbor and swept Michigan, winning 3-2 on Friday and 5-1 on Saturday. A week later, things didn’t go as well. Penn State … Read more
Notre Dame goalie Cale Morris, who led the nation in save percentage (.969) and GAA (1.12) last month while going 8-0-0 with three shutouts, was named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for November. After being tabbed as the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month following a stellar November, Clarkson’s … Read more
A total of 28 players, including seven members of the gold medal-winning 2017 U.S. National Junior Team, have been named to the preliminary roster for the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team. The announcement was made Tuesday by USA Hockey on NHL Network’s “NHL Now.” The group is auditioning for a spot on the final 23-man … Read more
The IIHF has announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2018 and among the players to be inducted include two former NCAA standouts. Defensemen Rob Blake (Bowling Green, 1987-90) and Chris Chelios (Wisconsin, 1981-83) have been selected to be enshrined. “Chris is one of the greatest players to ever wear a Team USA jersey” said … Read more
Twenty of the top NCAA men’s hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as candidates Wednesday for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, … Read more
Okay, raise your hand if the Big Ten has exceeded your early-season expectations. Just me? I didn’t think so. Six Big Ten teams have overall records above .500 after the first full month of play, and the seventh is an even 4-4-0. The conference is 27-12-3 against nonleague foes with the tiniest of leads over … Read more
A week after two home ties against Rensselaer, Ohio State got things back on track with two road victories at Massachusetts. Buckeyes coach Steve Rohlik said he was happy with the team’s road effort. “If you win a game, you’ve done something right,” he said. “To go on the road and win two, it certainly … Read more
Red Berenson was honored for his 33 seasons of coaching Michigan hockey when the rink inside Yost Arena was officially named the Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena. The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved Thursday an addition to the naming structure at historic Yost Arena at its monthly meeting held at Harding … Read more
There was something familiar about Michigan State’s 3-2 home win over Bowling Green last Saturday. It couldn’t have been the win itself, as it was the first time the Spartans had registered a home win since Nov. 4, 2016 and the first time Michigan State won its home opener since the start of the 2014-2015 … Read more
The Big Ten announced Wednesday that Penn State sophomore forward Nate Sucese has been suspended one game after a review of an incident that occurred near the 57-second mark of the third period against Minnesota on Oct. 15. No penalty was called on the play. Sucese is ineligible to play in Penn State’s next game … Read more
The Big Ten announced Saturday that Minnesota senior forward Leon Bristedt has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Penn State on Oct. 13. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 8:47 mark of the … Read more
Guy Gadowsky coached in the ECAC for seven years, so he wasn’t surprised when Penn State came back from its opening trip to New York with a 1-1 record. The Nittany Lions dropped their season opener at Clarkson but salved a weekend split-opponent split by defeating St. Lawrence the next night. The road doesn’t get … Read more
As the fifth season of Big Ten hockey begins, so much seems new. The field of teams increases to seven with the addition of Notre Dame, which pushes the number of regular-season conference games from 20 to 24. The conference playoffs will move from a single, neutral site on a single weekend at the end … Read more
UMass Boston has announced the hiring of Cory Schneider as a new assistant coach. Schneider makes the short trip to UMass Boston from Wentworth, where he spent the past two season as an assistant coach. While with the Leopards, Schneider was charged with planning and running practices, recruiting, breaking down film, and helping to run … Read more
Hockey East announced the results of the preseason coaches’ poll on Tuesday.
Pete Souris has been named the recipient of the prestigious Joe Concannon Award. The prestigious honor, named in 2001 in memory of popular Boston Globe sportswriter Joe Concannon, is bestowed annually upon an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding body of work in covering and promoting the interests of Hockey East. Souris becomes the first … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday the new playoff format for the 2018 Hockey East tournament. The playoffs will begin with two best-of-three series at campus sites before moving to the TD Garden for the 34th annual championship weekend March 16-17, 2018. “We return to the format last used in 2014,” said Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna … Read more
Minnesota has announced two additions to the team’s coaching staff with John Hamre joining the program as director of hockey operations and Andy Kent coming aboard as the team’s volunteer goalie coach. Hamre replaces Ben Gordon, who stepped down as director of hockey operations to join the Chicago Steel as associate head coach in the … Read more