With the Big Ten joining college hockey, 11 of the country’s most storied programs will compete this fall in 13 games in the inaugural Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge. Both conferences made the announcement Tuesday. Thirteen designated games will be played between October 18-27, with six games in Hockey East arenas on the first weekend, followed … Read more
Wisconsin is the preseason favorite for the inaugural season of the Big Ten, as voted on by the league’s coaches and announced Thursday. In addition, the coaches also selected a preseason Players to Watch list, highlighted by unanimous selection Kyle Rau from Minnesota. 2013 PRESEASON BIG TEN COACHES’ POLL 2013 PRESEASON BIG TEN PLAYERS TO … Read more
Now that free agency has opened a few spots on Boston’s defensive depth chart, Matt Bartkowski might just earn a full-time NHL gig this season. Tim Sullivan reports in our occasional series checking in with college hockey personalities, past and present.
Minnesota announced Tuesday that freshman defenseman Tommy Vannelli has decided to leave the program before playing one game with the Gophers. “After a few weeks of trying to balance academics and athletics, Tommy made the decision this morning that college hockey was not the best route for him at this time,” Minnesota coach Don Lucia … Read more
Former Notre Dame defenseman Brock Sheahan has been added to the Irish staff as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2013-14 season. He replaces Jason Nightingale, who served as the team’s volunteer assistant coach the last two seasons, and was hired by the Buffalo Sabres in August as a hockey data analyst.
The next four Great Lakes Invitational tournament fields have been announced and the event will have a definite Michigan feel through 2016. Western Michigan will join tournament mainstays Michigan Tech, Michigan State and Michigan outdoors this December at Comerica Park. Back inside at Joe Louis Arena for the 2014 tournament, Ferris State will join the … Read more
The official title to Minnesota’s inaugural Division I men’s tournament that will be staged in January 2014 is the North Star College Cup. The event runs January 24-25, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn., with Minnesota, Minnesota State, Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State all taking part. Bemidji State will not participate in the 2014 event.
Minnesota announced Tuesday that it will host the 2014 Hockey City Classic outdoor doubleheader Jan. 17 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Minnesota has suspended incoming freshman forward Gabe Guertler indefinitely for what a school statement called a violation of team rules. The school did not identify the violation, but Guertler was ticketed for fourth-degree driving while impaired by University of Minnesota Police early Saturday morning and has an Oct. 11 court appearance scheduled, according to online … Read more
The Nittany Lions will feature a pair of players who were chosen in June’s NHL Entry Draft in incoming freshmen Eamon McAdam and Mike Williamson, the first Penn State selections since the program was elevated to varsity status. Roman J. Uschak reports.
Former coach Ron Mason and three former college hockey players were among the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2013 announced Thursday. Cindy Curley (Providence, 1981-85), Bill Guerin (Boston College, 1989-91) and Doug Weight (Lake Superior State, 1989-91) joined Mason and Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr. in the group. Mason won 924 … Read more
More than two-thirds of the players selected for the camp that will help select the 2014 U.S. men’s Olympic team come from college hockey roots. Of 48 players named to the U.S. Men’s National Team Orientation Camp in August, 33 played in college. Minnesota had seven former players chosen, with Wisconsin right behind at six. … Read more
College Hockey Inc. will stage the season-opening Ice Breaker Tournament at Notre Dame in 2014 and in Portland, Maine, in 2015. The organization announced those locations on Tuesday, when it also unveiled that the 2014 field would include the host Fighting Irish, Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth and Rensselaer. Maine will host the 2015 event at the Cumberland … Read more
College fans had to wait a long time to have a player with college ties drafted at Sunday’s 2013 NHL Entry Draft at the Prudential Center.
After racking up solid numbers for a diminutive defenseman in the AHL during the NHL lockout, things truly began to turn once the shortened season started for Chicago in January. And Nick Leddy has never looked back. Tim Sullivan reports from the Stanley Cup Final.
The lessons Torey Krug learned in three memorable seasons with Michigan State have prepared him for life in the NHL and an unbelievable rise through the ranks in one of the deepest organizations in the league. Tim Sullivan checks in with the Boston Bruins defenseman during the Stanley Cup Finals.
Penn State forward Justin Kirchhevel has left the program due to personal reasons, the school announced Thursday. Kirchhevel will return home to Brookings, S.D., and finish his Penn State degree through online classes. “I want to thank the coaching staff and my teammates for an amazing experience over the last two years,” said Kirchhevel in … Read more
Brett Larson has been named associate head coach at Ohio State. Larson, who played at Minnesota-Duluth from 1991-95, captaining the team as a senior, and was later an assistant coach with the Bulldogs, spent the last two seasons as the head coach and general manager of the Sioux City Musketeers in the United States Hockey … Read more
Matt Walsh has had the “interim” label removed from his title and is now a full-time assistant coach for Wisconsin. Walsh, a former Wisconsin defenseman, came in as an assistant last November, replacing Bill Butters. “I think having Matt with us since November, we were able to see first-hand how he interacts with college students … Read more
An emotional roller coaster ended with Steve Rohlik leading Ohio State’s program. J. Justin Boggs reports.