Cammi Granato, three-time ECAC Player of the Year, two-time Olympian and 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, was today announced as one of the first two female members in the 65-year history of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato will be formally inducted into the Hall on Nov. 8 as part of the … Read more
University of Minnesota women’s hockey head coach Brad Frost has announced the hiring of Joel Johnson as an assistant coach. Johnson, who was the head coach of the Bethel University men’s hockey team, returns to the Gopher staff where he was an assistant coach during the Golden Gophers’ 2000 and 2004 national championship runs. He … Read more
When you’re compared to Nick Lidström, you have a lot to live up to. Welcome to Jon Merrill’s world. Melissa Parrelli reports.
Red Berenson and Michigan have made a move to quell some of the speculation about how long the longtime Wolverines coach would be behind the bench. Berenson, the Michigan coach for the last 26 seasons, has accepted a three-year contract offer from the school to lead the team through the 2012-13 season. “We’ve been doing … Read more
Wisconsin’s early departures had been contained to its talented defensive corps this offseason, but the offense appears set to take a major hit. Leading scorer Derek Stepan will sign with the New York Rangers on July 1, the New York Post reported. As a sophomore, he topped the Badgers’ scoring chart with 54 points in … Read more
Riley Sheahan, ranked 22nd among North American skaters in the final NHL Central Scouting rankings, had to address his April arrest in scouting combine interviews, but he hopes to move past that incident. Melissa Parrelli reports.
Damon Whitten will join Michigan Tech as an assistant coach following two years as the director of hockey operations at Michigan State, his alma mater. Whitten, a former assistant coach at Wayne State and Alaska-Anchorage, replaces Chris Tok, who became the head coach of the Austin (Minn.) Bruins of the NAHL. “I am excited to … Read more
Brendan Smith and the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday made official what has been known for some weeks: the Wisconsin defenseman is leaving school a year early to play in the pros. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason Smith signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Red Wings almost three years after being selected … Read more
Wisconsin has hired Gary Shuchuk and Bill Butters as assistant coaches. The Badgers had to fill both full-time assistant positions this offseason after Kevin Patrick left to lead the new Muskegon team in the USHL and Mark Osiecki took over at Ohio State. Shuchuk, the 1990 WCHA player of the year, helped the Badgers to … Read more
Harold Paulsen, the first coach of a reborn Michigan State program in 1950, died Tuesday in Mankato, Minn., the Mankato Free Press reported. He was 91. Related link: Harold Paulsen coaching history Paulsen played for Minnesota from 1938 to 1941, captaining the team in his final season. He helped the Golden Gophers win the AAU … Read more
The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more
Forward Andrew Rowe will bypass his final season at Michigan State after signing with the Philadelphia Flyers organization. Rowe, an undrafted free agent, was an alternate captain as a junior, when he was second on the team with 17 goals and a plus-11 plus/minus rating. Related link: Early departures in the 2010 offseason “It was … Read more
Mark Osiecki has filled out his coaching staff at Ohio State by hiring Steve Rohlik as associate head coach and keeping Steve Brent as assistant coach. Rohlik, Osiecki’s roommate at Wisconsin when the pair teamed up to win the 1990 national championship, has been an assistant coach at Minnesota-Duluth for 10 years. Brent has spent … Read more
With ticket sales cracking the 100,000 mark, Michigan has suspended the public sale for next season’s game against Michigan State at Michigan Stadium. The Big Chill at the Big House on Dec. 11 has sold more than 100,000 tickets, the school announced Thursday. The remaining tickets have been held for students. Season student tickets for … Read more
Wisconsin defenseman Cody Goloubef has signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets, giving up his final year of eligibility. Goloubef had 14 points and was plus-13 in 42 games as a junior for the Badgers. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason He was the Blue Jackets’ second-round pick, No. 37 overall, in the 2008 NHL … Read more
Defenseman Matt Bartkowski is the third Ohio State player to sign a pro contract this offseason with college eligibility remaining. Bartkowski, a sophomore, signed with the Boston Bruins, which held his rights after a deadline-day trade with the Florida Panthers. He was a seventh-round pick in 2008. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason Bartkowski … Read more
A pair of Notre Dame freshman forwards face charges after being arrested early Sunday morning in South Bend, Ind., a newspaper reported. Kyle Palmieri has been charged with two counts of resisting arrest and minor alcohol consumption, and Riley Sheahan has been charged with public intoxication and minor consumption, the South Bend Tribune reported. Palmieri … Read more
Ohio State announced on Saturday that former Wisconsin Badgers assistant coach Mark Osiecki, 41, has been tabbed as its head coach for the 2010-11 season, replacing 15-year coach John Markell. “I think Johnny right before me did a great job,” Osiecki said. “I don’t think anybody, including myself, would have looked at [Ohio State’s] program … Read more
Michigan sold nearly 15,000 tickets on the first day of the public sale for the Dec. 11 Big Chill at the Big House at Michigan Stadium, the school announced Wednesday. The school said 7,067 tickets were purchased in the first half-hour that tickets were made available to the general public on Wednesday. In the first … Read more
NCAA runner-up Wisconsin has two players on the All-USCHO First Team, a set of awards determined by USCHO staff writers and editors at the conclusion of the Frozen Four. Maine’s Gustav Nyquist is a first-team selection (photo: Melissa Wade). Forward Blake Geoffrion, the Hobey Baker Award winner and USCHO’s national player of the year, and … Read more