CCHA upholds Sheahan’s one-game suspension

Notre Dame announced Friday that it has appealed the one-game suspension that the CCHA handed out to Riley Sheahan on Thursday (Jan. 19), but Saturday, the CCHA announced it has upheld their ruling and Sheahan will be ineligible to play in tonight’s game against Michigan. The league’s ruling on Jan. 19 came after a review … Read more

CCHA suspends Miami’s Biggs two games

The CCHA announced Wednesday that Miami freshman forward Tyler Biggs has been suspended two games under the league’s supplemental discipline process as the result of an incident that occurred in a game against Michigan State on Jan. 6. Near the 3:02 mark of the third period, Biggs delivered an illegal hit directly to the head … Read more

Longtime Notre Dame coach Smith dies

Lefty Smith, who formed the modern Notre Dame team and was its coach for 19 seasons, died Tuesday. He was 81. Smith, whose name is on the rink at the new Compton Family Ice Arena, died of natural causes at his South Bend, Ind., home. “It is difficult to imagine Notre Dame without Charles ‘Lefty’ … Read more

Report: Scherr to be installed as first NCHC commissioner

The Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette reported Tuesday morning that former United States Olympic Committee chief executive officer Jim Scherr of Colorado Springs will be announced as the first commissioner of the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference Wednesday morning. The newspaper said an anonymous source close to the hire had confirmed the hire. Scherr was unavailable … Read more

Miami’s Tiesling gets one-game suspension from CCHA

The CCHA announced Thursday that Miami forward Patrick Tiesling has been suspended for one game, under the league’s supplemental discipline process, as the result of an incident that occurred against Lake Superior State on Oct. 28. At the 11:19 mark of the second period last Friday night, Tiesling was assessed major and game misconduct penalties … Read more