Vermont athletic director Bob Corran is interviewing five candidates for the vacant head coaching position. Those candidates, according to numerous reports and sources, are current Brown coach Roger Grillo, current Union coach Kevin Sneddon, former Atlanta Thrashers assistant coach Tim Bothwell, former Boston University player David Quinn, and current Vermont assistant Damian DiGiulian. Corran arrived … Read more
The names are coming out of the woodwork for a chance to coach at Vermont.
Bob Corran steps in as Vermont’s new athletic director on June 16, but he’s already got his hands full, looking for a new women’s basketball coach and new men’s ice hockey coach. There is no shortage of great candidates, however. And former coach Mike Gilligan is staying on to help the transitition, and will remain … Read more
Yale forward Chris Higgins has decided to forgo his final two years of collegiate eligibility to sign a three-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens, the organization announced Thursday. Terms were not disclosed. “It’s a dream come true, obviously,” said Higgins during a media conference call Thursday afternoon. “To be under contract with this team is … Read more
Yale forward Chris Higgins said he expects to decide “pretty soon” whether or not to forgo his final two seasons of collegiate eligibility and sign with the Montreal Canadiens, who drafted him in the first round (14th overall) in last June’s NHL Entry Draft. “They’re pretty much done [working on the offer], and I’d say … Read more
USA Hockey has named Harvard’s Angela Ruggerio as its women’s player of the year and New Hampshire’s Mike Ayers as its men’s college player of the year on Wednesday. The award goes to those deemed the top U.S.-born players. They’ll be honored June 13-14 at the USA Hockey’s annual meeting in Colorado Springs. Ruggiero, a … Read more
Mike Gilligan steps down, but isn’t going away. He’s looking forward to being an big part of getting the Catamounts back in the national spotlight.
After serving as head coach at Vermont for the past 19 years, Mike Gilligan is retiring, one win shy of the school record for wins. Gilligan will stay with the university as golf coach and to assist new athletic director Bob Corran with special projects. Gilligan completes his UVM career with a record of 279-289-46, … Read more
Former Cornell forward Mike Tallman was paralyzed from the waist down after suffering a spinal cord injury during a pickup game in New Jersey earlier this month. Tallman, who had three goals and eight point in 37 games with the Big Red from 1986-89, is currently at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, … Read more
Hilary Witt, who served as interim head coach last winter and led Yale to its second straight ECAC playoff appearance, has been named permanent head coach of the Yale women’s hockey team. Witt led the Bulldogs to a 9-20-2 record, was the 2002-03 Coach of the Year in the ECAC and a finalist for the … Read more
Humanitarian Award winner Sam Paolini learned about helping people at a young age. When Sam’s parents, Sam and Diane, got married, his father wanted his children to be involved in athletics. Growing up in Rochester, N.Y., Sam and his older brother Tom played youth hockey, a sport their father played, coached, and loved. “The hockey … Read more
The old record holder meets the new one.
A disallowed goal in the first period of the NCAA semifinal cost Cornell the momentum.
George Roll, who led Oswego State to a 25-7-1 record and a berth in the NCAA championship game for the first time since 1987, has been named the winner of the 2003 Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the coach of the year in men’s Division III. Roll accomplished this feat with a young team … Read more
What do Cornell and the ECAC have to do to prove the doubters wrong?
One year after close-but-no-cigar, Cornell returns to the Frozen Four.
Mike Schafer has come full circle by leading Cornell back to the Frozen Four.
New fans might not remember Cornell’s dominant history, but new players do.
The top-ranked Big Red get it done as a team.
Despite a loss, Dominic Moore made his last game for Harvard a memorable one.