Trio of NCAA stars crack Canadian roster for 2018 World Junior Championship

Three NCAA standouts have been named to Canada’s National Junior Team roster for the 2018 World Junior Championship. Colgate goaltender Colton Point joins Boston University defenseman Dante Fabbro and UMass blueliner Cale Makar. The 2018 World Junior Championship is slated for Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Buffalo at the KeyBank Center and HarborCenter, along with the … Read more

Four NCAA players, one former collegian, invited to Canada's World Junior selection camp

On Wednesday, Hockey Canada announced the 32 players invited to the World Junior Championship selection camp, which will take place Dec. 12-15 in St. Catharines, Ont. The list includes four players currently playing NCAA hockey. Another defenseman on the roster, Dennis Cholowski, played last year at St. Cloud State before signing with the Detroit Red … Read more

St. Lawrence men's team undergoing investigation for potential NCAA, school violations

According to a tweet Tuesday night from Times Union sports editor and columnist Leif Skodnick, the St. Lawrence men’s team is being investigated for possible NCAA and institutional policy violations. 3/ Full text of memo from SLU President Bill Fox announcing investigation of SLU men’s ice hockey program. pic.twitter.com/fUGfYM41yv — (((Leif Skodnick))) (@LeifSkodnick) December 6, … Read more

Former Rensselaer player Gosselin running for mayor of Quebec City

Jean-Francois Gosselin, who played at Rensselaer from 1995 to 1999, is running for mayor of Quebec City. According to CBC, this is Gosselin’s first foray into municipal politics. In 2007, he was elected to National Assembly in the riding of Jean-Lesage under the Action démocratique du Québec banner, only to lose in the 2008 election. … Read more

Union gains steam with two wins, including one that gives Bennett school record

Union got the monkey of its back this past weekend with two victories over RIT and Niagara. The Dutchmen enter conference play this coming weekend. “Our coaching staff was pretty happy for the players,” Union coach Rick Bennett said. “They got a chance to get a couple of wins under their belt, especially going into … Read more