The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Clarkson junior forward Sam Vigneault to a two-year, entry-level contract. Vigneault has also signed an American Hockey League tryout contract with the Cleveland Monsters, Columbus’ AHL affiliate. Vigneault posted 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points with 41 penalty minutes and a plus-9 rating in 39 games during … Read more
Each of the Division I conferences is represented on the list of the 10 finalists for the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. The 10 names were announced Wednesday. The Hobey Hat Trick will be announced on March 30 and the winner will be announced April 7 in Chicago during Frozen Four festivities.
The ECAC announced Friday that the 1970 Cornell men’s team will be included in the 2017 ECAC Hall of Fame inductee class. The Big Red’s second NCAA championship team is still renowned today as the only unbeaten, untied national champion in NCAA history after a remarkable 29-0-0 season, led by legendary coach Ned Harkness. The … Read more
The Bobcats play at St. Lawrence this weekend.
When the Princeton Tigers hit the ice on Oct. 17 for the first day of practice, one of their goals was to play two more home games at Hobey Baker Rink in March for the first time since 2013. Mission accomplished. With a 7-2 win over Brown on Friday night and a 4-2 win against … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Monday that Rensselaer sophomore forward Evan Tironese has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Rensselaer-Colgate game of Saturday, Feb. 25. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 20-minute mark of the third period in the Engineers-Raiders contest where … Read more
Rensselaer will induct former forward Bryan Richardson (1992-96) into its Athletics Hall of Fame on April 29 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy, N.Y. Richardson averaged 1.37 points per game in 141 career games on 80 goals and 113 assists for 193 points. He currently ranks fourth in school history in career assists and … Read more
Dartmouth enters the final weekend of the regular season with a one-point lead for the final home-ice berth in the first round of the ECAC Hockey playoffs. So while there is plenty on the line for this year when the Big Green host Clarkson and St. Lawrence this weekend, the stretch run has provided valuable … Read more
Heading into last weekend, Colgate’s chances of hosting a first-round playoff series hinged on grabbing a four-point weekend. Colgate entered the weekend with 10 points, two points behind Dartmouth for eighth and one point behind Princeton for ninth. The Raiders did their part as they defeated Brown on Saturday 2-1 and picked up a key … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Monday announced that St. Lawrence freshman forward Sam Kauppila has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the St. Lawrence-Princeton contest on Friday, Feb. 10. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 15:55 mark of the second period in the … Read more
Coming into the game against St. Lawrence last Saturday, Clarkson had lost three straight. Clarkson coach Casey Jones was hoping the Golden Knights would get back get back to playing a full 60 minutes against their rivals. And that’s just what happened as Clarkson defeated St. Lawrence 3-1. “I thought we had a good week of … Read more
ECAC Hockey today announced due to the snowstorm hitting the Northeast, the following schedule changes have been made for men’s and women’s games this weekend: MEN – (games now to be played Saturday and Sunday instead of Friday and Saturday) Saturday, Feb. 11 Yale at Cornell – 7 p.m. Brown at Colgate – 7:05 p.m. … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday that 23 NCAA Division I players are semifinalists for the 65th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The nation’s oldest nationally-recognized college hockey honor, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 … Read more
On a night where the school honored its 1967 NCAA championship team, Cornell had arguably one of its more frustrating games of the year. The Big Red led Dartmouth 2-0 after the first period on Saturday, but the Big Green scored four unanswered goals on its way to a 4-2 win at Lynah Rink. It … Read more
It’s time for the annual fan ballot contribution to determine the winner of the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s highly popular fan-voting opened on Monday, Jan. 30. College hockey fans can cast their vote by going to the Hobey Baker website. Follow the prompts to make … Read more
Quinnipiac returns to the ice this weekend with a pair of games against Arizona State after having this past weekend off. After a strong start to the season where they started out 10-3-1, fortunes changed with the Friendship Four tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which started the current 4-7-1 stretch. Having a weekend off in … Read more
Rensselaer announced Tuesday the addition of goaltender Kyle St. Denis to the program’s freshman class. “We are excited to have Kyle join our hockey program,” said Engineers coach Seth Appert in a statement. “His work ethic, competitiveness and character make him a good fit for our program’s values.” A native of Katonah, N.Y., St. Denis split … Read more
A three-point weekend on the road in ECAC Hockey is impressive regardless of the situation. It’s even more impressive when a team is dealing with a rash of injuries to important players. That was the case for the Saints last weekend, as St. Lawrence rallied twice on the weekend, scoring twice to erase a 1-0 … Read more
Rensselaer sophomore goaltender Cam Hackett has been suspended indefinitely from the men’s hockey team, for “failing to uphold team standards,” according to a school-issued press release. Hackett will not take part in any team activities until the suspension has been lifted, noted the release, and the suspension leaves Chase Perry as the lone goalie on … Read more
Cornell will host a 50th anniversary reception for the 1967 NCAA champion men’s team on Saturday, Jan. 28. The reception, which is open to the public, will be part of the weekend full of activities to honor and celebrate the Big Red’s first NCAA champion and the Ivy League’s first NCAA champion in the sport. … Read more