Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 21 fared over the Nov. 25-27 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – was idle No. 2 Denver – defeated Air Force, defeated Wisconsin No. 3 Quinnipiac – tied No. 19 St. Lawrence, lost to No. 20 Vermont … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Sunday announced that Dartmouth junior defenseman Tim Shoup has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Dartmouth-Robert Morris game from Saturday, Nov. 26. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 11:55 mark of the third period in the Big … Read more
Working on the power play, Harvard has been one of the best in the nation so far this season, converting 23.8 percent of the time.One of the keys to the Crimson’s success has been two freshmen defensemen in Adam Fox and John Marino.Fox, who’s out of the U.S. National Team Development Program, has contributed five … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 14 fared over the Nov. 17-19 weekend. No. 1 Denver – tied Miami twice No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth – swept Omaha No. 3 Boston College – lost to No. 11 Harvard No. 4 Quinnipiac – defeated Cornell, … Read more
With a storied history and passionate fan base, Cornell’s Lynah Rink is generally regarded as one of college hockey’s top venues. The only problem for the Big Red is that is hasn’t gotten a chance to play there yet this season. Cornell began its schedule with five straight games on the road. That, coupled with … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 7 fared over the Nov. 11-13 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – split with Western Michigan No. 2 Denver – tied, defeated No. 6 North Dakota No. 3 Boston College – defeated New Hampshire (on Nov. 8), … Read more
There were some high hopes this season for St. Lawrence. Part of those positive vibes were on the back on junior goalie Kyle Hayton, but things haven’t gone his way in the first eight games as SLU stumbled to a 3-4-1 mark. In that same stretch, Hayton was pulled twice in back-to-back games against Massachusetts-Lowell … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Monday that Dartmouth senior forward Grant Opperman has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Dartmouth-Colgate game from Saturday, Nov. 5. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 5:43 mark of the first period in the Big Green-Raiders contest … Read more
Bob Saunders, who served on the staffs of Massachusetts-Boston, Holy Cross, Rensselaer, Northeastern, passed away Nov. 3 at the age of 84. Saunders, a resident of Randolph, Mass., for 60 years, worked as an administrative assistant for external affairs for the Northeastern hockey program for 22 years. He previously served as goaltenders coach from 1989 … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 31 fared over the Nov. 4-5 weekend: No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – swept No. 8 St. Cloud State No. 2 Denver – was idle No. 3 North Dakota – tied, lost to No. 13 Minnesota No. 4 … Read more
It’s been an interesting couple of years for Union. Three years ago, the Dutchmen dominated opponents en route to the program’s first national championship. In the two seasons since, Union has gone 32-32-11, and has been on the road for the first round of the ECAC Hockey playoffs each year. That’s a far cry from … Read more
Notre Dame has announced the addition of veteran coach John Micheletto as a special assistant to the coaching staff. A 24-year coaching veteran, Micheletto most recently served as the head coach at Massachusetts from 2012 to 2016. Prior to UMass, he was an associate head coach at Vermont for five seasons and also was an … Read more
Union senior forward Mike Vecchione has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for October. The HCA National Rookie of the Month for October is Patrick Grasso from New Hampshire. Union’s captain, Vecchione finished the month as the Division I leader in goals (10) and multi-point games (5), ranking … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 24 fared over the Oct. 28-30 weekend: No. 1 North Dakota – swept by No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth – swept No. 1 North Dakota No. 3 Denver – swept Western Michigan No. 4 Boston … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Saturday announced that Colgate freshman forward Jared Cockrell has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Colgate-Maine contest on Friday, Oct. 28. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred during overtime, a period where no penalties were assessed. Cockrell is not … Read more
Clarkson started a stretch playing four ranked teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this past weekend with a pair of games against Providence and Massachusetts-Lowell. The undermanned Golden Knights did quite well as youngsters and veterans alike contributed in the 3-3 tie against the Friars and the 4-3 victory over the River Hawks. … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Monday announced that Quinnipiac freshman forward Logan Mick has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Quinnipiac-Boston University game on Saturday, Oct. 22. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 6:36 mark of the first period where Mick was … Read more
For college hockey fans that may not enjoy the increase in numbers of penalties called early in the college hockey season, there is only one way it will change and that is for players and coaches to adjust.
Mark Morris’ first win as St. Lawrence’s head coach came against a school that didn’t even a have Division I hockey program during his last stint as a collegiate coach. The Saints’ 6-3 win over Penn State on Oct. 7 was Morris’ first NCAA win since 2002. He spent the 14 years since then as … Read more
For Quinnipiac brothers Tim and Connor Clifton, returning to school for their senior seasons is shaping up to be a smart decision.