ECAC Hockey suspends Yale’s O’Gara for one game

ECAC Hockey announced Wednesday that Yale senior defenseman Rob O’Gara has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Yale-Harvard game from Feb. 6. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred in the third period in the Bulldogs-Crimson contest. O’Gara was given a game disqualification … Read more

Messa Rink to get $10 million renovation makeover

Union’s home arena, Messa Rink, will soon be undergoing $10 million in renovations, according to the Daily Gazette. The college has approved fundraising to renovate the nearly 41-year-old facility, Union athletic director Jim McLaughlin told the paper. There is no timetable yet for the project. “It will be all fund-raised, just like the majority of … Read more

Harvard’s Malone suspended one game by ECAC Hockey, ineligible to play in Beanpot third-place game

ECAC Hockey announced Monday that Harvard junior forward Sean Malone has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Harvard-Yale game from Feb. 6. The action was taken after review of an incident that occurred in the third period in the Crimson-Bulldogs contest. Based upon the disciplinary action, Malone is … Read more

St. Lawrence, Quinnipiac, Massachusetts, Vermont heading to Northern Ireland over Thanksgiving 2016

College hockey will once again head to Northern Ireland this coming November. ECAC Hockey’s St. Lawrence and Quinnipiac, along with Massachusetts and Vermont from Hockey East, are slated to compete in the second annual Friendship Four Tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland Nov. 25-26, 2016. The teams will first compete against their conference rival in a … Read more

Harvard’s Vesey one of 10 repeat nominees for 2016 Walter Brown Award

The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday the 23 semifinalists for the 64th 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 Massachusetts Rangers, the first American … Read more

Senior CLASS Award nominees announced for 2016

Twenty of the top men’s senior hockey players who excel both on and off the ice have been selected as candidates for the 2015-16 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, the individual must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, … Read more

Rensselaer adds longtime Houston Field House employee Quantock as operations manager for men’s, women’s teams

Rensselaer’s men’s and women’s programs have added Aaron Quantock to their staffs as the operations coordinator. “We are thrilled to welcome Aaron to the RPI hockey family,” said RPI men’s coach Seth Appert in a news release. “I’ve worked with Aaron my entire time at RPI while he worked as our lead utility specialist at … Read more