Offense: Despite losing T.J. Fox to Worcester of the AHL — and good for him — the Dutchmen look pretty solid up front. Five skaters who had 20 points last season are back for another round, including defenseman Lane Caffaro, who had seven goals and 18 assists in 2006-07. Coyle is literally the senior leader … Read more
Offense: In what seems to be a bit of a league-wide pattern, the Saints graduated three of their top six scorers from last season in Kyle Rank, Max Taylor and Drew Bagnall. As a team, SLU was third in the league with 73 goals scored, nearly three and a third per game. The drop in … Read more
Offense: The Crimson found themselves in the opposite situation from that suffered by Union last season: Harvard scored over three goals a game in league contests, but the production fell off significantly to only 2.67 GPG overall. The team’s 67 ECACHL goals were good for sixth, same as their final spot in the standings. Worked … Read more
Colgate head coach Don Vaughan may have put it best when he described his experiences last season: “It was a crazy year.” And as succinctly as that, you have the 2006-07 ECACHL season in a nutshell. George Roll’s Golden Knights are the pick in the ECACHL — but nothing is certain in this topsy-turvy league. … Read more
Offense: The Big Red are without three of their top six scorers from last season, a campaign in which they averaged just shy of three goals a game in league and overall. Cornell’s 64 league goals were only eighth-best, and the top sniper-freshman Greening-only totaled 11 goals in the full 31 games. On the flip … Read more
Offense: When your scoring chart is led by a pair of freshman, you’re probably sitting pretty for the following year. Sean Backman and Mark Arcobello would’ve earned a lot more attention if not for that Brandon Wong fella across town, and Bill LeClerc is the only double-digit scorer lost from the 2006-07 Bulldogs. “I think … Read more
Clarkson is the consensus favorite in this season’s version of the ECACHL, as the Golden Knights were picked first by both the coaches and media at the league’s annual Media Day. Clarkson earned the No. 1 spot on the coaches list with 121 total points and 11 first-place votes. Last year’s playoff runner-up, Quinnipiac, captured … Read more
Former Yale coach Tim Taylor was named an assistant coach Friday for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. Taylor also was head coach of the 1994 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. TAYLOR “Tim Taylor is one of the most respected American coaches of our time,” said Jim Johannson, assistant executive director of hockey operations … Read more
Four former Union College hockey players flew to Florida to undertake the post-grad roadtrip of a lifetime. Dan Tatar, Jason Ortolano, Sean Streich and Carson Strang traded their steel blades for rubber wheels — all in the name of autism. Brian Sullivan reports.
The contract of head men’s hockey coach Seth Appert has been extended for two years by Rensselaer. Appert’s agreement runs through the 2011-12 season. APPERT “In just one year Seth has become an important member of the Rensselaer community with a very positive influence across the campus,” said president Shirley Ann Jackson in making the … Read more
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced Tuesday that athletic director Ken Ralph will resign from the post he has held since 2002 in order to accept the position of athletic director at Colorado College. The decision is effective Aug. 16, at which point Rensselaer sports information director Kevin Beattie will assume Ralph’s duties as acting athletic director … Read more
Quinnipiac announced Monday that head men’s ice hockey coach Rand Pecknold has signed a two-year contract extension that will run through the 2011-12 season. PECKNOLD “I am very pleased that Rand Pecknold will continue to serve as our head men’s ice hockey coach,” director of athletics and recreation Jack McDonald said. “He continues to elevate … Read more
Phil Roy has been named as the new men’s ice hockey coach at Neumann College. Previously, Roy was an assistant coach during the last two seasons at ECAC West rival Hobart College. ROY “We are very excited to welcome Phil and his family to our Neumann College family,” said Neumann College athletics director Chuck Sack. … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced today the appointment of Ed Krajewski as Assistant Commissioner. Krajewski, a resident of Cohoes, New York, will begin his duties July 10. He replaces Laura Stange, who served three years as Assistant Commissioner. “I am excited that Ed is joining the ECAC Hockey staff,” said Commissioner Steve Hagwell. “Ed’s previous experience in … Read more
The Yale Corporation has approved a $23.5 million renovation of the historic David S. Ingalls Rink. The project will include the addition of approximately 13,000 square feet of varsity operational space as well as a complete renovation of the current facility. The expanded and enhanced home of Yale hockey will include new men’s and women’s … Read more
The Colorado Avalanche announced Tuesday that it has signed Dartmouth forward David Jones. Jones signed a two-year deal to the team that drafted him in the 8th round in 2003, forgoing his final year of elgibility. Jones is coming off a strong junior season at Dartmouth where he was named a finalist for the Hobey … Read more
Union College Director of Athletics Jim McLaughlin ’93 has named Claudia Asano Head Women’s Ice Hockey Coach. Asano, who was an assistant coach at Harvard University for the past five seasons, will begin duties on May 3, 2007. She replaces Tim Gerrish, who resigned at the completion of the 2006-07 season. “I’m thrilled to welcome … Read more
Dartmouth senior Dan Shribman has been awarded the inaugural Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award, it was announced Friday at the Frozen Four. The award was established by the Hockey Commissioners’ Association in honor of former Army hockey captain Derek Hines. A “consummate team player and team builder,” Hines was killed in the line of duty … Read more
Notre Dame goaltender David Brown leads the 2006-07 Division I men’s All-USCHO awards, announced Wednesday. The senior from Stoney Creek, Ont., was named the USCHO.com national Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year to head up this season’s list of honors. In his senior season for the Fighting Irish, Brown led the … Read more
Ottawa Senators general manager John Muckler announced that they have signed Shawn Weller, Clarkson’s leading scorer, to an entry-level contract. Weller, 20, was the Senators’ first third-round choice (77th overall) in the 2004 NHL entry draft. The South Glens Falls, N.Y., native set career highs in goals (19), assists (21) and points (40) while recording … Read more