Men’s D-I: Hockey East

Former College Assistant Arrested on Child Rape Charges

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Former Boston University and Northeastern assistant Bob Richardson has been arrested on multiple counts of child rape for allegedly assaulting a 14-year old boy he coached five years ago. Richardson, 49, has been working as an assistant girl’s hockey coach at Milton (Mass.) Academy. He was indicted on five counts of rape of a child … Read more

Analysis: Sneddon In at UVM

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Assuming the reports are true, Kevin Sneddon will become the new coach at Vermont on Wednesday, coming in with a new athletic director, a new president, and a new commitment to hockey in Burlington. It was a highly-coveted job, and it could turn out to be great for Sneddon, Vermont and the ECAC as a … Read more

Cunniff, ’80 Team Among Hall Inductees

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Former Boston College star John Cunniff and the entire 1980 U.S. Olympic team are among the latest inductees to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minn. They will be joined by Richard Dougherty, a former standout at Minnesota, and long-time NHL stars Pat LaFontaine and Mark Howe. The 1980 squad, a team filled … Read more

Emotional Year

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A season filled with great highs, and some amazing lows for BC freshman Pat Eaves. But looking back, he says it was all worth it.

Peaks and Valleys

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Jimmy Howard’s first season started well and went on to be great. And despite a disappointing finish, he can’t complain with his freshman year.

Vermont Narrows Field to Five

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Vermont athletic director Bob Corran is interviewing five candidates for the vacant head coaching position. Those candidates, according to numerous reports and sources, are current Brown coach Roger Grillo, current Union coach Kevin Sneddon, former Atlanta Thrashers assistant coach Tim Bothwell, former Boston University player David Quinn, and current Vermont assistant Damian DiGiulian. Corran arrived … Read more

Mutch to Coach Boston College Women

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Tom Mutch, an assistant coach with the gold medal winning 1998 U.S. Women’s Olympic hockey team, was named the new head coach of the Boston College women’s team. Mutch leaves his post as men’s assistant coach at his alma mater, Northeastern, to take the reins of the Eagles. He succeeds Tom Babson, who retired as … Read more

Raising the Bar

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Bob Corran steps in as Vermont’s new athletic director on June 16, but he’s already got his hands full, looking for a new women’s basketball coach and new men’s ice hockey coach. There is no shortage of great candidates, however. And former coach Mike Gilligan is staying on to help the transitition, and will remain … Read more

Surgery For Standbrook After Fall Hurts Both Knees

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Maine assistant coach Grant Standbrook will have an operation Thursday to repair tendons and ligaments in both knees, and will be laid up for about six weeks, according to Black Bears coach Tim Whitehead. Standbrook was walking down a flight of stairs at Pilgrim Arena in Hingham, Mass., while attending the recent NECDL College Showcase … Read more

Northeastern Player Sues Coach

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A former member of Northeastern’s women’s hockey team has filed suit against coach Joy Woog and the school. The Boston Globe reported that in the civil lawsuit, Michelle Lorion charges Woog with assault and battery, emotional distress, and dismissal from the team without cause. According to the newspaper, Woog dismissed Lorion, an assistant captain, and … Read more

Ayers, Ruggerio Win USA Hockey Awards

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USA Hockey has named Harvard’s Angela Ruggerio as its women’s player of the year and New Hampshire’s Mike Ayers as its men’s college player of the year on Wednesday. The award goes to those deemed the top U.S.-born players. They’ll be honored June 13-14 at the USA Hockey’s annual meeting in Colorado Springs. Ruggiero, a … Read more

Vermont’s Gilligan Retires

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After serving as head coach at Vermont for the past 19 years, Mike Gilligan is retiring, one win shy of the school record for wins. Gilligan will stay with the university as golf coach and to assist new athletic director Bob Corran with special projects. Gilligan completes his UVM career with a record of 279-289-46, … Read more

Hockey East Look To Change Refs, OT System

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Hockey East is considering two major playing changes, according to published reports. The league coaches voted 5-2, with two abstentions, in favor of a four-referee system, with two referees and two linesmen. Currently, all leagues use a system with one referee and two assistant referees. The coaches also voted 4-3, with two abstentions, in favor … Read more

Maine’s Nault Ineligible For 2003-04

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First Team All-Hockey East defenseman Francis Nault of Maine has lost an appeal with the NCAA and will be ineligible to play in what would have been his senior season in 2003-04. The decision, the last in a series of appeals by Maine and Nault, concerns an appearance by him in two tournaments in the … Read more