Northeastern finished a disappointing 13-19-4 last year, making it three straight losing seasons on Huntington Avenue. The Huskies defeated NCAA tournament-bound St. Lawrence and Wisconsin, not to mention New Hampshire, BU, Rensselaer and Harvard, but overall the wins were too few and far between. The Huskies then lost their top scorer and two key defensemen … Read more
The Friars broke through last season to finish higher than ever before in Hockey East, a tie for second. The expected rebuilding year instead turned into what might become a steppingstone to PC’s first-ever regular season title. That’s what the Hockey East preseason coaches’ poll predicted… sort of… in its first-place-but-no-first-place result. “In the past … Read more
For most teams, a myriad of unknown variables will decide their fate this upcoming season. Although that’s also true for New Hampshire, a single unknown dominates all others. Hobey Baker finalist, All-American and First-Team All-Hockey East goaltender Ty Conklin was The Man who kept Wildcat hopes alive even during prolonged scoring droughts last season. His … Read more
With their top two scorers from a year ago departed, the UConn Huskies will look to sophomore Matt Herhal to hold the door closed on defense.
Vermont started and finished strong last year, but the chunk of time in between hurt the Catamounts. A young defense may necessitate a lot of ice time for Mike Gilligan’s rookies.
The Providence Friars wound up in first place in the preseason coaches’ poll. The funny thing is that the Friars didn’t receive one single first place vote.
At least 38 games involving Hockey East teams will be telecast throughout New England in 2001-2002, highlighted by at least 23 on Fox Sports Net New England. The league’s “Fox Sports Net New England Hockey East Game of the Week” package, beginning in January, has been supplemented by a separate deal that Boston University also … Read more
Dave Hendrickson, U.S. College Hockey Online’s beat writer and columnist for Hockey East, has been named the recipient of the league’s 2001 Joe Concannon Media Award.
Few people at USCHO had a relationship with Shawn Walsh that followed him through his rise, fall, and rise again. Mike Machnik is one of them, and his personal tale is a lasting tribute to a coach we lost much too soon.
The family of Maine coach Shawn Walsh has announced the following funeral arrangements: Friends may visit on Friday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church on 207 York in Bangor, Maine. The funeral will take place Saturday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. at St. John’s. In addition, the University … Read more
His passion for teaching, for Maine, and for college hockey were legendary, and Shawn Walsh had an impact on everyone who met him. USCHO’s Dave Hendrickson offers an appreciation of the man and his legacy.
Merrimack coach Chris Serino will begin customized chemotherapy treatments on Wednesday in his battle against throat cancer, according to the Eagle-Tribune. Serino, 52, was diagnosed with cancer at the end of August and has since undergone nearly a month of additional evaluation by oncologists and throat specialists. The result is a specialized regimen of treatments … Read more
Shawn Walsh, who led the University of Maine to two national championships in 17 years, died Monday afternoon at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, after a 15-month battle against a rare form of cancer. He was 46.
Vermont senior Graham Mink has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team and athletic department rules, following his arrest earlier this week. As a result, Mink has left the team and the University. Mink is facing felony charges of aggravated assault following an off-campus incident in the early-morning hours of Sept. 16. According to … Read more
Maine coach Shawn Walsh, hospitalized on Sept. 10 because he was having trouble breathing, is “getting stronger” every day, according to a story in the Bangor Daily News. Neither the Eastern Maine Medical Center nor the Maine Sports Information Department have been authorized to confirm any details, but Walsh’s younger brother, Kevin, told the Daily … Read more
A series of memorial services will be held in honor of Mark Bavis, the former Boston University forward killed when the plane he was on was hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center last Tuesday. BAVIS On Tuesday, Sept. 18, there will be a gathering of family and friends from 4-9 p.m. at Catholic … Read more
As the hours and days go by, more news filters in about former college hockey players caught in this week’s horrific mess. Former Boston University defenseman Mark Krys, who played for the Terriers from 1987-91, escaped with his life, evacuating one of the World Trade Center Twin Towers before it crumbled in the aftermath of … Read more
Maine head coach Shawn Walsh, battling kidney cancer since last summer, is in stable condition after being admitted to the intensive care unit of a Bangor hospital. Walsh, 45, checked himself into the hospital Monday because he was having trouble breathing. According to an article in the Bangor Daily News, Walsh’s condition is improving, despite … Read more
Word spread quickly through college hockey circles as a member of “the family” was lost in Tuesday’s horrific tragedy.
On a day of immense tragedy in U.S. history, the news hit home to the college hockey world when it was learned that former BU forward Mark Bavis was killed aboard American Airlines Flight 11 that crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City.