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
When Massachusetts entered Hockey East in 1994, short-term expectations were low. There had been no UMass varsity hockey at all from 1979 to 1993, and the newly revived program had played only a smattering of Division I opponents the previous year, facing primarily D-III teams. To no one’s surprise, the Minutemen finished last in the … Read more
Due to the Notre Dame-Northeastern game on Nov. 13 being suspended due to Zamboni and ice conditions, Hockey East released a statement Nov. 16: Sunday’s game between Northeastern University and the University of Notre Dame, which was suspended after two periods due to unplayable ice conditions, will be recorded as a tie game, it was … 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
Notre Dame and Northeastern skated to a 0-0 tie through two periods of play before a Zamboni breakdown and subsequent problems with ice conditions forced the game to be suspended on Sunday afternoon at Matthews Arena. The teams will attempt to make up the third period later in the season at a date to be … Read more
Eight games in 19 days. That’s simply not something that resembles a college hockey schedule. But that’s exactly what Boston College, after finishing Tuesday night’s game against New Hampshire, had played. And the Eagles came through that stretch with a 7-0-1 record. Add in a Sunday win five days prior to the stretch beginning and … 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
As the current 2016-17 season was set to get underway, Bowling Green lost one of its top returning scorers Brandon Hawkins. The reasons for his departure were never revealed. In 80 games with BGSU, Hawkins posted 29 goals and 29 assists for 58 points. On Oct. 28, Hawkins tweeted that he’ll be playing next at … Read more
In September, at Hockey East media day, Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon was very specific in talking about how he liked the maturity of his team. Fast forward a few days later and the team announced that four of its captains and assistant captains would miss the first five games of the season for issues related … 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
Boston College coach Jerry York underwent successful eye surgery on Tuesday, Oct. 25, but will not make this weekend’s two-game trip to Maine and will continue recuperating, according to a school-issued news release. On Oct. 25, the school announced York’s initial procedure. York is working with Dr. Jeffrey Heier of Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston on … 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
Boston College will retire Mike Mottau’s No. 3 jersey during the Sunday, Nov. 27 game at 1 p.m. EDT against Minnesota. The number will stay in rotation, however. Mottau is BC’s career record holder for most assists all-time (130) and 22nd all-time in points (157, most by a BC defenseman). He played in 163 career … 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
Much attention has been given to the early-season abundance of power plays and penalty kills and the impact of high (or undesirably low) percentages in both categories. “I don’t know if there’s anybody in the country that hasn’t had to put special teams at the forefront,” Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy said. “For the first three … Read more
Providence announced Wednesday that Kyle Murphy has been promoted to the position of associate athletic director for men’s and women’s hockey/Schneider Arena. It also was announced that Theresa Feaster has been hired as the coordinator of men’s hockey operations. Murphy replaces Nick Reggio, who resigned earlier in the month, and Feaster fills the void created … Read more
Boston College coach Jerry York will undergo an outpatient eye procedure Tuesday and will miss Tuesday night’s game at Merrimack. Associate head coach Greg Brown will lead the team in York’s absence. York will return back to the Eagles’ bench “as soon as possible,” according to a news release.
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.
There are positive signs a plenty in Storrs, Conn. In their third season in the league, the Connecticut Huskies are poised to have their best season since joining Hockey East. Following back-to-back shutout victories at home over Alabama-Huntsville to open the season, UConn earned two road ties last weekend at Colgate and RIT. The second … Read more