Hockey East names All-Rookie Team, seven other award winners

Two forwards, two defensemen and two goaltenders make up the 2013 Hockey East All-Rookie Team, while a pair of Boston College players were named individual award winners on Wednesday. Boston College senior blueliner Patrick Wey earned best defensive defenseman honors, while teammate Johnny Gaudreau won scoring champion laurels. Providence senior Tim Schaller was named best … Read more

Gaudreau, Bazin, Gillies win HEWBA awards

Boston College sophomore forward Johnny Gaudreau was named player of the year by the Hockey East Writers and Broadcasters Association on Wednesday, while Massachusetts-Lowell’s Norm Bazin was named coach of the year and Providence goaltender Jon Gillies captured the association’s rookie of the year award.

Massachusetts assistant Quesnelle departs after nine seasons

Although not acknowledged by the school, Massachusetts assistant coach Len Quesnelle has left the program, according to masslive.com. Quesnelle has been at UMass nine seasons and was the lone holdover from Don ‘Toot’ Cahoon’s staff when John Micheletto was hired last summer. Quesnelle spent four years as the head coach at Princeton, where also served … Read more

Boston College’s York resting comfortably after eye surgery

Boston College coach Jerry York, after missing the remainder of the team’s Hockey East quarterfinal series against Vermont with a detached retina, underwent successful scleral buckling surgery Monday at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston to repair the retina in his right eye and is resting comfortably at home, the school announced Monday. York’s status is day-to-day.. … Read more

Nazro, Prior earn Hockey East Founders Medals

TD Garden vice president for events Steve Nazro and Jim Prior, longtime public address announcer for Boston University and both the Hockey East and Beanpot tournaments, will each receive the Hockey East Founders Medal prior to the second Hockey East semifinal on Friday, March 22.

Parker announces retirement from Boston University: ‘It’s been a great run’

After 40 seasons, Boston University coach Jack Parker said he is leaving the program on his own terms. This season will be his last, Parker announced at a news conference Monday, one day after the news broke. [scg_html_parker]”It’s been a great run,” Parker said Monday, his 68th birthday. “I’ve had a great time doing it.” … Read more

Hockey East hands one-game suspensions to Merrimack’s Bigos, BC’s Silk

Hockey East announced Wednesday a pair of one-game suspensions to Merrimack senior defenseman Kyle Bigos and Boston College freshman forward Brendan Silk. Bigos received his second game misconduct on March 4 against Massachusetts-Lowell and then a third in the form of league supplemental discipline. He is eligible to return to the Warriors’ lineup on Saturday, … Read more

Back from suspension, Boston College’s Hayes out for season after quadriceps surgery

Boston College junior forward Kevin Hayes, just back from a team-imposed suspension, suffered a contusion to his right quadriceps muscle during Tuesday night’s game against Massachusetts-Lowell and underwent surgery Wednesday to release pressure on the area. According to a BC-issued news release, the surgery involved release of fascia to prevent long-term damage to the muscle … Read more

While rehabbing injury, Northeastern’s Vermeersch suspended for breaking team rules

Northeastern senior forward Garrett Vermeersch has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, according to the Huntington News. Vermeersch was already out after suffering a high-ankle sprain earlier this month and has not played since the Beanpot championship game against Boston College on Feb. 11. “Garrett Vermeersch right now has got a high-ankle sprain [and] … Read more