SATURDAY ROUNDUP: RIT stuns No. 8 Penn State, 1-0
RIT stunned No. 8 Penn State with a 1–0 win in Rochester, riding a goal from Evan Konyen and a 44-save shutout from Jakub Krbecek.
Men’s D-I: LIU
SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Michigan St., Michigan Tech earn wins at GLI
Michigan State and Michigan Tech will square off in the final of the Great Lakes Invitational on Monday after each team advanced in Sunday’s semifinals.
‘Putting forth our best product:’ Under first-year coach, LIU keeps flying flag for independents
frontd1m, When you first take the reins of a Division I hockey program that doesn’t belong to a conference, you, your staff and your new players are logistically up against it straight away. Of the 63 schools currently fielding D-I men’s hockey teams, just five of them are independents and none are going about … Read more
SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Michigan Tech’s Muckalt earns first win with Huskies, upsetting No. 8 Minnesota 5-3
Michigan Tech avenged a 6-3 loss on Friday with a 5-3 victory on Saturday at No. 8 Minnesota giving coach Bill Muckalt his first win as a Husky (Photo: Michigan Tech athletics)
Long Island men’s hockey team adds assistant coaches Bryan, Kusch, director of hockey operations Johnson
Incoming Long Island men’s hockey coach Brendan Riley has introduced his coaching staff for the 2025-26 season. Mikhail Bryan (assistant coach), CJ Kusch (assistant coach), and Caleb Johnson (director of hockey operations) will join Riley for his first season leading the Sharks. Bryan comes to Long Island after three successful seasons as an assistant coach … Read more
NCAA Division I independent men’s hockey teams to compete for inaugural United Collegiate Hockey Cup in March 2026
The Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri, will host the United Collegiate Hockey Cup from March 5-7, 2026, bringing together five NCAA Division I men’s hockey programs for a postseason showdown. The event will feature Lindenwood, Alaska, Alaska Anchorage, Long Island and Stonehill. The five-team tournament will include a play-in game, with all … Read more
LIU hires Brendan Riley, keeping head coaching position in the family
Brendan Riley will take over for his cousin Brett, who left to become head coach at Ferris State.
Ferris State tabs LIU’s Riley as its next head coach
Ferris State has named Brett Riley its next head coach, succeeding Bob Daniels after 33 years as head coach.
Former Long Island, Mercyhurst, UMass Lowell goalie Metcalf joins LIU men’s hockey staff as new assistant coach for Sharks
The Long Island men’s hockey team has added Garrett Metcalf as an assistant coach. The former 2015 NHL Draft pick of the Anaheim Ducks brings a bevy of experience to the growing program. Originally from Salt Lake City, the former goaltender joins a hockey program that has increased its win total every season under head … Read more
Hockey Humanitarian Award Finalist Feature: With LIU program still in relevant infancy, Sharks’ Quinn working at rink, out in community to lay foundation, ‘something that can make this program great’
Having only launched in 2020, Long Island’s men’s hockey program has worked to build a fanbase for the Sharks, who know community work goes a long way toward that goal. And there probably isn’t another LIU player who has delivered on that brief quite like senior forward Jack Quinn has. Carrying on with a servant … Read more
Five finalists named for 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award as college hockey’s ‘finest citizen’ for leadership in community service
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced five finalists for the 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” for leadership in community service. Hank Kempf, Junior, Defense, Cornell Kempf founded the “Big Red Blocks for Healing” campaign that is raising funds for Kesem, a national charitable organization that supports children who are … Read more
Bowling Green’s Swankler, LIU’s Marcinkevicks, Alaska’s Radomsky pick up men’s HCA monthly honors for Dec. 2022
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s monthly honorees for December. Bowling Green sophomore forward Austen Swankler is the player of the month, Long Island forward Patriks Marcinkevicks is the rookie of the month, and Alaska senior Matt Radomsky is the goaltender of the month. Swankler put up six goals and 15 points in … Read more
Long Island announces addition of seven transfer students for 2022-23 college hockey campaign
Long Island has announced the addition of seven transfer students for the 2022-23 season. Adam Goodsir (Michigan State), Xan Gurney (Western Michigan), Santeri Hartikainen (American International), Noah Kane (Mercyhurst), Chris Pappas (St. Lawrence), Austin Rook (Skidmore) and Anthony Vincent (Holy Cross) are all set to join the Sharks. “We are very excited to welcome this … Read more
UMass Lowell-LIU series scheduled for Oct. 15-16 postponed due to COVID protocols
The UMass Lowell homecoming weekend series against LIU, originally scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15-16, has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Sharks’ program. The two-game set has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Feb. 25 at the Tsongas Center. The River Hawks will still celebrate homecoming with a … Read more