Hockey East has announced the 2023-24 all-rookie team and six other season-long awards as voted by the men’s league’s 11 head coaches. The all-rookie team consists of six players and five forwards, including three unanimous selections in Boston College’s Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault and Boston University’s Macklin Celebrini. The team is rounded out by two … Read more
Maine has released plans for major renovations to Harold Alfond Sports Arena and the Shawn Walsh Hockey Center. The project is made possible by a transformational $320 million commitment from the Harold Alfond Foundation to the University of Maine System, which includes a $170 million investment in UMaine Athletics to fund the Athletics Facilities Master … Read more
Hockey East announced Monday that Maine senior forward Donavan Villeneuve-Houle has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 4:42 of the second period on Feb. 17 at New Hampshire. On the play, Villeneuve-Houle was assessed a five-minute major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct. Villeneuve-Houle is ineligible to … Read more
Maine announced on Wednesday that men’s hockey head coach Ben Barr has agreed to a contract extension. The new agreement will retroactively run from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2028 and will replace Barr’s current contract. Barr will earn a salary of $425,000 in 2024-2025 with an annual increase of $15,000 through 2028. The contract … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s monthly award winners for December. Maine junior forward Josh Nadeau is the player of the month, while American International freshman forward Alfred Lindberg is the rookie of the month and Wisconsin senior Kyle McClellan the goaltender of the month. Nadeau averaged two points per game with his … Read more
Boston has always been the geographic hub and spiritual home of Hockey East. The city hosts the conference championship every spring, three of its member schools are located right in the city and four more are less than an hour away. This year Boston could very well be where the best hockey in the league … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday that Eric Haugen has been named the recipient of the 2023 Joe Concannon Award. Haugen accepted his award as part of the league’s media day, held at TD Garden. The prestigious honor, named in 2001 in memory of beloved Boston Globe sportswriter Joe Concannon, is presented to an individual who has … Read more
Boston University earned nine first-place votes in the 2023 Hockey East men’s preseason coaches poll to sit atop the poll entering the new season. Boston College picked up the other two first-place votes and is No. 2 in the poll. 2023 Hockey East Men’s Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Boston University, 109 points, 9 first-place votes … Read more
Maine has announced the hiring of Eric Soltys as an assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Soltys, who served as an assistant coach with the Black Bears in 2004-05, rejoins the program after most recently serving as director of hockey and organizational general manager with the NAHL’s Maine Nordiques since the 2019-20 season. Soltys … Read more
Hockey East has announced its 2022-23 men’s all-star teams as voted by the league’s 11 head coaches. The first team is highlighted by two unanimous selections in Northeastern junior goaltender Devon Levi and Boston University freshman defenseman Lane Hutson. Joining the pair are defenseman Domenick Fensore (Boston University) and forwards Matt Brown (Boston University), Alex … Read more
Hockey East announced Wednesday the 2022-23 all-rookie team and six other season-long awards as voted on by the men’s league’s 11 head coaches. The awards come as part of the celebration of the 38th annual Hockey East tournament, which begins tonight. The all-rookie team consists of seven players, including three unanimous selections in Boston University … Read more
Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf acknowledges there are pros and cons to running a league known for parity. Pros: Hockey East is widely acknowledged as an “any given night” league where there’s little surprise when a team low in the standings beats a contender. See: The second-half resurgences of Maine and New Hampshire, which are … Read more
New Hampshire coach Mike Souza has had a front-row seat to the rivalry between his school and state-line rival Maine for the better part of three decades, both as a player and a coach. Going back to the 1999 season as a player, when Maine and UNH were the toast of Hockey East, if not … Read more
We’ve reached the unofficial halfway point in the Hockey East season. Unfortunately, your usual scribe, John Doyle, is under the weather so you’re stuck with yours truly filling in to give some thoughts – with the assistance of Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf – on some of the topics around the league and college hockey. … Read more
Without prying too much into Providence coach Nate Leaman’s personal life, by all appearances he’s a man of good habits. That might change, however, given how competitive Hockey East has been this year. “I don’t smoke cigarettes, but I might start,” Leaman said recently, with a chuckle. Just how competitive is Hockey East this year? … Read more
New coaches at two of the league’s Boston-based schools, high expectations for the other, and the return of Frozen Fenway highlight the storylines heading into Hockey East’s 39th season. For the first time since almost fifty years, the Battle of Comm. Ave between Boston College and Boston University will feature neither longtime Eagles coach Jerry … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday the results of its men’s preseason coaches poll. Northeastern took the top spot with seven first-place votes, while UMass (1) and Boston University (3) also received votes for the top spot. 1. Northeastern – 105 (7) 2. Massachusetts – 94 (1) 3. Boston University – 93 (3) 4. Providence – 75 … Read more
Ben Murphy has returned to the Bentley coaching staff as associate head coach, while Gudge Gentzler has been hired for the new director of hockey operations position. Murphy was previously an assistant coach at Bentley from the 2009 to 2019. He was an assistant coach at St. Lawrence for the last three seasons. Murphy played … Read more
Hockey East announced Friday its 2021-22 men’s all-star teams as voted by the league’s 11 head coaches. First-Team All-Stars G: Devon Levi, Northeastern D: Jordan Harris, Northeastern D: Scott Morrow, Massachusetts F: Aidan McDonough, Northeastern F: Bobby Trivigno, Massachusetts * F: Ryan Tverberg, UConn Second Team All-Stars G: Owen Savory, UMass Lowell D: Declan Carlile, … Read more
Boston College celebrates after Marc McLaughlin scored at 10:56 of overtime to lift the Eagles to a 4-3 first-round victory over New Hampshire and a date with top-seeded Northeastern in Saturday’s quarterfinal round of the Hockey East tournament (photo: Boston College athletics)