Men’s D-I in general
The Friendship Four, a four-team tournament that has been held the past four years over Thanksgiving weekend in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has been canceled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic (photo: William Cherry/Presseye).
Wisconsin defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk has given up his senior season with the Badgers to sign a two-year, entry-level deal with the Chicago Blackhawks (photo: Greg Anderson/Wisconsin Athletics).
The Vegas Golden Knights have signed Providence sophomore forward Jack Dugan to a two-year, entry-level contract. Dugan will give up his last two seasons of NCAA eligibility (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Harvard defenseman Jack Rathbone has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks, forgoing his junior and senior years with the Crimson (photo: Harvard Athletics).
Paul Kirtland has joined the Yale staff as an assistant coach after spending the last two seasons as an assistant at Sacred Heart (photo: Sacred Heart Athletics).
American International junior forward Austin Albrecht has signed with the ECHL’s Wichita Thunder, giving up his senior season with the Yellow Jackets (photo: RJB Sports).
Wayne Dean, a former NCAA hockey committee chair who ran numerous regional tournaments, has retired (photo: Yale Athletics).
The 2020 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville has officially been postponed and moved to the new date of Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Derek Plante is returning to Minnesota Duluth as an assistant coach. Plante was a player development coach for the Chicago Blackhawks from 2015 until this past season (photo: Jim Rosvold).
College hockey’s signature opening weekend event — the Ice Breaker Tournament — which is scheduled to be hosted by Minnesota Duluth, will be postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19. The event was slated for Oct. 9-10, 2020, at Amsoil Arena.
Robert Morris has added Ryan Durocher as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2020-21 season (photo: Sioux City Musketeers).
Rochester Institute of Technology has promoted Dave Insalaco to associate head coach. Insalaco enters his 19th season as a coach and 13th year with the Tigers in 2020-21.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League has announced plans for fall sports (photo: Omar Phillips).
The Hobey Baker Award will hold a combination golf outing and banquet on Thursday, Aug. 6, to honor the 2020 Hobey winner, Minnesota Duluth defenseman Scott Perunovich (photo: Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota).
Dartmouth has announced the additions of associate head coach Jason Tapp and assistant coach Stavros Paskaris to for the 2020-21 season.
After two seasons on the Minnesota coaching staff, Stu Bickel has been named the head coach of the NAHL’s Minnesota Magicians (photo: Brad Rempel/Minnesota Athletics).
The WCHA announced Wednesday that operations and administration manager Dean Thibodeau has been promoted to assistant commissioner, operations.
Rensselaer announced Tuesday its return to campus-based operations plan, and the start dates for both hockey teams have yet to be determined (photo: Liz Brady/RPI Athletics).
Following Atlantic Hockey and the WCHA, the CCHA will stream all of its games during the regular season and playoffs on FloHockey once the league kicks off with the 2021-22 season.
Following 11 years with Union, associate head coach Jason Tapp has stepped down to take a new position at Dartmouth (photo: Union College Athletics).