Men’s D-I in general
It would not be accurate to say Jim Montgomery inherited a bare cupboard when he started as Denver’s coach in the fall of 2013. On the contrary, the Pioneers were a seasoned NCAA tournament team, even if the end result wasn’t there. They had made the field of 16 in six straight seasons before George … Read more
Ultimately, the two players were both so exceptional that USCHO’s team couldn’t decide between them for rookie of the year. After being selected seventh in the 2016 NHL draft, Clayton Keller had a strong season at Boston University, notching 21 goals and 24 assists and a points per game average of 1.45, tops among all … Read more
National champion Denver has placed two players on the 2017 All-USCHO first team. Pioneers senior defenseman Will Butcher, the Hobey Baker Award winner, and junior goaltender Tanner Jaillet, this season’s Mike Richter Award winner, were among the six first-team selections. Butcher was a second-team pick in 2016. Northeastern senior Zach Aston-Reese and Union senior Mike Vecchione, … Read more
The Arizona Coyotes announced Saturday that the team has signed Minnesota Duluth freshman goaltender Hunter Miska to an entry-level contract. “We are very pleased to sign Hunter to an entry-level contract,” said Coyotes GM John Chayka in a statement. “Hunter was one of the top goalies in the NCAA last year and he was highly … Read more
According to TV6 in Marquette, Mich., Marquette County prosecuting attorney Matt Wiese has decided to dismiss the charges of residential mortgage fraud and forgery of a document affecting real property pending against former Northern Michigan coach Walt Kyle. Kyle was fired by NMU last month and then arrested on the fraud charges. “Additional evidence has … Read more
After scoring at least a point in all 10 games in March and April and leading Minnesota Duluth to the national championship game, UMD senior forward Alex Iafallo completed his career by being named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association (HCA) National Division I Men’s Player of the Month for March/April, the final HCA monthly award for … Read more
Goaltender Garrett Metcalf will not return to UMass Lowell for the 2017-18 season, according to SB Nation College Hockey. Metcalf, who just completed his freshman season with UML playing in just four games, has also been removed from the roster on the River Hawks’ official hockey website. The Salt Lake City native was selected by … Read more
The Denver Pioneers had a celebration of their successful national championship run in Chicago on Tuesday in front of a good-sized crowd at Magness Arena.
NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings on Tuesday for the 2017 NHL Draft and the rankings are heavy on current NCAA players and recruits. NA: North American skaters NA-G: North American goaltenders LV: Limited Viewing The 2017 NHL Draft is scheduled for June 23-24 in Chicago.
Danton Cole, an 18-year coaching veteran with international, professional and collegiate experience, has been appointed head coach at Michigan State. Cole, who was a key member of some of the most successful Spartan hockey teams in program history, comes to Michigan State from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program where he has mentored some of … Read more
Former Western Michigan forward David Gove was found shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday in Pittsburgh and was pronounced dead less than a half-hour later. He was 38. KDKA-TV reported that Gove died at a men’s shelter in Uptown, while the Daily Mail reported that Gove died as the result of a heroin overdose. Gove played … Read more
Massachusetts sophomore defenseman William Lagesson has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers, giving up his final two years of collegiate eligibility. “Although we will miss the leadership that Willy provided to our hockey program this past year, my staff and I are excited for him to move on and prove himself at … Read more
Defensemen Will Butcher of Denver, Gavin Bayreuther of St. Lawrence and Jake Walman of Providence repeated as All-Americans when the 2016-17 teams were announced on Friday.
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Thursday that Minnesota defenseman Ryan Collins has left school to sign a three-year, entry-level deal with the club. Collins will join the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League for Friday’s game at Milwaukee. This past season, Collins had three goals and nine points in 37 games for the Gophers. … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings announced Wednesday that they have signed St. Cloud State freshman defenseman Dennis Cholowski to a three-year, entry-level contract. Cholowski posted one goal and 12 points in 36 games last season for the Huskies. Last June, Cholowski was chosen by the Red Wings with the 20th overall pick in the first round … Read more
Denver announced Tuesday that a significant gift to DU athletics has been secured that will allow construction to begin this spring on a major locker room renovation for the Pioneers’ hockey program. The new-and-improved facility will be known as the Miller Hockey Complex in recognition of DU alumnus and Board of Trustee member John Miller, … Read more
The league gave final confirmation on Monday that it would not stop the 2017-18 season to allow for players to join national teams.
It’s been a while since Harvard has been to the Frozen Four. To be exact, it has been 23 seasons and before that, current Crimson coach Ted Donato was on the only Harvard men’s team to win the national championship back in 1989. He’s not going to be looking at his past experience preparing for … Read more
Plenty of question marks plagued Minnesota Duluth at the start of the year. One of three goaltenders with zero prior collegiate game experience between them had to step up, and scoring was going to be a concern. Now, UMD is Frozen Four bound.
Watching Denver’s players gather around goalie Tanner Jaillet after a rather routine 6-3 win over Penn State in the Midwest Regional, one striking thing was how subdued they were. Unlike some other teams that celebrated with joie de vivre after advancing to the Frozen Four, you got the sense that for Denver, it was just one more step.