Men’s D-I in general
Each of the Division I conferences is represented on the list of the 10 finalists for the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. The 10 names were announced Wednesday. The Hobey Hat Trick will be announced on March 30 and the winner will be announced April 7 in Chicago during Frozen Four festivities.
The WCHA announced Tuesday its conference Player, Defensive Player, Rookie and Coach of the Year honorees. Bemidji State goalie Michael Bitzer is the conference’s Player of the Year, Daniel Brickley from Minnesota State is the Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year is Marc Michaelis from Minnesota State and Tom Serratore from Bemidji … Read more
Omaha head coach Dean Blais announced Tuesday that he is stepping down from his position with the team. “I have been extremely fortunate in my career to work in so many good places with so many people who care about the game of hockey,” said Blais in a statement. “Omaha is one of those places. … Read more
The Big Ten announced Monday the hockey All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners as selected by the conference’s coaches and a media panel. Minnesota’s Tyler Sheehy was named Big Ten Player of the Year, while also earning co-Scoring Champion honors with Ohio State’s Mason Jobst. Minnesota’s Eric Schierhorn was named the Goaltender of the … Read more
Dave Burkholder will not return as the head coach at Niagara, the school announced Monday. This decision was reached after discussions with Burkholder “and careful consideration and review,” according to a press release. The Purple Eagles upset RIT in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs two weekends ago and were then swept by … Read more
Minnesota announced Monday that freshman defenseman Ryan Lindgren will miss the remainder of the 2016-17 season with a lower-leg injury. Lindgren suffered the injury in Minnesota’s regular-season finale against Michigan State on Saturday, March 11. The Minneapolis native will have surgery later this week and is expected to make a full recovery. “Ryan was having … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 6 fared over the March 10-12 weekend. No. 1 Denver – swept Colorado College in NCHC quarterfinals No. 2 Harvard – swept Yale in ECAC Hockey quarterfinals No. 3 Minnesota Duluth – swept Miami in NCHC … Read more
The same day Walt Kyle was fired as Northern Michigan’s coach, a report from TV6 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula revealed Kyle was arrested Friday on fraud charges. The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Kyle was arrested and charged with one count of residential mortgage fraud and one count of forgery of documents involving a mortgage … Read more
The ECAC announced Friday that the 1970 Cornell men’s team will be included in the 2017 ECAC Hall of Fame inductee class. The Big Red’s second NCAA championship team is still renowned today as the only unbeaten, untied national champion in NCAA history after a remarkable 29-0-0 season, led by legendary coach Ned Harkness. The … Read more
Three Atlantic Hockey goaltenders were among the 10 semifinalists named Thursday for the 2017 Mike Richter Award.
With the NCHC postseason beginning this weekend, the conference unveiled its 2016-17 All-Rookie Team Tuesday, which features six players representing five different NCHC teams.
The Washington Capitals announced Tuesday the signing of Lake Superior State freshman defenseman Kristofers Bindulis to a three-year entry-level contract beginning in 2017-18. Bindulis will forgo three seasons of NCAA eligibility in signing the professional contract with the Capitals and will report immediately to the American Hockey League affiliate of the Capitals, the Hersey Bears, … Read more
The NCHC has issued a two-game suspension to St. Cloud State sophomore defenseman Will Borgen stemming from an on-ice incident with an official during the Huskies’ game against Colorado College on Saturday, March 4. Borgen was suspended after a review of an incident at 16:04 of the third period Saturday when he was assessed a … Read more
Jim Connelly and Candace Horgan look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey.
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Feb. 27 fared over the March 3-5 weekend. No. 1 Denver – swept Omaha No. 2 Harvard – was idle No. 3 Minnesota Duluth – split with No. 8 Western Michigan No. 4 UMass Lowell – was … Read more
Alaska Anchorage sophomore forward Mason Mitchell has given up his final two seasons of eligibility and signed a two-year, free-agent contract with the NHL’s Washington Capitals. Mitchell will join the Hershey Bears, the Capitals’ AHL affiliate, on an amateur tryout agreement for the rest of the 2016-17 season. “When we first recruited Mason Mitchell, I … Read more
Atlantic Hockey on Friday announced the 2016-17 Gladiator Custom Mouthguards All-Rookie Team. The team is made up of six players from five teams, with only Army West Point placing more than one player on this year’s All-Rookie squad.
Northeastern senior forward Zach Aston-Reese has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for February 2017, while the HCA National Rookie of the Month for February is Wisconsin’s Trent Frederic. Aston-Reese is the second consecutive Husky to earn the distinction after junior forward Dylan Sikura was so honored in … Read more
Jim and Paula are ready for the conference tournaments to start, but some tourneys start earlier than others.
ECAC Hockey announced Monday that Rensselaer sophomore forward Evan Tironese has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Rensselaer-Colgate game of Saturday, Feb. 25. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 20-minute mark of the third period in the Engineers-Raiders contest where … Read more