WCHA suspends Alaska’s Erickson, LSSU equipment manager Prucha for separate incidents

The WCHA announced Tuesday a pair of suspensions, stemming from separate incidents this past weekend. Alaska senior forward Josh Erickson has been suspended one game, while Lake Superior State equipment manager Paul Prucha has been suspended for two games. Both suspensions will be in effect for their respective institution’s next Division I games. Erickson’s suspension … Read more

Rankings roundup: How the top 20 fared, Feb. 17-18

Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Feb. 13 fared over the Feb. 17-18 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota Duluth – defeated, tied Colorado College No. 2 Denver – swept Miami No. 3 Harvard – defeated No. 4 Boston University (Feb. 13, won Beanpot), defeated … Read more

Sacred Heart’s Rakhmatov gets two-game suspension from Atlantic Hockey

Atlantic Hockey has suspended Sacred Heart freshman defenseman Ruslan Rakhmatov for two games as supplemental discipline. Rakhmatov’s suspension comes after a review of his major penalty for contact to the head with 3:13 remaining in Sacred Heart’s 4-0 loss to Bentley on Friday, Feb. 17. Rakhmatov also received a game misconduct for his actions. After … Read more

Senior CLASS Award finalists narrowed down to 10 candidates

Ten NCAA men’s student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as finalists Friday for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate hockey. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. … Read more