Northeastern freshman Cotton withdraws from school, leaves team

Northeastern announced Monday that freshman forward Jason Cotton has withdrawn from the university. “On behalf of the entire Northeastern hockey community, I would like to wish Jason the best in his future endeavors,” said Huskies’ coach Jim Madigan in a statement. “I enjoyed working with Jason and I believe he will have a successful future … Read more

Junior defenseman Neville leaves Denver for ‘personal reasons’

Denver announced Thursday that junior defenseman Nick Neville will be leaving the school for “personal reasons,” according to a school-issued press release. The 22-year-old Neville has appeared in 54 career games for the Pioneers, tallying six points on two goals and four assists. He skated in 10 games this season, recording one goal in addition … Read more

Asselin leaves Clarkson to sign with ECHL’s Norfolk Admirals

Clarkson sophomore forward Janick Asselin has decided to leave school and pursue opportunities in professional hockey, according to a school-issued press release Tuesday. The Coaticook, Quebec native skated in 40 career games for the Golden Knights, scoring 16 points on four goals and 12 assists. He played in 15 of Clarkson’s 19 games this season, … Read more

United States falls to Russia in World Junior semifinals, will play Sweden for bronze medal

The U.S. National Junior Team suffered a 2-1 defeat Monday against Russia in the semifinals of the IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki. [scg_html_wjc2016]Christian Dvorak staked the U.S. to a 1-0 lead in the first period and Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves in the Team USA crease. “We battled to the end,” said U.S. coach … Read more

RIT leading scorer Golberg leaves Tigers, withdraws from school

Rochester Institute of Technology sophomore forward Mark Golberg has left the program and withdrawn from school, RIT officials confirmed to USCHO.com Saturday. Golberg was leading the Tigers in scoring with two goals and 12 assists in 15 games this season, and had career totals of four goals and 20 assists in 52 games. RIT had … Read more

Team USA blanked by Sweden Monday at World Juniors

The U.S. National Junior Team outshot Sweden 46-23, but suffered a 1-0 loss Monday at the 2016 World Junior Championship in Helsinki. [scg_html_wjc2016]Team USA goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic finished the game with 22 saves. United States captain and Michigan defenseman Zach Werenski was named the U.S. player of the game. Sweden scored the game’s only goal … Read more

Bowling Green adds defensemen Ernst, Smith to active roster

Bowling Green announced Sunday the addition of defensemen Jordan Ernst and Adam Smith to the roster, and both players will be eligible to play as soon as the Dec. 30 game against Western Michigan. “We are excited to have Jordan and Adam join the BGSU Hockey family,” Falcons coach Chris Bergeron said in a statement. … Read more