North Dakota announces new nickname as Fighting Hawks

North Dakota has announced that Fighting Hawks will be the university’s new nickname. The results of the nickname runoff vote, held online Nov. 12-16 for eligible voters, were tallied and provided to UND by Qualtrics, the third-party voting platform management firm that conducted the voting process. In a tally of 27,378 votes, the Fighting Hawks … Read more

Lake Superior State sophomore blueliner Bird leaves team

Lake Superior State announced Wednesday that sophomore defenseman Jason Bird has left the team. Bird appeared in 23 games as a freshman and tallied a goal and four assists. He has not played yet this season for the Lakers. “We would like to thank Jason for the commitment and service he put into the program,” … Read more

Hockey East hands down one-game suspension to Massachusetts’ Iacobellis for high-sticking incident

Hockey East has suspended Massachusetts senior forward Steven Iacobellis for one game stemming from a high-sticking incident at 11:45 of the second period at Boston College on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Iacobellis will miss this Friday’s contest at Connecticut at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., and will be eligible to return to action Saturday, Nov. … Read more