Rankings roundup: How ranked teams fared, Feb. 3-9
Here’s how the 20 teams in the Feb. 3, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared in games from Feb. 3 to Feb. 9.
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Niagara defenseman Albers suspended one extra game for head contact penalty
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Niagara junior defenseman Kevin Albers for one game, adding to the one game ban he incurred on Feb. 1. Albers was given a major penalty for contact to the head and a game disqualification at the 32-second mark of the third period on Saturday night (Feb. 1) against Sacred Heart. The … Read more
Boston College’s Gaudreau, Demko win HCA awards for January
Boston College forward Johnny Gaudreau, who led the nation in scoring in January, has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for January, while BC freshman goaltender Thatcher Demko has earned HCA Rookie of the Month honors. Gaudreau tallied eight goals and 10 assists for 18 points in eight … Read more
D-I men’s rankings have Minnesota still atop the leaderboard
Minnesota tallied 40 first-place votes and remains the top-ranked team in the nation in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Last weekend, Minnesota tied Michigan State and then rebounded with a win over the Spartans. Boston College beat Providence and garnered the other 10 first-place votes to stay No. 2, while Quinnipiac defeated Dartmouth to … Read more
Boston College leads Walter Brown Award nominations with three candidates
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday the 16 semifinalists for the 62nd Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born Division I men’s college hockey player in New England. Eleven teams are represented in the candidates, including eight players from Hockey East, six from ECAC Hockey and two from Atlantic Hockey. The … Read more
Bowling Green and Robert Morris to play outdoors in Toledo in January 2015
Robert Morris and Bowling Green will play an outdoor game in Toledo, Ohio, on Jan. 3, 2015. The game, which will be just the second NCAA Division I outdoor game in the state, is slated to be part of the ECHL Toledo Walleye’s Winterfest at Fifth Third Field. “We are very excited to be a … Read more
Rankings roundup: How ranked teams fared, Jan. 27-Feb. 2
Our weekly look at the 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.
D-I men’s rankings have Minnesota holding on to No. 1 spot
Minnesota garnered 44 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll and maintains its spot at the top of the national rankings. The Gophers won the inaugural North Star College Cup last weekend, beating St. Cloud and then Minnesota-Duluth in a shootout. Boston College earned wins over Merrimack and Penn State and sits … Read more
NCHC hands Colorado College forward Hanson one-game ban
The NCHC has suspended Colorado College sophomore forward Jared Hanson for one game due to an illegal hit during the Tigers’ game against Miami last Saturday (Jan. 25). At 16:34 of the second period, Hanson hit a Miami player from behind after the whistle and was assessed a five-minute checking from behind major and a … Read more
TMQ: North Star College Cup went well; then came the championship shootout
This week’s look around Division I men’s college hockey also previews the Beanpot and weighs in on the mayhem in Albany.
Union, Rensselaer issued suspensions from ECAC Hockey after postgame incident
ECAC Hockey on Monday announced suspensions stemming from an on-ice postgame incident that took place after the Rensselaer-Union game last Saturday (Jan. 25) at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. Union senior defenseman Mat Bodie, who was assessed roughing and facemaking penalties, along with a game disqualification at the 20:00 mark, which merits an … Read more
Nodl, Lange named to Austrian Olympic team
Former St. Cloud State forward Andreas Nodl (2006-08) and ex-Rensselaer goaltender Mathias Lange (2005-09) will play for Austria at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Rankings roundup: How ranked teams fared, Jan. 20-26
Here’s how the 20 teams in the Jan. 20, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared in games from Jan. 20 to Jan. 26.
Glen to miss Penn State’s next three games to donate bone marrow
Penn State sophomore forward David Glen will undergo a bone marrow donation procedure after learning he was a match through Be The Match, a national marrow donation program. The Nittany Lions’ assistant captain participated in the Be The Match-facilitated Match4Kim Drive, which was held in support of Penn State men’s lacrosse player Drew Roper’s mother … Read more
AHCA announces eight major award winners for 2014
The AHCA announced Thursday its eight major award winners for 2014. All honorees will be presented their awards at the 2014 AHCA Convention in Naples, Fla., from April 30 to May 4. JOHN MAC INNES AWARD: Established by AHCA in 1982 to honor former Michigan Tech coach, John MacInnes, this award recognizes those people “who … Read more
Penn State’s Battista to receive AHCA’s Lamoriello Award
Longtime Penn State coach and administrator Joe Battista has been named the recipient of the American Hockey Coaches Association’s Lou Lamoriello Award for 2014. The award — named in honor of the former Providence player, coach and athletic director (and current New Jersey Devils president and general manager) — will be presented during this year’s Frozen … Read more
New NCAA legislation says coaches can contact players prior to CHL drafts
According to College Hockey Inc., the NCAA Board of Directors last weekend approved legislation that will allow college hockey coaches to contact prospective players beginning Jan. 1 of their 10th grade year, five and a half months earlier than the previous rule. This new measure is effective immediately and is aimed to allow NCAA coaches … Read more
Atlantic Hockey bans RIT forward Schuler one game for charging penalty
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Rochester Institute of Technology sophomore forward Dan Schuler one game under the league’s supplemental discipline policy after he was given a major for charging at the 13:11 mark of the second period last Friday night (Jan. 17) against Army. In a news release, the AHA states that after reviewing video, it … Read more
Sacred Heart goalie Vazzano issued two-game suspension from Atlantic Hockey
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Sacred Heart sophomore goaltender Alex Vazzano for two games under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. Vazzano was given a major for contact to the head and a game misconduct at the 1:37 mark of the second period last Saturday night (Jan. 18) against Air Force. According to an AHA press release, … Read more
Notre Dame’s Beers enters plea agreement in 2013 disorderly conduct charge
According to the South Bend Tribune, Notre Dame senior defenseman Jared Beers has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct stemming from an incident in February 2013 where he was accused of assaulting a female bar manager at Brother’s Bar and Grill in South Bend, Ind. The report states that Beers entered into a plea agreement last … Read more