Men’s D-I in general
Boston University senior and Hockey East leading goal scorer Corey Trivino was arrested Sunday night (Dec. 11) and charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery after he allegedly entered the room of a female student and attempted to kiss and grope her, according to a report in BU Today. Trivino, also charged with … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth received 49 of 50 first-place votes this week to maintain the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. No. 4 Ohio State had the other first-place vote. Minnesota and Boston College stay No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, as does Merrimack at No. 5. Notre Dame rises one to No. 6, … Read more
The Penn State ACHA team will head outdoors to Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, to play Division III Neumann. Game time is set for 8 p.m. at the home of the Philadelphia Phillies. Penn State is in its last year competing at the club level and is the top-ranked team in the … Read more
The ECAC announced Wednesday that Colgate sophomore forward Chris Wagner has been suspended one game as the result of his actions in the game against Clarkson last Friday (Dec. 2) at Starr Rink. The league’s action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 16:26 mark of the second period where Wagner … Read more
After a meeting Tuesday night with a grass roots effort group to save the hockey program at Alabama-Huntsville, the school released a statement seemingly changing its stance on the decision to end the D-I program it announced earlier this season. UAH spokesman Ray Garner told the Huntsville Times that the school is committing to nothing … Read more
Four Northern Michigan players pleaded no contest Tuesday to misdemeanors of receiving and concealing stolen property under $200, related to alleged campus bicycle thefts that occurred in September, according to a report Tuesday in the Mining Journal. Freshmen Mitchell Jones, Jake Baker and D.J. Vandercook and sophomore Stephan Vigier are scheduled for sentencing in February. … Read more
USA Hockey on Monday named the 29 players who make up the preliminary roster for the 2012 U.S. National Junior Team that will play at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Of the 29 players, 18 are currently on NCAA rosters. The final roster will be announced Dec. 22. The tournament runs Dec. 26-Jan. … Read more
Defending NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth rises three spots this week and is the new No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Bulldogs garnered 25 of 50 first-place votes. Minnesota is the new second-ranked team, receiving nine first-place votes to jump three notches in the poll. No. 3 Boston College earned eight first-place … Read more
The game between Harvard and Union on January 13 at 7 p.m. will now be played outdoors at Fenway Park as part of Sun Life Frozen Fenway 2012. The game, originally scheduled for the Bright Hockey Center, will now be played as part of a doubleheader, following a Division III game between Babson and Norwich … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced Thursday that it has added Pennsylvania-based Alliance Holdings, Inc., as a corporate sponsor. A fast growing and successful company since its inception in 1994, Alliance Holdings is a 100 percent employee-owned company that uses the vehicle of Employee Stock Ownership Plans to invest in market-leading manufacturers of industrial, commercial … Read more
In a statement released Thursday by the University of North Dakota and the WCHA, the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo will no longer be used by UND as of Jan. 1, 2012. As of that date, the school is asking to refer to its athletic teams as simply the University of North Dakota and to … Read more
With 48 of 50 first-place votes, Merrimack is once again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Warriors are the only undefeated team in Division I hockey and earned their first No. 1 ranking in school history last week. Boston College, with the other two first-place votes, jumps three places to … Read more
For the first time in its history, Merrimack is the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Warriors received 27 first-place votes to jump over last week’s No. 1 team, Minnesota, now at No. 3 with 11 first-place votes. Notre Dame garnered 10 first-place votes and rises to No. 2 this week. … Read more
Minnesota received 20 first-place votes and narrowly stayed atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this week. The Gophers recorded 963 voting points, just 14 more than No. 2 Merrimack, which received 25 first-place votes and 949 points. Boston College had four No. 1 votes and is No. 3 this week, while Notre Dame sits … Read more
With 32 of 50 first-place votes this week, Minnesota is the new No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Last week’s top-ranked team, Boston College, slides to No. 2, but also received 15 first-place votes. Colorado College is down one to No. 3, Michigan falls to No. 4 and garnered one first-place vote. … Read more
The NBC Sports Group will air 16 live college hockey games this season on the NBC Sports Network, including four from the Hockey East tournament (one quarterfinal, both semifinals and the championship final). This season is the first time that NBC will broadcast college hockey games. “We are excited to be launching our first-ever college … Read more
Boston College received 42 first-place votes this week to retain its No. 1 ranking in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Colorado College, with five first-place votes, moves from No. 3 to No. 2, while Michigan jumps one to No. 3. Western Michigan garnered one No. 1 vote and sits fourth this week after being … Read more
The Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame announced Wednesday the seventh class to be inducted on January 29, 2012 at the Belvedere Banquet Hall in Elk Grove Village. The inductees this year include former Boston University defenseman Jack O’Callahan and ex-Michigan forward Blake Sloan. O’Callahan played for the Chicago Blackhawks, while Sloan is a Park Ridge, … Read more
In an article on Canadian website Sportsnet.ca this week, College Hockey Inc. executive director Paul Kelly said that he supports Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson’s proposed rule change regarding the annual NHL draft process. Nicholson has suggested that the NHL should change the age of draft eligibility from 18 to 19, excluding players chosen in the … Read more
Six men and three women will be inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 9 at Lombardo’s in Randolph. The class of 2011 includes legendary Northeastern coach Fernie Flaman. Former Boston Bruins Mike O’Connell and Bobby Miller will also be enshrined, along with hockey writer Jack Falla and builders Dan Lynch, Phil … Read more