Men’s Senior CLASS Award nominees announced

Twenty men’s seniors from all five Division I conferences have been selected as candidates for the 2012 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the award “focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders … Read more

Sites for 2013 NCAA D-I men’s regionals announced

The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee announced Wednesday the four regional sites for the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The four sites and regionals, being held March 29-31, include the East Regional in Providence, R.I.; Northeast Regional in Manchester, N.H.; Midwest Regional in Toledo, Ohio; and the West Regional in Grand Rapids, Mich. Brown will … Read more

Notre Dame starts season at No. 1 in men’s poll

Seven teams received first-place votes in Monday’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, but Notre Dame tallied the most votes and starts the season ranked No. 1 in the nation. Notre Dame earned 11 No. 1 votes, while No. 2 Miami registered 12 first-place votes. North Dakota finished third and had five first-place votes, Denver comes … Read more

Western Michigan, St. Cloud accept NCHC invites; WCHA ‘disappointed’

Both Western Michigan and St. Cloud State announced Thursday that they have accepted the invitations to join the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for the 2013-2014 season, the inaugural year for the NCHC. The invitations were extended Wednesday and both schools took little time in accepting. “This is a great day for the National Collegiate Hockey … Read more

Wisconsin duo named Lester Patrick award winners

Former Wisconsin player and current women’s coach Mark Johnson and coaching legend Jeff Sauer are among four people named recipients of the 2011 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. The Badgers duo is joined by NHL Hall of Famer Bob Pulford and long-time USA Hockey executive Toni Rossi. Currently … Read more

NCHC starting search for first commissioner

The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has begun a national search for its first commissioner. The search for a commissioner is being spearheaded by the conference’s consultants, The Goldwater Group of Bethesda, Md., and Stafford Sports of Medford, N.J. “We are looking for an outstanding executive who has the experience, leadership qualities and enthusiasm to work … Read more

Five CCHA schools offered spots in WCHA; Alaska, Lake Superior State quick to accept

Five CCHA schools have been extended invitations to join the WCHA for the 2013-2014 season, and two have jumped at the opportunity. Alaska, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Lake Superior State and Western Michigan were offered spots Thursday on behalf of the presidents of the six WCHA teams that will comprise the league following the 2012-2013 … Read more

WCHA and CCHA schools meet Tuesday in Chicago

Members of the WCHA and CCHA met jointly Tuesday in Chicago to discuss several matters facing both leagues due to impending college hockey realignment. The agenda included sharing information about each league, engaging in productive discussions about the challenges that each institution and each conference face and seeking common ground to work together for the … Read more

NCHC announces Colorado Springs head office

The new National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced today that it will locate its head office in Colorado Springs. The league, which starts play in the 2013-2014 season, will operate in the Copper Building, adjacent to the world-famous Broadmoor Hotel. “We’re very happy that the National Collegiate Hockey Conference has chosen to join USA Hockey and … Read more

NCAA proposes tweak to common opponents criteria for tournament selection

A proposed change to the formula that selects the at-large teams for the NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament could lessen the advantage given for beating common opponents multiple times. The tweak that the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee is forwarding to the Division I Championships/Sport Management Cabinet involves the calculation of the results … Read more

Granato replaces Rolston as NTDP head coach

Don Granato, with 15 seasons of coaching experience at multiple levels and four years as a player at Wisconsin, has been named a head coach with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. Granato, as one of two head coaches at the NTDP, will guide the U.S. National Under-17 Team during the … Read more

North Dakota plans to retire Sioux nickname, logo

A report on NCAA.org says North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple will push to resume the process of retiring the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo from the University of North Dakota after the NCAA reiterated its policy on Native American mascots, nicknames and imagery during a meeting Friday in Indianapolis. Dalrymple and a group of state … Read more

CCHA, WCHA talking merger?

According to a published report in the Sentinel-Tribune, discussions regarding a merger of the CCHA and WCHA were held this past Tuesday in Chicago. Representatives of the two leagues met for “exploratory talks” about a merged 10-team league, CCHA commissioner Fred Pletsch told the publication. Pletsch said the league commissioners will go back to their … Read more

Wisconsin deputy AD Frazier named D-I hockey chair

Wisconsin deputy athletics director Sean Frazier has been named chair of the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee for the 2011-2012 season. Frazier’s one-year term will begin on Sept. 1. He succeeds Providence athletics director Robert Driscoll. “It is an honor to be named chair of such a prestigious committee,” Frazier said. “We are currently … Read more

College hockey alumni named to U.S. Hockey Hall

The United States Hockey Hall of Fame will enshrine three college hockey alumni this fall with the announcement Monday that Chris Chelios, Gary Suter and Keith Tkachuk will make up three of the five new members. Mike “Doc” Emrick and Ed Snider are the other two that will be formally installed into the Hall in … Read more