After Notre Dame and Providence won in the East Regional and Air Force and Minnesota Duluth advanced in the West, the first two Frozen Four spots will be decided Saturday (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Check out our preview of the Northeast Regional, which includes Cornell, Michigan, Northeastern and Boston University (photo: Omar Phillips).
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday that Northeastern junior forward Adam Gaudette is the winner of the 66th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England (photo: Melissa Wade).
“There are no powerhouses in college hockey,” NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Committee chair Tom McGinnis says. “There’s lot of parity so it will be interesting to see how this year’s tournament plays out.” (photo: John Crouch)
Notre Dame, Cornell and Ohio State joined the Huskies as No. 1 regional seeds (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Northeastern junior forward Adam Gaudette has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for February, while St. Cloud State goaltender Dávid Hrenák was selected the HCA National Rookie of the Month (photo: Melissa Wade).
Hockey East announced Saturday that Northeastern sophomore defenseman Jeremy Davies has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 15:41 of the third period on Friday, Jan. 19, at Massachusetts. On the play, Davies was given a five-minute major for head contact and a game misconduct. Davies will miss the game tonight against … Read more
Defenseman Collin Murphy will be joining Northeastern, starting with the Huskies’ game this Saturday night at home against American International. Murphy started the season with the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks and compiled a goal and an assist in 21 games.
Four current NCAA players have been named to Team Canada’s roster for the Spengler Cup, which will be held from Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland. It is the fifth and final tournament in which Team Canada will compete as it prepares for the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Northeastern sophomore defenseman Jeremy Davies … Read more
Northeastern announced on Saturday that senior defenseman Garret Cockerill is no longer a member of the men’s hockey team. In addition, the university announced that junior forward Liam Pecararo will not attend Northeastern during the spring 2018 semester and plans to reenroll in the fall of 2018. “I would like to thank Garret for his … Read more
Bemidji State sophomore defenseman Zach Whitecloud and Northeastern senior forward Dylan Sikura are among a group of 25 players named to Hockey Canada’s National Team roster for the 2017 Karjala Cup, which will be held Nov. 8-12 in Biel, Switzerland and Helsinki, Finland. Players in the event are eligible to play for Canada at the … Read more
Hockey East announced the results of the preseason coaches’ poll on Tuesday.
Pete Souris has been named the recipient of the prestigious Joe Concannon Award. The prestigious honor, named in 2001 in memory of popular Boston Globe sportswriter Joe Concannon, is bestowed annually upon an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding body of work in covering and promoting the interests of Hockey East. Souris becomes the first … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday the new playoff format for the 2018 Hockey East tournament. The playoffs will begin with two best-of-three series at campus sites before moving to the TD Garden for the 34th annual championship weekend March 16-17, 2018. “We return to the format last used in 2014,” said Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna … Read more
Northeastern announced Monday that Jim Madigan has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him as the Huskies’ head coach through the 2020-21 season. Madigan was named Northeastern 10th head coach ion July 26, 2011, and enters his seventh season as leader of the Huskies in 2017-18. During his tenure, Madigan has led Northeastern … Read more
Northeastern has announced the first endowed head coaching fund in university history with the creation of the Fernie Flaman Endowed Men’s Hockey Coach Fund. Jim Madigan, the current Huskies coach, has been named the inaugural holder of the position. “An endowed head coaching position is something we’ve been working towards for quite some time, and … Read more
Leon Hayward has been named an assistant coach at Colorado College. Hayward, who was an assistant with the USHL’s Bloomington Thunder, replaces Gene Reilly. “I am thrilled to join the Colorado College staff,” Hayward said in a statement. “The opportunity to coach at the collegiate level has been a goal of mine for a long … Read more
Jack Grinold, the longtime sports information director at Northeastern, died on Friday. He was 81. Grinold, whose legendary presence was felt across the Boston sports and cultural landscapes, joined Northeastern in 1962 and never left. After his retirement, he continued to serve the university as associate athletic director emeritus and was widely regarded as the … Read more
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award on Thursday announced the three Hobey Hat Trick finalists for the 2017 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are: Zach Aston-Reese, senior forward from Northeastern, Will Butcher, senior defenseman from Denver, and Mike Vecchione, senior forward from Union. The three finalists were selected from the … Read more
Hockey East announced Wednesday the 2016-17 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team and nine other season-long award winners as voted by the league’s 12 head coaches in advance of the 2017 Hockey East championship March 17-18 at TD Garden in Boston. The honorees will be recognized at Thursday night’s annual awards banquet. Hockey East All-Rookie Team Also … Read more