ECAC Hockey on Friday announced its year-end individual awards, in addition to three All-League teams and an All-Rookie Team. Harvard’s Jimmy Vesey was named Player of the Year, while Yale’s Alex Lyon took home Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year honors and Greg Carvel from St. Lawrence was named the Tim Taylor Coach of the … Read more
Former Rensselaer forward John Carter will be the eighth inductee into the school’s Hockey Ring of Honor. A two-time national All-America and the second leading point producer in school history, Carter will be recognized on Feb. 14 prior to the Engineers’ Big Red Freakout! game against Yale.
ECAC Hockey announced Tuesday that Rensselaer sophomore forward Jake Wood has been assessed a two-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Rensselaer-Union game on Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 19:13 mark of … Read more
Rensselaer athletic director Jim Knowlton has resigned to take the same position at Air Force, Rensselaer announced Tuesday.
Senior defensemen Curtis Leonard and Luke Curadi and senior forwards Matt Neal and Mark McGowan missed the Engineers’ 3-2 loss to Miami on Friday.
Atlantic Hockey announced Tuesday that Bentley sophomore Tyler Deresky has received a one-game suspension for his boarding penalty during the Falcons’ game on Saturday, Oct. 18 against Sacred Heart. Deresky was assessed a minor for boarding at the 18:25 mark of the third period, but after a review of the game footage, AHA supervisor of … Read more
The Rensselaer men’s and women’s hockey teams have each added a volunteer assistant coach for the 2014-15 season. Former Engineers’ standout Marc Cavosie will work with the men’s team, while Robert Cathcart III will be with the women’s program.
Jason Kasdorf is back in goal for the Engineers, who’ll have to score by committee.
Colgate earned seven first-place votes to sit No. 1 in the ECAC Hockey preseason coaches’ poll released on Tuesday. The Raiders, who last saw themselves at the top of the poll to start the 2006-07 season, also earned 18 first-place votes in the media poll conducted by Ken Schott of the Schenectady Daily Gazette. Defending … Read more
Rensselaer forward Brock Higgs has been named the 2013-14 Senior CLASS Award winner.
ECAC Hockey on Friday night announced five more awards for the 2013-14 season. Union’s Shayne Gostisbehere and Greg Carey of St. Lawrence have been named co-players of the year. Topping all players in fan balloting, Gostisbehere was recently named a top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and led the conference in goals scored … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Thursday announced three All-League Teams and an All-Rookie Team for the 2013-14 season. 2014 First Team All-League 2014 Second Team All-League 2014 Third Team All-League 2014 All-Rookie Team
Rensselaer sophomore forward Mike Zalewski has signed a free agent NHL contract with the Vancouver Canucks. Zalewski will join the Canucks on their current road trip, which goes through Washington, Florida and Tampa Bay. “It is a bittersweet time for me and my family,” said Zalewski in a statement. “Being at RPI the last two … Read more
Rensselaer junior forward Ryan Haggerty has signed a free agent contract with the New York Rangers and will forgo his final year of eligibility. Haggerty will join the Rangers later this week. “I am thrilled to see Ryan earn the opportunity to sign an NHL contract with the New York Rangers,” said RPI coach Seth … Read more
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The league tacked on an additional two games to the school-issued two-game suspension to Union’s Rick Bennett and handed a one-game suspension to Rensselaer’s Seth Appert.
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
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.
Union has suspended coach Rick Bennett for two games after he was involved in an on-ice altercation with members of the Rensselaer coaching staff and team after Saturday’s game.
ECAC Hockey officials are looking into the series of on-ice incidents at the end of Saturday’s Rensselaer-Union game in Albany, N.Y., one of which involved the head coaches getting in a heated dispute.