Men’s D-I: St. Cloud State

Michigan, Boston University climb in poll after sweeps

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The first full weekend of the regular season provided enough to shake up the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Michigan moved up two spots to third, and Boston University entered the top 10 after each won a pair of games. The Wolverines swept a series at Bowling Green; the 10th-ranked Terriers won the Ice Breaker … Read more

North Dakota Runaway Favorite in WCHA Polls

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North Dakota is the nearly unanimous choice of WCHA coaches and media members to win that league’s regular season title. The Fighting Sioux took 10 of 12 first-place votes in the coaches poll, organized by the Grand Forks Herald and 28 of 29 first-place votes in the media poll, conducted by KZIO-FM of Duluth, Minn. … Read more

Minnesota-Duluth Favored to Win Women’s WCHA

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Defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth is the pick of WCHA coaches to win the women’s league title in 2010-11. The Bulldogs, who tied Minnesota for last year’s regular-season title, claimed six of eight first-place votes from the coaches, who could not vote for their own team. Wisconsin got the other two first-place votes and came in … Read more

St. Cloud State Hires Johnson as Assistant

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St. Cloud State has named longtime USHL coach and former North Dakota player Steve Johnson as an assistant coach. Johnson replaces Eric Rud, who left the Huskies to become the head coach with Green Bay of the USHL. He coached Fargo in the USHL last season but is best known for a decade-long run with … Read more

St. Cloud State Assistant Rud Heads to USHL

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Assistant coach Eric Rud is leaving St. Cloud State to become the head coach and general manager of the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers. Rud spent the last five years at St. Cloud State following one season at Colorado College, his alma mater. He was an assistant coach with the USHL’s Cedar Rapids Roughriders from 2002 … Read more

Granato to be One of First Two Women in Hall of Fame

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Cammi Granato, three-time ECAC Player of the Year, two-time Olympian and 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, was today announced as one of the first two female members in the 65-year history of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato will be formally inducted into the Hall on Nov. 8 as part of the … Read more

Rule Book Headed for Change, But by How Much?

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The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more

Cornell’s Colin Greening Wins Senior CLASS Award

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Cornell forward Colin Greening, the ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year, has been selected as the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner for men’s ice hockey. The award, chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I men’s coaches, national hockey media and fans, is awarded annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in NCAA Division I … Read more

2010 NCAA Tournament: West Regional Preview

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WEST REGIONAL DATA Venue: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn. Ticket info: Click here (opens new window). Schedule: St. Cloud State vs. Northern Michigan, 4:30 p.m. Central Friday; Wisconsin vs. Vermont, 8 p.m. Friday; semifinal winners, 8 p.m. Saturday. ABOUT THE TEAMS Wisconsin Record: 25-10-4 (17-8-3 WCHA, 2nd place) NCAA tournament appearances: 23 (34-19-2, 6 … Read more

Three Mercyhurst Forwards Make Patty Kazmaier Top 10

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No. 1 Mercyhurst has three forwards among the 10 finalists for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Juniors Vicki Bendus and Jesse Scanzano and sophomore Bailey Bram were voted among the top 10 by Division I women’s hockey coaches. The other finalists: Minnesota-Duluth senior forward Emmanuelle Blais, St. Cloud State senior forward Felicia Nelson, Dartmouth … Read more

WCHA’s Punishment to St. Cloud State’s Marvin: Three Games

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The WCHA has suspended St. Cloud State forward Aaron Marvin for three games, intimating in a statement that the junior was careless in safe play at Wisconsin on Feb. 20. Marvin delivered an open-ice check to Wisconsin captain Blake Geoffrion in that game, and Marvin’s shoulder appeared to make contact with Geoffrion’s head. Geoffrion reportedly … Read more

Senior CLASS Award Names 10 Finalists

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Ten finalists have been named for the hockey division of the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The award is presented to a NCAA Division I senior with notable achievements in four areas:classroom, character, community and competition. The finalists, chosen by a media committee from a list of 20 candidates announced in October are: • Jean-Marc … Read more

Four Repeat as Humanitarian Nominees

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Four repeat nominees are among the 18 college hockey players nominated for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Denver senior Brandon Vossberg, St. Cloud State senior Caitlin Hogan and Brockport senior Todd Sheridan are on the list again; all were nominated last year as well. The other nominees: … Read more