St. Lawrence goalie Hayton, Penn State freshman Smirnov garner HCA honors for November

St. Lawrence junior goaltender Kyle Hayton has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for November, while Penn State freshman forward Denis Smirnov is the HCA National Rookie of the Month. Hayton led the Saints to a No. 19 national ranking last month and finished November tied among all … Read more

Quinnipiac takes top spot in ECAC coaches, media preseason polls

Defending ECAC champion Quinnipiac is once again the top team in the conference, according to two polls released Monday. The Bobcats came in the top slot in both the coaches and media polls. ECAC Preseason Coaches Poll ECAC Preseason Media Poll In addition, the media also selected a preseason all-conference team. ECAC Preseason All-Conference Team

Legendary college hockey coach Mason passes away at 76

Former Lake Superior State, Bowling Green and Michigan State coach Ron Mason passed away overnight at the age of 76. Mason also played at St. Lawrence in the early 1960s. He won 924 games over 36 seasons at LSSU (1966-73), BGSU (1973-79) and MSU (1979-2002), retiring as the all-time winningest college hockey coach. Mason led … Read more

Former Clarkson coach Morris leaves AHL post to lead St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence announced Tuesday that Mark Morris has been named the Saints’ new head coach, effective immediately. Currently, Morris serves as head coach for the American Hockey League’s Charlotte Checkers. Morris was selected for the position with the assistance of a 13-person search committee that included three current students on the men’s hockey team, members … Read more

St. Lawrence’s Carvel announced as new UMass head coach

After five years behind the bench at St. Lawrence, including the past four as head coach, Greg Carvel is leaving the Saints to take over as head coach at Massachusetts. ESPN’s John Buccigross tweeted earlier today that the hiring was official. Sources tell me UMass AD Ryan Bamford has worked out a 5-yr deal with … Read more

Harvard, Quinnipiac, Yale bag top ECAC Hockey postseason honors

ECAC Hockey announced Friday the winners of its annual postseason awards and All-League teams as selected by the league’s 12 head coaches. This season’s winners came from three schools – Harvard, Quinnipiac and Yale and featured three repeat winners from a year ago. For the second consecutive season, Harvard captain Jimmy Vesey earned the league’s … Read more

St. Lawrence, Quinnipiac, Massachusetts, Vermont heading to Northern Ireland over Thanksgiving 2016

College hockey will once again head to Northern Ireland this coming November. ECAC Hockey’s St. Lawrence and Quinnipiac, along with Massachusetts and Vermont from Hockey East, are slated to compete in the second annual Friendship Four Tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland Nov. 25-26, 2016. The teams will first compete against their conference rival in a … Read more

Media likes Yale, coaches pick Harvard in ECAC Hockey preseason polls

The ECAC Hockey coaches and media each participated in separate preseason polls that were released Tuesday. Coaches chose Harvard to finish atop the standings, while the media picked Yale to end the season on top. ECAC PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL ECAC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL The coaches and media also chose preseason All-Conference Teams. ECAC PRESEASON COACHES’ … Read more