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
Union freshman forward Kevin Shier has left the Dutchmen program. Dutchmen coach Rick Bennett told the Times Union that Shier is “back on the streets of Ontario” and that Shier only alerted Bennett that he was leaving on Sunday. Shier played Saturday night against Quinnipiac. Bennett elaborated on the situation in the Daily Gazette. “He … Read more
The teams play Saturday and Sunday in Bridgeport, Conn.
Each week during the season we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
If Union becomes the first team to win a national title in back-to-back seasons since Denver did in 2004 and 2005, it’ll have to do so without several contributors from last year.
According to the Daily Gazette, Union has suspended three players for a violation of team rules. Senior forward Max Novak was suspended five games, while junior forwards Matt Wilkins and Nick Cruice were each handed three-game bans. The suspensions began with Sunday’s exhibition game against Prince Edward Island. “It’s just a violation of team rules,” … Read more
Last season’s top goaltender is playing pro hockey, but a number of successful netminders are back.
Size doesn’t always matter when it comes to the forwards that could make a difference in college hockey this season.
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
Phil Cohn has been named the fifth recipient of the USA Hockey Brendan Burke Internship. Cohn spent the past five seasons at Union, working as the hockey operations coordinator, student manager and video coordinator in that time.
Providence announced Wednesday the hiring of Kris Mayotte as an assistant coach. Mayotte spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at St. Lawrence where he served as the primary recruiter and worked closely with the goaltenders and penalty kill unit. Prior to St. Lawrence, he was a volunteer assistant coach at Cornell (2011-12) … Read more
Union coach Rick Bennett, who led the Dutchmen to the 2014 NCAA national championship, has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2021-22 season. Bennett owns a career record of 80-27-16 in three seasons at Union, including a postseason mark of 19-2. He has guided the Dutchmen to a pair of Frozen Fours, three NCAA … Read more
The Crusaders have a recognizable brand to attract a coach, Dan Rubin writes.
The Dutchmen won a program-best 32 games in Rick Bennett’s third season; he’s never failed to win at least one ECAC Hockey title.
Shayne Gostisbehere won a national championship last weekend in Philadelphia with Union and the hometown NHL team took note. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers announced they have signed the junior defenseman to an entry-level contract and Gostisbehere will report to the club’s AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, for the remainder of the season. Gostisbehere … Read more
Crunching the numbers, finding the tidbits and looking at bright futures after the title game at the 2014 Frozen Four in Philadelphia.
Analysts debate the value of plus-minus as a yardstick for player performance. But there was no debating the performance of plus-7 Shayne Gostisbehere in the national championship game.
It took nearly two decades for Union to transition from an afterthought to a national contender. But it took fewer than two minutes to propel the Dutchmen to their first national championship.
Union goalie Colin Stevens needed his teammates to pick him up after two goals. He then returned the favor. David H. Hendrickson reports from the Frozen Four in Philadelphia.
National finalist Union had four players tabbed All-Americans with the selections announced Friday afternoon. Minnesota, who Union will play Saturday night for the NCAA championship, had three players chosen, while semifinalist Boston College also had a trio of players. The fourth team in the Frozen Four, North Dakota, did not have an All-American this season. … Read more