Alaska Anchorage announced Thursday that the annual hockey team awards have been renamed to honor past Seawolves. The renaming was voted on by current alumni members of Seawolf hockey. “It is important that our current and future Seawolves recognize the legacy left behind by the players that came before them,” said UAA head coach Matt … Read more
Grant Potulny was announced Tuesday morning as the third head coach in Northern Michigan. Potulny spent the past eight seasons as an assistant coach at Minnesota, where he helped the Golden Gophers capture six regular-season conference titles and qualify for five NCAA tournaments. “Grant impressed everyone throughout the interview process and truly earned this opportunity,” … Read more
National champion Denver has placed two players on the 2017 All-USCHO first team. Pioneers senior defenseman Will Butcher, the Hobey Baker Award winner, and junior goaltender Tanner Jaillet, this season’s Mike Richter Award winner, were among the six first-team selections. Butcher was a second-team pick in 2016. Northeastern senior Zach Aston-Reese and Union senior Mike Vecchione, … Read more
According to TV6 in Marquette, Mich., Marquette County prosecuting attorney Matt Wiese has decided to dismiss the charges of residential mortgage fraud and forgery of a document affecting real property pending against former Northern Michigan coach Walt Kyle. Kyle was fired by NMU last month and then arrested on the fraud charges. “Additional evidence has … Read more
NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings on Tuesday for the 2017 NHL Draft and the rankings are heavy on current NCAA players and recruits. NA: North American skaters NA-G: North American goaltenders LV: Limited Viewing The 2017 NHL Draft is scheduled for June 23-24 in Chicago.
Michigan Tech junior defenseman Matt Roy signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, giving up his senior season with the Huskies. Roy appeared in 42 games in 2016-17, leading the team with 21 assists and 29 penalties. He was also third in points with 26 after also scoring five goals. … Read more
Some of USCHO’s conference writers pick the teams they think will advance to the Frozen Four in this weekend’s regionals.
After three years with Bowling Green, junior goaltender Chris Nell has signed a free-agent, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers. He will begin play with its AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, at the end of the month. Nell topped the Bowling Green record book in career shutouts by earning 11 through 84 games … Read more
The five finalists for the 2017 Mike Richter Award, which honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s Division I hockey, were announced Thursday. The fourth annual award will be presented at the Frozen Four in two weeks in Chicago. Past winners of the award include Thatcher Demko (Boston College, 2016), Zane McIntyre (North Dakota, … Read more
Top-seeded Denver joins three other teams in Cincinnati at the U.S. Bank Arena this weekend for the Midwest Regional.
Ferris State senior forward Chad McDonald, who helped lead the Bulldogs to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances in four years while also holding a 3.94 GPA, has been named the 2017 WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year. The honor is voted upon by the faculty athletics representatives of the league’s 10 schools. McDonald was a … Read more
Bowling Green junior defenseman Mark Friedman has signed an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and will begin with their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, beginning this Thursday. “I definitely had the best three years of my life here at Bowling Green and I’d like to thank my teachers, the coaches and especially my … Read more
In memory of Larry Heiskanen, the Comley Hockey Scholarship at Northern Michigan has been renamed the Comley-Heiskanen Hockey Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to a member of the NMU hockey team and was originally established in 2001 in honor of former NMU coach Rick Comley’s historic career and 26 years of service to Northern … Read more
The Anaheim Ducks have signed Lake Superior State sophomore forward and leading scorer Mitch Hults to a two-year entry-level contract. Hults collected 34 points on 11 goals and 23 assists for the Lakers in 2016-17 and was named to the All-WCHA Second Team after leading the conference in assists (23) and ranking third in points … Read more
Shortly after the final buzzer sounded following Game 3 Sunday night at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, the line to buy tickets for this Saturday’s WCHA title game went halfway around the arena’s concourse. Michigan Tech beat Minnesota State 4-1 to win their best-of-three WCHA semifinal series and clinch a spot in the finals. And … Read more
Each of the Division I conferences is represented on the list of the 10 finalists for the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. The 10 names were announced Wednesday. The Hobey Hat Trick will be announced on March 30 and the winner will be announced April 7 in Chicago during Frozen Four festivities.
The WCHA announced Tuesday its conference Player, Defensive Player, Rookie and Coach of the Year honorees. Bemidji State goalie Michael Bitzer is the conference’s Player of the Year, Daniel Brickley from Minnesota State is the Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year is Marc Michaelis from Minnesota State and Tom Serratore from Bemidji … Read more
Omaha head coach Dean Blais announced Tuesday that he is stepping down from his position with the team. “I have been extremely fortunate in my career to work in so many good places with so many people who care about the game of hockey,” said Blais in a statement. “Omaha is one of those places. … Read more
The same day Walt Kyle was fired as Northern Michigan’s coach, a report from TV6 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula revealed Kyle was arrested Friday on fraud charges. The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Kyle was arrested and charged with one count of residential mortgage fraud and one count of forgery of documents involving a mortgage … Read more
Freshman forward Marc Michaelis and sophomore defenseman Daniel Brickley were among the six players on the first team.