Looking at the Long Island University hockey logistics: ‘I think I’m excited that folks are excited about us’
Long Island University’s decision to add men’s hockey sparked unavoidable discussion throughout college hockey.
Long Island University’s decision to add men’s hockey sparked unavoidable discussion throughout college hockey.
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Ted Donato (Harvard), Kris Mayotte (Michigan) and Steve Miller (Ohio State) will serve as assistant coaches and Theresa Feaster (Providence) as video coach for the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team that will compete in the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship Dec. 26, 2020 to Jan. 5, 2021 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta (photo: Providence Athletics).
For Long Island University, men’s hockey was always part of a plan.
The merger of the school’s Brooklyn and Post campus athletics departments created a whole host of opportunities at the Division I level, and the university had already been adding athletics programs to its stable of teams.
King’s has announced the hiring of Jordan Ott as the third head coach of the Monarchs’ women’s team (photo: Jason Hunter/Potsdam Athletics).
Providence sophomore forward Jack Dugan has reached an agreement to join the Vegas Golden Knights organization, forgoing his final two years of collegiate eligibility (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Lindsay Macy has been named head coach of the Finlandia women’s hockey team.
The Big Ten announced Monday the All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners as selected by the conference’s coaches and a media panel (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Long Island University’s recent announcement that men’s hockey is coming to campus this fall carried one guarantee amidst its exciting surprise and confusion.
Sacred Heart forward Matt Tugnutt will play for Providence in 2020-21 as a graduate transfer (photo: Omar Phillips).
Hockey East announced Thursday that Brian Murphy has been named supervisor of men’s officials (photo: Steve Babineau).
King’s announced Wednesday that Tom Seravalli has been named the men’s team’s new head coach.
Former North Dakota defenseman James Patrick will be inducted into the UND Letterwinners Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2020.
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Holy Cross head coach Katie Lachapelle has been named head coach of the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team that will play in the 2021 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship anticipated to take place this coming January (photo: Mark Seliger Photography).
Rensselaer equipment manager Dana McGuane has been named the recipient of the District 1 Equipment Manager of the Year (Dot Cutting) Award from the Athletic Equipment Managers Association (photo: Perry Laskaris/RPI Athletics).
Johnson and Wales will have a new home rink for the 2020-21 season, the New England Sports Village in Attleboro, Mass. For the last nine seasons, Johnson and Wales has called Lynch Arena in Pawtucket home (photo: JWU Athletics).
Jim Cross, who coached the Vermont men’s hockey team from 1965 to 1984, died Saturday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 82 (photo: Vermont Athletics).
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Long Island University announced Thursday the addition of NCAA Division I men’s hockey, “with immediate recruitment and competition slated to begin in 2020-21,” according to a news release.
Rochester Institute of Technology has parted ways with women’s hockey head coach Chad Davis and assistant coach Hannah McGowan.
In an announcement Thursday, two bits of news from the NCAA are directly related to hockey.