Women’s Division I College Hockey: Wisconsin’s Abby Roque is USCHO Player of the Year
Wisconsin senior Abby Roque is the 2020 USCHO Player of the Year
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North Dakota’s Kawaguchi NCHC top forward, UND’s Pinto rookie of year, Minnesota Duluth’s Richards repeat winner of best defensive forward
North Dakota junior Jordan Kawaguchi is the NCHC Forward of the Year, while UND freshman Shane Pinto picked up NCHC Rookie of the Year honors and Minnesota Duluth junior Justin Richards was tabbed NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year for the second straight season, the first player to win that honor twice (photo: Candace Horgan).
Sabres sign Western Michigan blueliner Samuelsson, who leaves Broncos after two seasons
Western Michigan sophomore defenseman Mattias Samuelsson on Wednesday agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres, giving up his last two seasons of NCAA eligibility (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Workman out as interim coach with St. Olaf after taking Oles to 4-18-3 mark during 2019-20 campaign
St. Olaf announced recently that Cole Workman will not be retained as the permanent head coach of the men’s hockey team (photo: St. Olaf Athletics).
Women’s Division I College Hockey: Cornell’s Doug Derraugh named USCHO Coach of the Year
For leading Cornell to an undefeated conference record and another NCAA berth, Doug Derraugh is the USCHO Coach of the Year.
MIAC chooses Gustavus blueliner Vrieze as women’s hockey Elite 22 award winner for ’19-20
The MIAC has named Gustavus sophomore defenseman Kayla Vrieze the 2019-20 Elite 22 award winner for women’s hockey (photo: Gustavus Athletics).
Yale assistant Donald leaves alma mater for coach-GM job with new BCHL franchise
The BCHL’s Cranbrook Bucks announced Tuesday that current Yale assistant coach Ryan Donald has been named head coach and general manager, agreeing to terms on a four-year contract starting with the 2020-21 season.
Ten semifinalists announced for 2020 Mike Richter Award as top goalie in D-I men’s hockey
The 10 semifinalists for the 2020 Mike Richter Award were announced Tuesday. The award is given to the top goaltender in Division I hockey and is named after Mike Richter, the former Wisconsin goalie and 1994 Stanley Cup winner with the New York Rangers (photo: Omar Phillips).
Minnesota Duluth’s Perunovich, Shepard, North Dakota’s Poolman earn individual awards from NCHC
A pair of Minnesota Duluth standouts have repeated as NCHC individual award winners in 2019-20, while North Dakota senior defenseman Colton Poolman also received league recognition on Tuesday (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Women’s Division I College Hockey: Clarkson’s Gabrielle David named USCHO Rookie of the Year
Taking on a big role and making a big impact quickly are just a few reasons Gabrielle David is the USCHO Rookie of the Year.
Massachusetts’ Chaffee signs NHL contract with Wild, gives up final year with Minutemen
Massachusetts junior forward Mitchell Chaffee has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild, forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility (photo: Rich Gagnon).
After taking Cornell to 28-2-3 season, Derraugh repeats as national women’s hockey coach of the year
For leading his team to the ECAC Hockey regular-season title and the top seed of the cancelled NCAA tournament, Cornell’s Doug Derraugh is the CCM/AHCA Women’s National Collegiate Coach of the Year (photo: Eldon Lindsay/Cornell Athletics).
Northeastern has three players, Clarkson, Cornell, Ohio State, Wisconsin two each among 2020 women’s hockey All-Americans
The top 12 women’s hockey players in the nation have been recognized as 2019-20 CCM/AHCA All-Americans. Five selections come from ECAC Hockey, four from the WCHA and three from Hockey East (photo: Brad Rempel).
NCHC tabs Minnesota Duluth’s Roth for sportsmanship award; North Dakota’s Kawaguchi, UMD’s Perunovich, CBS Sports’ Starman also nab ’19-20 honors
The NCHC announced Monday that Minnesota Duluth junior forward Kobe Roth is the 2019-20 Sportsmanship Award winner, while North Dakota junior forward Jordan Kawaguchi and UMD junior defenseman Scott Perunovich split the NCHC’s Three Stars Award as co-winners. In addition, Dave Starman of CBS Sports Network was named the conference’s third annual Media Excellence Award winner (photo: Candace Horgan).
Concordia (Minn.) standout Bossert garners MIAC Elite 22 award for 2019-20 season
Concordia (Minn.) junior forward Tyler Bossert has been named the winner of the MIAC Elite 22 award for academic excellence in men’s hockey (photo: Concordia (Minn.) Athletics).
Winner of 2020 Patty Kazmaier Award to be revealed March 27 on USA Hockey social media channels
USA Hockey announced Monday it will reveal the winner of the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award on Friday, March 27, at 1:30 p.m. EST.
Cornell finishes 2019-20 season with No. 1 ranking in USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll
After a season that abruptly ended almost two weeks ago, Cornell finishes the year ranked No. 1 in the final USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of the 2019-20 season with 25 first-place votes (photo: Omar Phillips).
Wisconsin junior Dhooghe announces plans to transfer to Arizona State for final year of NCAA eligibility
Sean Dhooghe, who played the past three seasons for Wisconsin, will play his final season of NCAA eligibility at Arizona State (photo: UW Athletics).
This (last) Week in Hockey East: Playing with momentum, UConn had chance to go to Garden, now just ‘frustration for our senior class’
“Don’t get on the bus.” Those were the words the Connecticut coach Mike Cavanaugh heard on the other end of the phone from his athletic director. They were also the words that made Cavanaugh realize that his team’s hockey season was over.
One last look at D-III college hockey in the west region
Brett Gravelle and St. Thomas could very easily be playing for a spot in the national semifinals this weekend. The Tommies became the first four seed in MIAC history to win the conference tournament and were set to play Lake Forest last week. The winner would have moved on to play Wisconsin-Eau Claire tonight … Read more