The Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament will be staying in Detroit, at least for the next four seasons. In addition, a four-year extension with Michigan and Michigan State to keep the “Duel in the D” between the Wolverines and Spartans in Hockeytown has also been announced. Both premier college hockey events will move venues from … Read more
St. Cloud State junior defenseman Jimmy Schuldt, who led the NCAA in points per game and plus-minus last month, has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for October, while New Hampshire freshman defenseman Max Gildon is the HCA National Division I Rookie of the Month. Schuldt tallied 10 … Read more
Former Boston University standout and 2014 Olympic gold medalist Tara Watchorn has been named an assistant coach of the BU women’s team. Watchorn, a 2012 graduate, is the first alum in program history to come back to BU as a full-time assistant coach. Two former BU women’s players are now on staff, as Watchorn joins … Read more
Twenty of the top NCAA men’s hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as candidates Wednesday for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, … Read more
Jean-Francois Gosselin, who played at Rensselaer from 1995 to 1999, is running for mayor of Quebec City. According to CBC, this is Gosselin’s first foray into municipal politics. In 2007, he was elected to National Assembly in the riding of Jean-Lesage under the Action démocratique du Québec banner, only to lose in the 2008 election. … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 23 fared over the Oct. 26-29 weekend. No. 1 Denver – defeated No. 6 Boston University, defeated No. 19 Boston College No. 2 St. Cloud State – did not play No. 3 Harvard – defeated Dartmouth … Read more
Boston College women’s hockey freshman Cayla Barnes has been called up to join the 2017-18 U.S. Women’s National Team in its preparations for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, in February. Barnes, 18, will meet up with the team in the Tampa area this weekend and begin practicing with the team as … Read more
Bemidji State sophomore defenseman Zach Whitecloud and Northeastern senior forward Dylan Sikura are among a group of 25 players named to Hockey Canada’s National Team roster for the 2017 Karjala Cup, which will be held Nov. 8-12 in Biel, Switzerland and Helsinki, Finland. Players in the event are eligible to play for Canada at the … Read more
Army West Point senior forward Brendan McGuire has been suspended one game through the Atlantic Hockey supplemental discipline policy.The league reviewed McGuire’s major penalty for checking from behind on Oct. 21 against Robert Morris, which also carried a game misconduct. After reviewing the replay, the officials’ report, and discussing the play with the referees at … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 16 fared over the Oct. 19-21 weekend.No. 1 Denver – tied, defeated Lake Superior StateNo. 2 Harvard – defeated U.S. NTDP Under-18 Team (exhibition)No. 3 St. Cloud State – swept No. 13 Boston CollegeNo. 4 North … Read more
The WCHA announced Saturday afternoon a one-game suspension for Alabama Huntsville junior forward Tyler Poulsen.The suspension is a result of Poulsen’s elbowing penalty, which came at the 11:11 mark of the third period in Alabama Huntsville’s game on Oct. 20 at Michigan Tech. Upon review, Poulsen made contact with the skater’s head in a manner … Read more
Red Berenson was honored for his 33 seasons of coaching Michigan hockey when the rink inside Yost Arena was officially named the Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena. The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved Thursday an addition to the naming structure at historic Yost Arena at its monthly meeting held at Harding … Read more
The Big Ten announced Wednesday that Penn State sophomore forward Nate Sucese has been suspended one game after a review of an incident that occurred near the 57-second mark of the third period against Minnesota on Oct. 15. No penalty was called on the play. Sucese is ineligible to play in Penn State’s next game … Read more
St. Lawrence will honor Brian McFarlane and Bill Torrey as the inaugural “Legends of Appleton” during this Saturday’s game against UMass Lowell. The Legends of Appleton is a recognition program launched by the university this fall to celebrate the storied history and tradition of the hockey programs, specifically those who helped build the hockey tradition … Read more
North Dakota director of athletics Brian Faison has announced he will retire at the end of 2017. Faison said Dec. 31 will be his final day as UND’s 15th director of athletics, but he will serve as a special advisor to UND athletics from Jan. 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018. “It has been an … Read more
Providence College has agreed to a multi-year deal with the AHL’s Providence Bruins to hold practices at Schneider Arena beginning this season. The Bruins, who play all home games at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in downtown Providence, will conduct their practices at Schneider Arena when the Dunkin’ Donuts Center is not available. Previously, the Bruins … Read more
Oakland University has begun the process of exploring adding Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs, according to a Monday report in the Detroit News. OU is located in the northern Detroit suburb of Rochester. An announcement was set for Monday night at Little Caesars Arena, featuring Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, Oakland … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 9 fared over the Oct. 13-15 weekend. No. 1 Denver – tied, defeated No. 4 Notre Dame No. 2 Boston University – swept by Minnesota State No. 3 Harvard – did not play No. 4 Notre … Read more
The Big Ten announced Saturday that Minnesota senior forward Leon Bristedt has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Penn State on Oct. 13. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 8:47 mark of the … Read more
Connecticut 6, AIC 4 Alexander Payusov had a hat trick to lead the Huskies over the Yellowjackets. The game was an offensive tilt as the Connecticut outshot AIC 52-43. Patrik Demel had two goals for AIC. Mercyhurst 1, Holy Cross 1 Michael Laffin scored at 7:53 of the third period to give the Crusaders a tie against … Read more