Mercyhurst announced Monday that Tom Upton has been hired as a new assistant coach. Upton replaces former assistant coach Joe Mormina, who took a position with the AHL’s Hartford Wolfpack. “I would first like to thank coaches Rick Gotkin and Greg Gardner for this great opportunity,” said Upton in a statement. “I have always heard tremendous … Read more
Robert Morris announced Thursday that head women’s coach Paul Colontino has agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2021-22 season. Colontino is entering his seventh season leading the Colonials and has guided RMU to a 110-72-26 record since 2011-12, including a 58-38-16 mark in CHA play. He recorded his 100th career win with a … Read more
Union has extended the contract of head coach Rick Bennett through the 2022-23 season. Bennett, who once again was tabbed as the ECAC Hockey Tim Taylor Coach of the Year for the second time in his career, guided the Dutchmen to a share of their fourth Cleary Cup title with a conference record of 16-4-2 … Read more
Omaha announced Friday that former Mavericks forward David Brisson will join the staff as a volunteer assistant coach. “David has a great understanding of the game and the teaching ability along with the personality to connect with our players,” said UNO head coach Mike Gabinet in a statement. “I am excited for our players to … Read more
Penn State has announced the hiring of Kyle MacDonald as volunteer assistant coach for the 2017-18 season. MacDonald is a 2016 graduate of St. Lawrence, where he was a goaltender with the Saints. “I want to thank Coach Gadowsky and the entire Penn State hockey staff for this tremendous opportunity,” said MacDonald in a news … Read more
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team won’t have one of its freshmen this season as originally planned. Forward Sophie Shirley will instead play the 2017-18 season with the professional Calgary Inferno, the team that drafted her in the third round of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League draft on Aug. 20. In a report from the Wisconsin … Read more
Robert Morris has added a graduate transfer and two players that skated with the Colonials in practice last season to the 2017-18 roster. Defenseman Brett Beauvais played three seasons at Bemidji State and will play for RMU as a graduate transfer who is eligible immediately. Beauvais appeared in 28 games for the Beavers last season, … Read more
Denver vice chancellor for athletics and recreation Peg Bradley-Doppes announced a shift in roles in her division, appointing longtime DU administrator Ron Grahame to his new role as the day-to-day athletic director, effective immediately. Bradley-Doppes announced her plans to retire June 30, 2018. She will continue her role as vice chancellor for athletics, recreation and Ritchie Center operations until then, … Read more
Western Michigan has announced the hiring of J.J. Crew as the program’s director of player development. Crew replaces David Killip, who recently took an assistant coaching position with Salmon Arm of the British Columbia Hockey League. In his new position, Crew will assist the staff in analyzing the development of the student-athletes, recognition of skill … Read more
When Niagara recently announced the addition of seven players for the 2017-18 season, two of them included Division I transfers. Defenseman James Roll joins Niagara for his final year of collegiate eligibility as a graduate transfer after three seasons at Lake Superior State and Jared Brandt comes to Monteagle Ridge after playing the 2016-17 … Read more
Niagara has announced the addition of Andrew Mason as director of hockey operations. Mason will be responsible for video analysis, analytics, team logistics and academic coordination at Niagara. Mason joins the Purple Eagles after spending the 2016-17 season in the same position at Hobart, returning to his alma mater where he previously served as a … Read more
Providence junior forward Garrett Gamez has announced that he will no longer play hockey due to ongoing health concerns. Gamez will join the men’s hockey staff this upcoming season as a student assistant coach. “After speaking with the doctors, we have come to the conclusion that playing hockey would require risks to my health that … Read more
Robert Morris announced Tuesday that head men’s coach Derek Schooley has agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension through the 2022-23 season. Schooley is entering his 14th season at the Colonials helm, as the program’s only head coach since its founding in 2003. Schooley has led the Colonials to a 213-205-58 (.508) record since … Read more
The Sioux City Musketeers acquired the USHL rights to goaltender Matt Jurusik from the Bloomington Thunder on Monday morning. Jurusik spent the last two seasons playing at Wisconsin, but according to the Musketeers, will be joining the USHL for the 2017-18 season. “Our team picked up an experienced collegiate goaltender that is very competitive and … Read more
A total of 113 players representing nine countries were selected in the 2017 Canadian Women’s Hockey League draft on Aug. 20 and will join the Boston Blades, Calgary Inferno, Kunlun Red Star, Markham Thunder, Les Canadiennes de Montreal, Toronto Furies and Vanke Rays for the 2017-18 season. Held at the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Doc Seaman … Read more
Cortland assistant coach Chris Azzano has been named assistant coach of the USHL’s Lincoln Stars. Azzano spent the previous two seasons at Cortland and prior to joining Cortland, served one season as an assistant coach for Canton. “We are excited to add Chris to our staff,” Stars coach Cody Chupp said in a statement. “His … Read more
Michigan Tech assistant coach Gary Shuchuk has been named head coach of the NAHL’s Janesville Jets. Shuchuk spent two years as an assistant at MTU, where he helped the Huskies win the 2016 McNaughton Cup as WCHA regular-season champions, and a 2017 Broadmoor Cup as WCHA playoff champions. He served five seasons as assistant coach … Read more
Wilkes University has announced the delay of its NCAA Division III women’s hockey season. The announcement was made in a brief news release on the official school athletics website. “Wilkes made the decision to delay the season due to a lower than anticipated roster size,” said the announcement. “The men’s and the women’s programs are … Read more
The National Women’s Hockey League held its third annual draft Thursday night and all 20 players selected came from the NCAA Division I ranks, led by Boston College goaltender Katie Burt, who went first overall to the Boston Pride. Boston College, Boston University and Northeastern had the most players drafted with three each. Hockey East … Read more
Zach Gaynor has been named the new head coach at Marian. Gaynor replaces Lincoln Nguyen, “who recently accepted a Division I assistant coaching position,” according to a Marian news release. “I am pleased to announce that Zach Gaynor will be taking over the leadership of our men’s hockey program,” said Marian director of athletics Jason … Read more