Southern New Hampshire’s Joe Collins is the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year, the league announced on Friday. The league also revealed its All-Conference Teams and major award winners for the 2016-17 season. Collins led the NE-10 in scoring with 11 goals and 23 assists for 34 points. His four game-winning goals were tops in … Read more
Ten NCAA men’s student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as finalists Friday for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate hockey. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. … Read more
The NEHC announced Thursday the recipients of the league’s major awards, All-Conference and All-Rookie Teams. UMass Boston’s Colin Larkin earned Player of the Year honors after leading the NEHC in goal scoring with 15. He also added 15 assists on the season for 30 points, tied for tops in the league. Larkin is one of … Read more
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation announced Thursday that its 2017 Legend of College Hockey recipient is Bill Riley, Jr. Often referred to as the father of UMass Lowell hockey, Riley took over a fledgling program in 1969, built it into an NCAA Division II national power and ultimately, moved Lowell into Division I hockey … Read more
The first Division III women’s hockey regional rankings were released this week. East 1. Plattsburgh 2. Middlebury 3. Norwich 4. Elmira 5. Oswego 6. Endicott West 1. Wisconsin-River Falls 2. Adrian 3. Gustavus Adolphus 4. Lake Forest 5. Augsburg 6. St. Scholastica
The first Division III men’s hockey regional rankings were released Tuesday afternoon. East 1. Norwich 2. Endicott 3. Oswego St. 4. Hobart 5. Babson 6. Williams 7. Hamilton 8. Utica 9. Geneseo 10. Amherst West 1. St. Norbert 2. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3. Adrian 4. Augsburg 5. Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Hockey East announced Tuesday that Massachusetts senior forward Ray Pigozzi has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 11:17 of the third period on Saturday, Feb. 11, at UMass Lowell. On the play, Pigozzi was assessed a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct. Pigozzi will miss the game Feb. 14 … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Monday announced that St. Lawrence freshman forward Sam Kauppila has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the St. Lawrence-Princeton contest on Friday, Feb. 10. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 15:55 mark of the second period in the … Read more
The Big Ten announced Monday that Ohio State senior defenseman Josh Healey has been suspended for two games as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Minnesota on Feb. 11. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 14:34 mark of the … Read more
Niagara and Robert Morris have announced that the regular-season finale between the two teams will be played outdoors on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 7:05 p.m. at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. The outdoor game will be the first college hockey game played at Heinz Field and third hockey game played at the venue, following the 2011 … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Feb. 6 fared over the Feb. 10-11 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota Duluth – was idle No. 2 Denver – swept Colorado College No. 3 Boston University – defeated No. 7 Boston College (Feb. 6), lost to No. … Read more
ECAC Hockey today announced due to the snowstorm hitting the Northeast, the following schedule changes have been made for men’s and women’s games this weekend: MEN – (games now to be played Saturday and Sunday instead of Friday and Saturday) Saturday, Feb. 11 Yale at Cornell – 7 p.m. Brown at Colgate – 7:05 p.m. … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday that 26 student-athletes are semifinalists for the seventeenth Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England at the NCAA Division II/III level. The award was established in 2001 shortly after the passing of the longtime writer for the Boston Globe, … Read more
Minnesota Duluth senior forward Lara Stalder has been named the inaugural Women’s Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month, earning the historic honor for January 2017 after producing an NCAA-best 2.67 points-per-game and a plus-16 rating. Princeton freshman goaltender Steph Neatby, who led the Tigers to a 5-0-1 record last month, which … Read more
The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association announced Tuesday the creation of the Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association National Monthly Awards, to be given to the nation’s top collegiate women’s hockey player and rookie each month of the season beginning in the 2017 calendar year. The inaugural award winners, deemed to be the top player and best rookie … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday that 23 NCAA Division I players are semifinalists for the 65th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The nation’s oldest nationally-recognized college hockey honor, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Jan. 30 fared over the Feb. 3-4 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota Duluth – tied, defeated Omaha No. 2 Denver – was idle No. 3 Boston University – defeated Massachusetts No. 4 Union – lost to No. 16 … Read more
According to TSN, Arizona State University has backed out of a deal with the Arizona Coyotes to build a new arena in Tempe. The school announced Friday it has no intention of proceeding with a development agreement, an option to lease or any other agreement with the NHL club. The Coyotes announced in November plans … Read more
The Big Ten announced Saturday that Michigan State freshman forward Taro Hirose has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Wisconsin on Friday, Feb. 3. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that took place near the 13:47 mark … Read more
Hockey East announced Saturday that Vermont senior forward Brady Shaw has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at approximately 15:11 of the first period on Friday, Feb. 3, at Notre Dame. Shaw will miss the game on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Notre Dame, and will be eligible to return to the Catamounts … Read more