ECAC Hockey announced Monday that Dartmouth senior forward Grant Opperman has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Dartmouth-Colgate game from Saturday, Nov. 5. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 5:43 mark of the first period in the Big Green-Raiders contest … Read more
Last year’s champion St. Thomas and Bethel shared the regular season title, as they both finished the season with 26 points and a 12-4-3 conference record. St. Thomas won the MIAC Tournament for the third-straight season. Favorites St. Thomas is the returning champ and has the advantage heading into the season. Dark horse With their … Read more
Bob Saunders, who served on the staffs of Massachusetts-Boston, Holy Cross, Rensselaer, Northeastern, passed away Nov. 3 at the age of 84. Saunders, a resident of Randolph, Mass., for 60 years, worked as an administrative assistant for external affairs for the Northeastern hockey program for 22 years. He previously served as goaltenders coach from 1989 … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 31 fared over the Nov. 4-5 weekend: No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – swept No. 8 St. Cloud State No. 2 Denver – was idle No. 3 North Dakota – tied, lost to No. 13 Minnesota No. 4 … Read more
As the current 2016-17 season was set to get underway, Bowling Green lost one of its top returning scorers Brandon Hawkins. The reasons for his departure were never revealed. In 80 games with BGSU, Hawkins posted 29 goals and 29 assists for 58 points. On Oct. 28, Hawkins tweeted that he’ll be playing next at … Read more
Notre Dame has announced the addition of veteran coach John Micheletto as a special assistant to the coaching staff. A 24-year coaching veteran, Micheletto most recently served as the head coach at Massachusetts from 2012 to 2016. Prior to UMass, he was an associate head coach at Vermont for five seasons and also was an … Read more
Boston College coach Jerry York underwent successful eye surgery on Tuesday, Oct. 25, but will not make this weekend’s two-game trip to Maine and will continue recuperating, according to a school-issued news release. On Oct. 25, the school announced York’s initial procedure. York is working with Dr. Jeffrey Heier of Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston on … Read more
Union senior forward Mike Vecchione has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for October. The HCA National Rookie of the Month for October is Patrick Grasso from New Hampshire. Union’s captain, Vecchione finished the month as the Division I leader in goals (10) and multi-point games (5), ranking … Read more
Western Michigan sophomore defenseman Oliwer Kaski has signed with HIFK of the Finnish Elite League. Kaski leaves WMU after playing in 32 career games, scoring four goals and adding eight assists for 12 points. The Pori, Finland, native appeared in one game in the 2016-17 season. “I’m really grateful for the opportunity I got here,” … Read more
Boston College will retire Mike Mottau’s No. 3 jersey during the Sunday, Nov. 27 game at 1 p.m. EDT against Minnesota. The number will stay in rotation, however. Mottau is BC’s career record holder for most assists all-time (130) and 22nd all-time in points (157, most by a BC defenseman). He played in 163 career … Read more
The WCHA women’s league announced Tuesday a one-game suspension for Minnesota State junior defenseman Anna Keys, effective for the Mavericks’ next NCAA Division I game. The suspension is a result of Keys’ goaltender interference penalty, which came at the 19:47 mark of the third period in Minnesota State’s game on Saturday, Oct. 29, against Wisconsin. … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 24 fared over the Oct. 28-30 weekend: No. 1 North Dakota – swept by No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth – swept No. 1 North Dakota No. 3 Denver – swept Western Michigan No. 4 Boston … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Saturday announced that Colgate freshman forward Jared Cockrell has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Colgate-Maine contest on Friday, Oct. 28. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred during overtime, a period where no penalties were assessed. Cockrell is not … Read more
The Holy Cross women’s hockey program has existed in an interesting state of limbo since it was started for the 1999-2000 season. Though Holy Cross is officially a Division I school, and the men’s team has in the last 10 years had great success, up to and including two appearances in the NCAA tournament and … Read more
At a Thursday press conference, it was announced that several sports are in their last season at Alaska-Fairbanks and Alaska-Anchorage. None of those sports is hockey, however. Skiing is being eliminated at both schools, while UAA is axing indoor track and field. Those sports were targeted for elimination in a waiver request submitted by the … Read more
St. Anselm is projected to win the Northeast-10 this season after the league released the results of the preseason coaches poll Thursday. The Hawks picked up five of six first-place votes.
Providence announced Wednesday that Kyle Murphy has been promoted to the position of associate athletic director for men’s and women’s hockey/Schneider Arena. It also was announced that Theresa Feaster has been hired as the coordinator of men’s hockey operations. Murphy replaces Nick Reggio, who resigned earlier in the month, and Feaster fills the void created … Read more
Boston College coach Jerry York will undergo an outpatient eye procedure Tuesday and will miss Tuesday night’s game at Merrimack. Associate head coach Greg Brown will lead the team in York’s absence. York will return back to the Eagles’ bench “as soon as possible,” according to a news release.
ECAC Hockey on Monday announced that Quinnipiac freshman forward Logan Mick has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Quinnipiac-Boston University game on Saturday, Oct. 22. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 6:36 mark of the first period where Mick was … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 17 fared over the Oct. 21-22 weekend: No. 1 North Dakota – swept No. 18 Bemidji State No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth – idle, but lost to U.S. NTDP Under-18 Team in exhibition No. 3 Notre Dame – … Read more