The Friendship Four tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will go on for two more years. On Tuesday, the Odyssey Trust, owners of the Stena Line Belfast Giants and the SSE Arena in Belfast, announced that the event will run Nov. 24-25, 2017, and Nov. 23-24, 2018. The participating teams, along with ticketing information, will be … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday that Massachusetts sophomore forward Kurt Keats has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 18:38 of the third period on Saturday, Nov. 26, against St. Lawrence at the Friendship Four in Belfast. No penalty was called on Keats on the play. Keats will miss this coming Friday’s game … Read more
Richard “Dick” Leo Dougherty died peacefully and surrounded by family on Nov. 23. Dougherty was 84. He played at Minnesota, where he played under legendary coach John Mariucci, where he earned All-American honors. In his three-year college career, Dougherty accumulated 187 points, which is still tenth all-time at the school. He’s also in fifth place … Read more
Former St. Mary’s player and St. Norbert assistant coach Rob Nicholson died suddenly on Nov. 27. Nicholson was 59. Nicholson was drafted in the tenth round of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers and was the first player from Green Bay to be selected in the NHL Draft. Known to his peers … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Tuesday that Quinnipiac senior defenseman Connor Clifton and St. Lawrence junior defenseman have each been assessed one-game suspensions as a result of their actions in last weekend’s Friendship Four event in Belfast. The action on Clifton was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 13:26 mark of the first … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 21 fared over the Nov. 25-27 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – was idle No. 2 Denver – defeated Air Force, defeated Wisconsin No. 3 Quinnipiac – tied No. 19 St. Lawrence, lost to No. 20 Vermont … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Sunday announced that Dartmouth junior defenseman Tim Shoup has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Dartmouth-Robert Morris game from Saturday, Nov. 26. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 11:55 mark of the third period in the Big … Read more
The NCHC announced Monday that the league has issued a one-game suspension to Miami junior forward Conor Lemirande. The suspension stems from an illegal hit during Miami’s game against Denver on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Magness Arena in Denver. Lemirande was assessed a major penalty for interference and a game misconduct at the 51-second mark … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 14 fared over the Nov. 17-19 weekend. No. 1 Denver – tied Miami twice No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth – swept Omaha No. 3 Boston College – lost to No. 11 Harvard No. 4 Quinnipiac – defeated Cornell, … Read more
The WCHA announced Saturday a one-game suspension to Alaska-Anchorage senior forward Dylan Hubbs. The suspension is a result of Hubbs’ game misconduct infraction for contact to the head, which occurred at the 7:29 mark of the second period in Anchorage’s game on Friday, Nov. 18, against Michigan Tech. Upon review, the blindside hit was delivered … Read more
Due to the Notre Dame-Northeastern game on Nov. 13 being suspended due to Zamboni and ice conditions, Hockey East released a statement Nov. 16: Sunday’s game between Northeastern University and the University of Notre Dame, which was suspended after two periods due to unplayable ice conditions, will be recorded as a tie game, it was … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 7 fared over the Nov. 11-13 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – split with Western Michigan No. 2 Denver – tied, defeated No. 6 North Dakota No. 3 Boston College – defeated New Hampshire (on Nov. 8), … Read more
Notre Dame and Northeastern skated to a 0-0 tie through two periods of play before a Zamboni breakdown and subsequent problems with ice conditions forced the game to be suspended on Sunday afternoon at Matthews Arena. The teams will attempt to make up the third period later in the season at a date to be … Read more
Atlantic Hockey on Saturday announced four suspensions stemming from last night’s Air Force-RIT game – two players from each team. The four players, who are ineligible to compete in the series finale Saturday night, are RIT’s Shawn Cameron and Caleb Cameron and Air Force’s Jonathan Kopacka and Kyle Haak. The four suspensions come as a … Read more
The CHA announced Saturday that Syracuse forward Jessica Sibley has been suspended for today’s game against Mercyhurst. The play in question was not called on the ice, but was put under review following yesterday’s contest. After review of the play, the CHA determined that a major penalty for contact to the head and a game … Read more
One of Minnesota’s top in-state rivalries will continue into its seventh decade as Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth have agreed to play four home-and-home series over a five-year period starting in 2018-19 and running through 2022-23. Dates and sites will be determined at a later time. The Gophers, who hold a 134-79-17 all-time record against the Bulldogs, … Read more
The nomination process is underway for the 2017 Hockey Humanitarian Award. Being presented this season for the 22nd time, the Humanitarian recognizes college’s hockey’s finest citizen, a men’s or women’s player from any division who has demonstrated a selfless commitment of time and leadership to community service. Information on nominating a player can be found … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Tuesday that Colgate sophomore defender Olivia Zafuto has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of her actions in the Colgate-RIT game from Saturday, Nov. 5. The league action was taken after review of a contact to the head incident that occurred in the game. Based upon the league’s action, Zafuto … Read more
Worcester State announced Monday that it has signed a partnership agreement to serve as an anchor tenant with the Worcester Sports Center. The agreement will begin in the fall of 2017. The Worcester Sports Center, currently under construction in the heart of the Canal District in Worcester, Mass., is slated to open in the summer … Read more
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