Former RIT goalie Madolora joins Tigers’ women’s staff as new assistant coach

RIT announced Friday that former Tigers’ men’s hockey standout goaltender Shane Madolora will join the RIT women’s staff as an assistant coach for the 2016-17 season. Madolora will work with the RIT goaltenders, alongside fellow assistant Matt Woodard, assisting head coach Scott McDonald in all aspects of the program. Madolora replaces Lisa Marshall, who is … Read more

Former Elmira women’s standout Ryan hired as Northeastern’s operations coordinator

The Northeastern women’s program announced Thursday the hiring of Ashley Ryan as the team’s operations coordinator. Ryan joins the staff after a standout playing career at Elmira, where she won the 2013 Division III national championship and was named a two-time First Team All-American. “Ashley is a great addition to our staff,” Northeastern coach Dave … Read more

Denver inks Montgomery to contract extension through 2020-21 season

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Denver announced Wednesday that head coach Jim Montgomery has signed a multi-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. “We couldn’t be more pleased to be signing Jim to this well-earned extension and we’re incredibly excited about the state of our hockey program,” said DU vice chancellor for athletics Peg Bradley-Doppes in a statement. “Jim’s dynamic … Read more

North Dakota reveals new Fighting Hawks logo

North Dakota has unveiled a logo and wordmark for the Fighting Hawks nickname. “This is an outstanding day for the University of North Dakota and UND athletics,” said UND president Ed Schafer in a statement. “We are thrilled to introduce a champion logo and wordmark for North Dakota’s teams, our champion Fighting Hawks athletics program.” … Read more

Legendary college hockey coach Mason passes away at 76

Former Lake Superior State, Bowling Green and Michigan State coach Ron Mason passed away overnight at the age of 76. Mason also played at St. Lawrence in the early 1960s. He won 924 games over 36 seasons at LSSU (1966-73), BGSU (1973-79) and MSU (1979-2002), retiring as the all-time winningest college hockey coach. Mason led … Read more