College Hockey America awards led by Syracuse, Mercyhurst

College Hockey America announced its 2015-16 regular-season awards Thursday night, in addition to a pair of All-Conference Teams and an All-Rookie Team. Player of the Year honors went to Syracuse senior forward Melissa Piacentini, who tallied 18 points in conference play and a school-record 112 points entering the CHA tournament. Mercyhurst forward Rachael Smith is … Read more

Wisconsin and Minnesota headline top WCHA women’s awards

Seven individual awards, three All-WCHA Teams and an All-Rookie Team were announced on Thursday by the WCHA women’s conference. Wisconsin junior goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens is the Player of the Year and Goaltending Champion after posting 18 shutouts, the all-time NCAA single-season record (women or men) and leading the nation with a .958 save percentage and … Read more

Kazmaier final three down to Boston College’s Carpenter, Northeastern’s Coyne, Wisconsin’s Desbiens

The top three finalists for the 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced Thursday. Boston College senior forward Alex Carpenter, Northeastern senior forward Kendall Coyne and Wisconsin junior goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens have made the final cut. Carpenter, BC’s captain, is looking to become the first back-to-back recipient of the award, and only the second player … Read more

Janiga, Lakers are warming up at the right time

People often struggle to correctly apply facts that seem to be saying conflicting things. Take global warming. How can we take global warming seriously when we encounter days where the temperature doesn’t even reach zero degrees Fahrenheit? The polar ice caps are disappearing, but there are weeks where it seems like new glaciers are ready … Read more

First-year Endicott bags three of four ECAC Northeast awards

The ECAC Northeast announced its major award winners and all-conference teams recently. Tyler Beasley from Nichols garnered Player of the Year after averaging over a point per game in 2015-16 and posting 13 goals and 30 points in 25 games. In its first year as a varsity program, Endicott collected the three remaining major awards … Read more

Providence AD Driscoll pegged NACDA Athletics Director of the Year honoree

Providence athletics director Bob Driscoll has been named a 2015-16 I-AAA Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year award recipient by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Driscoll, who also earned the Astro Turf Athletics Director of the Year award during the 2007-08 season, will be presented the award at NACDA’s 51st Annual … Read more

Williams sweeps NESCAC men’s individual awards

Williams earned all three individual awards from the NESCAC as the conference announced the winners on Tuesday. The league’s Player of the Year is Williams senior defenseman and captain Zander Masucci, who tallied seven goals and 18 points to lead all NESCAC blueliners this season. Co-Rookies of the Year are Williams goalie Michael Pinios and … Read more

Middlebury takes two NESCAC awards as Winslow is player of the year, Mandigo top coach

The NESCAC women’s conference handed out three individual awards Tuesday, in addition to announcing its pair of All-Conference Teams. Middlebury sophomore forward Maddie Winslow potted 11 goals and 13 assists for 24 points and was named Player of the Year. Winlsow’s coach, Bill Mandigo, took home Coach of the Year laurels for the third time … Read more

Stonehill declared 2016 Northeast-10 conference champions

After consultation with the respective athletic departments, the Northeast-10 conference has announced that the 2016 championship game between top-seeded Stonehill and No. 2 St. Anselm will not be rescheduled. Last Friday, the conference revealed that cases of the mumps were prevalent within the St. Anselm team. Northeast-10 conference statement: “After consultation with the respective athletics … Read more

Northeast-10 title game postponed due to mumps outbreak at St. Anselm

Stonehill, in accordance with the Northeast-10 conference and St. Anselm, announced that Saturday night’s NE-10 championship scheduled to be played at the Foxboro Sports Center has been postponed. The following is a statement from the Northeast-10: “Earlier this evening, officials from Saint Anselm College informed the Conference that the New Hampshire Division of Public Health … Read more

Stauber steps down as Wisconsin-Superior head coach after 16 seasons

Wisconsin-Superior has announced that men’s head coach Dan Stauber will be stepping down from his coaching position, effective immediately. Stauber just completed his 16th eason as the head coach of the Yellowjackets, going 258-148-58 in that run. “It’s been a privilege working with such outstanding student-athletes on the men’s hockey team,” said Stauber in a … Read more