Leonard voted USCHO Women’s D-III Player of the Year
She’s led every goaltending category in the country, while helping lead Plattsburgh to its third straight national title. Camille Leonard is USCHO’s D-III Women’s Player of the Year.
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Graphic: Conference tournament attendance falls another 7 percent in 2016
The calls for changes to the conference tournaments are likely to only grow stronger with another year of declining attendance.
Minnesota State junior defenseman Nelson forgoes senior year, inks with Buffalo
The Buffalo Sabres announced Tuesday that they have signed Minnesota State junior defenseman Casey Nelson to an NHL entry-level, free-agent contract. Nelson was named WCHA Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-WCHA First Team honors in 2015-16. This season, he registered six goals and 16 assists for 22 points in 40 games to rank … Read more
Sources: Notre Dame leaving Hockey East for Big Ten in 2017
Notre Dame is preparing to leave Hockey East for the Big Ten in the 2017-18 season, sources told USCHO on Tuesday. The school joined Hockey East three seasons ago in the massive conference realignment for western schools. That coincided with the formation of the Big Ten, which has been at six teams but is poised … Read more
NCAA apologizes for women’s championship hats featuring the men’s Frozen Four logo
In a statement, the NCAA called it “inadvertent” but something that should have been caught before the hats were handed out.
Omaha’s Guentzel gives up senior season, signs ATO with Pittsburgh organization
Nebraska-Omaha announced Tuesday that junior center Jake Guentzel has signed an amateur tryout contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League and will forgo his senior season with the Mavericks. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is the top affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Guentzel was drafted by the Penguins in the third … Read more
Minnesota loses top goal scorer Fasching one year early to NHL’s Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres announced Monday that the team has signed Minnesota junior forward Hudson Fasching to an entry-level contract. In 37 games during the 2015-16 season, Fasching registered career-high totals in goals (20), assists (18) and points (38). His 20 goals, including his team-high seven game winners, led all Minnesota skaters along with Leon Bristedt, … Read more
Four men’s D-III tournament semifinalists among 2016 Edward Jeremiah Award nominees
Eleven coaches have been named finalists for the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the Division III men’s Coach of the Year. Named in honor of the former Dartmouth head coach, the Jeremiah Award will be presented during the AHCA Convention on April 27, in Naples, Fla. The nominees represent any coach who won or … Read more
Skidmore freshman Golden passes away after tragic fall in Delaware
Skidmore freshman forward Will Golden has passed away after falling in Newark, Delaware, over the weekend. He was only 20 years old. According to the Boston Globe, police in Newark said he fell from the roof of a three-story building near the campus of the University of Delaware, but do not know why Golden was … Read more
A quick look at the 2016 Northeast Regional, where Providence is the top seed
Boston College, Harvard and Minnesota-Duluth join the defending champion Friars in Worcester, Mass.
NCAA committee sees straightforward path to generating a ‘really strong bracket’
The entire process took just 30-45 minutes, a little bit quicker than normal, and in establishing the four regional brackets the committee was able to accomplish one of its top goals — avoiding first-round matchups between conference opponents, particularly the six Hockey East schools.
A quick look at the 2016 East Regional, where Quinnipiac is the top seed
The East Regional in Albany, N.Y., will reunite three teams from the 2013 Frozen Four and return a fourth — Rochester Institute of Technology — to the venue where its improbable 2010 Frozen Four run began.
A quick look at the 2016 West Regional, where St. Cloud State is the top seed
Denver, Boston University and Ferris State join the Huskies in St. Paul, Minn.
A quick look at the 2016 Midwest Regional, where North Dakota is the top seed
The Queen City will have its chance to help crown the kings of college hockey, with four teams trekking to U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati for the NCAA Midwest Regional to be held Friday and Saturday.
Here are times and the TV schedule for the 2016 NCAA tournament
Here’s the TV and time schedule for the 2016 Division I men’s NCAA tournament: Midwest Regional (Cincinnati) • North Dakota vs. Northeastern, 2 p.m. EDT Friday, ESPNU • Michigan vs. Notre Dame, 5:30 p.m. EDT Friday, ESPNU • Regional championship game: 6 p.m. EDT Saturday, ESPN2 Broadcasters: Allen Bestwick and Colby Cohen East Regional (Albany, … Read more
Quinnipiac gets No. 1 overall seed for 2016 NCAA tournament
Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State, North Dakota and defending champion Providence are the No. 1 seeds for the 2016 Division I men’s NCAA tournament in brackets unveiled on Sunday. The ECAC Hockey champion Bobcats are the top overall seed and were sent to the East Regional in Albany, N.Y., where they’ll play on Saturday. St. Cloud … Read more
Lake Placid to continue as host site for ECAC Hockey postseason tournament
ECAC Hockey announced Saturday that it has reached an agreement with the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority to continue its annual men’s championship at the 1980 Rink-Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid for a three-year term set to begin March 2017. The postseason tournament has been played at the arena since 2014. The … Read more
Big Ten suspends Michigan’s Downing for championship game
The Big Ten suspended Michigan defenseman Michael Downing for Saturday’s league championship game as supplemental discipline for a hit in Friday’s semifinal victory over Penn State.
Coyne wins 2016 Patty Kazmaier Award
Kendall Coyne of Northeastern. (Melissa Wade) Kendall Coyne (Palos Heights, Ill.), a senior from Northeastern University who played on the 2014 U.S. Olympic team, was named the 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The award, which is in its 19th year, is presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey by … Read more
WCHA referee Mousseau critically injured in pregame fall
WCHA referee Butch Mousseau is in critical condition after suffering a head injury during warmups before a game Friday. Mousseau fell and hit his head on the ice before the WCHA Final Five game between Michigan Tech and Ferris State. He was reportedly not wearing a helmet. He was transported to Mercy Health St. Mary’s … Read more