Former AIC director of hockey operations Finnegan returns to Yellow Jackets for same role after three seasons at UConn

American International has announced the return of Michael Finnegan to the team as director of hockey operations. Finnegan will be responsible for several duties, most notably overseeing the video operations of the team. “We are ecstatic that Mike is back here at AIC,” said AIC coach Eric Lang in a statement. “He’s an incredibly hard, … Read more

UConn names former Colgate director of hockey operations Paluch to same job with Huskies men’s hockey team

UConn has announced the addition of Jacob Paluch to the men’s hockey staff as the director of hockey operations. “We are so excited to welcome Jacob into the UConn hockey family,” said Huskies head coach Mike Cavanaugh in a statement. “Jacob has a great knowledge of how programs operate on and off the ice and … Read more

Hurricane Helene travel cancellations force Syracuse-Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey series scheduled for Sept. 28-29 to be moved to Jan. 2-3

The women’s hockey series between Minnesota Duluth and Syracuse scheduled for Sept. 28-29 at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn., has been postponed due to travel cancellations as the result of Hurricane Helene. The series will be made up at AMSOIL Arena on Jan. 2-3, 2025. Tickets for the previously scheduled Sept. 28 game will be … Read more

St. Lawrence promotes Hill from assistant coach to associate head coach role for Saints men’s hockey team ahead of ’24-25 season

Tommy Hill, who has served as an assistant coach for St. Lawrence since the 2019-20 season, has been promoted to associate head coach. “We are excited to announce that Tommy has been promoted into the role of associate head coach for our program,” said SLU head coach Brent Brekke in a statement. “He has been … Read more

College Hockey Inc. hires former Colgate staffer Meriney as new director of men’s hockey athlete relations

College Hockey Inc. has announced that Chris Meriney has been named its director of men’s hockey athlete relations. He will officially begin his duties Oct. 1. Meriney will fill the position previously held by Sean Hogan, who was promoted to executive director in August. “Chris was impressive from our first conversations with him and throughout … Read more

Dartmouth names Connolly, Peart new women’s hockey assistant coaches, Dwyer new director of operations

Dartmouth has announced Tara Connolly and Sadie Peart have been named assistant coaches for the women’s hockey team. In addition, Rylie Dwyer is the program’s new director of operations. All three are new hires for new Big Green head coach Maura Crowell. “Thank you to Maura Crowell and athletic director Mike Harrity for the opportunity … Read more

Friendship Four men’s college hockey tournament returning to Belfast in 2025 with Miami, RIT, Sacred Heart, Union; Boston University, Harvard, Quinnipiac, Minnesota Duluth women’s teams to play in 2026

The Odyssey Trust has unveiled plans to continue the Friendship Four and Friendship Series U.S. college hockey tournaments through 2026. Marking 10 years of NCAA hockey in Belfast, games are set to take place at the SSE Arena in Nov. 2025 and Jan. 2026. Founded by the Odyssey Trust and held in Belfast since 2015, … Read more

Reigning national champion Denver gets 42 first-place votes, earns top spot in ’24-25 preseason USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

Denver, which won its NCAA record 10th national championship in April, garnered 42 first-place votes in this week’s preseason USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. Boston College sits No. 2 in the poll, getting six first-place votes, while Boston University is third, Michigan State fourth, and North Dakota fifth. Minnesota, Michigan, Quinnipiac, Cornell and Wisconsin … Read more

Sacred Heart takes top spot in 2024-25 Atlantic Hockey America preseason coaches poll; Holy Cross’ McLinskey chosen preseason player of year

Atlantic Hockey America has announced the results of the 2024-25 coaches poll and preseason awards. 2024-25 AHA Preseason Coaches Poll (First-place votes) 1. Sacred Heart 102 (5) 2. RIT 94 (3) 3. Holy Cross 93 (1) 4. AIC 84 (1) 5. Bentley 76 6. Niagara 67 (1) 7. Air Force 57 8. Canisius 45 9. … Read more

NCHC supervisor of officials Rutherford, who ‘loved being around the game of hockey,’ passes away at 73

The NCHC is mourning the loss of longtime officiating supervisor Brendan “Brent” Rutherford. Rutherford passed away peacefully at his home in Sterling Heights, Mich., on Sept. 20 at the age of 73. Rutherford served as an NCHC supervisor of officials for nine seasons, joining the staff in the conference’s third year of competition in 2015-16 … Read more

Michigan State sits atop 2024-25 Big Ten Hockey preseason coaches poll; 12 players comprise preseason all-conference teams

Defending regular-season champion Michigan State is favored to win the 2024-25 Big Ten championship, according to the Big Ten Hockey coaches preseason poll released on Friday. Preseason all-Big Ten teams were also selected in voting conducted by conference head coaches. 2024-25 BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL 1. Michigan State 2. Minnesota 3. Michigan 4. Wisconsin 5. … Read more

Hilbert women’s hockey team announces assistant coach Knoll promoted to interim head coach, wants to see Hawks program ‘thrive’

Hilbert has announced the promotion of Emma Knoll to interim head coach for the women’s hockey team. Knoll initially joined the team as a full-time assistant coach and will now be the team’s head coach for the program’s third year. She takes over for Earl Utter. “I am excited for Emma and our women’s hockey … Read more

St. John Fisher men’s hockey team, which starts play in 2025-26, adds former Worcester State player Pommerville as top assistant coach

The St. John Fisher men’s hockey program has hired Alex Pommerville as its top assistant coach. The St. John Fisher program will begin competing next season. Pommerville, from nearby Macedon, N.Y., played collegiately at Worcester State and went on to play in the SPHL and the ECHL. “I would like to thank head coach Reid … Read more

Former St. Cloud State women’s hockey captain Ciraulo joins Union as new assistant coach for women’s hockey team

Tina Ciraulo has accepted an assistant coaching position with the Union women’s hockey team. Ciraulo had been working in the Detroit area with the USPHL’s Metro Jets in many roles since 2020. Most notably, she was the first woman to win a junior hockey game in which she was the head coach when on Nov. … Read more

UConn’s Toscano Family Ice Forum chosen to host Hockey East women’s championship game on March 8, 2025

Hockey East announced Wednesday that UConn will host the 2025 Hockey East women’s championship game on March 8 at noon. The title game will once again be broadcast live nationally on ESPNU. “In 2024, UConn hosted the most-attended Hockey East women’s championship game in league history and provided a first-class experience for the teams, fans, … Read more

Castleton hires former Hobart player, well-traveled Golden as new assistant coach for Spartans men’s hockey team

Kirk Golden has been named an assistant coach for the Castleton men’s hockey team. Golden comes to Castleton after coaching in the NA3HL for four years and scouting in the NAHL for three. He was an associate coach for the Great Falls Americans in 2020-21, reaching the Frontier Division playoffs finals. Golden was then chosen … Read more

NCHC officiating supervisor Nelson named 2023-24 recipient of Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award

For his work with the NCHC officiating program and in his hometown community, NCHC officiating supervisor Thor Nelson has been named the recipient of the 2023-24 Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award. Nelson was presented with his award at NCHC officiating camp on Sept. 14 in Saint Paul, Minn. NCHC director of officiating Mike Schmitt, a … Read more

After success at ACHA level with Ohio, Curry graduate Mauron named to assistant to head coach role with Miami

Miami has announced the addition of Lionel Mauron as assistant to the head coach. Mauron will also handle program operations. “I am honored and thrilled to join Miami University,” said Mauron in a statement. “This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of such a storied program and to contribute to writing a new chapter … Read more