Starting in the fall of 2015, Johnson and Wales will offer women’s hockey at the NCAA Division III level. “The popularity of women’s ice hockey continues to grow nationally and New England has some of the greatest high school programs,” said JWU senior VP of administration Marie Bernardo-Sousa in a news release. “JWU is excited … Read more
Ryan Donald, the captain of the 2009-10 Yale team that won the ECAC Hockey regular-season championship, has returned to the Bulldogs as an assistant coach. Donald, who had recently been named assistant coach and assistant general manager of the Trail Smoke Eaters of the British Columbia Hockey League, jumped at the chance to return to … Read more
Ryan Durocher has joined the St. Lawrence men’s hockey staff in a hockey operations capacity as the team’s videographer. Durocher replaces Brennan McHugh who has taken a hockey position at the Northwood School in Lake Placid, N.Y. A Canton native and former Cortland player, Durocher will handle the video breakdown and coaching duties for the … Read more
According to the Grand Forks Herald, a preseason practice injury to North Dakota’s Colten St. Clair will see the senior forward miss the first half of the 2015-16 season. The Herald report states St. Clair will need surgery on an undisclosed arm injury. St. Clair has struggled to find consistency at UND. He missed his … Read more
With nine first-place votes, Robert Morris finished atop the preseason Atlantic Hockey media poll going into the 2015-16 season. Rochester Institute of Technology, Bentley and Canisius also garnered one first-place nod apiece. In addition, the media also chose an Atlantic Hockey preseason all-star team.
The Commonwealth Coast Conference Board of Directors announced Friday that the CCC will begin sponsoring men’s hockey as a championship sport beginning in 2016-17. The addition of men’s hockey increases the number of CCC championship sports to 16 and marks the first new CCC championship sport since the addition of men’s golf in 2013-14. “As … Read more
Veteran WCHA women’s official Kristine (Langley) Morrison, who has worked four NCAA Women’s Frozen Four tournaments and several international competitions, will serve as a referee this weekend at Ferris State. A member of the on-ice officiating staff for the women’s WCHA since 2005, Morrison will skate Ferris State’s Crimson & Gold intrasquad game Saturday and … Read more
The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee announced Thursday the host sites for the 2017 regionals. The East Regional has been awarded to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., and will be hosted by Brown on March 24-25, while the Northeast Regional will be held at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H., … Read more
With the NCHC introducing a new overtime format for conferences games beginning with the upcoming 2015-16 season, the conference has also slightly adjusted its conference standings format to reflect the new procedures. Although the point distribution and column point values within the standings are not changing, the look of the standings will be slightly altered. … Read more
The Detroit Free Press has reported that Michigan State freshman defenseman Jerad Rosburg had knee surgery on Tuesday and will not play for the Spartans this season. “They’ve tried immobilization, they’ve tried rest, they’ve tried stem-cell injections,” Michigan State coach Tom Anastos said in the article. “They’ve tried different things and it hasn’t worked. It … Read more
Mercyhurst men’s head coach Rick Gotkin and women’s coach Michael Sisti have each signed four-year contract extensions through the 2019-2020 season. “Clearly, Rick and Mike have built a championship culture at Mercyhurst and we are thrilled to have them continue their leadership of our Division I hockey programs for the next five years,” Mercyhurst president … Read more
Move over Brett Hull, Keith “Huffer” Christiansen and Bill Watson. You’ll soon have some company. On Oct. 30, Minnesota-Duluth will officially retire Glenn “Chico” Resch’s No. 1 jersey during a first intermission ceremony at AMSOIL Arena, making the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame charter member the fourth Bulldog male in any sport to be so … Read more
The Rensselaer athletic department announced Wednesday that freshman Brady Wiffen will sit out the 2015-16 season after being ruled a partial qualifier by the NCAA. Wiffen will be able to practice with the team, however. “While we are disappointed for Brady, he has the opportunity to concentrate more fully on his academics while also being … Read more
Former Niagara forward Thomas Clayton pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a second-degree murder charge in the death of his wife, Kelley, according to a report in the Star-Gazette. Clayton, now 37, played for the Purple Eagles from 1999 to 2002. The Star-Gazette reports that the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at … Read more
According to MassLive.com, Amherst police arrested three Massachusetts hockey players for violating the town’s noise bylaw and summonsed another on an alcohol charge after a loud party in the early morning hours of Sept. 27. The report states that police said arrests were made because of the noise in a residential neighborhood and the time … Read more
Former Minnesota-Duluth women’s hockey coach Shannon Miller is one of three ex-coaches at the school that are suing UMD for discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, age and national origin, according to a published report Monday in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The suit against the school’s Board of Regents was filed Monday in U.S. District … Read more
Michigan was named the favorite in the 2015-16 Big Ten hockey preseason coaches’ poll announced on Monday. The coaches also selected a 12-member preseason Players to Watch list, including four unanimous honorees. 2015 BIG TEN PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL 2015 BIG TEN PRESEASON PLAYERS TO WATCH * unanimous selection
It’s the seventh time in 19 years of the rankings that the Eagles have been No. 1 to start the season.
North Dakota and Boston College will meet in a new marquee event, the College Hockey Showdown, on Dec. 3, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. “The NCHC is honored and excited to partner with Madison Square Garden, the University of North Dakota and Boston College to host the College Hockey Showdown at … Read more
Bentley has hired former Colgate goaltender Steve Silverthorn as the program’s newest assistant coach. A 2005 graduate of Colgate, Silverthorn played in the Dallas Stars system with the AHL’s Texas Stars and ECHL’s Idaho Steelheads. Silverthorn had been a volunteer goaltending consultant for Brown the past two seasons and replaces Chris Dyment, whose tenure at … Read more