Alaska-Anchorage announced Tuesday that assistant coach T.J. Jindra is leaving the Seawolves’ program after four seasons to pursue other professional opportunities in the Lower 48. Jindra was an integral part of the UAA staff under current head coach Matt Thomas and former head coach Dave Shyiak, variously heading the team’s recruiting and academic functions, in … Read more
The Minnesota Wild has agreed to terms with Vermont goaltender Brody Hoffman to an entry-level contract for the 2015-16 season. Hoffman will give up his senior season with the Catamounts in signing the contract. Hoffman went 13-6-2 with a 2.06 GAA, a .922 save percentage and one shutout in 22 games in 2014-15. He posted … Read more
Rob Doyle, a 1987 Colorado College graduate, will be enshrined in the Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame on May 30 at the Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort in Colorado Springs. A three-time MVP of the team, Doyle scored 51 goals and added 151 assists in his four years at CC. His 202 career points lead … Read more
Stevenson University announced on Friday that is adding men’s hockey as its 27th NCAA Division III sport with the team’s inaugural season set for 2016-17 where the Mustangs will join the ECAC West. The university has already begun its search for a head coach. The team will use Reisterstown Sportsplex in Reisterstown, Md., as its … Read more
Canisius junior defenseman Chris Rumble signed a contract with the ECHL’s Evansville Icemen on Saturday and will forego his final year of collegiate eligibility. The first Canisius defender to collect First Team all-conference accolades since Derek Gilham during the 1998-99 season, Rumble led all Canisius blueliners with 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists … Read more
New Hampshire junior defenseman Brett Pesce signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, giving up his senior season with the Wildcats. “Brett has been a tremendous asset to our hockey program both on and off the ice,” said UNH coach Dick Umile in a statement. “We all wish him nothing but … Read more
Boston University’s offense, tops in the nation at 3.89 goals per game, faced Yale, whose defense, at a microscopic 1.59 goals allowed per game, was similarly the country’s best.
Players from 19 different schools make up the 2015 CCM Division II-III Men’s Hockey All-American selections. In addition, ten of the 31 players picked are playing for a D-III national title this weekend in Minneapolis. East First Team West First Team East Second Team West Second Team East Third Team
St. Thomas senior goaltender Drew Fielding has been chosen as the 2015 winner of the Sid Watson Award as the best NCAA Division III men’s hockey player. Fielding went 13-6-4 this year with a 1.67 GAA and a save percentage of .934. He had six shutouts on the season and is the second straight goaltender … Read more
Amherst coach Jack Arena has been named the winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the STX/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year. It is the second such honor for Arena, who also captured this award in 2012. Amherst enters this weekend’s NCAA Division III semifinals sporting an overall record of 24-4-2, facing a … Read more
Western Michigan junior forward Colton Hargrove has signed with the Boston Bruins, joining the organization that drafted him in the seventh round of the 2012 NHL draft. Hargrove leaves after his best season of his three-year career with the Broncos as he totaled 28 points on 14 goals and 14 assists, all career-highs. He also … Read more
Colgate junior forward Kyle Baun announced Thursday that he will forego his senior season and sign a free-agent, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. The contract is for two years and he will report to the Blackhawks immediately. “First off, I would like to thank coach Don Vaughan, Mike Harder, Steve Chouinard and the entire … Read more
Michigan captain Andrew Copp will give up his senior season with the Wolverines after signing a three-year, two-way, entry level contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. The junior forward and Ann Arbor native will report directly to Winnipeg for the stretch run of the NHL season. A fourth-round selection (104th overall) by Winnipeg in … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday that Babson junior goaltender Jamie Murray is the winner of the 15th annual Joe Concannon Award, which recognizes New England’s best American-born hockey player in Divisions II and III. Murray led the Beavers to the ECAC East title game, where they lost 3-2 to top-ranked Norwich and … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth revealed Tuesday the three finalists for the Bulldogs’ head women’s hockey coach position – Harvard associate head coach Maura Crowell, UMD assistant Laura Schuler and Mercyhurst head coach Mike Sisti. Crowell has spent the past five years on the Harvard coaching staff, serving as an associate head coach this past season (when it placed … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Tuesday that Harvard junior forward Jimmy Vesey is the winner of the 63rd Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. Vesey finished first in the final balloting just ahead of Boston University freshman Jack Eichel. “Jimmy is a great player … Read more
Eleven coaches have been named finalists for the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the NCAA Division III men’s coach of the year. Named in honor of the former Dartmouth head coach, the award will be presented during the AHCA Convention on Saturday, May 2, in Naples, Fla., after being announced March 26 at the … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — The Harvard Crimson senior class is a unique group, with multiple players having missed years either due to injury, time with U.S. Olympic team, or both. The struggles they’ve endured helped forge a unique bond and build a core group of players that led Harvard to the Frozen Four and national championship game … Read more
Omaha, Harvard and RIT join the Mavericks at Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Ind.
Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth and Yale join the Terriers in Manchester, N.H.