Montour one and done at Massachusetts, signs with Anaheim

Massachusetts freshman defenseman Brandon Montour has signed with the Anaheim Ducks, foregoing the final three years of his collegiate eligibility. Montour was selected by Anaheim in the second round (55th overall) of the 2014 NHL draft – the highest draft pick in UMass history. “I am excited to be signing with the Anaheim Ducks,” said … Read more

Michigan Tech’s Kero tabbed WCHA Player, Student-Athlete of the Year

Michigan Tech’s outstanding year translated to Huskies’ senior forward Tanner Kero being named the WCHA’s Player of the Year after winning the league’s scoring crown with a 13-goal, 21-assist performance for 34 points in 28 conference games. Kero was also named Student-Athlete of the Year after maintaining a 3.72 GPA in mathematics with a concentration … Read more

RIT places five on Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams

Rochester Institute of Technology has five players on the 2014-15 Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams, while Robert Morris placed four and Bentley had three representatives. 2014-15 AHA First Team All-Conference 2014-15 AHA Second Team All-Conference 2014-15 AHA Third Team All-Conference

Massachusetts forward Vatrano leaves school for Boston deal

Frank Vatrano will forgo his junior and senior seasons for Massachusetts after signing a free-agent contract with the Boston Bruins this week, according to masslive.com. Vatrano, who was second on the Minutemen with 28 points (18 goals, 10 assists) in 2014-15, played junior hockey in 2009-10 and 2002-13 for the Boston Jr. Bruins. Absolutely humbled … Read more

St. Louis signs Alaska defenseman Parayko to two-year deal

The St. Louis Blues announced Tuesday that the club has signed Alaska defenseman Colton Parayko to a two-year, entry-level contract. Parayko has been assigned to the Blues’ American Hockey League affiliate in Chicago. Parayko spent the past three seasons with Alaska, totaling 17 goals and 49 assists for 66 points in 104 games. This season, … Read more

Minnesota shuts down Connor Reilly after third knee surgery

Minnesota sophomore forward Connor Reilly underwent knee surgery on Tuesday, effectively ending his 2014-15 season, according to a report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Reilly returned to Vail, Colo., for his third knee surgery by Dr. Robert LaPrade. “Connor had surgery [Tuesday], so obviously he’s finished for the year and should be back and ready … Read more

Handrahan resigns as Ohio State women’s coach after reportedly violating university conduct policies

Ohio State women’s coach Nate Handrahan resigned on Monday in the wake of being found in violation of university policies on sexual harassment, inappropriate conduct and retaliation. The Columbus Dispatch reported that Ohio State began investigating Handrahan after the university received an anonymous complaint of sexual harassment involving Handrahan back on Nov. 24, 2014, stating … Read more

North Dakota leads NCHC All-Conference team selections

On Wednesday, the NCHC announced its two All-Conference Teams, an Honorable Mention All-Conference team and its All-Rookie Team. 2014-15 NCHC First Team All-Conference 2014-15 NCHC Second Team All-Conference 2014-15 NCHC All-Conference Honorable Mention 2014-15 NCHC All-Rookie Team The NCHC will announce the finalists for its individual awards on Thursday.

NCHC suspends Minnesota-Duluth’s Krause one game for illegal knee-on-knee hit

The NCHC announced Tuesday that it has issued a one-game suspension to Minnesota-Duluth senior forward Adam Krause, stemming from an illegal hit during the Bulldogs’ game at Western Michigan on Saturday, March 7. Krause was suspended after a review of a play in which illegal knee-on-knee contact was made with a Western Michigan player at … Read more

Minnesota-Duluth announces search committee for new women’s coach

Minnesota-Duluth on Monday launched the search for the next head women’s hockey coach and also named a 10-member search advisory committee. This past December, it was announced that current coach Shannon Miller would not be retained after the 2014-15 season. “The Bulldogs have great student-athletes, history and facilities and we are committed to building upon … Read more

Eleven teams selected for men’s Division III national tournament

The NCAA Division III field of 11 teams for the 2015 national tournament was announced Monday morning. Seven conferences have been awarded an automatic bid, while the remaining four teams were selected as at-large teams. Teams that received an auto-bid by winning the conference playoff tournaments are Norwich (ECAC East), Nichols (ECAC Northeast), Plymouth State … Read more

Women’s Division III national tournament field set

The NCAA Division III women’s national tournament is set as the eight teams selected for the event were announced Monday morning. Five of the teams received automatic qualification berths as winners of their conference championship and the other three were selected from Pool C, which consists of independent schools and schools from automatic-qualifying conferences that … Read more