Former Michigan, Michigan Tech and North Dakota coach Al Renfrew passed away on Monday at the age of 90. Renfrew played on Michigan’s first national championship team in 1948 and coached the Wolverines to a national championship in 1964 during a 16-year career behind the bench from 1957-1973. He is the only man to win … Read more
Boston College announced Tuesday that senior goaltender Brian Billett has taken a personal leave of absence from the team and added sophomore goalie Alex Joyce to the roster. According to a BC news release, Billett’s leave of absence “does not stem from any violation of team rules or policies.”
ECAC Hockey announced on Tuesday that Brown junior forward Nick Lappin has been handed a two-game suspension as the result of his actions against Clarkson on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Meehan Auditorium. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 3:43 mark of the second-period where Lappin was assessed … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Monday that Cornell head coach Mike Schafer has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his postgame actions after the Cornell at Quinnipiac contest Saturday, Nov. 8, at High Point Solutions Arena. The league action was taken in accordance with Section VI (Conduct and Ethics) of ECAC Hockey Policies and … Read more
Here’s how the teams in the Nov. 3, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared from Monday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 9.
Wally Grant, Michigan’s first three-time All-American and a key member of the Wolverines’ first national championship team in 1948, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86. Grant remained involved in the Michigan hockey program long after graduation, serving as president of the Dekers Blue Line Club, while also holding membership in the Graduate … Read more
Colgate sophomore goaltender Charlie Finn has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for October, while Boston University forward Jack Eichel has captured HCA Rookie of the Month honors. Finn registered six wins in seven contests in October, going 6-1-0 overall and allowing just eight goals while recording a nation-best three … Read more
Bob O’Connor will be honored with the USA Hockey Builders Award as part of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner on Dec. 4 in Minneapolis. “Bob has had an enormous impact in the on-going development of our coaching education program,” said USA Hockey president Ron DeGregorio in a news release. “He … Read more
Holy Cross associate director of athletics and business manager Bill Bellerose announced Thursday that he will retire, effective Dec. 31, 2014. Bellerose has been with Holy Cross for 37 years, including the last 23 in his current role. From 1988 through 1993, Bellerose served as the head coach of the Crusaders’ team after previously spending … Read more
The school was hit with a postseason ban and a loss of scholarships in penalties for a stretch where its teams played with academically ineligible athletes.
The University of Alaska-Fairbanks received notice Wednesday from the NCAA of a series of penalties from a series of eligibility infractions spanning the 2007-2008 through 2011-2012 academic years. The university discovered the infractions in 2011 and 2012 and self-reported them to the NCAA at the time, in addition to imposing some self-penalties. These new penalties … Read more
According to the Star Tribune in Minnesota, Gophers’ junior defenseman Brady Skjei and senior forward Travis Boyd were both injured during last weekend’s games with St. Cloud State. Skjei will miss “at least a few weeks” with a lower-body injury suffered last Saturday, while Boyd has a lower-body injury from last Friday night that will … Read more
Here’s how the teams in the Oct. 27, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared from Monday, Oct. 27 to Sunday, Nov. 2.
Quinnipiac director of athletics and recreation Jack McDonald will retire in June 2015 after 20 years in that position, according to the New Haven Register. The 63-year-old McDonald reportedly made the announcement at an athletic department staff meeting Wednesday morning. McDonald, a former chairman of the NCAA men’s ice hockey committee, was hired in the … Read more
According to the Duluth News Tribune, Minnesota-Duluth senior captain Adam Krause will be out all of November with a broken wrist. Krause told the paper he broke the radius bone “in a few spots” during the first period of last Saturday’s home win over Denver and that doctors have told him his wrist is “in a pretty … Read more
Boston College sophomore defenseman Steve Santini will miss the remainder of the first half of the season following scheduled wrist surgery on Tuesday afternoon. “Our priority is for Steve to get healthy,” BC coach Jerry York said in a statement. “His presence will be missed throughout this stretch of tough competition ahead of us, but … Read more
Mercyhurst announced on Tuesday afternoon that its originally-scheduled men’s games against Ohio State on Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, 2015, will be played at the Erie Insurance Arena as part of the “Snowtown Throwdown.” Game time on Friday, Jan. 2 is slated for 7:05 p.m. EDT, while the following day’s game will begin at 2:35 … Read more
Chris Beaudoin has been named an assistant coach at Western New England. Beaudoin, who was a forward at WNE, served in a similar role at Fermi/Enfield High School in Enfield, Conn., last season. “I am excited to have Chris back with us,” said Western New England head coach Greg Heffernan in a news release. “He … Read more
Here’s how the teams in the Oct. 20, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared from Monday, Oct. 20 to Sunday, Oct. 26.
North Dakota senior forward Mark MacMillan will be out indefinitely after undergoing wrist surgery on Saturday morning in Grand Forks, N.D. MacMillan was injured late in the second period of Friday’s game against Providence when a skate blade lacerated his left wrist. A fourth-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2010, MacMillan leads UND … Read more