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
According to a recent St. Cloud Times report, St. Cloud State sophomore forward Ryan Papa will be out of the Huskies’ lineup until January 2015 after offseason hip surgery. Papa had torn labrums in both hips and played in pain last season. “The whole year, there was pretty consistent pain and not fun to play … Read more
Minnesota gained all 15 first-place votes this week to reclaim the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin, which sat No. 1 in the Oct. 13 poll, falls back to No. 2 this week. Boston College vaults to No. 3 this week, swapping places with Harvard. Cornell stays fifth, as does Boston … Read more
Minnesota was off last weekend, but still earned 39 first-place votes in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll to stay the top-ranked team in the country. Union remained No. 2 with a sweep of Maine and garnered the other 11 first-place votes. With a sweep of Colorado College, North Dakota stays third, while Colgate swept … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced Tuesday that Bentley sophomore Tyler Deresky has received a one-game suspension for his boarding penalty during the Falcons’ game on Saturday, Oct. 18 against Sacred Heart. Deresky was assessed a minor for boarding at the 18:25 mark of the third period, but after a review of the game footage, AHA supervisor of … Read more
Here’s how the teams in the Oct. 13, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared from Monday, Oct. 13 to Sunday, Oct. 19.
The Big Ten on Saturday suspended Michigan State’s Brent Darnell for one game after the senior was called for hitting from behind in Friday’s win over Massachusetts. Darnell, a forward who had two goals and eight points in 31 games last season, must sit out Saturday’s rematch with the Minutemen. He was issued a major … Read more
TSN announced Friday a new partnership with College Hockey Inc. that will see 37 NCAA men’s Division I games broadcast this season, including the Frozen Four. The expanded coverage of NCAA hockey is also available for live streaming and on-demand viewing to TSN subscribers through TSN GO. “This partnership will allow TSN to deliver Canadian … Read more
On Oct. 24, Minnesota-Duluth will officially retire Bill Watson’s No. 14 jersey during a first intermission ceremony at AMSOIL Arena. Watson, who owns the distinction of being the only individual to play and coach in a Frozen Four championship game with the Bulldogs, won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award in 1985.
The WCHA announced Monday that Alaska-Anchorage senior forward Brett Cameron has been handed a one-game suspension. The suspension is a result of Cameron’s game misconduct infraction for contact to the head of a Wisconsin player, which occurred during the third period of UAA’s game on Saturday, Oct. 11. Cameron is eligible to return for the … Read more
Joe Heydenburg, a former assistant women’s coach at Oswego and St. Anselm, died last Friday at the age of 52, Lakers coach Diane Dillon said.