Legendary North Dakota coach Dr. Robert May passed away Sunday, July 20, at the age of 87 due to pulmonary fibrosis. May coached North Dakota during the 1957-58 and 1958-59 seasons and in his second season, led the Fighting Sioux to the first NCAA championship in program history. he went 45-17-2 in his two seasons … Read more
Mercyhurst has named Greg Gardner an assistant coach with the Lakers’ men’s team for the 2014-15 season. Gardner replaces former assistant Peter Aubry, who took a position at Lake Superior State earlier this month. “We are very excited to add Greg to our staff,” said Mercyhurst head coach Rick Gotkin in a statement. “We would … Read more
New Hampshire announced recently that Bill Bowes has been hired as a new assistant coach for the Wildcats’ women’s program. Bowes comes to UNH from Castleton, where as head coach he led the Spartans to a single-season high 16 wins last season when Castleton finished as ECAC East runner-up and two student-athletes became the first … Read more
Former Massachusetts captain Kevin Czepiel has returned to campus as the team’s director of hockey operations. Czepiel, who served as captain as a senior in 2012-13, played four seasons with the Minutemen and totaled 26 points on seven goals and 19 assists over 128 career games. He enjoyed his finest season in a UMass uniform … Read more
Minnesota announced Thursday that sophomore-to-be forward Gabe Guertler has been granted his release from the program. In a related move, the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League then confirmed that Guertler had joined their club. Last season with the Gophers, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native skated in 24 games and tallied five … Read more
Hockey Canada announced Monday the 42 players who have been invited to Canada’s National Women’s Development Team selection camp that will take place Aug. 8-17 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. From the selection camp, Hockey Canada will choose 22 players for a three-game series against the United States Women’s … Read more
Princeton head coach Ron Fogarty will have another familiar face with him behind the Tigers’ bench with the announcement Wednesday of Stavros Paskaris as an assistant coach. Paskaris was an assistant coach at Adrian the past five years under Fogarty, also serving as the Bulldogs’ recruiting coordinator. “Stavros has shown his capabilities as a recruiter … Read more
Michigan Tech announced Monday the hiring of Joe Shawhan as a new assistant coach. Shawhan replaces Damon Whitten, who left to become the head coach at Lake Superior State in April. “I’m extremely pleased to welcome Joe to the Michigan Tech hockey program,” said MTU head coach Mel Pearson in a statement. “We took our … Read more
Chris Kawano, who played eight games as a goaltender for Colorado College from 2003 to 2007, has been named the Tigers’ first director of hockey operations and video coordinator.
Former Boston University, U.S. Olympian and NHL standout Scott Young has returned to BU to become the team’s director of hockey operations. “We feel very fortunate to be adding Scott to our staff,” said Terriers’ head coach David Quinn in a statement. “He obviously has a wealth of knowledge and experience and he’s been a … Read more
Cornell women’s coach Doug Derraugh has been picked to be the head coach of Canada’s national women’s team for the 2014-15 season.
Tyler Walsh has been named an intern assistant coach for the U.S. National Under-17 Team, part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program based in Ann Arbor, Mich., for the 2014-15 season. Walsh spent 2013-14 as director of hockey operations at Canisius, where he was responsible for the program’s video coordination, travel management and assistance … Read more
The Robert Morris women’s team has announced the hiring of former Mercyhurst forward Kelley Steadman as a volunteer assistant coach. Steadman played for the Lakers from 2008 to 2012, producing 78 goals and 54 assists and was the CHA player of the year in 2012, in addition to being nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Former Adrian captain Adam Krug has been named to replace Ron Fogarty as the Bulldogs’ head coach.
Brian Smith has been named Hockey East’s director of communications. A Woburn, Mass., native, Smith was USA Hockey’s Brian Fishman Intern for the last two years.
Providence assistant Ben Barr is moving to Western Michigan to be associate head coach.
Former Robert Morris and Ohio State assistant Scott Spencer will take over as head coach at Lindenwood for the Division I women’s program’s fourth season of play.
Brad Dexter is leaving his position as assistant coach at Colgate to take the same job in new Princeton coach Ron Fogarty’s staff.
Former Maine, Harvard and Northeastern assistant coach Gene Reilly has been named to that same position at Colorado College.
The goaltender, one of eight second-round picks with college ties, was taken 36th overall by Vancouver.