Bowling Green defenseman Ralfs Freibergs is suspected of failing a drug test while playing for Latvia at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, this month, according to a Latvian media report on website LSV.lv.
The USA Hockey Foundation on Thursday announced the top 10 finalists for the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The honor is awarded annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ranks. The three finalists, including the winner of the 2014 award, will be chosen by a 13-person selection committee made up of NCAA … Read more
Boston University will retire Jack Parker’s No. 6 in a ceremony during the first intermission of the game against Northeastern on Friday (Feb. 28) at Agganis Arena. The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on Feb. 15 against New Hampshire, but the game was postponed due to inclement weather.
The Northeast-10 announced its year-end awards this week and Southern New Hampshire had two winners. First, Joe Collins was tabbed player of the year and Ken Hutchins took home the award for coach of the year. Collins has 17 goals among 38 points going into this Saturday’s Northeast-10 championship game against St. Michael’s. Also winning … Read more
The eight freshmen on Nebraska-Omaha’s hockey team were placed in alternate housing Wednesday after a two-alarm fire severely damaged a unit in the school’s Scott Village dormitory complex.
And the Division III college hockey world continues to grow. Daniel Webster College, located in Nashua, N.H., announced Wednesday that it will add women’s hockey for 2014-15 and will elevate it’s men’s ACHA program to varsity status, also for the ’14-15 season. Wrestling was also added to the school’s slate of new programs. “This is … Read more
Boston College remains the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, but as was the case with the Feb. 17 poll, the Eagles were one vote shy of being a unanimous No. 1 team. Last week, BC beat and tied Massachusetts-Lowell and earned 49 first-place votes. Idle Minnesota stayed at No. 2 and … Read more
With 15 first-place votes, Minnesota was again a unanimous No. 1 team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin stayed No. 2, while Clarkson jumped up a notch to No. 3 and Boston College also rose on spot to sit fourth. Harvard remained fifth and Cornell dropped three places to No. 6 this … Read more
Here’s how the 20 teams in the Feb. 17, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll did from Feb. 17 to Feb. 23.
Canada took the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Sweden. And while the majority of Canada’s team was made up of major junior players, there were five players that saw time in the NCAA ranks. Forwards Jonathan Toews (North Dakota), Chris Kunitz (Ferris State), Patrick Sharp … Read more
Northern Michigan’s Erik Higby will sit out Saturday’s game against Michigan Tech after the WCHA issued a one-game suspension earlier in the day.
Marie-Philip Poulin helped Canada capture a fourth Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey Thursday with a 3-2 overtime win over the United States in Sochi, Russia. Poulin, who has played three seasons at Boston University, scored the game-tying goal with 55 seconds left in regulation and then the winner on a power play 8:10 into … Read more
The ECAC East announced Thursday its award winners for the 2013-14 season and Babson was the big winner. Beavers’ goalie Jamie Murray was named the league’s player of the year and goaltender of the year, while Jamie Rice earned coach of the year honors. In addition, St. Michael’s defenseman Danny Divis and Southern Maine forward … Read more
Ten players were selected Wednesday as finalists for the 2013-14 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The “CLASS” in the award title is an acronym for … Read more
It was almost unanimous, but Boston College retained its spot at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this week with 49 of a possible first-place votes and 999 total voting points out of a possible 1,000. The Eagles started the week winning the Beanpot over Northeastern and then swept Vermont. BC also … Read more
Minnesota again earned all 15 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin stayed No. 2, as did Cornell at No. 3. Clarkson moved up one notch to No. 4, while Boston College and Harvard tied for fifth this week. BC jumps up up two spots and Harvard one. North Dakota tumbles … Read more
The NCHC has issued a one-game suspension to Colorado College freshman forward Matt Hansen. The suspension is in addition to the automatic one-game suspension for a game disqualification penalty he received at the end of the Tigers’ game against Western Michigan on Feb. 15. Hansen was assessed the extra game after a review of the … Read more
Hockey East has suspended Maine sophomore forward Ryan Lomberg for one game after an elbowing infraction in the game against Merrimack on Feb. 15. Lomberg will be eligible to return on Saturday, Feb. 22, against Northeastern.
The Big Ten announced Monday that Michigan freshman defenseman Michael Downing and junior forward Andrew Sinelli have each been suspended for one game as a result of separate incidents that occurred in the game against Minnesota on Feb. 15. The actions were taken by the conference after a review of the incidents that occurred in … Read more
Here’s how the 20 teams in the Feb. 10, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll did from Feb. 10 to Feb. 16.