Rensselaer junior forward Ryan Haggerty has signed a free agent contract with the New York Rangers and will forgo his final year of eligibility. Haggerty will join the Rangers later this week. “I am thrilled to see Ryan earn the opportunity to sign an NHL contract with the New York Rangers,” said RPI coach Seth … Read more
Lake Superior State coach Jim Roque will not have his contract renewed after nine seasons leading the Lakers.
The New York Islanders announced Tuesday that Lake Superior State junior defenseman Kevin Czuczman has agreed to a two-year, entry-level contract and will report directly to the Islanders. Czuczman posted career highs in goals (10) and points (21) in 36 games in his junior season at LSSU in 2013-14 and his 10 goals led all … Read more
Minnesota garnered 29 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll to stay at the top of the rankings. Last weekend, the Gophers beat and tied Ohio State. Idle Boston College earned 19 first-place nods to stay at No. 2, just 13 voting points behind Minnesota, while Union, also idle, had one first-place … Read more
Minnesota continues its reign atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as the Gophers earned all 15 first-place votes in Monday’s rankings. Minnesota has held the top spot the entire 2013-14 season. Cornell jumps three spots to No. 2, while Wisconsin falls one to No. 3, Clarkson drops one to No. 4 and Boston College … Read more
The eight teams for the 2014 NCAA Division III women’s tournament were announced Monday morning. Of the eight teams in the championship field, five of the teams received automatic bids as winners of their conference championship. Three schools were selected from Pool C, which consists of independent institutions and institutions from automatic-qualifying conferences that were … Read more
Here’s how the 20 teams in the March 3, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared in games from March 3 to March 9.
The WIAC men’s conference announced its year-end awards on Thursday and Wisconsin-Stevens Point forward Garrett Ladd earned top honors as player of the year, while Wisconsin-River Falls’ Steve Freeman was named coach of the year. The WIAC also named a 14-player All-WIAC Team, a nine-member Honorable Mention squad and five players to the All-Sportsmanship Team. … Read more
The NCAA Division III field of 11 men’s teams for the 2014 NCAA tournament was announced Sunday night. Seven conferences have been awarded an automatic bid, while the remaining four teams are at-large teams. Three first-round games (March 12) and four quarterfinal games (March 15) are to be played on the campuses of the participating … Read more
Wisconsin-Stevens Point earned two individual awards as the WIAC announced its year-end awards on Thursday. Senior forward Cassandra Salmen earned player of the year accolades, while Ann Ninnemann was named coach of the year. Wisconsin-Eau Claire senior forward Nikki Kothenbeutel took home the Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award and was also one of four players named … Read more
The NCHA women’s conference named its annual award winners on Thursday, highlighted by three individual honors, an all-conference team and an all-freshman team. Lake Forest’s Michelle Greeneway was award player of the year and Adrian’s Kristin Lewicki took home freshman of the year honors. Three coaches were named the league’s top bench boss as Carisa … Read more
Eight individual awards, three all-league teams and an all-rookie team highlighted the ECAC Hockey women’s awards banquet on Friday at Clarkson. Clarkson forward Jamie Lee Rattray was tabbed player of the year, while Harvard’s Emerance Maschmeyer was named top goaltender and Yale forward and Swiss Olympian Phoebe Staenz earned rookie of the year laurels. Clarkson’s … Read more
Mercyhurst led all schools with five individual winners as the CHA handed out its 2013-14 awards last Thursday. Player of the year and offensive player of the year was Christine Bestland, followed by Molly Byrne as best defenseman and Shelby Bram as best defensive forward. Michael Sisti took home coach of the year honors. Ali … Read more
The field of eight teams for the Division I women’s NCAA tournament was announced Sunday. Quarterfinal games will be played on the campuses of the participating teams, while the Frozen Four will be hosted by Quinnipiac on March 21 and 23 at the TD Sports Bank Center in Hamden, Conn. Three conferences were awarded automatic … Read more
Selection Sunday for Division I men’s hockey is two weeks away, but the brackets for the other three NCAA hockey tournaments will be revealed in the coming hours.
Minnesota sophomore forward Hannah Brandt, already one of three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, was named WCHA player of the year on Thursday. Brandt also won the scoring champion award and was named to the All-WCHA First Team. The Gophers nearly swept all the major individual awards as senior forward Kelly Terry was … Read more
President Barack Obama will honor the 2012-13 Yale men’s hockey and Minnesota women’s hockey teams along with other NCAA champions at a South Lawn ceremony at the White House on Monday. Yale beat Quinnipiac in last season’s men’s Frozen Four championship game for its first national title and to become the lowest-seeded team ever to … Read more
With a dominant 56 points so far this season, Trinity junior forward Jackson Brewer was named NESCAC player of the year Thursday. Brewer has recorded 15 multi-point games this season, including a six-assist outing in a tournament quarterfinal against Wesleyan. Trinity freshman Ryan Cole was tabbed rookie of the year after an 18-goal, 29-assist campaign … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha junior forward Josh Archibald has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association national player of the month for February, while Michigan Tech forward Reid Sturos is the national rookie of the month. Archibald, who led the entire NCAA with both 10 goals and 16 points in February, tallied six multi-point games during the month and … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced its 2013-14 All-Rookie Team on Thursday and Sacred Heart led the way with two selections. All players were nominated by their own coaches and then voted on by the remaining 11 coaches.