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.
The three finalists for the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced Thursday by USA Hockey. Minnesota sophomore forward Hannah Brandt, Clarkson senior forward Jamie Lee Rattray and Cornell junior forward Jillian Saulnier are the final three players up for the top individual honor in women’s hockey. Brandt leads the nation in points (61) and … Read more
By virtue of Minnesota’s two wins over Penn State and Boston College losing its first game in three months, there is a new team at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll – the Gophers. Minnesota garnered 37 first-place votes and BC registered 12. Boston College lost to Notre Dame last Saturday and … Read more
Minnesota once again nabbed all 15 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin, Clarkson and Boston College remain Nos. 2 through 4, respectively. Cornell and Harvard flip-flop, with Cornell moving from No. 6 to No. 5. Quinnipiac remains No. 7, as does Mercyhurst at No. 8, North Dakota at No. 9 … Read more
Here’s how the 20 teams in the Feb. 24, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll did from Feb. 24 to March 2.
The ECAC Northeast doled out its year-end awards Thursday and four different schools were represented in the major awards. Johnson and Wales sophomore forward Josh Obregon was named player of the year, while Curry junior Derek Mohney took home goaltender of the year laurels, Suffolk’s Simon Leahy earned rookie of the year and R.J. Tolan … Read more
The NCHA announced Friday the men’s All-NCHA Team, player of the year, coach of the year, freshman of the year and All-Freshmen team. The awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches. St. Norbert junior goaltender David Jacobson is the NCHA player of the year. Through games of Feb. 27, Jacobson posted a 17-1 … Read more
Six Hockey East goaltenders were among the 18 nominated for the inaugural Mike Richter Award, given to the most outstanding goaltender in Division I men’s hockey.
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