Minnesota was idle last weekend, but even in that regard, the Gophers regained the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll with 32 first-place votes. Minnesota moved up one from last week, while last week’s top-ranked team, St. Cloud State, fell to fourth after losing to and tying Union. SCSU did garner … Read more
With the first half in the books, Minnesota will head to 2014 as the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as the Gophers again garnered all 15 first-place votes this week. The rest of the poll is the exact same as the Dec. 9 poll. Wisconsin sits second, Cornell third, North Dakota … Read more
Here’s how the 20 teams in the Dec. 9, 2013, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared in games from Dec. 9 to Dec. 15.
The NCHA will be the host institution for the Division III men’s national championship in 2015. The event will be held in Minneapolis at Ridder Arena on the Minnesota campus on March 27-28, 2015. “I am very pleased and excited to announce that the NCHA has been selected to host the NCAA III men’s ice … Read more
Chair Jim Knowlton says the committee wants to study the regional system, which has been plagued by sagging attendance.
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Army sophomore forward Shane Hearn for one game under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. Hearn was given the game suspension by AHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio and supervisor of officials Gene Binda after a review of a play last Saturday against Canisius when it was determined that Hearn targeted the head of … Read more
Here’s a sampling of the reaction to the Frozen Four venue announcements.
Three returning hosts and one new venue were selected to host men’s Frozen Fours from 2015 to 2018, the NCAA announced Wednesday. Boston’s TD Garden will host its third Frozen Four in 2015; the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., will get its second in 2016; and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, … Read more
For the first time in nearly 12 years, St. Cloud State is the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. This week, the Huskies earned 33 first-place votes and 978 voting points. The last time SCSU had the No. 1 ranking was in the Jan. 7, 2002 poll. This current No. 1 ranking … Read more
Forwards Vince Hinostroza (Notre Dame) and Zach Stepan (Minnesota State) and defenseman Jaccob Slavin (Colorado College) have been added to the preliminary roster for the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team.
As it has all season long, Minnesota is the top-ranked team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Minnesota garnered all 15 first-place votes this week. The next five spots mirror those of last week as Wisconsin sits No. 2, followed by Cornell, North Dakota, Harvard and Clarkson. Boston College, tied with Clarkson in … Read more
USA Hockey announced Tuesday that executive director Dave Ogrean has received a four-year contract extension through 2018.
According to The Mack Report, Merrimack senior forward Shawn Bates is no longer with the Warriors’ program. Bates was removed from Merrimack’s roster prior to last Friday night’s game between Merrimack and Boston University. An email from USCHO.com to Merrimack seeking comment was not returned. Bates was pointless in 10 games this year and had … Read more
North Dakota announced Monday that the team suspended sophomore forward Bryn Chyzyk indefinitely due to a violation of team and athletics department policy. According to the Grand Forks Herald, Chyzyk reportedly skipped out on a $4 cab fare. The Herald reported that Chyzyk was arrested at 1:41 a.m. Monday at the Valley Dairy store at … Read more
Here’s how the 20 teams in the Dec. 2, 2013, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared in games from Dec. 2 to Dec. 8.
Minnesota senior defenseman Jake Parenteau suffered a broken leg in Friday’s tie with Michigan State. Minnesota coach Don Lucia confirmed the diagnosis after the Gophers’ win Saturday and said Parenteau will be out indefinitely. The Gophers have only seven defensemen on their roster, so their depth at the position will be tested while Parenteau is … Read more
After two different rounds of voting and over 800 ballots submitted, fans have selected NCHC Frozen Faceoff for the name of the conference’s championship weekend. The inaugural event will take place March 21-22, 2014, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
St. Lawrence’s Greg Carey and Quinnipiac’s Sam Anas were honored as the national player and rookie of the month, respectively, for November by the Hockey Commissioners Association.
According to a news release issued Thursday evening, New Hampshire women’s head coach Brian McCloskey “is no longer employed by the university as of Dec. 5, 2013.” This decision comes on the heels of an investigation into an incident of inappropriate physical contact with a player on the bench at the team’s home game on … Read more
USA Hockey on Wednesday unveiled its 26-player preliminary roster for the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team that will participate in the IIHF World Junior Championship from Dec. 26, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014, in Malmo, Sweden, defending its gold medal from 2013. The preliminary roster includes 19 NCAA players and three players that helped the U.S. capture … Read more