Atlantic Hockey has suspended Niagara junior defenseman Kevin Albers for one game, adding to the one game ban he incurred on Feb. 1. Albers was given a major penalty for contact to the head and a game disqualification at the 32-second mark of the third period on Saturday night (Feb. 1) against Sacred Heart. The … Read more
According to the Associated Press, three members of the Fitchburg State hockey team have been “barred from campus” while police investigate their possible involvement in an off-campus sexual assault. Fitchburg police confirmed to the AP that the alleged assault did occur, but would not say when or where, or if the female victim is a … Read more
Boston College forward Johnny Gaudreau, who led the nation in scoring in January, has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for January, while BC freshman goaltender Thatcher Demko has earned HCA Rookie of the Month honors. Gaudreau tallied eight goals and 10 assists for 18 points in eight … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday the 18 semifinalists for the 14th annual Joe Concannon Award, presented each year to the best American-born college hockey player in New England playing at the Division II/III level. This year’s list consists of 12 forwards, two defensemen and four goaltenders. The candidates include eight players from … Read more
Minnesota tallied 40 first-place votes and remains the top-ranked team in the nation in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Last weekend, Minnesota tied Michigan State and then rebounded with a win over the Spartans. Boston College beat Providence and garnered the other 10 first-place votes to stay No. 2, while Quinnipiac defeated Dartmouth to … Read more
Minnesota again gets top billing in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll after earning all 15 first-place votes. The Gophers have been No. 1 in every poll during the 2013-14 season. Wisconsin stays second, while Clarkson leap-frogs North Dakota for third spot. Cornell jumps up one to No. 5, tied this week with last … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday the 16 semifinalists for the 62nd Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born Division I men’s college hockey player in New England. Eleven teams are represented in the candidates, including eight players from Hockey East, six from ECAC Hockey and two from Atlantic Hockey. The … Read more
Robert Morris and Bowling Green will play an outdoor game in Toledo, Ohio, on Jan. 3, 2015. The game, which will be just the second NCAA Division I outdoor game in the state, is slated to be part of the ECHL Toledo Walleye’s Winterfest at Fifth Third Field. “We are very excited to be a … Read more
Our weekly look at the 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.
The league tacked on an additional two games to the school-issued two-game suspension to Union’s Rick Bennett and handed a one-game suspension to Rensselaer’s Seth Appert.
Minnesota garnered 44 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll and maintains its spot at the top of the national rankings. The Gophers won the inaugural North Star College Cup last weekend, beating St. Cloud and then Minnesota-Duluth in a shootout. Boston College earned wins over Merrimack and Penn State and sits … Read more
With all 15 first-place votes again, Minnesota keeps its spot at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin and North Dakota remain second and third, respectively. Clarkson moves up two to No. 4, while Harvard keeps a firm grip on No. 5. Cornell falls two places to sit sixth, Boston College remains … Read more
The NCHC has suspended Colorado College sophomore forward Jared Hanson for one game due to an illegal hit during the Tigers’ game against Miami last Saturday (Jan. 25). At 16:34 of the second period, Hanson hit a Miami player from behind after the whistle and was assessed a five-minute checking from behind major and a … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Monday announced suspensions stemming from an on-ice postgame incident that took place after the Rensselaer-Union game last Saturday (Jan. 25) at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. Union senior defenseman Mat Bodie, who was assessed roughing and facemaking penalties, along with a game disqualification at the 20:00 mark, which merits an … Read more
Former St. Cloud State forward Andreas Nodl (2006-08) and ex-Rensselaer goaltender Mathias Lange (2005-09) will play for Austria at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
ECAC Hockey on Monday announced that Cornell senior forward Jessica Campbell has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of her actions in the Big Red’s game at Clarkson last Saturday (Jan. 25) at Cheel Arena. At the 19:55 mark of the third period, Campbell was given a major penalty for hitting from behind … Read more
Here’s how the 20 teams in the Jan. 20, 2014, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared in games from Jan. 20 to Jan. 26.
Union has suspended coach Rick Bennett for two games after he was involved in an on-ice altercation with members of the Rensselaer coaching staff and team after Saturday’s game.
ECAC Hockey officials are looking into the series of on-ice incidents at the end of Saturday’s Rensselaer-Union game in Albany, N.Y., one of which involved the head coaches getting in a heated dispute.
Penn State sophomore forward David Glen will undergo a bone marrow donation procedure after learning he was a match through Be The Match, a national marrow donation program. The Nittany Lions’ assistant captain participated in the Be The Match-facilitated Match4Kim Drive, which was held in support of Penn State men’s lacrosse player Drew Roper’s mother … Read more