Minnesota is again a unanimous No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as all 15 first-place votes this week went the Gophers’ way. The rest of the poll has a decidedly different look from last week. Wisconsin jumps two spots to No. 2, Cornell rises two to No. 3, Boston College falls a … Read more
Minnesota’s sweep of Bemidji State has the Gophers assuming the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, up from their No. 3 rank of a week ago. The Gophers, who earned 31 first-place votes this week, are one of four 4-0 teams in the nation and all are ranked this week – … Read more
Former Bowling Green coach Scott Paluch has been named to the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame. Paluch, now a regional manager for USA Hockey’s American Development Model, was the head coach at BGSU for seven seasons (2002-09), where he compiled an 84-156-23 record.
Former Boston University head coach Jack Parker has been named head coach of the 2013 United States Men’s National Select Team that will compete in the 2013 Deutschland Cup from Nov. 8-10 in Munich, Germany. The event includes teams from Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany and the U.S., which participates in the event in odd-numbered years. Ben … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Canisius junior forward Doug Beck and Niagara freshman forward Patrick Conte for one game each under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. Beck was given a minor penalty for cross-checking at the 1:34 mark of the first period in last Saturday’s game against Niagara. Upon further review by AHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio … Read more
According to the Schenectady Daily Gazette, Rensselaer sophomore goalie Jason Kasdorf will not play this weekend at home against Sacred Heart with what RPI coach Seth Appert is calling an “upper-body injury” that Kasdorf suffered this week in a pre-practice warmup drill. “There was no contact,” Appert said to the Gazette. “Just a freak situation. … Read more
Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold has signed a contract extension through the 2017-18 season. Pecknold is currently in his 20th year as the Bobcats’ head coach and his 368 career wins rank seventh among active head coaches. “I’m extremely thankful to Quinnipiac University president John Lahey, executive vice president Mark Thompson and director of athletics … Read more
Another Division III men’s game has been announced for Citi Frozen Fenway as Williams will play Trinity on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. EST.
With 40 of a possible 50 first-place votes, Miami is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this week. The RedHawks, ranked No. 2 two weeks ago, swept Ohio State over the weekend to get off to a 2-0 start this season. Wisconsin swept Northern Michigan and is up one … Read more
Minnesota ran its season record to 4-0 last weekend with a two-game sweep of Wisconsin and the Gophers remain the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week. Boston College stays second, followed by Clarkson at No. 3 and the Badgers in the fourth slot. Cornell, ranked No. 4 last week, falls … Read more
The Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2013 includes former Dartmouth All-American and 1948 Olympian Joe Riley and Jim Prior, the voice of Boston University and the Beanpot.
According to the Burlington Free Press, Vermont junior forward Kyle Reynolds will miss the rest of the season after suffering a left knee injury in last Saturday’s exhibition game against Ottawa. Reynolds was the Catamounts’ third-leading scorer a season ago with nine goals and 11 assists for 20 points. “It’s a big loss, there’s no … Read more
According to the Providence Journal, a new four-team tournament that may include a first-round matchup between Brown and Providence for the Mayor’s Cup could be coming to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence on Thanksgiving weekend of 2014 or 2015. The other first-round game may be between a Big Ten team and a Hockey East … Read more
The NCAA on Tuesday published a report on how proposed changes to their rules would affect recruiting practices, with hockey at the forefront of these proposals. To start, coaches could send unlimited text messages and other forms of electronic communications if a recruiting rule proposed by the Rules Working Group is approved in January by … Read more
Air Force will take part in this weekend’s Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage, Alaska, after the host school worked out the Falcons’ travel accommodations during the government shutdown.
Sources indicated that the Black Knights would be able to make the trip to State College, Pa., despite a government shutdown that has put a number of personnel on furlough.
The Buffalo News has reported that Niagara senior forward Ryan Murphy has been suspended 18 games by the team for driving while intoxicated and causing an accident in Lewiston, N.Y., back on Sept. 29. Murphy, Niagara’s top returning scorer, will be arraigned in Lewiston Town Court on Wednesday. Murphy’s suspension ends Jan. 13, 2014, and … Read more
After sweeping Colgate last weekend, Minnesota maintains the top ranking in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Minnesota received all 15 first-place votes. Boston College, Clarkson and Cornell remain ranked No. 2, 3 and 4, respectively, while Wisconsin moves up two to sit in a fourth-place tie this week with Cornell. North Dakota jumps … Read more
Army’s season-opening scrimmage is set to go on as scheduled Saturday but games are in question for both the Black Knights and Air Force as the goverment shutdown rolls on. Army coach Brian Riley said in an email Friday that his team’s scrimmage and Skate with the Black Knights event at Tate Rink will happen … Read more
Let’s Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation announced Thursday the creation of the Mike Richter Award, an annual honor that will be given to the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s Division I hockey. The inaugural award will be presented during the 2014 Frozen Four. Candidates for the award will be determined by a … Read more