Rankings roundup: How ranked teams fared, Oct. 21-27
Here’s how the 20 teams in the Oct. 21, 2013, USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll fared in games from Oct. 21 to Oct. 27.
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Fan vote created to name NCHC championship weekend
The NCHC’s championship weekend will be held March 21-22 at the Target Center in Minneapolis and fans can vote on the name for the event. Finalists as selected by league staff are NCHC Frozen Faceoff, NCHC Final Faceoff, National Collegiate Hockey Championship and the NCHC Fabulous Four.
WIAC women’s preseason poll has Wisconsin-River Falls on top
With all eight first-place votes, Wisconsin-River Falls has been picked to win the inaugural WIAC women’s title, according to a preseason poll conducted Thursday by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. UW-River Falls went 21-7-2 record a season ago, marking the fifth consecutive season the school hit the 20-victory plateau.
Merrimack to field D-I women’s team starting with 2015-16 season
Merrimack announced Thursday that the women’s program’s first varsity season in Hockey East will begin with the 2015-16 season. Erin Hamlen will be the Warriors’ first head coach. “We are excited to bring a quality women’s hockey program to Hockey East,” said Merrimack president Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D., in a statement. “This varsity program will … Read more
Defending D-III men’s champs Wisconsin-Eau Claire picked to win WIAC
Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the defending NCAA Division III champion, has been selected to win the WIAC championship, according to a preseason poll conducted with the league’s head coaches and sports information directors on Wednesday. This season is the first that conference teams will compete solely under the banner of the WIAC after previously being members of … Read more
Denver associate coach Miller takes USHL job with expansion Madison franchise
Denver associate head coach Steve Miller has been named the first general manager and head coach of the United States Hockey League’s new expansion franchise in Madison, Wis. Miller will start with the unnamed program on Jan. 1, 2014, and the team will start play in the USHL with the 2014-15 season. “We interviewed dozens … Read more
NCHA men’s coaches tab St. Norbert as league favorite in ’13-14
NCHA coaches have tabbed St. Norbert to win the league this season after the Green Knights were named No. 1 on nine of 10 ballots in the coaches’ poll announced Monday. Coaches could not vote for their own team. For the first time in its six-year history, Adrian was not the preseason No. 1 in … Read more
St. Norbert picked to finish first in NCHA women’s conference
St. Norbert has been picked by NCHA coaches to finish first in the upcoming regular season, according to the results of the coaches’ preseason poll announced Monday.
Once again, D-I women’s poll shows Minnesota gain all 15 first-place votes
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 takes its turn atop the D-I men’s poll
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 Paluch to enter BGSU Hall of Fame
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.
Ex-Boston University coach Parker to guide U.S. Men’s National Select Team
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 suspends Canisius’ Beck, Niagara’s Conte one game apiece
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
Rensselaer goalie Kasdorf out for weekend with upper-body injury
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 gives Pecknold extension through 2017-18 season
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
Williams-Trinity men’s game added to Frozen Fenway
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.
Miami garners 40 first-place votes, D-I men’s poll has new No. 1 team
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 retains its grip on No. 1 spot in D-I women’s poll
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
Riley, Prior to enter Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame
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.
Vermont forward Reynolds injures knee in Ottawa exhibition, done for ’13-14 season
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