The revamped WCHA may have a lot of uncertainties heading into the 2013-14 season, but both the league’s coaches and media agree that Minnesota State is the team to beat after both groups tabbed the Mavericks to finish first this year in two separate polls. The media poll was conducted by Jack Hittinger of the … Read more
The ECAC coaches and media differ in their assessment of how the league will stack up during the 2013-14 season. Rensselaer was picked to win the regular-season title in the 15th annual ECAC Hockey Media Association’s 2013-14 preseason poll, receiving 18 of 33 first-place votes and 367 overall points in the poll conducted by Schenectady … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell and Boston College each received 104 voting points to forge a first-place tie in the Hockey East preseason coaches’ poll released Tuesday. Lowell earned seven first-place votes, while BC tallied the other four. In addition, the Hockey East Writers & Broadcasters’ Association conducted their own poll and named a preseason all-conference team 2013 HOCKEY … Read more
With the Big Ten joining college hockey, 11 of the country’s most storied programs will compete this fall in 13 games in the inaugural Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge. Both conferences made the announcement Tuesday. Thirteen designated games will be played between October 18-27, with six games in Hockey East arenas on the first weekend, followed … Read more
Hockey East announced on Tuesday that New Hampshire broadcaster Dan Parkhurst has been named the 22nd recipient of the Joe Concannon Hockey East Media Award. Parkhurst, who will work UNH games on television and radio during the 2013-14 season, will also call select games for the NBC Sports Network this season. In addition to his … Read more
Defending national champion Minnesota starts the 2013-14 season where it ended 2012-13 – ranked in the top spot of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The Gophers earned 14 of 15 first-place votes, with No. 2 Boston College getting the other No. 1 nod. Clarkson comes in at No. 3, followed by Cornell at No. … Read more
The process that selects at-large teams for the Division I men’s NCAA tournament is undergoing a big shakeup, with wins on the road and against the nation’s better teams getting extra emphasis.
The NCAA will consider road wins as more valuable than home wins in the formula that selects the at-large teams for the Division I men’s tournament starting this season. Also, the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee reintroduced a bonus system that rewards teams for victories over top-ranked teams in the Ratings Percentage Index and … Read more
Rensselaer announced Thursday the hiring of former Holy Cross assistant women’s coach Derek Alfama as a new assistant women’s coach with the Engineers. “Derek is a tireless worker and will bring great deal of experience and energy to our program,” said PRI head coach John Burke in a statement. “He has been both successful on … Read more
Last year’s CHA tournament champion and NCAA tournament participant, Mercyhurst, collected five of six first-place votes to sit atop the league’s preseason coaches’ poll that was announced Thursday. Mercyhurst garnered 25 total points, with Robert Morris getting the other first-place nod and finishing third. 2013 CHA PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL
Minnesota has won the last two women’s Frozen Four championships and according to a preseason poll of the WCHA head coaches, the Gophers are the pick to win the conference in 2013-14. Minnesota garnered seven of eight first-place votes and 49 of a possible 50 voting points. 2013 WCHA PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL In addition, Minnesota … Read more
In the first-ever NCHC preseason poll, Miami was picked to win the conference, as announced Thursday at the NCHC Media Day in Minneapolis, Minn. The poll was voted on by a total of 16 media members (two from each NCHC team) who regularly cover their respective teams. The RedHawks received a total of 115 points, … Read more
Wisconsin is the preseason favorite for the inaugural season of the Big Ten, as voted on by the league’s coaches and announced Thursday. In addition, the coaches also selected a preseason Players to Watch list, highlighted by unanimous selection Kyle Rau from Minnesota. 2013 PRESEASON BIG TEN COACHES’ POLL 2013 PRESEASON BIG TEN PLAYERS TO … Read more
Maine women’s head coach Maria Lewis has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation of “potential personnel and NCAA compliance issues,” the school announced Tuesday. Lewis’ leave began on Sept. 16. The school is looking at whether Maine violated NCAA bylaws restricting the number of hours Maine players spent in activities directed or … Read more
Minnesota announced Tuesday that freshman defenseman Tommy Vannelli has decided to leave the program before playing one game with the Gophers. “After a few weeks of trying to balance academics and athletics, Tommy made the decision this morning that college hockey was not the best route for him at this time,” Minnesota coach Don Lucia … Read more
Niagara has been picked to repeat as Atlantic Hockey regular-season champions by the league’s coaches in the 2013-14 preseason poll released Tuesday. The Purple Eagles edged out Mercyhurst and Air Force as the top pick in a tightly-packed ranking. The Lakers and Falcons tied for second place. Mercyhurst garnered the most first-place votes with four, … Read more
Clarkson is the ECAC women’s coaches’ pick to win the conference this season, as announced Tuesday in the annual preseason poll. The Golden Knights received seven of 12 first-place votes and also placed three players on the ECAC women’s preseason all-conference team. 2013 ECAC PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL 2013 ECAC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Shera Fetter will be coaching alongside her husband, Jim Fetter, this season as the former Elmira women’s assistant is the new assistant at St. Cloud State, where Jim has been an assistant the past two seasons. “That’s probably the bonus [coaching with her husband], but she’s somebody that I interviewed before and with different circumstances, … Read more
Massachusetts redshirt freshman forward Frank Vatrano, who enrolled at UMass in January 2013, will become eligible for competition beginning with the 2014 Hockey East tournament. This announcement comes as a result of an admissions documentation discrepancy at his previous academic institution, Boston College. Vatrano will continue to practice with the Minutemen throughout the 2013-14 regular … Read more
Former Saint Michael’s captain Dan Evarts has been hired as the program’s top assistant coach. Evarts replaces Adam Berger, who recently accepted a position with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. “I feel very fortunate to have been given this opportunity by Coach (Damian) DiGiulian and the Saint Michael’s College athletic department,” … Read more