The Detroit Red Wings announced Thursday that St. Cloud State junior defenseman Nick Jensen has signed a two-year, entry-level deal. Jensen was originally Detroit’s fifth-round pick in the 2009 NHL draft and played 119 career games with the Huskies, recording 86 points on 15 goals and 71 assists. In 2012-13, Jensen earned First Team All-WCHA … Read more
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Zack Friedli has been named the 15th recipient of the Brian Fishman Internship. Friedli, who will graduate from Minnesota-Duluth this spring, is currently an intern in the school’s sports information department, with his duties including assisting with game day operations at UMD men’s hockey games.
USA Hockey announced Tuesday that Maine interim head coach Bob Corkum has been named head coach for the U.S. Under-18 Select Team that will compete in the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.
The National Hockey League released its final Central Scouting rankings recently for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft that will be held June 30 in Newark, N.J. Nearly 80 current college players or college-bound players made the final rankings of the North American skaters and goaltenders, including three that just completed their freshman seasons on campus. … Read more
Tim Taylor, whose tenure as Yale coach lasted 30 years and included two sabbaticals to coach the U.S. Olympic team, died Saturday, the New Haven Register reported. He was 71. Taylor had been battling cancer recently but continued to serve in a prominent role with USA Hockey. He was the director of player personnel for … Read more
Maura Crowell has been named interim head coach of the Harvard women’s team while Katey Stone serves as head coach of the 2014 United States women’s Olympic Team in Sochi, Russia. “I am thrilled that Maura will be leading the Harvard hockey program in my absence,” said Stone in a statement. “She has certainly earned … Read more
Bemidji State announced Thursday that Tracy Dill as the university’s next director of intercollegiate athletics. Dill comes to BSU after 27 years at St. Cloud State, where he has served as associate athletic director since 1999. He will replace Rick Goeb.
Hockey is returning outdoors to Boston’s Fenway Park in 2014 as Hockey East announced Thursday its Frozen Fenway 2014 event, a two-week series of hockey and ice skating events, including two Division I men’s college hockey doubleheaders on Jan. 4 and Jan. 11 and two free public skating days for Boston residents. “We are excited … Read more
According to the Grand Forks Herald, North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol is taking scholarship money away from four players after they received citations following this past season. Three 20-year-old freshmen – Zane Gothberg, Colten St. Clair and Bryn Chyzyk – received citations for underage drinking, while sophomore Stephane Pattyn received a noise citation. Gothberg’s incident … Read more
After the Alaska State Hockey Association issued a vote of no-confidence to Alaska-Anchorage athletic director Steve Cobb earlier this week, the UAA Hockey Alumni Association, which includes former Seawolves’ hockey players, on Tuesday issued a similar vote of no-confidence to Cobb, according to the Anchorage Daily News. “I wouldn’t have any comment on that at … Read more
Ohio State did not waste any time finding a new head hockey coach. After third-year coach Mark Osiecki was dismissed by the university due to a disagreement in management last week, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith tab Osiecki’s former right-hand man Steve Rohlik, who was named as the squad’s head coach Wednesday. “I am … Read more
The Alaska State Hockey Association is not a fan of Alaska-Anchorage athletic director Steve Cobb as the organization “resoundingly, quickly and unanimously” approved a vote of no-confidence in Cobb, according to the Anchorage Daily News. According to the report, a resolution was sent to university and state leaders with the association citing the “steady decline … Read more
The Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association announced Monday a new name and representation of both men’s and women’s teams under one association. The MCHA announced last summer that both St. Norbert and St. Scholastica will be joining the league for the 2013-14 campaign, which will also see the MCHA renamed the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. “We … Read more
Miami announced Monday that head coach Enrico Blasi has signed a new 10-year contract that will keep him behind the RedHawks’ bench through the 2022-23 season. Blasi’s original contract expired after the 2016-17 season and this new deal provides another six-year extension. “Miami holds a special place in my heart, having both played and coached … Read more
The No. 6 that longtime Boston University coach Jack Parker wore during his playing days for the Terriers will be retired by the school. Athletic director Mike Lynch made the announcement at the team’s banquet Saturday night. After 40 years of coaching the team and 897 wins, Parker announced his impending retirement shortly before the … Read more
Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold was fond of telling those who were interested in judging Bobcats goaltender Eric Hartzell’s qualifications for individual awards about the rest of the team. Namely, that the Bobcats’ top scorer was hovering around 100th in the country in points per game yet the team was ranked No. 1 in the country. … Read more
The Rochester Americans players’ wives and girlfriends will be having a fundraising raffle to benefit the family of Nazareth coach George Roll, whose wife has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, during the Amerks’ game versus the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday, April 20 at the Blue Cross Arena. The efforts are being spearheaded by Amerks’ … Read more
In his first season at Massachusetts-Lowell, Norm Bazin engineered a 19-win improvement from the season before. What was left for an encore? Two Hockey East trophies and a trip to the Frozen Four later, Bazin and the River Hawks showed last season was no fluke. Bazin repeated as USCHO’s coach of the year after leading … Read more
Ken Godfrey, Northern Michigan’s athletic director from 2003-11, passed away April 17 at the age of 64 following a long battle with cancer and suffering from a graft-versus-hosts disease from his bone marrow transplant. Godfrey was a former chair of the CCHA Executive Committee and also hired current NMU head coach Walt Kyle.
In his first college hockey game, Connor Hellebuyck was pulled after three Denver goals in 109 seconds made it five against the Massachusetts-Lowell freshman for the night. To say Hellebuyck’s season got better from there would be a massive understatement. In 23 games played over the rest of the season, opponents got three goals past … Read more