Penn State forward Justin Kirchhevel has left the program due to personal reasons, the school announced Thursday. Kirchhevel will return home to Brookings, S.D., and finish his Penn State degree through online classes. “I want to thank the coaching staff and my teammates for an amazing experience over the last two years,” said Kirchhevel in … Read more
Scott Winkler, a former forward at Colorado College who just graduated in May, has died at the age of 23. According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, Winkler was found dead at his parents’ home in Asker, Norway, on Wednesday. The cause of death is unknown. “Everyone loved him and respected him,” said 2012-13 CC captain … Read more
The NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey committee would like to turn down the volatility in the PairWise Rankings based on the so-called teams under consideration cliff. Now it just needs to figure out how to do it. The committee discussed potential changes to national tournament selection criteria at its meeting in Indianapolis last week, … Read more
Brown was the only school to earn a perfect score in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rates for the 2011-12 academic year in both its men’s and women’s hockey programs. And both men’s and women’s hockey are tops among NCAA sports in their gender for average score. It’s the fifth straight 1,000 for the Brown men’s … Read more
Maine has announced the hiring of former Black Bears’ forward Ben Guite as an assistant coach. Guite played four years at Maine (1996-2000) where he helped lead the Black Bears to the 1999 national championship and back to the Frozen Four in 2000. “The University of Maine hockey program is delighted to have acquired the … Read more
Drew LeBlanc, the 2013 Hobey Baker Award winner as a senior at St. Cloud State, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on June 12 at Target Field just prior to the Minnesota Twins-Philadelphia Phillies game that night. The SCSU team will also be honored during a pregame ceremony.
The Hockey Commissioners Association announced Monday that is plans on naming its Division I men’s national rookie of the year award the Tim Taylor Award, starting with the 2013-2014 season. “Coach Taylor spent a good deal of his career identifying and developing young hockey players, whether during his time at Yale or through his many … Read more
Chris Kingston has been named athletics director at Bowling Green. Kingston most recently spent more than two years at North Carolina State University, first as the senior associate director of athletics before being elevated to the role of executive senior associate director of athletics. At BGSU, Kingston replaces Greg Christopher, who resigned in May to … Read more
According to the Bemidji Pioneer, presidents from the WCHA are meeting in Bemidji, Minn., Sunday and Monday to look at league budgets, potential media packages and items commissioner Bruce McLeod said need to “vote on and stamp out.” “A few of the presidents met together at our regular league meetings in Florida where we usually … Read more
A number of Division I men’s and women’s college players highlight the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America at-large teams. The teams were selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The at-large teams include the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and … Read more
College hockey is once again coming to New York City. Madison Square Garden will host two games during the 2013-14 season as Boston University plays Cornell on Nov. 30 and then Harvard and Yale skate on Jan. 11, 2014. Cornell has played at Madison Square Garden in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012, while Yale and … Read more
USA Hockey announced on June 6 the 24 forwards and 16 defensemen that have been invited to the National Junior Evaluation Camp, slated for Aug. 3-10 in Lake Placid, N.Y., and then on June 14, named the four goaltenders to take part in the camp. Of the 40 skaters, a total of 29 players are … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Thursday that four of its teams – Yale, Harvard, Colgate and Cornell – will play exhibition games during the 2013-14 season against an All-Star team from the Minor Hockey League of Eastern Europe as part of its 22-game tour. The games are scheduled at Yale (Dec. 27 at 7 p.m.), Harvard (Dec. … Read more
Former Harvard goaltender Laura Bellamy, who just graduated from the university in May, has been named an assistant coach for the Crimson for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Bellamy will join interim head coach Maura Crowell’s staff during the absence of Katey Stone, who will coach the United States women’s team at the 2014 Winter Olympics … Read more
Amherst has announced the hiring of interim coach Jeff Matthews as permanent head coach of the women’s program. Matthews guided Amherst to a 13-11-1 overall record (10-5-1 NESCAC) during the 2012-13 season. “It is a tremendous honor to have been awarded the opportunity to work for such an impressive athletic department and school,” said Matthews … Read more
In a news release announcing Northeastern’s incoming freshman class, the Huskies also announced Wednesday that sophomore defenseman Dan Cornell, junior defenseman Jake Hoefler and sophomore defenseman Ben Oskroba will not return for the 2013-14 season. Reasons were not disclosed.
The six finalists for the Alaska-Anchorage head coaching position were announced Monday by the school. will come to Anchorage for on-campus interviews. That announcement was made today by UAA Vice Chancellor Dr. William Spindle. Those finalists include original finalists Chris Brown (Augsburg head coach) and Michael Corbett (Air Force associate head coach), along with new … Read more
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference is losing its first commissioner before it plays its first game. Jim Scherr, who in early 2012 got a 4½-year contract to run the NCHC, is leaving the league to become chief operating officer of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. The league made the announcement late Friday afternoon, … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage announced Wednesday that chancellor athletic director Steve Cobb has been removed from his position, effective immediately. As an officer of the university, Dr. Cobb serves at will on six months’ notice. “Dr. Cobb’s legacy at UAA includes a number of remarkable achievements of which we are all proud,” said UAA chancellor Tom Case in … Read more
Salem State will play Massachusetts-Boston outdoors as part of Frozen Fenway 2014. The Vikings and Beacons will skate on a date to be determined between December 28, 2013 and January 13, 2014. “We’re elated,” said Salem State athletic director Tim Shea in a statement. “It’s an honor to be selected to play at one of … Read more