Alabama-Huntsville announced Wednesday that Kurt Kleinendorst has stepped down as the Chargers’ head coach after just one season behind the bench. Kleinendorst guided the Chargers through the team’s final season as a Division I independent before joining the revamped WCHA in 2013-14. “Kurt Kleinendorst has steadied the rough waters during our transition into the WCHA … Read more
Jeremy Gibson, former senior associate athletic director at Harvard, is the new director of athletics at Merrimack and will begin in his new position July 1. At Harvard, Gibson had oversight of many varsity programs, including men’s and women’s hockey.
Mike Ayers, former goaltending coach at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and goalie at New Hampshire from 2000-2004, has been named the new assistant coach at Boston College. Ayers replaces former associate head coach Mike Cavanaugh, who left BC for the head coaching job at Connecticut. Ayers coached with the NTDP from 2011-13 and … Read more
College hockey was well represented as USA Hockey on Wednesday announced its annual award winners that will be honored at the 2013 Annual Congress during the week of June 5-8 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Quinnipiac senior goalie Eric Hartzell was named College Player of the Year, while Minnesota junior and Patty Kazmaier winner Amanda Kessel … Read more
Canisius head coach Dave Smith has signed a contract extension that will keep him behind the bench of the program through the 2016-17 season. Smith is entering his ninth season in 2013-14 in charge of the Golden Griffins after leading the school to its first conference championship during the 2012-13 campaign in Atlantic Hockey with … Read more
Former Culver Military Academy coach and Vermont player Ryan Miller has been named an assistant coach at Massachusetts. “It’s a great day for Massachusetts hockey,” said UMass head coach John Micheletto in a news release. “With Ryan joining our family, our players are the beneficiaries of Ryan’s mentorship, work ethic and hockey knowledge. He’s a … Read more
Dennis “Red” Gendron has been named Maine’s new head coach. The news was originally reported by the Bangor Daily News on Friday. Gendron was an assistant coach at Maine during the 1992-93 NCAA championship season and was most recently an assistant at Yale since 2011, winning another national title this past April. He was reportedly … Read more
Ohio State announced the hiring of Carson Duggan and Keith Maurice as assistant coaches for the women’s team. Duggan comes to the Buckeyes after spending the last two seasons as head women’s coach at Trinity, while Maurice has been an assistant coach at Norwich for the past 10 seasons. “Carson is a great addition to … Read more
Canton has named former Oswego player Trevor Gilligan as the Kangaroos’ new head coach. Gilligan takes over for assistant athletic director Pat Martin, who served as interim coach for the second half of the 2012-13 season. “Trevor was a national champion as a player and he’s a proven winner as a coach,” said Canton athletic … Read more
A second national title game in three years has earned Boston University women’s head coach Brian Durocher a contract extension through the 2018-19 season. “I’m excited that Coach Durocher has agreed to lead our women’s ice hockey program for many more years to come,” BU director of athletics Mike Lynch said in a statement. “We … Read more
National Collegiate Hockey Conference commissioner Jim Scherr has been in discussions with organizers of the 2015 European Games about a job with the group, but he said a report that he has accepted the position is premature. Inside the Games reported that Scherr would become the chief operating officer for the organizing committee of the … Read more
Union has named Nicholas Carpenito as an assistant women’s coach for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Carpenito served as the assistant women’s coach and head women’s JV coach at Elmira for two seasons, helping the Soaring Eagles win the 2013 Division III national championship. “We are excited to have Nick join our staff,” Union head coach … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha assistant coach Steve Johnson will not be back behind the bench for the 2013-14 season. “Steve had decided to go in another direction with his career and we wish him the best of luck,” said UNO head coach Dean Blais in a statement. “He was a valuable member of our staff and did a … Read more
Mike Bavis, who publicly lobbied for the Boston University head coaching job before the school hired David Quinn to replace Jack Parker, has resigned as the Terriers’ associate head coach. The school has not officially confirmed the report, first published by U.S. Hockey Report on Saturday. Bavis was an assistant at BU for 15 seasons, … Read more
Atlantic Hockey on Friday announced new policies on scholarships, scheduling, supplemental discipline and more. The changes were the result of the league’s annual board of directors meetings, held earlier this week. The conference will increase its maximum scholarship limit from 12 to 13 beginning with the 2014-15 season, and then add a 14th in 2015-16. … Read more
Earlier this week, the Anchorage Daily News reported that former Alaska-Anchorage player Nick Haddad was struck with a stick by then-head coach Dave Shyiak during a 2011 practice. Thursday, a written statement to the News and the Associated Press from Haddad confirmed the incident. Haddad confirmed the incident that former teammate, Mickey Spencer, reported this … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage’s supplemental search committee for a new coach will meet to begin the application review process on Monday, May 20, the school announced Thursday. The public is invited to participate in an open forum session. Coaching finalists are expected to be announced by May 30.
Morrisville announced Wednesday that interim coach Kevin Krogol has been named head coach for the 2013-14 season. Krogol spent the previous five seasons with the program, serving as an assistant coach for a majority of that time and most recently fulfilling the interim head coach role for the 2012-13 season. “I’m very excited to be … Read more
Brett Larson has been named associate head coach at Ohio State. Larson, who played at Minnesota-Duluth from 1991-95, captaining the team as a senior, and was later an assistant coach with the Bulldogs, spent the last two seasons as the head coach and general manager of the Sioux City Musketeers in the United States Hockey … Read more
According to a report in the Anchorage Daily News, former Alaska-Anchorage coach Dave Shyiak struck one of his own players with his stick during a 2011 practice in 2011 and then told his players to keep quiet about the incident. Former Seawolves’ forward Mickey Spencer mentioned the incident in a letter to University of Alaska … Read more