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
USA Hockey announced Thursday that Princeton’s women’s coach Jeff Kampersal has been named head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team for the 2013-14 season. Joining him as assistant coaches will be Boston College associate coach Courtney Kennedy and Boston University assistant coach Katie Lachapelle.
Massachusetts-Lowell defenseman Chad Ruhwedel will not be back for his senior season, instead signing a two-year, free-agent contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Ruhwedel recorded seven goals and 16 assists for 23 points in 41 games this past season with UML. He ranked fourth among all Hockey East defensemen in scoring, earned First-team All-America honors and … Read more
St. Cloud State announced Wednesday that the National Hockey and Event Center has been renamed the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. According to a school-issued news release, the university is working with sponsors on commercial naming rights and naming opportunities within the arena. “Just as Herb Brooks saw Division I hockey as important to the … Read more
Yale senior forward Alyssa Zupon has been named the winner of the 2013 Sarah Devens Award, a joint award between ECAC Hockey and Hockey East that is presented annually to a player who “demonstrates leadership and commitment both on and off the ice.” The winner receives a post-graduate scholarship of $10,000.
In 2012, Boston College had four players on the All-USCHO teams. A year later, things were much more spread out. Five teams had two players selected for the 2012-13 All-USCHO teams, with no repeat honorees from last season. Frozen Four semifinalists Massachusetts-Lowell and St. Cloud State were among those teams, along with Boston College, North … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage announced Wednesday that Chris Brown, Michael Corbett, Gary Heenan and Damon Whitten are the four finalists for the Seawolves’ head coaching position. Dave Shyiak was fired on March 29 after eight years at the helm. Brown is a former UAA assistant coach (1997-2000) and has spent the last 13 years as head coach at … Read more
Maine has announced formation of a seven-member search committee to help determine the new head coach of the Black Bears’ hockey program. Tim Whitehead was relieved of his duties on April 9. Bob Corkum was named interim coach the following day. The search committee will begin its duties immediately and according to a Maine press … Read more
In what the Denver administration conceded was a poorly-kept secret, Jim Montgomery was officially named Monday as the Pioneers’ new head hockey coach. A 1993 Maine graduate, Montgomery, 43, is the head coach and general manager of the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL. His start date as the eighth hockey coach in Denver’s history … Read more
In the final USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of the 2012-13 season, national champion Yale takes the top spot with 47 of 50 first-place votes after blanking Quinnipiac 4-0 in the national title game on April 13. Yale was ranked 15th in the last poll, conducted on March 25. Quinnipiac finishes second in this week’s … Read more
With the Ohio State men’s hockey squad headed to a new hockey conference, athletic director Gene Smith decided that it was time for a new coach. Smith announced Monday that third-year head coach Mark Osiecki has been dismissed from his position at Ohio State. Ohio State will buy out the remaining two years of Osiecki’s … Read more
Mark Osiecki said he was “very surprised” to learn he would not be continuing as Ohio State coach. The school fired Osiecki on Monday after a three-year stint as coach of the Buckeyes. “They came in this morning and told me at 8 a.m.,” Osiecki said. “We didn’t know anything.” Ohio State was 16-17-7 this … Read more