This year’s five BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award finalists all have unique stories to tell and come from four different conferences, including a pair of players from the CCHA. All five players have contributed significantly through off-ice causes and foundations, some even created from scratch. Western Michigan senior forward Brett Beebe established his … Read more
All 10 teams in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll are the same as last week, but in a slightly different order. What hasn’t changed is undefeated Minnesota remaining in its No. 1 position with a sweep of Bemidji State last weekend, including winning the second game in overtime. Boston College stays No. 2 … Read more
Despite losing to St. Lawrence and beating Clarkson in a pair of one-goal games last weekend, Quinnipiac earned 34 first-place votes to remain the top team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this week. Minnesota, after splitting with Wisconsin, remains No. 2 after getting 15 first-place votes. Miami comes in No. 3 again despite … Read more
Boston College suspended forward Kevin Hayes for an indefinite amount of time because of a violation of team rules, coach Jerry York announced in a news release Friday. Hayes, a junior, had played in all 26 Eagles games before Friday’s 2-1 overtime loss to Merrimack. He is fourth on the Boston College roster with 24 … Read more
The NCHA announced Thursday that Wisconsin-Eau Claire senior goaltender Brandon Stephenson has been named the 2012-13 player of the year and UW-Eau Claire’s Matt Loen is the league’s coach of the year. Stephenson is 17-3-2 with a 2.15 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage heading into the Peters Cup playoffs. He went undefeated from … Read more
In a brief press release sent out Thursday, Boston University announced that sophomore defenseman Alexx Privitera has been suspended by head coach Jack Parker for the remainder of the season due to “on-ice discipline problems.” Privitera has played in 48 career games for the Terriers, totaling 26 points on six goals and 20 assists. His … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell’s announced Thursday that its athletic teams will move up to Division I, joining the America East Conference on July 1. The school’s hockey program already competes in D-I as part of Hockey East. With the move to America East, UML will join Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, already fellow members of Hockey East. “UMass … Read more
The 10 finalists for the 2012-13 Senior CLASS Award were named Wednesday by a media committee from the list of 20 candidates announced in November. To be eligible for the award, a player must be an Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Tuesday the 20 semifinalists for the 13th Joe Concannon Award, which recognizes the best American-born player in New England playing at the Division II or Division III level. This year’s list is comprised of 16 forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender. “The level of competition this season has … Read more
The NCAA has released the first of three weekly Division III women’s hockey regional rankings. A similar process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published. Regional rankings will also be issued on Feb. 19 and 26. Undefeated teams lead each region. … Read more
The NCAA has released the first of three weekly Division III men’s hockey regional rankings, with updates to be published on Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. A similar process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published. Utica, though voted no higher … Read more
The CCHA announced Tuesday that Alaska sophomore forward Nolan Youngmun has been suspended one game as the result of an incident against Ohio State on Feb. 9. Youngmun delivered an illegal hit to the head of an OSU player at the 3:57 mark of the second period. He received a five-minute major and a game … Read more
Minnesota swept aside Ohio State last weekend to run its record to 30-0 and is again the unanimous top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The next five spots mirror last week’s poll as Boston College, Boston University, Cornell, Harvard and Clarkson sit second through sixth, respectively. Wisconsin swept St. Cloud State and … Read more
With 41 of 50 first-place votes this week, Quinnipiac assumes the top ranking in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll for the first time in poll history. Last weekend, QU beat Cornell and Colgate on the road and has a nation-best 21-game unbeaten streak. Former No. 1 Minnesota drops to No. 2 this week after … Read more
The Mankato Free Press reported Friday that the WCHA’s future playoff format starting in 2014 was approved by conference athletic directors late last week. Reportedly, an eight-team format will be used in the first four years of the league, meaning two teams will not qualify for the postseason. The format still must be approved by … Read more
If Colgate can get another $4.2 million in donations, the university will be able to build a brand-new athletic facility on campus, with the men’s and women’s hockey, lacrosse and soccer teams as its primary tenants. Last weekend, Colgate’s board of trustees voted unanimously to proceed with building the $37.8 million, 97,000-square-foot facility, contingent on … Read more
Former Connecticut head coach Bruce Marshall confirmed to the Hartford Courant that the reasons he stepped down as the Huskies’ coach this season revolved around a divorce from his wife and a trip to alcohol rehabilitation. According to the story, Marshall’s wife, Kathy, filed divorce papers last July 11. Marshall then entered rehab, but said … Read more
A snowstorm targeting the Northeast has postponed a number of games scheduled for this weekend. Friday Here are games scheduled for Friday that have been adjusted (all times EST): • Northeastern at Massachusetts, to Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. • New Hampshire at Providence, to Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. • Merrimack at … Read more
Massachusetts’ home game scheduled for Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Mullins Center against Northeastern has been postponed due to the impending snow storm. The game will now be played on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. The Minutemen’s road game at Merrimack on Saturday, Feb. 9 is still slated to be played … Read more
The CCHA announced Wednesday that three players have been suspended for one game as a result of incidents that occurred last Saturday between Western Michigan and Ferris State. Western Michigan sophomore forward Justin Kovacs, Ferris State freshman forward Dakota Klecha and Ferris State senior forward Matthew Kirzinger will all sit their team’s next games. Kovacs … Read more