According to NHL.com, the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday signed Michigan junior defenseman Jon Merrill to a three-year, entry-level contract. Merrill was a second-round pick (38th overall) of the Devils in the 2010 NHL draft. “I’m leaning towards it’s going to be time for Jonny to move,” Michigan coach Red Berenson said Tuesday to annarbor.com. … Read more
The Badgers are 21-5-5 since Nic Kerdiles returned from a 10-game NCAA suspension. Daver Karnosky reports.
The Boston Bruins announced Tuesday that they have signed Minnesota-Duluth sophomore defenseman Chris Casto to a free-agent, entry-level contract. Casto recorded three goals and six assists for nine points in 36 games this past season with the Bulldogs. Over his two seasons at UMD, Casto skated in 77 games and tallied five goals among 22 … Read more
In ESPN’s coverage of the NCAA tournament this season, four first-round games are not being shown live on ESPNU, only on the network’s internet platform, WatchESPN (formerly known as ESPN3.com). Those games, however, are available to local and regional sports networks for syndication. Here’s a list of the first-round games not being shown live on … Read more
After a week out of the top spot, Quinnipiac is once again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll after getting 26 first-place votes just one day after being named the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Last weekend, QU lost to Brown in the ECAC semifinals before beating … Read more
It should come as no surprise that the undefeated Minnesota squad that captured the Division I women’s national championship also finishes out the year where it started – and sat all year long – atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Yet again, the Gophers received all 15 first-place votes in the final poll of … Read more
Boston University announced Tuesday that alumnus David Quinn will replace Jack Parker as the Terriers’ new head coach. WHDH sports director Joe Amorosino first reported the news via Twitter on Monday: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/joeamorosino/status/316353396586184705″] Quinn was Parker’s associate head coach for five seasons before leaving after the 2009 national championship run to join the Colorado Avalanche … Read more
Lake Superior State sophomore forward Buddy Robinson has left the Lakers’ program to sign a three-year entry-level contract with the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. Robinson tallied eight goals and eight assists with 48 penalty minutes in 38 games during the 2012-13 season. In two years with the Lakers, he recorded 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists) … Read more
Quinnipiac, Minnesota, Massachusetts-Lowell and Notre Dame are the No. 1 seeds as regional play in the NCAA tournament starts up this weekend at four sites across the country. Quinnipiac is the No. 1 overall seed and will open the East Regional in Providence, R.I., against Canisius. Road to the Frozen Four NCAA tournament page, with … Read more
The WCHA announced Saturday that the WCHA Final Five will be played at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., for the 2013-14 and 2015-16 seasons and will return to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., for the 2014-15 and 2016-17 postseasons. In addition, the conference also outlined its revised playoff format. … Read more
Minnesota head coach Don Lucia will coach the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team in an announcement made Saturday at the WCHA Final Five at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. “We’re extremely pleased to have Don as the head coach of our National Junior Team,” said national team GM Jim Johannson in a … Read more
After successfully using video replay during its 2013 conference championship weekend, Atlantic Hockey will implement it incrementally across the league during the next two regular seasons. Atlantic Hockey will allow teams that are capable of producing video reviews to use them during 2013-2014 regular season. Subsequently, the use of video replay will become mandatory across … Read more
Amanda Kessel was honored Saturday as the winner of the 2013 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The award is given annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey by the USA Hockey Foundation, recognizing outstanding and individual team skills. Selection is also made based on sportsmanship, clutch performance and a competitiveness and … Read more
Miami won player of the year, rookie of the year and coach of the year at Friday night’s CCHA awards banquet at the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit. Hobey Baker finalist Austin Czarnik was named player of the year, while Riley Barber earned top rookie and RedHawks’ bench boss Enrico Blasi took top coaching honors. … Read more
Atlantic Hockey on Thursday announced its 10th Anniversary Teams, with 18 players making up the three teams. One current player, Bentley junior forward Brett Gensler, made the lists. AHA 10th Anniversary First Team AHA 10th Anniversary Second Team AHA 10th Anniversary Third Team
Nebraska-Omaha junior defenseman Andrej Sustr has signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, forgoing his senior season with the Mavericks Sustr tallied nine goals and 25 points in 39 games with Nebraska-Omaha in 2012-13 to go along with 53 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-8, 225-pound defender participated in the Lightning’s summer development camp … Read more
Hockey East announced its three major award winners Thursday and three All-Star teams. Boston College sophomore forward Johnny Gaudreau was named player of the year, Providence goalie Jon Gillies took home rookie of the year honors and Massachusetts-Lowell’s Norm Bazin was named coach of the year. Gillies was also runner-up for player of the year … Read more
The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., will host the inaugural Liberty Hockey Invitational October 25-26, 2013. The two-day, four game tournament at the home of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils has Princeton, Yale, Brown and Dartmouth competing for the Liberty Trophy. Over the next three years, the tournament will feature Princeton and Yale, who will … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced four major awards Thursday, with Niagara goalie Carsen Chubak, after being named a Hobey Baker finalist earlier in the day, taking home AHA player of the year honors. Air Force’s Adam McKenzie was named defenseman of the year, Niagara’s Dave Burkholder was named coach of the year, Niagara’s Marc Zanette was tabbed … Read more
The top 10 candidates for the 2013 Hobey Baker Memorial Award were announced Thursday night, with North Dakota and St. Lawrence each placing two players on the list. The 10 finalists were selected by voting from all 59 Division I head coaches and by online fan balloting at www.hobeybakeraward.com. Next, the 23-member selection committee and … Read more