Northern Michigan senior forward and leading scorer Matt Thurber will not play in this weekend’s CCHA first-round playoff series against Michigan or the rest of the postseason after suffering a broken right ankle at practice Tuesday, according to the Mining Journal.
Hockey East announced Wednesday a pair of one-game suspensions to Merrimack senior defenseman Kyle Bigos and Boston College freshman forward Brendan Silk. Bigos received his second game misconduct on March 4 against Massachusetts-Lowell and then a third in the form of league supplemental discipline. He is eligible to return to the Warriors’ lineup on Saturday, … Read more
Congratulations to the Miami RedHawks, the last regular season champions of the CCHA! Ever! After losing 3-0 to Ohio State at home Friday, the RedHawks rebounded with a < a href=”http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2013/03/02/miami-wins-fourth-ccha-title-on-senior-night-doubling-ohio-state-4-2/”>4-2 win over the Buckeyes on Saturday. It was a victory that was never really in question; the RedHawks were ahead 4-0 at the 15:50 … Read more
Amherst senior defenseman Geneva Lloyd has been named the NESCAC player of the year for the second straight season after a 13-goal, 27-point season to lead the Lord Jeffs in scoring. Also, Bowdoin forward Rachel Kennedy earned top rookie honors with 15 goals and 14 assists for 29 points, while Bowdoin coach Marissa O’Neil was … Read more
With 20 goals and 20 assists this season to lead all NESCAC scorers, Keith Buehler was named the conference’s player of the year. Buehler was also named First Team All-NESCAC, the only First Team selection from 2012 to earn the honor again in 2013. In addition, Middlebury forward Matt Silcoff earned rookie of the year … Read more
Rob Koch has been named director of communications and social media at USA Hockey. Koch most recently served as senior director of public relations and team operations with the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers from 1999-2011.
Despite losing to Harvard in overtime and then beating Dartmouth last weekend, Quinnipiac is once again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, garnering 36 of 50 first-place votes. Minnesota stays No. 2 after splitting with Denver and earned 12 first-place votes this week. Final CCHA regular-season champion Miami stays third with … Read more
Minnesota garnered all 15 first-place votes yet again and reigns atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week. Last weekend, the Gophers defeated (and shut out) Bemidji State in two straight games in the opening round of the WCHA tournament. Boston College rises one to No. 2 after beating Maine in the Hockey East … Read more
Elmira, Middlebury and Wisconsin-River Falls were awarded at-large bids to the 2013 Division III women’s NCAA tournament when the brackets were revealed Monday morning. They join five automatic qualifiers in the field of eight, with four quarterfinal games being played at campus sites on March 9. Division III women’s NCAA tournament page, with brackets Printable … Read more
Norwich, Utica and Wisconsin-Eau Claire received at-large bids to the 2013 Division III men’s NCAA tournament when the brackets were unveiled Sunday night. They join eight conference tournament champions in the field of 11, with the tournament opening with three first-round games Wednesday. Division III men’s NCAA tournament page, with brackets Printable bracket (PDF) The … Read more
Coaching veteran Jeff Sauer has been named by the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation as its 2013 Legend of Hockey recipient. A veteran of 31 years coaching in the WCHA where he is also the conference’s winningest coach, Sauer is the only person in league history to coach 30 seasons. After his playing career at … Read more
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The USA Hockey Foundation on Thursday announced the top 10 finalists for the 2013 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the top Division I women’s player. Seven schools are represented among the finalists, including four from Minnesota. Three nominees were finalists in 2012 — Wisconsin’s Brianna Decker, Minnesota’s Amanda Kessel and North Dakota’s Jocelyne … Read more
Boston College junior forward Kevin Hayes, just back from a team-imposed suspension, suffered a contusion to his right quadriceps muscle during Tuesday night’s game against Massachusetts-Lowell and underwent surgery Wednesday to release pressure on the area. According to a BC-issued news release, the surgery involved release of fascia to prevent long-term damage to the muscle … Read more
The NCAA has released the third of three weekly Division III men’s hockey regional rankings. This is the final update prior to the announcement of the NCAA field on Sunday, March 3. Norwich moves into the No. 1 spot in the east, up from No. 2 in the two previous rankings. Utica and Hobart, upset … Read more
Northeastern senior forward Garrett Vermeersch has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, according to the Huntington News. Vermeersch was already out after suffering a high-ankle sprain earlier this month and has not played since the Beanpot championship game against Boston College on Feb. 11. “Garrett Vermeersch right now has got a high-ankle sprain [and] … Read more
St. Lawrence captain Kyle Flanagan complained of abdominal pain Tuesday morning and by Tuesday evening, had his appendix removed. According to the Watertown Daily Times, Flanagan will miss this weekend’s games at Union and at Rensselaer but may return for the ECAC playoffs. “The surgery was successful,” St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel said to the … Read more
Wentworth senior defenseman Shaun Jameson has been named ECAC Northeast player of the year, while Nichols freshman Alex Larson is the conference’s goalie of the year and Nichols freshman forward Tyler Beasley is rookie of the year. Jameson led the conference in assists (18) and was second in points (22). In goal, Larson posted a … Read more
The NCAA has released the third of three weekly Division III women’s hockey regional rankings. These are the last publicly released rankings prior to the selection of the tournament field. 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. Undefeated teams … Read more
According to the Portland (Me.) Press Herald, former Maine player Kyle Solomon has become the first hockey player to join a class-action lawsuit that claims the NCAA “has failed to do enough to address and prevent concussions.” Solomon played for the Black Bears from 2008-2010, leaving the team during his sophomore season after a series … Read more