Connecticut coach Marshall taking medical leave; Berard steps in

Connecticut coach Bruce Marshall is taking a medical leave of absence, the school announced Tuesday. No timeline for his return was included in a three-sentence statement issued by the school. Assistant coach David Berard will coach the Huskies in Marshall’s absence. Marshall is in his 25th season at Connecticut and has a 332-377-69 career record. … Read more

Atlantic Hockey commissioner discusses lengthy suspension, state of the conference

Atlantic Hockey commissioner Robert DeGregorio visited the Buffalo State Ice Arena on Sunday to present Canisius junior Ryan Bohrer with the conference’s 2011-12 Student-Athlete Award before the Golden Griffins’ game with ECAC foe Clarkson. Just over a week earlier, the arena had been on the commissioner’s radar for a more controversial reason — Canisius forward … Read more

Women’s D-III poll has Norwich retaining top spot

Norwich stays the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll by virtue of receiving 10 of 15 first-place votes this week. No. 2 Plattsburgh and No. 3 Gustavus Adolphus also garnered one first-place vote apiece and No. 4 Elmira, up from No. 5 last week, was named the top team on three … Read more

Atlantic Hockey suspends Canisius forward Grazen seven additional games

Atlantic Hockey announced Thursday that Canisius sophomore forward Matthew Grazen has received an additional seven-game suspension for a checking from behind penalty on Air Force forward George Michalke and subsequent game disqualification incurred on Oct. 25 against Air Force. Grazen served the automatic one-game suspension for the disqualification on Oct. 28. “Canisius College strongly disagrees … Read more

Mercyhurst-Sacred Heart men’s game Nov. 2 moved

Due to Hurricane Sandy, Sacred Heart will host Mercyhurst at the Northford Ice Pavilion in Northford, Conn., on Friday, Nov. 2 at 7:05 p.m. due to no power at the Milford Ice Pavilion in Milford, Conn. The game on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. remains at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.

NCAA gives 2014 men’s regionals to Worcester, Bridgeport, St. Paul, Cincinnati

Worcester’s DCU Center will extend its record of NCAA men’s hockey tournament games hosted in 2014 when it holds one of four regionals. The 2014 Northeast Regional will be in Worcester. The others announced by the NCAA on Thursday: Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. will host the East Regional; U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati … Read more

St. Cloud State’s women’s team returns home after being stranded by hurricane

St. Cloud State’s women’s hockey team is finally headed home. Stranded by Hurricane Sandy in Providence, R.I., after a series there last weekend, Huskies players and staff were scheduled to fly home from Boston on Wednesday. Their flight departed 15 minutes late, but they’re still scheduled to practice when they arrive back on campus. [blackbirdpie … Read more

Hurricane Sandy strands St. Cloud State women in Providence

The St. Cloud State women’s team is currently stuck in Providence due to the storms caused by Hurricane Sandy, according to a school-issued news release The Huskies were in town to play Providence on Oct. 27-28 and were slated to fly out of Boston on Oct. 29, but the incoming storms cancelled flights out of … Read more

Women’s poll has familiar look with Minnesota in top spot

With a perfect 10-0-0 record, Minnesota gained all 15 first-place votes this week to remain atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The next four spots are unchanged from last week – No. 2 Cornell, No. 3 Boston University, No. 4 Clarkson and No. 5 Mercyhurst – but after that, the rankings change a bit. … Read more