WCHA referee Pete Friesema was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct early Sunday after he allegedly talked about a bomb at a ticket counter at Anchorage International Airport, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Friesema, 44, pleaded not guilty at a hearing later Sunday, the newspaper reported. He was ordered to stay in Alaska; he is … Read more
Boston University freshman defenseman Ahti Oksanen will miss the first two regular season games because his junior team played two games with what the NCAA considers a professional player, a school spokesperson confirmed. The NCAA punishment for such an infraction is one game for each instance, thus the two-game penalty. Oksanen played for the Espoo … Read more
Morrisville head coach Brian Grady has announced his resignation after five seasons at the helm of the Mustangs’ men’s team. Over his tenure, Grady posted an overall record of 35-88-3 and went to the SUNYAC playoffs twice. Morrisville went a season-best 11-13-1 record in 2010-11 and 8-7-1 in SUNYAC play that same season, reaching the … Read more
Tracy Johnson has resigned as the interim head coach of the Amherst women’s team and Jeff Matthews was named this week to the same role with Lord Jeffs. Matthews spent the last six seasons as the head coach of the Northwood School boys’ junior team in Lake Placid, N.Y., amassing a 174-59-17 overall record. “It … Read more
According to NorthJersey.com, Michigan junior defenseman Jon Merrill was injured on a hit from behind into the boards during the Wolverine’s exhibition game Tuesday against Windsor and is expected to be sidelined six weeks. New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said Merrill suffered “a little fracture” that will require a neck brace. “It’s nothing … Read more
Former Ohio State forward R.J. Umberger has joined the Buckeyes’ staff as a volunteer coach. Umberger was a three-year letter-winner with OSU from 2000-03 and has played the last seven years in the NHL with Philadelphia and Columbus. “With the NHL lockout in full force, I am looking forward to being more connected to the … Read more
Denver assistant coach David Lassonde has been named an assistant coach for the U.S. National Junior Team that will compete at the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship from Dec. 26, 2012-Jan. 5, 2013, in Ufa, Russia.
Boston College has named Brad Bates, the director of athletics at Miami, to the same role at BC. Bates succeeds Gene DeFilippo, who retired on Sept. 30 after 15 years at BC.
Boston College is still the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, having received 37 first-place votes. No. 2 Minnesota was listed No. 1 on 12 ballots and third-ranked Michigan had the other first-place vote. North Dakota remains at No. 4, while Cornell moves up one to No. 5, Massachusetts-Lowell jumps one … Read more
Bowling Green announced Monday that head coach Chris Bergeron has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season. Named BGSU’s seventh head coach on April 12, 2010, Bergeron led Bowling Green to two CCHA tournament upsets on the road last year, defeating Northern Michigan and national runner-up Ferris State in best two-out-of-three series to … Read more
Garnering all 15 first-place votes and boasting a 4-0-0 record, Minnesota retains the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Cornell stays at No. 2, but after that, the poll looks a bit different than last week’s edition. Boston University rises three places to No. 3, Wisconsin stays at No. 4 and … Read more
Holy Cross and head coach Paul Pearl have agreed to a new five-year contract that will keep Pearl behind the Crusaders’ bench through the 2016-17 season. “Paul is one of the best coaches we’ve had at Holy Cross during my time here,” said Holy Cross athletic director Richard Regan, Jr., in a news release. “He … Read more
Minnesota and North Dakota each won WCHA hardware last season, but according to the Grand Forks Herald‘s WCHA coaches’ poll, Minnesota is a near-unanimous choice to repeat. Minnesota received 11 first-place votes with North Dakota garnering the other.
Niagara has named Thomas Crowley its new director of athletics, replacing Ed McLaughlin. Crowley has been at Butler the past five years as the associate athletic director for internal operations.
According to the Denver Post, Denver forward Larkin Jacobson and goalie Juho Olkinuora have each been suspended four games apiece for separate violations of team rules. The two sophomores will miss the Pioneers’ exhibition game against British Columbia on Oct. 6, as well as the regular-season opener Oct. 19 against Massachusetts-Lowell, Oct. 20 against visiting … Read more
Notre Dame junior forward T.J. Tynan received the most votes among CCHA coaches for the second straight year and tops the CCHA preseason All-Conference First Team. Tynan is joined on the First Team by an Irish teammate, a Michigan defenseman and three Western Michigan Broncos. CCHA Preseason All-Conference First Team CCHA Preseason All-Conference Second Team
The CCHA preseason coaches’ poll has Notre Dame at No. 1, while the league media poll shows Michigan as the team to beat this year. For the fifth time in seven years, the coaches and media disagree on who should own the No. 1 position in the polls. The conference’s 11 head coaches ranked Notre … Read more
According to a story published in the Eagle Tribune, an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education will see Merrimack add six new women’s athletic teams after a Title IX probe found that the college’s number of male athletes significantly outnumber its female athletes. Of the six sports to be added, the college has already … Read more
With 35 first-place votes, defending national champion Boston College is the top choice in the USCHO.com Division I Preseason Poll. No. 2 Minnesota (12) and third-ranked Michigan (three) tallied the other first-place votes. North Dakota and Union round out the top five. Cornell, Massachusetts-Lowell, Denver, Miami and Western Michigan complete the top 10 teams, in … Read more
Minnesota remains atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll and receives all 15 first-place votes this week. Cornell jumps to No. 2 from No. 3, while Boston College rises one to No. 3 and Wisconsin falls two spots to No. 4. North Dakota, Boston University, St. Lawrence and Minnesota-Duluth stay in ranks five through eight, … Read more