Norwich back on top of D-III men’s rankings

By virtue of receiving 18 of 20 first-place votes this week, Norwich takes over the top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. Oswego falls from the top spot, but received two first-place votes and sits second this week. Wisconsin-Eau Claire remains third, while Hobart jumps two spots to No. 4 and Adrian falls … Read more

D-III women’s poll sees few changes, Plattsburgh still No. 1

With 11 first-place votes this week, Plattsburgh remains the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Gustavus Adolphus is again No. 2, as is Norwich at No. 3, Middlebury at No. 4 and Elmira at No. 5. Wisconsin-River Falls holds steady at No. 6, Wisconsin-Superior is down one to No. 7. Manhattanville … Read more

Press named to Denver media relations post

Denver announced Wednesday that Randy Press has been named associate director of media relations and will be responsible for coordinating all DU hockey media relations. Prior to arriving in Denver, Press was the assistant commissioner/director of strategic communications for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.

Sacred Heart director of athletics Cook calling it a career

Sacred Heart executive director of athletics C. Donald Cook has announced that he will retire, effective July 1, 2013. Cook has been at Sacred Heart for the past 20 years. “I have been truly blessed to have been in the same industry my entire career,” Cook said in a statement. “I couldn’t have imagined in … Read more

Notre Dame coach Jackson fined, reprimanded by CCHA for ‘derogatory’ comments

The CCHA announced Tuesday that Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson has been fined and been publicly reprimanded for a violation of the league’s good conduct regulations. “The CCHA offers a number of postgame means for a coach to properly express their concerns over situations and issues that may have arisen over the course of … Read more

D-III men’s poll shows Oswego still a firm No. 1

Oswego earned 15 of 20 first-place votes this week to retains its top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. Norwich received four first-place votes and sits second this week, while Wisconsin-Eau Claire, up one place to No. 3, had the other first-place vote. Adrian falls one spot to No. 4, St. Norbert is … Read more

Plattsburgh remains top-ranked team in D-III women’s poll

The top three teams in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll remain the same this week, including No. 1 Plattsburgh, which received 12 first-place votes. No. 2 Gustavus Adolphus took home the other three first-place votes this week. Norwich stays No. 3, while Middlebury and Elmira trade places from last week as Middlebury moves to … Read more

D-I women’s poll has Minnesota once again a unanimous No. 1

Minnesota stays the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week with all 15 first-place votes. Clarkson climbs to No. 2, trading places with Cornell, while Mercyhurst remains No. 4 and Boston College holds steady in the fifth slot. Harvard moves up one to No. 6, flip-flopping with Boston University this week. … Read more

Current, future college players ranked in preliminary NHL Central Scouting list

National Hockey League Central Scouting on Tuesday released its preliminary rankings for the 2013 NHL draft, scheduled for New Jersey next June. Only United States Hockey League players and U.S. National Team Development Team players were given a numerical ranking among college-eligible players, while others were rated A (first-round candidate), B (second- or third-round player), … Read more

Plattsburgh unseats Norwich at top of D-III women’s poll

Plattsburgh, with 10 first-place votes, has replaced Norwich at the top of the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Norwich garnered one first-place vote, but now sits third in the poll. No. 2 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 4 Elmira each received two first-place votes this week. Middlebury remains No. 5. Wisconsin-Superior rises two to No. 6, … Read more

It’s unanimous: Oswego still No. 1 in D-III men’s poll

With all 20 first-place votes this week, Oswego retains its No. 1 ranking in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. Norwich remains No. 2, while Adrian rises two places to No. 3, Wisconsin-Eau Claire jumps four to sit fourth and Plattsburgh dips one to No. 5. St. Norbert falls three to No. 6, Hobart is … Read more

Men’s D-I poll has Boston College retaining top spot

Boston College, with 47 of 50 first-place votes, remains the nation’s top-ranked team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Denver stays at No. 2 and received two first-place votes, while New Hampshire jumps two spots to No. 3 and garnered the other first-place vote. Minnesota, down from No. 3, is fourth this week, … Read more

CCHA hands Northern Michigan’s Thurber one-game suspension

The CCHA on Saturday suspended Northern Michigan forward Matt Thurber for one game after reviewing a check from Friday night’s game against Ohio State. Thurber, the team’s leading scorer, will be forced to sit out Saturday’s series finale against the Buckeyes. The league ruled that Thurber illegally hit Ohio State’s Alex Lipincott in the head … Read more