A total of 12 of the 24 players honored today as 2012 CCM D-III All-Americans are competing for the NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in Rochester, N.Y., this weekend. Norwich University has four selections, followed by three each from Gustavus Adolphus College (all on the West First team) and host R.I.T. The other … Read more
Norwich’s Mark Bolding has won his third-consecutive Coach of the Year Award.
The top 10 candidates for the 2012 Hobey Baker Memorial Award were announced Thursday night. The 10 finalists were selected by voting from all 58 Division I college hockey head coaches and by online fan balloting at www.hobeybakeraward.com. Next, the 23-member selection committee and an additional round of fan balloting (at www.hobeybakeraward.com from March 16 … Read more
Vermont junior forward Sebastian Stalberg has signed a two-year entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks and will join the Sharks’ American Hockey League affiliate in Worcester, Mass., to begin his professional career. “This was an extremely challenging decision for me and one that I depended on input from everyone who has supported me,” said … Read more
Hockey East announced the nine-member All-Rookie Team on Wednesday afternoon, as well as the conference’s major individual awards. The award winners will be honored at Thursday’s annual championship awards night at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. 2011-12 Hockey East All-Rookie Team Among the other individuals who will be honored at Thursday’s banquet will … Read more
Connecticut sophomore forward Cole Schneider has signed a professional two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators and will begin his career in the American Hockey League with the Binghamton Senators. “It’s really hard to leave the guys on the team, but in the end, I had to do what’s best for me,” Schneider said in a … Read more
The official groundbreaking ceremony for Penn State’s new Pegula Ice Arena will take place on Friday, April 20 at the Penn State field hockey complex. Penn State president Rodney Erickson, acting director of athletics Dave Joyner and a member of the university’s board of trustees will be among the scheduled speakers. Terry and Kim Pegula, … Read more
Yale women’s coach Joakim Flygh will be a part of the upcoming IIHF Women’s World Championship in Burlington, Vt., Apr. 7-14 as video coach for his native Sweden. Games are played at both Cairns Arena and Gutterson Field House, with the quarterfinals (Apr. 13 and 15), semifinals (Apr. 13) and bronze/gold medal games (Apr. 14) … Read more
Colorado College sophomore forward Jaden Schwartz signed with the NHL’s St. Louis Blues Monday and will forgo his last two years of NCAA eligibility. Schwartz will join the Blues in Chicago and could make his pro debut Tuesday night against the Blackhawks. “Jaden had an excellent college career and we are excited that he is … Read more
For the second week in a row, Boston College is the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. After that, changes abound in this week’s rankings. Minnesota-Duluth is up one to No. 2, while Michigan also rises one spot to sit third this week. Minnesota jumps to No. 4 from No. … Read more
On-ice official Matt Smith, who worked championship games at the Division I and Division III levels, passed away Thursday after a battle with melanoma. He was 45. Smith was an assistant referee for the 2001 Frozen Four championship game and also twice officiated the Division III final as well as in the Beanpot tournament, according … Read more
St. Lawrence head coach Joe Marsh has announced his retirement following a 26-year career as the Saints’ coach, citing the time commitment for the continuation of treatment for a condition that prompted him to take a medical leave for the 2011-12 season. He will be replaced behind the bench by Greg Carvel, who will become … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth forward Jack Connolly is the player of the year and North Dakota goalie Brad Eidsness has been named the outstanding student-athlete of the year in two of the major award winners announced Thursday by the WCHA. The league’s five other major individual awards went to Wisconsin defenseman Justin Schultz (defensive player of the year), … Read more
Both Miami junior forward Reilly Smith and Michigan State junior defenseman Torey Krug have been selected to the CCHA All-Conference First Team for the second straight season. Both Smith and Krug were unanimous selections to the First Team, each receiving ten first-place votes. Smith led the league with 18 goals in conference play and 26 … Read more
Junior forwards Brianna Decker (Wisconsin) and Jocelyne Lamoureux (North Dakota) and senior goaltender Florence Schelling (Northeastern) have been named the three finalists for the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. All three have posted mind-boggling statistics this season. Decker has a 36-42-78 line, including four hat tricks, in 37 games, while Lamoureux, the first-ever top-three finalist … Read more
Vermont head women’s coach Tim Bothwell stepped down on Wednesday after six years behind the bench. “It is with a great deal of professional disappointment that I announce my resignation [Wednesday],” said Bothwell in a statement. “I was hired to move the UVM women’s hockey program forward and we have moved forward in very significant … Read more
Concordia (Wis.) announced Tuesday afternoon the hiring of Jasen Wise as the new men’s coach. Wise, a 13-year coaching veteran, takes over for Tony Hrkac after eight seasons as the head coach at Marian. At Marian, Wise guided the squad to eight MCHA tournaments. “I am excited to announce the addition of Jasen Wise to … Read more
Four schools had one player named to the 2012 CCHA All-Rookie Team, while Western Michigan had two selections. Determined by a vote of the conference’s head coaches, the team will be honored at the 2012 CCHA Awards on March 15 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Honorable mentions are forwards Matt Berry (Michigan State), Phil … Read more
Wisconsin is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll and edged No. 2 Minnesota by one voting point. Wisconsin earned eight first-place votes to Minnesota’s seven. Cornell sits third again, along with Boston College at No. 4. Boston University jumps four spots to No. 5, while North Dakota falls one place … Read more
RIT garnered 14 first-place votes this week and stays atop the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Norwich sits second and had the other first-place vote. Middlebury is third this week, leap-frogging Amherst, while Gustavus Adolphus jumps to fifth and Plattsburgh falls to sixth. Wisconsin-River Falls stays seventh, as does Elmira in the eighth slot. Concordia … Read more