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
With 17 first-place votes, Norwich is back on top of the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll this week. No. 2 Amherst, No. 3 Oswego (last week’s top-ranked team) and No. 5 St. Norbert each garnered a first-place vote. Oswego tied with Plattsburgh at No. 3. The Milwaukee School of Engineering rises four spots to No. … Read more
The eight teams selected for the 2012 NCAA Division III women’s championship were announced Monday morning. Of the eight teams selected, five received automatic qualification berths as winners of their conference championship: ECAC East (Norwich), ECAC West (RIT), MIAC (Gustavus Adolphus), NESCAC (Middlebury) and NCHA (Wisconsin-River Falls). Three schools (Amherst, Concordia (Minn.) and Plattsburgh) were … Read more
Boston College received all 50 first-place votes this week to remain the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Ferris State and Minnesota-Duluth trade places this week, with Ferris State jumping to No. 2. Michigan rises two to No. 4 and Minnesota drops one to No. 5. Boston University falls a pair to … Read more
The field of 11 teams for the 2012 NCAA Division III men’s championship was announced Sunday evening. Eight conferences have been awarded automatic bids: ECAC East (Norwich), ECAC Northeast (Wentworth), MASCAC (Plymouth State), MCHA (Milwaukee School of Engineering), MIAC (Gustavus Adolphus), NESCAC (Amherst), NCHA (St. Norbert) and SUNYAC (Plattsburgh). The remaining three teams (Elmira, Oswego, … Read more
Defending Division I women’s national champion and top-seeded Wisconsin will open up defense of its crown on March 10 as the Badgers will battle CHA tournament runner-up Mercyhurst in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals on home ice. Boston College hosts St. Lawrence, Minnesota hosts North Dakota and Cornell and Boston University will play at Cornell to … Read more
A four-story addition to St. Cloud State’s National Hockey Center will increase by one-third the size of the 23-year-old facility, paving the way in late 2012 for its expanded use as a regional events center, the school announced at a groundbreaking ceremony Friday. The $14.7 million construction project beginning this spring will be substantially complete … Read more
Cornell senior forward Rebecca Johnston headlined the annual ECAC women’s hockey banquet Thursday night on the Cornell campus by winning her first player of the year award. Other award winners included St. Lawrence coach Chris Wells (coach of the year), Cornell defenseman Lauriane Rougeau (best defensive defenseman), Dartmouth forward Reagan Fischer (tie – best defensive … Read more
Amherst swept the NESCAC player of the year awards as senior goalie Jonathan La Rose is the men’s honoree and junior defender Geneva Lloyd won top honors for the women’s conference. La Rose has been the foundation for a remarkable season for the Lord Jeffs, as they rolled to the top seed in this year’s … Read more
The USA Hockey Foundation announced Thursday the 10 finalists for the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The award, given to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s hockey, will be presented at a brunch ceremony on March 17 at the Greysolon Ballroom in Duluth, Minn., in conjunction with the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four (March … Read more
The NCAA spelled out its punishments to North Dakota for resuming use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo in a letter addressed to the school’s provost, Dr. Paul LeBel, on Wednesday. The most pressing hockey-related concern is that UND won’t be able to host a women’s hockey NCAA quarterfinal game. The full text of … Read more
The SUNYAC announced Wednesday that commissioner Dr. Patrick Damore will retire from his post on June 30, 2012. Damore has served as the first and only commissioner in the history of the conference and has held the position since 1979, acting in the full-time capacity since 1985. “It has been a great honor to serve … Read more