Minnesota State-Moorhead announced Monday that the university will not add hockey as an NCAA intercollegiate sport because a required fundraising threshold has not been met and because of ongoing conference realignments. “We had a business model that required a $37 million endowment from private sources to support hockey and while the community response has been … Read more
Wisconsin stays atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week with 13 first-place votes. Minnesota is again No. 2, as is No. 3 Cornell, who received the other two first-place nods from the voters. The rest of the poll is also the same as last week with Boston College, North Dakota, Mercyhurst, Northeastern, Harvard, … Read more
RIT earned 14 of 15 first-place votes to remain atop the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll this week. No. 2 Norwich had the other first-place vote. Ranks 3-6 are unchanged from last week with Amherst, Middlebury, Plattsburgh and Gustavus Adolphus, respectively, holding down those spots. Wisconsin-River Falls is up one to No. 7, while Elmira … Read more
The top five spots in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll remain unchanged, including Oswego in the No. 1 slot. Oswego garnered 16 of 20 first-place votes, while No. 2 Norwich and No. 3 Amherst were each atop two ballots. Plattsburgh stays fourth, as does St. Norbert in the fifth spot. Adrian jumps one to … Read more
With 44 first-place votes, Boston College has unseated Ferris State as the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Minnesota-Duluth received five first-place votes and moves to No. 2 this week, up from No. 4 a week ago. Third-ranked Ferris State had the other first-place vote. Boston University and Minnesota are tied … Read more
Concordia (Wis.) announced Thursday that head coach Tony Hrkac, the program’s only coach since starting the program in 2007, will not return next season. “I have a great deal of respect for Tony Hrkac and the time he invested in accepting the incredibly difficult task of starting our men’s hockey program,” Concordia director of athletics … Read more
A task force is being assembled to study the culture and climate of Boston University’s men’s hockey team in the wake of two players being charged with assault this season, the school’s president announced Thursday. In an email to Boston University students and faculty, president Robert A. Brown wrote that the hockey program finds itself … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday the 18 semi-finalists for the 12th annual Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college player in New England playing at the Division II/Division III level. Last year’s winner was Castleton’s Josh Harris. The Gridiron Club plans to announce the finalists and winner of the … Read more
Wisconsin-Superior freshmen Dani Schultz has been voted Player of the Year in the NCHA women’s conference, while UW-Superior coach Dan Laughlin earned Coach of the Year honors. “As a freshman, to come in and be the hardest worker is remarkable,” said Laughlin in a news release. “We wanted her to come in and score goals … Read more
Denver coach George Gwozdecky has suspended sophomore forward Dan Olszewski indefinitely from the Pioneers’ program for violation of team policy, the school announced Wednesday. Olszewski will miss, at the minimum, the remainder of the 2011-12 season and the DU coaching staff will review Olszewski’s suspension once the season ends. Olszewski appeared in nine games this … Read more
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Princeton coach Jeff Kampersal will serve as head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team for the 2012-13 season. Boston College assistant coach Courtney Kennedy and Steve Guider, head coach of the Blaine (Minn.) girls’ high school team, will serve as assistant coaches. “We’ve got a terrific staff, each … Read more
Boston University junior defenseman Max Nicastro was arraigned on two counts of rape Tuesday in Brighton District Court and a plea of not guilty was automatically entered on Nicastro’s behalf, according to ESPN. Judge Franco Gobourne ordered Nicastro held on $10,000 cash bail and issued a no-contact order. The 21-year-old Nicastro is due back in … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association announced Tuesday that Nate Ewell has been appointed to the position of interim executive director of College Hockey Inc. “We are extremely pleased to announce Nate’s promotion to his new position knowing that he is an experienced professional who is highly regarded at both the pro and collegiate levels of hockey,” … Read more
Paul Kelly was given a choice Monday to resign or be fired as executive director of College Hockey Inc., sources said, and he chose the former. An erosion of trust in Kelly from the commissioners of college hockey’s five Division I men’s leagues led them to end Kelly’s two-plus-year term leading the promotional and marketing … Read more
A total of 30 players are among the list of nominees for the 15th annual Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually to the top player in Division I women’s hockey. Held in conjunction with the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four, the award will be awarded at a brunch ceremony on March 17 at the Greysolon Ballroom … Read more
Oswego stays atop the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll this week after getting 16 of 20 first-place votes. No. 2 Norwich and No. 3 Amherst each garnered two first-place votes. Plattsburgh stays fourth, while St. Norbert and St. Thomas trade places this week as St. Norbert moves from sixth to fifth. Adrian moves up one … Read more
Not much changed in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll from last week to this week, including RIT remaining the top-ranked team among the voters. RIT earned 14 of 15 first-place votes, with No. 2 Norwich getting the other first-place vote. Amherst remains third, while Middlebury is again fourth. Plattsburgh moves from sixth to fifth. … Read more
Wisconsin is again the top team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll, having received 12 of 15 first-place votes this week. No. 2 Minnesota had one first-place vote and third-ranked Cornell garnered two first-place votes. This week’s poll is exactly the same from last week as, along with the top three, spots 4-10 are … Read more
With 36 of 50 first-place votes this week, Ferris State remains atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Boston College moves from No. 3 to No. 2 and garnered 11 first-place votes. Michigan jumps two spots to No. 3 and had the three other first-place nods. Minnesota-Duluth stays fourth, Boston University falls three to No. … Read more
The ice sheet at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., will be named “Bob Johnson Rink” in recognition of the coach who guided Wisconsin to three NCAA titles during a career that also included coaching stints in the Olympics, World Championships and the National Hockey League. “It is a tremendous pleasure for our department to … Read more