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
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