The CCHA announced Wednesday that Miami freshman forward Tyler Biggs has been suspended two games under the league’s supplemental discipline process as the result of an incident that occurred in a game against Michigan State on Jan. 6. Near the 3:02 mark of the third period, Biggs delivered an illegal hit directly to the head … Read more
St. Cloud State sophomore forward Cam Reid has left the team to join the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, according to the St. Cloud Times. “[Portland] offered to have me play center on the first line with their top two players [Ty Rattie and Sven Bartschi],” Reid said in the story. “I talked … Read more
Not much changed this week in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll, including RIT earning all 15 first-place votes to stay atop the rankings. Norwich remains No. 2, as does Elmira at No. 3 and Middlebury at No. 4. The lone change this week has Gustavus Adolphus jumping to No. 5 and Amherst going from … Read more
Norwich is the unanimous No. 1 team in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. Oswego and Plattsburgh remains No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, while Wisconsin-River Falls and Castleton flip-flop this week with River Falls ascending to No. 4. Neumann jumps to sixth place, Amherst stays seventh, Adrian rises to No. 8, tied with … Read more
With 10 first-place votes and a win over Wisconsin last weekend, Minnesota is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin drops to No. 2 this week. Spots 3-7 remain Cornell, Boston College, Mercyhurst, North Dakota and Northeastern, respectively. Minnesota-Duluth jumps one to No. 8, Bemidji State falls to ninth … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth retains the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this week and in the process, garnered all 50 first-place votes from the voters. The last time the D-I men’s poll had a unanimous No. 1-ranked team was back on Feb. 14, 2011, when Boston College earned the maximum 1000 points. Ohio State … Read more
Michigan sophomore defenseman Jon Merrill has been reinstated to the team, effective immediately, after missing the first 22 games this season following a suspension prior to the start of the season. “Jon’s indefinite suspension has been lifted,” Wolverines coach Red Berenson said in a statement. “He has paid for his poor decision and is back … Read more
North Dakota sophomore forward Derek Rodwell will miss the remainder of the 2011-12 season with a shoulder injury, the school announced Thursday. Rodwell injured his left shoulder in UND’s Dec. 30 game against Harvard and will have season-ending surgery later this month. A fifth-round draft pick of New Jersey in 2009, Rodwell had one goal … Read more
Jack Campbell made 21 saves, including 16 in the final two periods, to help the U.S. National Junior Team defeat Switzerland 2-1 Wednesday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary in its final game of the World Junior Championship. With the win, Team USA finished the tournament in seventh place with a 3-0-0-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L) overall … Read more
Lefty Smith, who formed the modern Notre Dame team and was its coach for 19 seasons, died Tuesday. He was 81. Smith, whose name is on the rink at the new Compton Family Ice Arena, died of natural causes at his South Bend, Ind., home. “It is difficult to imagine Notre Dame without Charles ‘Lefty’ … Read more
The worst-kept secret in college hockey proved true when the National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced its first commissioner is former United States Olympic Committee chief executive officer Jim Scherr. Scherr, 50, said the contract was for 4 1/2 years, but declined to mention other terms. He beat out 80 candidates, according to North Dakota athletic … Read more
The Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette reported Tuesday morning that former United States Olympic Committee chief executive officer Jim Scherr of Colorado Springs will be announced as the first commissioner of the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference Wednesday morning. The newspaper said an anonymous source close to the hire had confirmed the hire. Scherr was unavailable … Read more
Austin Watson’s natural hat trick and four assists led the U.S. National Junior Team past Latvia 12-2 Tuesday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary in the relegation round of the World Junior Championship. “I was happy with our effort and intensity,” said Team USA coach Dean Blais in a news release. “It was good … Read more
The new National Collegiate Hockey Conference will introduce its first commissioner at a news conference on Wednesday (Jan. 4) at the Penrose House in Colorado Springs. The commissioner will be introduced by North Dakota athletic director Brian Faison. Representatives from the other seven NCHC schools will also be on hand.
Three teams received first-place votes, but Minnesota-Duluth garnered 47 of 50 top votes to stay atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Ohio State earned two first-place votes and is second this week, while Minnesota had the other and is ranked third. Boston College falls to fourth and Notre Dame stays fifth in this week’s … Read more
Norwich received all 20 first-place votes and remains the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll this week. Oswego stays at No. 2, while Plattsburgh jumps to No. 3, Castleton slips to fourth and Wisconsin-River Falls slides to No. 5. St. Norbert holds steady at No. 6, Amherst rises to No. 7, … Read more
Charlie Coyle and Jason Zucker (Denver) scored third-period goals, but the U.S. National Junior Team came up short against Canada, losing 3-2 in its final preliminary-round game of the World Junior Championship Saturday night in Edmonton at Rexall Place. “I liked the fight back by our team,” said Team USA coach Dean Blais in a … Read more
Life, as we know it, is close to ending for this year’s U.S. World Junior team. A 5-2 loss to the Czech Republic on Friday all but sealed the Americans’ fate. A Finland win over Denmark, a team that hasn’t won in this year’s tournament, will officially eliminate the Americans. The U.S. will face Canada … Read more
Team USA ran into a hot goaltender on Wednesday afternoon at the World Junior Championship and because of that may be on the hot seat. The U.S. plastered Finland goaltender Sami Aittokallio with 39 shots, but ran into a brick wall. At the other end of the ice, U.S. goaltender John Gibson couldn’t stop the … Read more