New Hampshire’s Chevrier leaves school to play in BCHL

New Hampshire freshman defenseman Eric Chevrier has left the Wildcats to go play junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Surrey Eagles. Chevrier had not seen any game action this season. “I think Eric decided this option gives him an opportunity to play on a more regular basis and continue to develop … Read more

Ruel asks for, granted release from Bowling Green

Junior defenseman Ian Ruel has asked for and been granted his release from Bowling Green, the school announced Friday. Ruel leaves the Falcons after posting four goals and six assists in 75 career games. Last year, the 21-year-old from Ann Arbor played in 30 games, missing the final seven because of a concussion. This season, … Read more

NCAA suspends $2000 miscellaneous expense stipend

The new rule allowing Division I institutions to give select student-athletes an additional $2,000 miscellaneous expense allowance has been suspended until the Board of Directors convenes in January, according to the official NCAA website. As of Dec. 15, enough schools (125) have called for an override of the legislation to prompt the automatic suspension under … Read more

Wisconsin a unanimous No. 1 choice in women’s poll

Wisconsin has again earned all 15 first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Minnesota, Cornell and Boston College stay in positions 2-4, respectively. No. 5 Mercyhurst trades places with North Dakota this week, while No. 7 Northeastern does the same with Bemidji State. Minnesota-Duluth moves up one to No. … Read more

D-III women’s poll finds undefeated RIT No. 1 once again

Undefeated RIT garnered all 15 first-place votes this week to stay atop the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Norwich is again No. 2, while Elmira is the new third-ranked team, switching places with Middlebury. Amherst, Gustavus Adolphus, Wisconsin-River Falls, Plattsburgh and Wisconsin-Superior remain in positions 5-9, respectively, while Concordia (Minn.) falls one to No. 10 … Read more

Norwich remains top team in D-III men’s poll

Norwich was a near-unanimous No. 1 this week in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll having received 19 of 20 first-place votes. No. 2 Oswego had the other first-place vote. Castleton is No. 3 this week, flip-flopping with Wisconsin-River Falls. Plattsburgh jumps two to No. 5. St. Norbert drops one to No. 6, while Adrian … Read more

Denver’s Bennett to be shelved 6-8 weeks after wrist surgery

Denver sophomore forward Beau Bennett is expected to miss the next 6-8 weeks with a wrist injury, the school announced Friday afternoon. Bennett, a 2010 first-round pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins, had successful surgery on Thursday (Dec. 8) to repair a ruptured tendon in his wrist that he originally injured during practice in late October. … Read more

With new life, Alabama-Huntsville ready to start scheduling for next season

When the news broke Tuesday night that the Alabama-Huntsville administration was going to do an about-face and work toward keeping the Chargers’ Division I program afloat after this season, supporters, players and coaches alike were ecstatic. The university announced earlier this season that it would discontinue the sport at the D-I level starting next year. … Read more

NCHC expecting to hire commissioner before end of year; 24-game schedule eyed

The new National Collegiate Hockey Conference may have its first commissioner hired by Christmas, Colorado College athletic director Ken Ralph said Wednesday. The top choice of the three finalists, a group that includes former United States Olympic Committee chief executive officer Jim Scherr of Colorado Springs, will get an offer letter from the league soon, … Read more

ECAC gives Colgate forward Wagner one-game suspension

The ECAC announced Wednesday that Colgate sophomore forward Chris Wagner has been suspended one game as the result of his actions in the game against Clarkson last Friday (Dec. 2) at Starr Rink. The league’s action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 16:26 mark of the second period where Wagner … Read more

Alabama-Huntsville now looking at keeping D-I program

After a meeting Tuesday night with a grass roots effort group to save the hockey program at Alabama-Huntsville, the school released a statement seemingly changing its stance on the decision to end the D-I program it announced earlier this season. UAH spokesman Ray Garner told the Huntsville Times that the school is committing to nothing … Read more

Northern Michigan players appear in court on bike theft charges

Four Northern Michigan players pleaded no contest Tuesday to misdemeanors of receiving and concealing stolen property under $200, related to alleged campus bicycle thefts that occurred in September, according to a report Tuesday in the Mining Journal. Freshmen Mitchell Jones, Jake Baker and D.J. Vandercook and sophomore Stephan Vigier are scheduled for sentencing in February. … Read more

RIT women’s coach McDonald suspended one game

Rochester Institute of Technology women’s coach Scott McDonald served a one-game suspension last Saturday (Dec. 3) that was imposed by the school for initiating an alleged altercation during a men’s recreational game on Dec. 1. McDonald, in his sixth season at RIT, was not behind the Tigers’ bench on Saturday. RIT, ranked No. 1 in … Read more