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
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
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
The WCHA announced this week that Minnesota-Duluth women’s coach Shannon Miller has been suspended one game due to a violation of the WCHA Code of Conduct. The action was taken by the league after reviewing an incident following the game against Ohio State on Nov. 26, a 6-2 win for the Bulldogs. With two seconds … Read more
According to a Nebraska-Omaha spokesperson, Mavericks’ forward Alex Hudson “has been dismissed from the team.” No specifics were given, but the Omaha World-Herald states Hudson was removed for a second violation of team rules. Hudson was also suspended earlier this season for a training violation and missed the first four games of the season. The … Read more
Boston University senior and Hockey East leading goal scorer Corey Trivino was arrested Sunday night (Dec. 11) and charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery after he allegedly entered the room of a female student and attempted to kiss and grope her, according to a report in BU Today. Trivino, also charged with … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth received 49 of 50 first-place votes this week to maintain the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. No. 4 Ohio State had the other first-place vote. Minnesota and Boston College stay No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, as does Merrimack at No. 5. Notre Dame rises one to No. 6, … Read more
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
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 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
College Hockey Inc. will ask the NCAA next month to add a temporary travel exemption for Alabama-Huntsville in hopes of helping the struggling independent team schedule more home games. The NCAA’s travel exemption, which allows schools to travel for games in Alaska and Hawaii and not have them count toward their season limit — 34 … Read more
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
The Penn State ACHA team will head outdoors to Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, to play Division III Neumann. Game time is set for 8 p.m. at the home of the Philadelphia Phillies. Penn State is in its last year competing at the club level and is the top-ranked team in the … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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