Nazareth College has been accepted for membership in the ECAC West, joining longtime members Elmira, Hobart, Manhattanville, Neumann and Utica. The Golden Flyers, a new program in Division III hockey located in Pittsford, N.Y., a Rochester suburb, will begin competition in the fall of 2012. “We think that top to bottom, this is one of … Read more
With 15 of 20 first-place votes, Norwich is the new No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll this week. Last week’s top team, Oswego, slides to No. 2. Oswego received five first-place votes. Castleton jumps three spots to No. 3, Adrian holds steady at No. 4 and Wisconsin-River Falls rises seven spots … Read more
RIT garnered 14 first-place votes and maintains the top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. The rest of the poll, with the exception of the No. 10 spot, mirrors last week’s rankings. Norwich is No. 2, Middlebury No. 3, Plattsburgh No. 4 and Wisconsin-River Falls, with the other first-place vote, comes in at … Read more
This week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll looks almost the same as last week’s poll, with Wisconsin retaining the No. 1 ranking in the poll. The only change this week is Minnesota at No. 2 and Cornell falling to No. 3. Boston College remains No. 4, Boston University is still No. 5 and Minnesota-Duluth sits … Read more
Minnesota received 20 first-place votes and narrowly stayed atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this week. The Gophers recorded 963 voting points, just 14 more than No. 2 Merrimack, which received 25 first-place votes and 949 points. Boston College had four No. 1 votes and is No. 3 this week, while Notre Dame sits … Read more
Mercyhurst players Jordan Tibbett and Kyle Just were cleared Thursday of all sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged incident one year ago. Both players were acquitted of charges of sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault against a female freshman. An Erie County jury deliberated about three hours over … Read more
The Rochester Institute of Technology’s forthcoming arena will be known as the Gene Polisseni Center. The announcement came during the first intermission of Friday night’s game at the Frank Ritter Arena between RIT and Air Force. Naming of the new rink results from a $4.5 million partnership between the Polisseni Foundation and B. Thomas Golisano, … Read more
The Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League announced Friday the acquisition of forward Carlos Amestoy from the Guelph Storm. Amestoy, a Toronto native, played 15 games over the past two seasons with Maine and according to a Maine spokesperson, “Amestoy has left our team for personal reasons.” A Saginaw press release stated that “it … Read more
College Hockey America announced Friday that Lindenwood has been officially admitted into the conference and will begin play starting with the 2012-13 season. “The CHA membership was very happy when we received the formal letter of application from Lindenwood University,” said CHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio in a press release. “The CHA directors voted unanimously to … Read more
Five Northern Michigan freshmen will go to trial next month on misdemeanor charges involving stolen bicycles. Dylan Walchuk, Mitch Jones, Jake Baker, Eric Walker and DJ Vandercook are all alleged to have committed the crimes on or about Sept. 23. “They all involved thefts of bikes on campus and people who were in possession of … Read more
With 32 of 50 first-place votes this week, Minnesota is the new No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Last week’s top-ranked team, Boston College, slides to No. 2, but also received 15 first-place votes. Colorado College is down one to No. 3, Michigan falls to No. 4 and garnered one first-place vote. … Read more
As it has been all season, Wisconsin is again the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin received 14 first-place votes, with No. 2 Cornell getting the other No. 1 vote. Minnesota is again the third-ranked team, while Boston College is up two to No. 4 and Boston University stays at … Read more
Oswego is the new No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll, up from No. 2 last week, and received seven first-place votes. Four other schools received first-place votes, including No. 2 Norwich (six), No. 3 St. Norbert (four), No. 4 Adrian (one) and No. 5 Plattsburgh (two). Castleton is No. 6 this … Read more
With all 15 first-place votes, RIT is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll this week. Norwich, the top-ranked team in the last poll, drops to No. 2, while Middlebury stays third. Plattsburgh and Wisconsin-River Falls remain No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 7 … Read more
Michigan State freshman defenseman Branden Carney sustained a serious neck injury in practice on Thursday afternoon, but has feeling, movement and strength in all of his extremities. Carney went head-first into the dasher boards during drills and was immediately transported to Sparrow Hospital for treatment. “Our program is committed to support Branden and his family … Read more
Boston College will host Northeastern during a second outdoor hockey doubleheader at Fenway Park on Jan. 14 as part of Sun Life Frozen Fenway 2012. The Eagles and Huskies will play at 6 p.m., while long-time high school rivals Boston College High School and Catholic Memorial School have also been invited to play at 3 … Read more
Potential new donors have been identified by Alabama-Huntsville, according to an article in Thursday’s Huntsville Times, and these individuals have reportedly been said to have enough money to keep the UAH team afloat for three more seasons. “Concerning hockey, there are some new developments,” said state representative Phil Williams in the article. “There are some … Read more
The CCHA announced Thursday that Miami forward Patrick Tiesling has been suspended for one game, under the league’s supplemental discipline process, as the result of an incident that occurred against Lake Superior State on Oct. 28. At the 11:19 mark of the second period last Friday night, Tiesling was assessed major and game misconduct penalties … Read more
Former Rochester Institute of Technology goaltender Jared DeMichiel has joined the RIT women’s hockey staff as a new assistant coach. “Jared is a great addition to our program and coaching staff,” said RIT head coach Scott McDonald in a news release. “I was (an assistant coach) on the men’s staff when Jared was recruited to … Read more
The NBC Sports Group will air 16 live college hockey games this season on the NBC Sports Network, including four from the Hockey East tournament (one quarterfinal, both semifinals and the championship final). This season is the first time that NBC will broadcast college hockey games. “We are excited to be launching our first-ever college … Read more