A published report in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Monday states WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod will visit Alaska Tuesday to potentially discuss the Nanooks joining the league for the 2013-2014 season. “I haven’t been up there for a long time … and I’m going to get a sense of the program commitment. They’ve been fairly aggressive … Read more
Bowling Green forward Jordan Samuels-Thomas will be transferring to Quinnipiac for the 2012-2013 season, according to Chris Heisbenberg’s NCAA recruiting database. It was announced in April that Samuels-Thomas would not be returning to the Falcons this fall. Samuels-Thomas, a seventh round draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2009, was Bowling Green’s leading scorer in … Read more
Castleton State has announced the hiring of Bill Bowes as the new head coach for the women’s hockey team. Bowes, who was an assistant coach at Holy Cross for the past seven seasons, will also take over the Castleton State men’s golf team. Prior to his time at Holy Cross, Bowes was head coach at … Read more
There will be four on-ice officials for all SUNYAC games next season, new coordinator of officials Jeff Fulton told USCHO on Friday. League officials voted Friday to approve the four-man system for the regular season and playoffs. “This is significant for college hockey since we are the first NCAA D-III conference to adopt the 2-and-2 … Read more
Former New Hampshire All-American and Patty Kazmaier finalist Kelly Paton has been hired as a volunteer assistant coach for the Mercyhurst women. “We are excited to add Kelly to our staff,” Mercyhurst head coach Michael Sisti said in a press release. “Kelly has great enthusiasm to join our program and will be able to work … Read more
According to a published report in the Sentinel-Tribune, discussions regarding a merger of the CCHA and WCHA were held this past Tuesday in Chicago. Representatives of the two leagues met for “exploratory talks” about a merged 10-team league, CCHA commissioner Fred Pletsch told the publication. Pletsch said the league commissioners will go back to their … Read more
St. Cloud State has named Jim Fetter and Brita Schroeder as women’s assistant coaches for the upcoming season. “After a long process, I am very excited to have a full staff in place,” said SCSU head coach Jeff Giesen in a statement. “Jim and Brita will be a great coaching mix of knowledge and expertise … Read more
Wisconsin deputy athletics director Sean Frazier has been named chair of the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee for the 2011-2012 season. Frazier’s one-year term will begin on Sept. 1. He succeeds Providence athletics director Robert Driscoll. “It is an honor to be named chair of such a prestigious committee,” Frazier said. “We are currently … Read more
Mercyhurst has named two former players to the Lakers’ coaching staff with Peter Aubry as the team’s new assistant coach and Neil Graham taking the post of volunteer assistant coach. Aubry, a goalie at Mercyhurst from 1998-2002, replaces John Rosso, who took a scouting job with the Tampa Bay Lightning last month. “It’s a wonderful … Read more
Niagara has rounded out its coaching staff with the addition of former Purple Eagles’ defenseman Pat Oliveto as an assistant coach. “I am very pleased to welcome Pat and his family back to the Niagara University community,” Niagara head coach Dave Burkholder said in a press release. “He was a role model on and off … Read more
Former Denver forward Corey Carlson and his family were killed in a mid-air collision on Saturday afternoon near Trapper Creek in Alaska, according to an Anchorage Daily News article. Carlson, 41, his wife, Hetty Barnett Carlson and their two young children, Ella, 5, and Adelaide “Addie,” 3, were all on board the Cessna 180 that … Read more
The United States Hockey Hall of Fame will enshrine three college hockey alumni this fall with the announcement Monday that Chris Chelios, Gary Suter and Keith Tkachuk will make up three of the five new members. Mike “Doc” Emrick and Ed Snider are the other two that will be formally installed into the Hall in … Read more
Mercyhurst has confirmed to USCHO.com that Atlantic Hockey rookie of the year Taylor Holstrom and defenseman Nate Jensen have left the Lakers and will play for Penn State starting with the 2012-2013 season. Both 21-year-olds will play for Penn State’s club team next season and will maintain three seasons of D-I eligibility, according to the … Read more
Former St. Lawrence captain and Canton, N.Y., native Greg Carvel has been named an assistant coach for the Saints. Carvel replaces Bob Prier, who left to become head coach at Princeton. Carvel, who played at St. Lawrence from 1989-1993, was most recently an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators and has 15 years of professional … Read more
The meeting between representatives of the CCHA and four Atlantic Hockey schools produced only discussion, according to statements released by both sides. The sides met Tuesday on the Mercyhurst campus in Erie, Pa., amid a changing landscape for Division I men’s college hockey. In 2013, the CCHA will be reduced to six teams — possibly … Read more
Veteran NHL coach Andy Murray has signed a five-year contract to coach Western Michigan, the school announced Tuesday. He replaces Jeff Blashill, who left after one season to become an assistant coach with the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. The hiring of Murray, who has 20 years of coaching experience in the NHL, comes as the … Read more
According to the Boston Herald, Northeastern will name former player Jim Madigan as the Huskies’ new head coach. A press conference is scheduled for Tuesday at Matthews Arena. Madigan played for NU from 1981-1985 and was a member of a pair of Beanpot Tournament-winning teams, as well as Northeastern’s only Frozen Four entrant in 1982. … Read more
Matty Thomas has joined Denver as a volunteer assistant coach. Thomas joins the Pioneers after serving as an assistant coach with the Navy club program the past two seasons. He also graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2005. Thomas’ responsibilities at DU will include assisting in practice planning, breaking down and analyzing game video, … Read more
Northeastern defenseman Jamie Oleksiak has left the school and signed an Ontario Hockey League contract with the Saginaw Spirit, the Spirit announced Monday. The 6-foot-7, 245-pound Oleksiak, selected in the first round by the Dallas Stars in the 2011 NHL draft last month, finished his freshman year at Northeastern this past spring. “We have been … Read more
Hamilton College has named Rob Haberbusch, associate head coach at Army since 2008, its new head coach. Haberbusch succeeds Norm Bazin, who was named head coach at Massachusetts-Lowell in late April. “I am honored to accept the position of head hockey coach at Hamilton College,” Haberbusch said in a statement. “Hamilton’s excellent academic reputation, coupled … Read more