Three-time defending regular season champion Rochester Institute of Technology is picked to finish first in the 2011-12 Atlantic Hockey Association preseason coach’s poll, announced at the conference’s annual media day held at Blue Cross Arena, which will again serve as the site of the league’s championship. The Tigers edged playoff champion Air Force by a … Read more
Former Wisconsin player and current women’s coach Mark Johnson and coaching legend Jeff Sauer are among four people named recipients of the 2011 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. The Badgers duo is joined by NHL Hall of Famer Bob Pulford and long-time USA Hockey executive Toni Rossi. Currently … Read more
The defending national champion Wisconsin Badgers start this season where they ended last season – at No. 1 on the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin received all 14 first-place votes. Boston University comes in second, just edging out No. 3 Cornell by five points. Minnesota sits at No. 4, while Boston College rounds out … Read more
Chris MacKenzie has resigned as head coach of the Niagara women’s hockey team to pursue a position within a professional hockey organization and assistant coach Josh Sciba will assume the role of interim head coach for the upcoming season. MacKenzie, who played for the Purple Eagles, graduating in 2000, was the second head coach in … Read more
New Hampshire junior defenseman Blake Kessel, after deciding in May to forego his senior season to play professionally, has signed with the Philadelphia Flyers. Kessel was a sixth-round pick of the New York Islanders in the 2007 National Hockey League entry draft and much like what North Dakota’s Jason Gregoire did in May when he … Read more
Former Clarkson star Ken Scuderi has been hired as an assistant coach with Hamilton College. Scuderi was a four-year letter winner for Clarkson from 2001 to 2005 and played professional hockey for four seasons in the ECHL and American Hockey League from 2005 to 2009. Scuderi collected 24 points in 133 career games as a … Read more
The ECAC women’s conference has announced its preseason all-conference team and the results of the preseason coaches’ poll. The all-conference team, voted on by league coaches, is made up of five underclassmen and one senior, who all ranked near the top of every statistical category last season in league play. ECAC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Victoria … Read more
St. Thomas has named Jeff “Duke” Boeser full-time head coach, removing the interim tag he held this past season after replacing the retired Terry Skrypek in April 2010. Last year, Boeser, who played at St. Thomas from 1971-1975, led the Tommies to a runner-up conference finish in the MIAC and a 14-10-2 overall record. “I … Read more
Mike Souza has been named an assistant coach at Brown, getting his first coaching job after playing the last five seasons in Italy. “He’s someone that our guys will lean on because he’s played at such a high level,” said Brown head coach Brendan Whittet in a press release. “From my side of it, he’s … Read more
Michaela Calnan, a 2011 Bowdoin graduate and a former two-sport athlete for the Polar Bears, has been chosen as one of the 30 nominees (and only hockey player) for the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers … Read more
College Hockey America announced today that Lindenwood University has officially submitted an application to the CHA for admission for the 2012-2013 season. “The directors have accepted the application of Lindenwood University for admission into the CHA,” CHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio said in a press release. “We will begin the process for admission, which will include … Read more
Western New England University coach Greg Heffernan announced the addition of Steve Rizer to the Golden Bears coaching staff, the university said in a release. The Long Island, N.Y., native was an All-American as a junior and senior during his career at Fredonia State. Rizer also was selected to the All-SUNYAC team twice. Last year he … Read more
Alabama-Huntsville alumni and community leaders will announce a “grassroots effort and call on community to get involved to save NCAA Division I hockey at UAH,” at a news conference scheduled for Thursday. The news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. CDT at the Huntsville Municipal IcePlex. Leaders will ask all UAH alumni and hockey fans … Read more
The Penn State women’s team has been admitted into College Hockey America beginning with the 2012-13 season. “We reviewed their application, made a campus visit and did our due dilligence to see what Penn State could offer the CHA,” said CHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio in a statement. “The directors then voted unanimously to admit Penn … Read more
Meghan Duggan, a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team and 2011 Wisconsin graduate, was named one of 10 finalists for the 2011 Sportswoman of the Year, presented annually by the Women’s Sports Foundation. Past winners of the award include one-time Wisconsin teammate Jessie Vetter (2009), gymnast Nastia Liukin (2008), soccer star Mia Hamm (1997, … Read more
Mike Warde has left his job as an assistant coach at Alabama-Huntsville for a similar job at Army. “We are excited to have Mike back at West Point,” Army head coach Brian Riley said in a statement. “He understands what West Point stands for, the caliber of player we recruit and the exacting standards the … Read more
Niagara volunteer assistant coach Jay McKee has been named an assistant coach with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. After 14 years in the NHL with Buffalo, St. Louis and Pittsburgh, McKee spent the 2010-11 season behind the Niagara bench. “Words can’t express how thankful I am to (NU head coach) Dave Burkholder, … Read more
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has begun a national search for its first commissioner. The search for a commissioner is being spearheaded by the conference’s consultants, The Goldwater Group of Bethesda, Md., and Stafford Sports of Medford, N.J. “We are looking for an outstanding executive who has the experience, leadership qualities and enthusiasm to work … Read more
New Hampshire has announced the hiring of Jim Tortorella as associate head coach. Tortorella, who comes to New Hampshire after a 16-year stint as head coach at Colby College, replaces former associate coach David Lassonde, who was recently named the assistant coach at Denver. “I’m extremely excited to bring Jim Tortorella on staff,” UNH head … Read more
Nick Fohr has been named assistant coach at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., and will help guide the U.S. National Under-17 Team in the 2011-2012 season. “Nick is highly regarded and will be a terrific addition to our coaching staff,” said NTDP senior director of operations Scott Monaghan in a … Read more