Guy Gadowsky is Penn State’s first varsity men’s coach. Gadowsky, who has been head coach at Princeton and Alaska, will lead the Nittany Lions program when it gets started in the 2012-13 season, the school announced on Sunday. He will be formally introduced at a news conference Monday. Minnesota-Duluth’s Scott Sandelin and Wisconsin women’s coach … Read more
Western Michigan has extended USCHO.com national coach of the year Jeff Blashill’s contract through the 2015-16 season. According to a press release issued by WMU, through incentive adjustments, Blashill’s guaranteed compensation will raise to $275,000 annually with the new deal. “I am very excited to strengthen my commitment to Western Michigan University and the Bronco … Read more
North Dakota junior forward Brett Hextall has signed an entry-level contract with the Phoenix Coyotes and will forgo his senior season with the Fighting Sioux. Phoenix selected Hextall in the sixth round (159th overall) of the 2008 NHL draft. Hextall tallied 13 goals and 16 assists for a career-high 29 points in 39 games last … Read more
Union wasted no time after the departure of coach Nate Leaman to Providence, naming associate head coach Rick Bennett his successor with the Dutchmen on Friday. Bennett has spent seven seasons at Union, working with defensemen and special teams, managing team video and recruiting. It will be the first head coaching job for Bennett, who … Read more
Not long after being named the Spencer Penrose Award winner as the Division I men’s coach of the year, Nate Leaman is changing his address. Leaman is moving to Providence after leading Union to the school’s first ECAC Hockey regular season championship and first NCAA tournament berth in 2010-11. “We are thrilled to have Nate … Read more
The Grand Forks Herald reports that North Dakota forward Danny Kristo will return for his junior season this fall rather than sign with the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens drafted Kristo in the second round in 2008. Kristo is the third non-senior on the UND team to announce this week that he is returning for another … Read more
The Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks announced their sixth head coach in school history on Thursday, and for the first time they are turning to an alum to lead the program. Norm Bazin, who played for the River Hawks from 1990 through 1994 and was a part of the senior class that led Lowell within a goal … Read more
Jackie Barto, the first coach of women’s hockey at Ohio State, has decided to retire from coaching after 12 seasons with the Buckeyes and 27 years overall. Barto was hired at Ohio State in 1999 to start the women’s hockey program after spending five seasons as the head coach at her alma mater, Providence. “It … Read more
While nothing official has been announced, a report in the Lowell Sun all but confirms Norm Bazin as Massachusetts-Lowell’s next head coach. Blaise MacDonald was let go following this past season. Bazin played for the Riverhawks from 1990-1994 and has previously been an assistant coach at Lowell and Colorado College and most recently, was the … Read more
USA Hockey announced today that Scott Sandelin, Tom Ward and Joe Exter will serve as assistant coaches for the 2012 U.S. National Junior Team. The trio will join head coach Dean Blais behind the bench in leading Team USA at the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship Dec. 26, 2011 – Jan. 5, … Read more
North Dakota defenseman Ben Blood announced today that he will return to the Fighting Sioux for his senior season this fall. Blood opted not to sign with the Ottawa Senators, the team that made him a fourth-round draft pick (120th overall) in 2007. Blood appeared in all 44 games for the Fighting Sioux in 2010-11 … Read more
According to a report in the Watertown Daily Times, Clarkson has fired head coach George Roll and assistant coach Greg Drechsel. “We’ve started our national search,” Clarkson athletic director Steve Yianoukos said to the paper. “We’re very committed to hiring the best possible coach to fit the Clarkson University athletic mold. We are committed to … Read more
The New Jersey Devils have signed Union sophomore goaltender Keith Kinkaid to an entry-level contract. Kinkaid appeared in 38 games this past season, posting a 25-10-3 mark with three shutouts and a 1.99 goals-against average. He helped lead the Dutchmen to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, making 26 saves in a 2-0 loss against eventual … Read more
According to a published report in the Grand Forks Herald, the University of North Dakota will renew merchandise licenses to use the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo during 2011-2012 school year. Citing the North Dakota Legislature’s passage of a law requiring UND to keep the nickname and the uncertainty that followed concerning how the issue … Read more
Dr. E. J. Brophy has been chosen to become the new athletic director at Alabama-Huntsville. “I want to thank the search committee and chairman John Horack for finding quality candidates during this interview process,” interim UAH president Dr. Malcolm Portera said in a statement. “When the committee looked at the strengths that E. J. Brophy … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth lost its second player in as many days to the NHL as freshman defenseman Justin Faulk signed with the Carolina Hurricanes Friday. Faulk will immediately join the Hurricanes’ top minor-league affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League, for the Calder Cup playoffs. “Justin is a gifted offensive defenseman who excels on the … Read more
The San Jose Sharks have signed Northeastern freshman forward Brodie Reid to an entry-level contract. ”Brodie accomplished nearly everything an individual can achieve in his first season at the collegiate level,” San Jose GM Doug Wilson said in a statement. “We feel that he is more than ready to take the next step in his professional … Read more
Of the first 19 players announced Wednesday and Friday by USA Hockey that will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s Championship, April 29-May 15, in Kosice and Bratislava, Slovakia, 18 played college hockey. Highlighting the roster are seven players with U.S. Men’s National Team experience, including goaltenders Ty Conklin (New Hampshire) and … Read more
Just days after its first national title, Minnesota-Duluth will look to retain that championship next season without junior forward Mike Connolly, who from a report in the Duluth News Tribune, will sign with the San Jose Sharks. “Any player just wants an opportunity to play, and the coaching staff here gave me a chance. The … Read more
Michigan and Boston College each placed three players on the All-USCHO teams, while Denver, North Dakota, and Wisconsin each placed two players. Leading the way on the first team was the Hobey hat trick of Miami’s Andy Miele (USCHO’s player of the year and the Hobey Baker Award winner), North Dakota’s Matt Frattin, and Boston … Read more