Western Michigan rookie coach Jeff Blashill, who took over a squad that won only eight games the previous year, has been voted as USCHO’s coach of the year. In an amazing turnaround, Blashill took the same squad that had finished in the basement the previous year and coached them to a 19-13-10 record and fourth … Read more
Leading Union to a first place regular season finish in the ECAC has earned Nate Leaman the 2011 Spencer Penrose Award. Union set school records for overall wins (26) and conference wins (17) en route to the school’s first Cleary Cup (ECAC regular season title) and first NCAA Division I tournament berth. Leaman recently completed … Read more
In a close contest, Notre Dame center T.J. Tynan was voted as USCHO’s rookie of the year, narrowly edging Denver’s Jason Zucker. A 5-foot-8 19-year-old from Orland Park, Ill., Tynan led the nation in scoring among freshmen with 54 points on 23 goals and 31 assists. His scoring prowess was important to Notre Dame’s winning … Read more
Cornell and Boston University will continue their 86-year-old rivalry on Nov. 26, 2011 as the schools will play Madison Square Garden in New York City. The “Red Hot Hockey” game has been sold out the past two times the schools have played, including the inaugural game on Nov. 24, 2007 and the second installment on … Read more
Boston College sophomore defenseman Philip Samuelsson has decided to forego his last two years of eligibility and sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Samuelsson, drafted by the Penguins in the second round (61st overall) of the 2009 NHL draft, scored four goals and added 12 assists in 39 games this year. Last season, Samuelsson was part … Read more
Hobey Baker Award winner Andy Miele, a senior with the Miami RedHawks, has been voted as USCHO’s player of the year. A 5-foot-8 forward from Gross Pointe, Mich., Miele signed a free agent contract with the Phoenix Coyotes after the RedHawks lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to New Hampshire. Miele’s prolific … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth, fresh off their first national championship win last Saturday night, finish the season ranked No. 1 in the final USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll after receiving 48 of 50 first place votes. The Bulldogs were last ranked No. 11 back on March 21. No. 2 North Dakota had the other two first place votes, … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth’s Kyle Schmidt has been named the 2011 winner of the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award. The award was given Friday, the day before Schmidt scored the overtime winner for the Bulldogs in the national championship game. Schmidt, a senior forward, is the fifth winner of the award, named for the former Army player who … Read more
Notre Dame’s T.J. Tynan has been named national Division I rookie of the year by the Hockey Commissioners’ Association. The forward led rookies nationally in the regular season with 19 goals and 47 points, including 14 multi-point games, en route to the CCHA’s rookie of the year award. The award is selected in voting by … Read more
Miami senior forward Andy Miele became the first RedHawks player to win the Hobey Baker Award, announced Friday at the Xcel Energy Center, site of the 2011 Frozen Four. Miele, the CCHA’s player of the year, leads the nation in points (71) and assists (40). He was named CCHA player of the year, as well … Read more
Boston College sophomore forward Brooks Dyroff was awarded the 2011 Hockey Humanitarian Award Friday at the Xcel Energy Center. The award was created in 1996 to recognize college hockey student-athletes, Division I or III, male or female, who give back to their communities in the true humanitarian spirit. Dyroff became the second Boston College player, … Read more
North Dakota and Boston College together lead the 2010-11 list of All-Americans, with two first-team and one second-team honoree each. In all, 14 different Division I men’s hockey programs were represented. This season’s All-Americans were announced Friday night at the Frozen Four and were chosen by members of the American Hockey Coaches Association. Only one … Read more
Denver sophomore forward Drew Shore will return for his junior season and not sign with the Florida Panthers, the school announced Thursday. Shore was drafted in the second round (44th overall) by Florida in the 2009 NHL draft. “I’m really excited to return to DU for my junior season,” Shore said in a DU press … Read more
Air force forward Jacques Lamoureux has been selected as the 2010-2011 winner of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award in men’s ice hockey. The winner, as voted by a committee of Division I coaches, media, and fans, is given annually to a senior with “notable achievements in four areas of excellence — community, classroom, character and … Read more
EJ McGuire, who started his coaching career at Brockport and most recently was the vice president of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, died Thursday. He was 58 and had been battling cancer. McGuire had a 44-74-1 record in five seasons at Brockport from 1977 to 1982. He later was an assistant coach in the NHL … Read more
As many as 25 college hockey legends are confirmed to participate in the sixth annual “Friday Night at the Frozen Four” event which will be held from 4:30-9:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8 at the Xcel Energy Center. The popular event, which includes the presentation of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and the Hockey Humanitarian … Read more
Tim Coghlin, head coach of the Division III national champion St. Norbert Green Knights, has been named the AHCA D-III coach of the year. Coghlin also won the award in 2008 when St. Norbert won their first national championship. This season, St. Norbert went 25-4-1 and defeated Adrian in the D-III title game on March … Read more
After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Mandi Schwartz passed away Sunday morning. The Yale forward and sister of Colorado College forwards Rylan and Jaden was just 23. In a statement issued Monday, Yale University said: “Our thoughts are with the Schwartz family, Mandi’s fiance, her physicians and caregivers, and her friends, classmates, coaches … Read more
According to a report on TSN, Merrimack sophomore forward Stephane Da Costa has signed with the Ottawa Senators, leaving two years on the table at Merrimack. Da Costa inked a two-year free agent deal after posting 90 points (30 goals, 60 assists) in his two years with the Warriors. The Paris, France native led Merrimack in … Read more
Denver sophomore defenseman Matt Donovan has decided to forgo his final two years of eligibility after signing a professional contract Wednesday with the New York Islanders. Donovan will report to the Islanders’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, to play out the remainder of the season. “We wish Matt continued success in professional … Read more