Robert Morris has hired Mercyhurst associate head coach Paul Colontino as the Colonials’ new head women’s coach. Colontino replaces Nate Handrahan, who left for the same job at Ohio State earlier this offseason. Colontino, who has coached at Mercyhurst since 2006, has over a decade of women’s hockey coaching experience at the Division I level. … Read more
The Big Ten will use a two-week postseason format when the league debuts in the 2013-14 season, according to a report. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that the six-team league will award first-round byes to the top two teams in the standings. The third-place team will host the sixth-place team and the fourth-place team will … Read more
Ohio State assistant coach Steve Brent has decided to resign his position and take a job outside of hockey, the school announced Thursday. Brent played for the Buckeyes and has been on the coaching staff 13 of the last 14 seasons. “We wish Steve and his family all the best as he enters the next … Read more
Michigan Tech announced Thursday the addition of Bill Muckalt to the coaching staff as an assistant coach. “I had the opportunity to recruit and coach Bill (at Michigan from 1994-98) and he was an outstanding player,” said MTU head coach Mel Pearson in a press release. “He has a great work ethic and tremendous passion … Read more
Holley Tyng has been promoted to associate head coach at Dartmouth after serving as an assistant coach the past six years. “I am excited that we are able to recognize Holley with this new title for her tremendous work,” said Big Green head coach Mark Hudak in a statement. “She has certainly earned this during … Read more
Michigan has named former player Brian Wiseman the team’s new assistant coach. Wiseman, a four-year letter winner (1991-94) and Hobey Baker finalist with the Wolverines, was an assistant coach in 2010-11 for the Calder Cup finalist Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League. He previously served as an assistant coach at Princeton during the 2003-04 … Read more
Robert Morris has extended head coach Derek Schooley’s contract three years through the 2015-2016 season. “We are very excited to extend Coach Schooley’s contract through 2016,” Robert Morris athletic director Craig Coleman said in a statement. “We have a first-class coach who has developed our program from scratch into one of the most respected in … Read more
Angela Ruggiero has joined a Wayne State hockey online campaign against the abrupt shutdown of its women’s hockey team. Wayne State senior Ciara Lee started an online petition on May 27 on Change.org, one day after WSU athletic director Rob Fournier announced the school would be discontinuing the women’s hockey program. Administrators cited massive budget … Read more
Former Notre Dame forward and volunteer assistant coach T.J. Jindra has been hired as the new assistant coach at Alaska-Anchorage. Jindra played for four seasons with the Irish from 2003-07 and served as a volunteer assistant last year. He also coached at Sahhtuck-St. Mary’s prep school. “We are excited for T.J. to join the coaching … Read more
After announcing last month that he was leaving Michigan for a contract with the New Jersey Devils, Wolverines’ junior defenseman Brandon Burlon made it official Thursday. Chosen by the Devils in the second round (52nd overall) in the 2008 NHL draft, Burlon played in 116 career games for Michigan, scoring 13 goals and 34 assists … Read more
Colorado College sophomore defenseman Doug Leaverton has left the Tigers’ program and hopes to transfer to another Division I school. “The way the (2010-11) season ended was a sign,” Leaverton told the Colorado Springs Gazette. “I didn’t play the last four weeks. I decided I need to pursue my career elsewhere. I’ve made some good … Read more
School president Daan Bravemen announced Thursday that Nazareth College, located in Pittsford, N.Y., will add Division III men’s hockey starting with the 2012-13 season. It will be the 24th team to be part of the Golden Flyers athletic program. “We think this will be a great new program for Nazareth College and for the larger … Read more
The Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League have hired former Yale associate head coach Kyle Wallack as their new head coach and general manager. Wallack was at Yale the past five seasons. “We feel we have the right fit in Kyle,” said Ice president Charlie Skjodt in a statement. “Today’s game is built … Read more
Former Penn State club team defenseman Josh Brandwene has been named the Nittany Lions’ first varsity women’s coach. Brandwene will guide Penn State into its Division I era, which begins with the 2012-13 season. “We are proud to welcome Josh back to Penn State as the first head coach of the women’s varsity ice hockey … Read more
Former Michigan Tech coach Jamie Russell will replace longtime Providence assistant coach David Berard with the Friars, the Providence Journal reported. Berard had been with the Friars for 13 seasons, under head coaches Paul Pooley and Tim Army. “It was a difficult decision. David is a tremendous person,” new Providence coach Nate Leaman told the … Read more
A historic North American service academy rivalry is set to resume after a five-year hiatus. Army and Canada’s Royal Military College are scheduled for one meeting in each of the next three seasons, with the first two at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. The schools had a 75-year history before the series was put … Read more
Meghan Gillis has been named coach of the Williams women’s program and will be the fourth leader in the last four seasons. Gillis, who spent the last two seasons at Pomfret (Conn.) School as an assistant director of admissions, head girls hockey coach, and assistant softball coach, succeeds interim coach Joey Lye. Lye was 4-17-1 … Read more
Incoming Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky will take over the school’s club team in its final season before a transition to varsity status. Penn State Icers coach Scott Balboni has agreed to step down as coach to make way for Gadowsky and his staff, the school announced Friday. “I am grateful to Coach Balboni for … Read more
Patrick Leahy will take over the Stonehill program as head coach, the school announced Friday. Leahy succeeds Garry Hebert, who resigned after a four-year term as the Skyhawks’ head coach. Leahy spent one season as varsity coach at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Mass, after four seasons at The Winchendon (Mass.) School. “His … Read more
Three years after dropping its men’s hockey program, Wayne State has followed suit with the women’s team. Citing “continuing reductions in state appropriations to higher education,” the school announced in a statement Friday that it was dropping the women’s program immediately. The move leaves the CHA with four teams — Mercyhurst, Niagara, Robert Morris and … Read more