Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Kristin Faber and St. Norbert’s Nick Tabisz have been named the 2011 NCHA scholar-athlete winners in their respective divisions. The award is given annually to one student-athlete in the men’s and women’s conference who excels in the classroom, community and on the ice. Faber was also named the NCHA player of the year … Read more
USA Hockey announced the 10 finalists for the 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award and two players each from Boston College, Cornell, Mercyhurst and Wisconsin are among the finalists. The award, annually given to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s hockey, will be presented on March 19 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, … Read more
THIRD STAR Dan Sullivan, Maine: The freshman goaltender makes an appearance in the three stars for the second straight week after allowing only one goal on 34 shots in a pair of victories over then-No. 4 Merrimack. :: Dan Sullivan’s player page SECOND STAR Paul Zanette, Niagara: The Purple Eagles senior upped his nation-leading season … Read more
The ECAC women’s league has named its end-of-season award winners and Quinnipiac freshman forward Kelly Babstock is the big winner, taking home top rookie and top player honors. Cornell head coach Doug Derraugh has been named the league’s coach of the year, while Lauriane Rougeau from Cornell is the best defensive defenseman, Reagan Fischer from … Read more
North Dakota, with 42 of 50 first-place votes, is again the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll for the second week in a row. Boston College garnered six first-place votes and holds down No. 2, while Yale and Union each received a first-place vote and are ranked third and fourth, respectively, … Read more
This week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll is identical to the one from last week in that Wisconsin is again a unanimous choice as the top-ranked team in the country. Cornell sits No. 2 and is followed by Minnesota in the third spot, Mercyhurst at No. 4 and Boston University in the five slot. Minnesota-Duluth … Read more
The NCHA has announced that Wisconsin-Eau Claire forward Kristin Faber has been voted the women’s player of the year and Wisconsin-River Falls’ Joe Cranston is coach of the year. “Kristin has been a dominant player in this league since she started four years ago,” said UW-Eau Claire head coach Mike Collins in a league release. … Read more
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation has announced that its 2011 Legend of Hockey recipient is the late Herb Brooks. Brooks’ greatest claim to fame was guiding a group of college hockey players to the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. That “Miracle on Ice” team was named by Sports … Read more
St. Cloud State has announced that Gino Gasparini has been appointed special advisor to the president for athletics and will start his new position March 1. Gasparini, who played (1964-1967) and coached (1978-1994) at North Dakota before taking over as the commissioner of the United States Hockey League (1994-2009), will work with the existing athletics … Read more
The Elmira College men’s team will play without head coach Aaron Saul when it takes on Hobart College in the ECAC West semifinals tonight. Saul is in Germany to be with his brother, Adrian, who broke his neck while playing in a hockey game there, according to the Star Gazette. Assistant coach Dean Jackson will … Read more
A change in plans for the 2011 Ice Breaker Tournament has the event moving to Grand Forks, N.D., where North Dakota, Boston College, Michigan State and Air Force will make up the field. The Oct. 7-8 tournament was originally scheduled for a second straight season in St. Louis, but a conflict with the NHL schedule … Read more
THIRD STAR Danny Biega, Harvard: The Crimson have been busy, playing three games in five days, and the sophomore defenseman has been busy finding his way to the score sheet. He had a goal in each of those games, at Cornell, at Colgate and at Brown, and added three assists for a six-point week. :: … Read more
Wisconsin garnered all 15 first-place votes to maintain their No. 1 ranking in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Cornell sits firmly at No. 2 and then Mercyhurst jumps two places to No. 3, tied with Minnesota this week. Boston University drops a spot to No. 5, while Minnesota-Duluth stays sixth, Boston College stays … Read more
North Dakota is the new No. 1-ranked team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Sioux were second last week, but made the jump to No. 1 this week with 21 first-place votes. Boston College tumbles from the top spot to No. 2, while Yale remains No. 3, Merrimack jumps two spots to … Read more
The nominees for the 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced today and the list of 26 nominated players includes 17 forwards, five goaltenders and four defensemen from 12 different schools in all four Division I leagues. Mercyhurst College, host of the 2011 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four, leads all schools with five nominated players. The award, … Read more
According to a report from MyFoxBoston.com, 28 players from the Curry College men’s team were hospitalized for nitrous dioxide exposure following Thursday night’s game in Providence, R.I., against Johnson and Wales. In a letter sent to all Curry students, Curry dean of students Maryellen Kiley said that the nitrous dioxide exposure was caused by a Zamboni. All … Read more
Northeastern has suspended coach Greg Cronin and assistant coach Albie O’Connell indefinitely amid an investigation into potential NCAA violations. The school is looking into the possibility that Huskies coaches violated telephone and text message rules in recruiting, issues that were discovered during routine internal compliance monitoring, the school announced Friday. Assistant coach Sebastien Laplante will … Read more
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association announced their year-end awards and all-NCHA teams Thursday and St. Norbert senior goaltender B.J. O’Brien led the way being named the league’s player of the year. “B.J. has been the backbone of our program the past two seasons,” said St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin. “Not only are his statistics compelling, … Read more
The eight finalists for the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award were named today. The award is given annually to college hockey’s finest citizen to recognize players at the Division I or Division III level, male or female, who give back to their community. This year’s recipient will be introduced in an afternoon ceremony on Friday, … Read more
THIRD STAR Tyler Gron, Northern Michigan: The Wildcats junior brought his team back from a 4-1 deficit with a hat trick last Saturday in a game NMU won 6-5. He added an assist on Saturday and a goal on Friday for a five-point weekend. :: Tyler Gron’s player page SECOND STAR Joe Cannata, Merrimack: The … Read more