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
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