As Big Ten prepares to announce plan, CCHA, WCHA commissioners look forward

It might not rise to the level of certainty of death and taxes, but the likely addition of hockey to the Big Ten Conference lineup has college hockey commissioners doing some advance planning. WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod said he has heard from Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and representatives from Wisconsin and Penn State that … Read more

Hockey East announces ’10-11 award winners

Hockey East announced its Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team on Wednesday afternoon. The first-year players will be honored alongside several individual award winners at Thursday’s annual championship awards night at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Bill Arnold, F, Boston College Charlie Coyle, F, Boston University Mike Collins, F, Merrimack Michael Pereira, F, … Read more

ECAC names All-League, All-Rookie squads

The ECAC announced its three All-League teams and its All-Rookie team on Tuesday. The teams were picked by league coaches. FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Chase Polacek, F, Rensselaer Brian O’Neill, F, Yale Andrew Miller, F, Yale Nick Bailen, D, Rensselaer Taylor Fedun, D, Princeton Keith Kinkaid, G, Union SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Jack Maclellan, F, Brown Joe … Read more

Lucia getting contract extension at Minnesota?

According to a report in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minnesota head coach Don Lucia and the university are in talks to give Lucia a contract extension. Minnesota AD Joel Maturi told the paper that even with the Gophers failing to make the NCAA tournament for the third straight season this year, Lucia’s job was … Read more

Toronto signs Wisconsin defenseman Gardiner

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Wisconsin junior defenseman Jake Gardiner to an entry-level contract. The Leafs acquired Gardiner on Feb. 9 from Anaheim along with Joffrey Lupul and a conditional fourth round draft pick in 2013 in exchange for defenceman Francois Beauchemin. Gardiner was originally Anaheim’s first round choice (17th overall) in the 2008 … Read more

Senators sign another, ink Clarkson’s Borowiecki

The Ottawa Senators have signed their second NCAA player with eligibility remaining this offseason by inking Clarkson junior defenseman Mark Borowiecki on Saturday. The 21-year-old Borowiecki was the Senators’ fifth-round pick (139th overall) in the 2008 NHL draft and was the first Ottawa native ever drafted by the Senators. Borowiecki, Clarkson’c captain this year, played … Read more

MacDonald steps down at Massachusetts-Lowell

Blaise MacDonald has stepped down as coach at Massachusetts-Lowell, the school announced on Friday. MacDonald recently completed his 10th season behind the bench at Lowell, where his team finished 5-25-4, the worst record in the school’s 45-year history of the sport. In 10 seasons, MacDonald compiled a 150-178-44 record for the River Hawks. He began … Read more

Army out as Providence head coach

Providence head coach Tim Army has resigned as head coach of the Friars, the school announced Thursday. A search to find his successor will begin immediately. “I want to thank Tim for his dedication and service to the men’s ice hockey program over the last six seasons,” Providence athletics director Bob Driscoll said in a … Read more

Frattin honored as WCHA’s top player

Two seniors from North Dakota – forward Matt Frattin and defensemen Chay Genoway – were named WCHA Player of the Year and WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, respectively, on Thursday. The All-WCHA teams were also named Thursday. WCHA AWARD WINNERS Player of the Year – Matt Frattin, Sr, F, North Dakota Outstanding Student-Athlete of … Read more

Spartans’ Grant bolts MSU for Ottawa

Michigan State sophomore forward Derek Grant has signed with the Ottawa Senators, forgoing his last two years of eligibility with the Spartans. “This was not an easy decision, but it is the one I felt that was right for me,” said Grant in a statement.  “I love everything about Michigan State and I will always … Read more

Kazmaier finalists down to Agosta, Duggan, Stack

Senior forwards Meghan Agosta (Mercyhurst), Meghan Duggan (Wisconsin) and Kelli Stack (Boston College) have been named the three finalists for the 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The award will be handed out March 19 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pa., in conjunction with the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four. Agosta is the second top-three finalist … Read more

Miami, Ferris State lead All-CCHA selections

A trio of Miami forwards and two seniors for Ferris State have been selected to the All-CCHA First Team. RedHawks senior forward Andy Miele, the nation’s leading scorer, was a unanimous selection to the First Team, marking the first time a player received only first-place votes since Michigan’s Kevin Porter in 2008. Michigan senior forward … Read more

Snikeris named ECAC’s top women’s scholar

The ECAC has named Yale goaltender Jackee Snikeris the 2010-11 women’s student-athlete of the year. The fifth recipient of the award, which recognizes academic achievement and accomplishments on and off of the ice, Snikeris, also a Patty Kazmaier Award nominee, was one of three finalists for this year’s honor along with Harvard’s Katharine Chute and Clarkson’s … Read more

CCHA scholar-athletes named

Eleven CCHA players have been designated as their team’s 2010-11 scholar-athlete of the year and the overall winner will be chosen from the group of nominees with the winner announced at the CCHA awards ceremony on March 17. 2010-11 CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year Nominees Bryant Molle, Sr, D, Alaska, Civil Engineering David Solway, Sr, F, … Read more

Ginand leaves Mercyhurst for AHL’s Sound Tigers

Even though his season isn’t over yet, Mercyhurst forward Phil Ginand has left the Lakers and signed an amateur tryout with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. Ginand, who hasn’t played for Mercyhurst since Feb. 12, registered 12 goals and 20 points in 27 games this year. In his freshman year two … Read more