Ten student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as finalists Wednesday for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym … Read more
After a five-year run, the skills competition is out of the Frozen Four lineup. It will be replaced by an open skate on the Xcel Energy Center ice as part of the Friday night schedule that includes the ceremonies for the Hobey Baker and Hockey Humanitarian awards. Plans are for the open skate to include … Read more
THIRD STAR Chase Polacek, Rensselaer: The Engineers senior put together a five-point weekend, including a goal and two assists as RPI upended then-No. 1 Yale. He also had the game-winning goal and an assist against Brown. :: Chase Polacek’s player page SECOND STAR Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force: The senior had a pair of two-goal games … Read more
The top six spots in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll are unchanged from a week ago, and that includes Wisconsin staying the top team in the country with 11 of 15 first-place votes. Cornell, with the four other first-place votes, sits in the second spot, while Boston University (No. 3), Minnesota (No. 4), Mercyhurst … Read more
Boston College is back where it started the season — atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Eagles, winners of 10 of their last 11 games, received 41 of 50 first-place votes to displace Yale as the nation’s top-ranked team. Yale slipped to third after losses at Union and Rensselaer. Denver moved up one … Read more
After being abrubtly cut from the Boston University squad earlier this month, junior forward Andrew Glass gave his side of the story to the Boston Hockey Blog. BU coach Jack Parker said he dismissed Glass for violating team rules, but Glass rebuffs that, saying he missed two meetings and missed a pre-holiday practice, later changed … Read more
The CCHA announced Thursday that Lake Superior State head coach Jim Roque has been issued a fine and been publicly reprimanded for a violation of the league’s Good Conduct Policy. “The CCHA has a number of post-game protocols for a coach to properly express their concerns over issues that may have occurred during the course … Read more
THIRD STAR Ryan Leets, Army: He had just set a collegiate best with 42 saves a game earlier, but the sophomore goaltender did it one better last Friday against Robert Morris, stopping 43 shots in a 3-1 victory. He added 30 saves in a 2-2 tie Saturday for a 73-save weekend. :: Ryan Leets’ player … Read more
A record 25 players have been unveiled as the nominees for the 2011 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The list includes returning nominees Sam Kuzyk of Adrian, Mario Mjelleli of Augsburg and Brigid O’Gorman of Connecticut College. Finalists will be announced in mid-February, with the award scheduled to be presented on Friday, April … Read more
Michigan State coach Rick Comley will retire at the end of this season, he announced at his weekly news conference Tuesday. Comley, who led Northern Michigan to the 1991 NCAA championship and Michigan State to the 2007 title, is in his ninth season with the Spartans and his 38th season overall. He ranks fourth in … Read more
The No. 1-ranked RIT women’s hockey team, along with Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, raised $10,219 for Finger Lakes Health in conjunction with Geneva General Cardiology Associates to help “Black Out Heart Disease” last Friday and Saturday as part of the Tigers’ two-game series against No. 4 SUNY-Plattsburgh. RIT wore special black jerseys that were auctioned … Read more
Another week and another No. 1 ranking for Yale in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. After that, though, and teams are moving around. Boston College is the new No. 2, also receiving four first place votes, up from No. 3 a week ago, while Denver is up one spot to No. 3. North Dakota … Read more
The same teams make up the top 10 in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll, though the order is somewhat tweaked from a week ago. Wisconsin is still No. 1, followed by Cornell and No. 2 and third-ranked Boston University. Minnesota leapfrogs Mercyhurst into the fourth spot and Minnesota-Duluth remains one back of Mercyhurst at … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association has announced its major award winners for 2011 and college connections abound. Former St. Thomas coach Terry Skrypek, who retired last summer, was named the John MacInnes award winner for his longtime support of amateur hockey and youth programs. The Terry Flanagan Award went to Rochester Institute of Technology assistant coach Brian Hills. The … Read more
The ECAC today announced that St. Lawrence senior forward Sean Flanagan has been assessed a one-game suspension, in accordance with the league’s supplemental discipline process, as the result of his actions in the St. Lawrence at Yale contest last Saturday. The action was taken after review of an incident that occurred with six seconds … Read more
Penn State’s future arena that will house the new men’s and women’s Division I programs will be named Pegula Ice Arena, after donors Terrence and Kim Pegula. The Pegulas’ $88 million gift, the largest private gift in Penn State’s history, will fund the arena as well as help to establish the men’s hockey program. “We … Read more
The CCHA announced this morning that Lake Superior State coach Jim Roque has been suspended for tonight’s game against Western Michigan. Roque was in violation of the league’s Good Conduct Regulations (Section VI – CCHA Code of Regulations) after an incident that occurred following the game with Michigan State on Jan. 15 which resulted in … Read more
Wahsontiio Stacey, Vermont’s leading scorer, will not finish his senior season with the Catamounts as the Burlington Free Press reported today he has quit the hockey program. “Wahs has informed the coaches (Tuesday) afternoon that he was quitting the team,” Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon told the paper. “He spoke with the team right before practice … Read more
For the fifth straight season, the NCAA men’s ice hockey committee has altered the selection criteria for the national tournament. This season, the list of teams under consideration — those that are compared against each other to form the basis of the PairWise Rankings — has been expanded to all teams with a Ratings Percentage … Read more
The University of Vermont and the city of Burlington will host the 2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship, with Gutterson Fieldhouse being the primary venue. Gutterson, home to the UVM men’s and women’s programs, will will host all U.S. and Canada games, as well as the playoff and medal rounds. Cairns Arena will serve as the … Read more