Alaska-Anchorage Disciplines Shyiak After Ejection

Alaska-Anchorage has reprimanded coach Dave Shyiak for throwing a water bottle from the bench while arguing with officials last Saturday, an action that led to his ejection. Shyiak was given an unsportsmanlike conduct minor and a game misconduct after an argument, the Fairbanks News Miner reported. The newspaper also reported that Shyiak stepped onto the … Read more

Stone Sets Career Wins Record

With the Harvard Crimson’s 5-1 win over Princeton of Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey playoffs, head coach Katey Stone passed former Minnesota and Colby head coach Laura Halldorson for the all-time lead in D-I women’s coaching victories. The 16th-year head coach – all at Harvard – has guided the Crimson to a 338-142-27 (.693) … Read more

After Second Straight 0-25 Season, Lebanon Valley Leaves Division III for ACHA

Having gone more than two seasons without a win, Lebanon Valley is moving from NCAA Division III to the American Collegiate Hockey Association starting next season. The school cited travel, costs, missed class time and competitive concerns among reasons for the change. For the second straight year, the Flying Dutchmen were 0-25 this season, 0-15 … Read more

Miami’s Loss Puts Denver Back Atop Rankings

In the rare occasions this season where Miami has faltered enough to lose the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, Denver has been there to take advantage. Nothing different this week. The Pioneers, winners of eight in a row and with just one loss in 14 games since the holiday break, … Read more

Culhane Out as Western Michigan Coach After Season

Jim Culhane’s 11th full season as Western Michigan’s head coach will be his last. Culhane will be relieved of his duties at the end of the season, the school announced Thursday. The Broncos are 8-17-5 overall this season and 4-16-4 and in 11th place in the 12-team CCHA. “After a very diligent evaluation of our … Read more

Boston University’s Trivino Expected to Miss Rest of Season

Boston University center Corey Trivino is expected to miss the remainder of the 2009-10 season after suffering a fractured right fibula in Saturday’s 5-2 victory over Maine, the school announced on Wednesday. Trivino has appeared in all 28 games this season for the Terriers, tallying 15 points on four goals and 11 assists. He scored … Read more

Harvard Puts 4 on Patty Kazmaier Nominee List

Harvard leads the way with four nominees among the 45 names unveiled Wednesday as candidates for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, the prize for the nation’s top women’s college hockey player. Forwards Kate Buesser and Liza Ryabkina, defender Leanna Coskren and goaltender Christina Kessler represent the Crimson on the list, which will be pared … Read more

Vermont Dismisses Milo

Vermont junior forward Justin Milo was dismissed from the team on Tuesday according to a representative of the Catamounts athletic department. Milo, who was tied for second on the team in scoring this season, was let go for what head coach Kevin Sneddon said was “the best interest of the program.” According to the Burlington … Read more

Niagara, Alabama-Huntsville Reschedule Game for Feb. 28

Niagara and Alabama-Huntsville will tack on another game to a previously scheduled series to make up for a game postponed last weekend after a shooting on the Huntsville campus. The game that was postponed last Saturday will be made up at 4 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, Feb. 28. The teams were scheduled to play at … Read more

Perfect 10: Oswego Tops in D-III Again

For the second straight week — and the 10th consecutive atop Division III overall — the Oswego Lakers are the unanimous choice as the best team in college hockey. Teams two and three, Norwich and St. Norbert, remained unchanged. Moving up to fourth was Plattsburgh, who defeated both Buffalo State and Fredonia to improve to … Read more

Saturday’s Alabama-Huntsville Game at Niagara Postponed

Alabama-Huntsville’s game at Niagara on Saturday has been postponed after a fatal shooting on UAH’s campus Friday. Three people were killed and three others were wounded in a school building. A biology professor is being held on murder charges. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Alabama-Huntsville community,” Niagara athletic director Ed McLaughlin said. … Read more

Wisconsin Suspends Forward Thurber

Wisconsin has suspended sophomore forward Matt Thurber indefinitely for a violation of the athletic department’s Student-Athlete Discipline Policy. The school did not disclose the nature of the violation. Thurber has three assists in nine games played this season for third-ranked Wisconsin. He is suspended from both games and practices but can receive student-athlete and weight-training … Read more

USCHO Women’s Game of the Week Schedule

General Information Broadcasts start 10 min. before game time (All times EST, Windows Media Player for PC or Mac required) Official Release Archived Broadcasts, 2008-09 Season Notice: High-speed Internet (500 kbps) is required to view video feeds without interruption. All fans can still use the audio-only feeds. 2009-10 Regular Season Broadcasts Friday, September 25, 2009 … Read more

BC Returns to Top 10 Ahead of Beanpot Final

After a month out of the top 10, Boston College has made its way back in. The Eagles are 10th this week in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, released before Monday’s Beanpot championship game. Related link: USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll — Feb. 8, 2010 BC moved up four spots from last week’s rankings … Read more

Harvard’s Danny Biega Suspended by ECAC

Harvard freshman defenseman Danny Biega will miss Monday’s Beanpot consolation game against Northeastern after receiving a league-imposed suspension for a check from behind in Friday night’s road contest against Brown. Biega was issued a five-minute major and game misconduct by the officiating crew working the game. The game misconduct, though, does not carry with it … Read more

Miami Student Assistant Burke, Son of Maple Leafs GM, Dies

Brendan Burke, a student assistant at Miami and the son of Toronto Maple Leafs and U.S. men’s Olympic team general manager Brian Burke, died Friday as a result of injuries suffered in a car accident in Indiana. The Maple Leafs released a statement Friday confirming the news, adding that the organization was “saddened.” Brendan Burke, … Read more

Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Announces Semi-Finalists for 10th Annual Joe Concannon Award

Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Steve Grogan announced today that 16 NCAA Division II/III players are semi-finalists for the eighth Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England playing at the D-II/III level. The list is comprises 12 forwards, two defensemen and two goalies, including two nominees … Read more