Boston University has dismissed brothers Victor and Vinny Saponari and suspended Corey Trivino, the school announced Tuesday. Trivino’s suspension will be for “multiple games at the beginning of the 2010-11 season,” according to a school statement. “Over a period of time, there have been cumulative instances in which Victor and Vinny Saponari have displayed conduct … Read more
All 11 CCHA teams will play in the 2011 league playoffs, and the top five will receive a first-round bye. The CCHA Council, made up of member school administrators and faculty athletic representatives, approved a change to the postseason format for next season, when the league is down to 11 teams after Nebraska-Omaha moved to … Read more
Wisconsin defenseman Cody Goloubef has signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets, giving up his final year of eligibility. Goloubef had 14 points and was plus-13 in 42 games as a junior for the Badgers. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason He was the Blue Jackets’ second-round pick, No. 37 overall, in the 2008 NHL … Read more
Defenseman Matt Bartkowski is the third Ohio State player to sign a pro contract this offseason with college eligibility remaining. Bartkowski, a sophomore, signed with the Boston Bruins, which held his rights after a deadline-day trade with the Florida Panthers. He was a seventh-round pick in 2008. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason Bartkowski … Read more
A pair of Notre Dame freshman forwards face charges after being arrested early Sunday morning in South Bend, Ind., a newspaper reported. Kyle Palmieri has been charged with two counts of resisting arrest and minor alcohol consumption, and Riley Sheahan has been charged with public intoxication and minor consumption, the South Bend Tribune reported. Palmieri … Read more
Mark A. Emmert, the president at Washington, was named Tuesday as the NCAA’s president. Mark A. Emmert Emmert will take over the national college athletics governing board on Nov. 1. He replaces Myles Brand, who died last September; James L. Isch has been interim president since that time. Emmert has been president at Washington since … Read more
Three Boston College players were among those charged after an automobile collided with a trolley, according to reports. Goaltender Parker Milner and defenseman Philip Samuelsson and Patrick Wey face charges of being a minor in possession of alcohol following the crash, TheBostonChannel.com reported. Follow-Up: Trolley Operator in BC Crash Suspended (June 25) The three were … Read more
Ohio State announced on Saturday that former Wisconsin Badgers assistant coach Mark Osiecki, 41, has been tabbed as its head coach for the 2010-11 season, replacing 15-year coach John Markell. “I think Johnny right before me did a great job,” Osiecki said. “I don’t think anybody, including myself, would have looked at [Ohio State’s] program … Read more
Bowdoin women’s coach Stacy Wilson has resigned, the school announced. Wilson led the Polar Bears to .500 records in the final two of her three seasons with the team. Related link: Stacy Wilson coaching career “It has been a distinct privilege and a most fulfilling professional experience to have worked with the student-athletes and the … Read more
Michigan recruit Luke Moffatt, Minnesota-Duluth recruit Justin Faulk and Rocco Grimaldi scored as the United States beat Sweden 3-1 on Friday to win the gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Men’s Under-18 Championship in Minsk, Belarus. Jack Campbell made 33 saves for the Americans, who were 6-1 in the tournament. The U.S. won for … Read more
First-team All-American Eric Selleck has signed with the NHL’s Florida Panthers after two seasons at Oswego. Selleck, the runner-up for the Sid Watson Award, given to Division III’s top player, led the country in points per game this season. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason He scored 21 goals and added 33 assists. “When … Read more
Michigan sold nearly 15,000 tickets on the first day of the public sale for the Dec. 11 Big Chill at the Big House at Michigan Stadium, the school announced Wednesday. The school said 7,067 tickets were purchased in the first half-hour that tickets were made available to the general public on Wednesday. In the first … Read more
Rensselaer has given coach Seth Appert a two-year contract extension, the school announced Wednesday. Appert’s deal now runs through the 2013-14 season. “He has done an excellent job turning our program around, and he has done it the right way,” Rensselaer athletic director Jim Knowlton said in a statement. “The team continues to make strides … Read more
NCAA runner-up Wisconsin has two players on the All-USCHO First Team, a set of awards determined by USCHO staff writers and editors at the conclusion of the Frozen Four. Maine’s Gustav Nyquist is a first-team selection (photo: Melissa Wade). Forward Blake Geoffrion, the Hobey Baker Award winner and USCHO’s national player of the year, and … Read more
You’re not often going to find a forward who’s fourth on his team in scoring and still skates away with the Hobey Baker Award. With Blake Geoffrion, it’s about the intangibles. Related link: Blake Geoffrion Game-by-Game The senior was a motivator and a driving force for Wisconsin on its road to the Frozen Four. He … Read more
Defenseman Teddy Ruth will skip his final season at Notre Dame after signing a contract with the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets. Related link: Early departures in the 2010 offseason Ruth played in 100 career games for the Irish, registering four goals and 17 points. He was a second-round pick of the Washington Capitals in 2007, … Read more
Potsdam forward Antony Proteau lost his battle with cancer, passing away on April 3. Antony Proteau Proteau, from Montreal, Quebec, was diagnosed last June. He took the Fall semester off to fight the disease, returning to classes in the Spring. He felt healthy enough to occasionally skate with the team and was making plans to … Read more
When Boston College went to overtime with New Hampshire on March 5, the only thing that would keep the Eagles in the hunt for the Hockey East regular season title was a victory over the host Wildcats. The big question was whether BC coach Jerry York would pull his goaltender in search of an overtime … Read more
Wayne Wilson has become the first person to win national coach of the year honors by the American Hockey Coaches Association in both the Division I and Division III ranks. Wayne Wilson The RIT coach earned the Spencer Penrose Award this season after taking the Tigers to the Frozen Four for the first time, in … Read more
It took Stephane Da Costa just two games to make a name for himself in college hockey. In the second game of his freshman season at Merrimack, Da Costa scored five times on 11 shots on goal in a 6-3 victory over Army. He had a natural hat trick in the game’s first 13:36. Related … Read more