North Dakota forward Matt Frattin has been acquitted on drunk driving charges, the Grand Forks Herald reported. A jury of six Grand Forks County (N.D.) residents delivered a not guilty verdict after less than 30 minutes of deliberation on Tuesday, the newspaper reported. Frattin, a junior, was dismissed from the team in August for what … Read more
Ten finalists have been named for the hockey division of the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The award is presented to a NCAA Division I senior with notable achievements in four areas:classroom, character, community and competition. The finalists, chosen by a media committee from a list of 20 candidates announced in October are: • Jean-Marc … Read more
Notre Dame associate coach Andy Slaggert has been named the recipient of the Terry Flanagan Award, presented to an assistant coach for his career body of work. Slaggert is in his 17th season with the Fighting Irish and has served under three head coaches — Ric Schafer, Dave Poulin and Jeff Jackson. The award is … Read more
National scoring co-leader James Marcou of Massachusetts, Massachusetts-Lowell senior Kory Falite and Yale senior Sean Backman are among the nominees for the Walter Brown Award for the second straight year. The award is presented to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. Sixteen players are on the list released by the Gridiron Club … Read more
The Oswego Express just keeps on rolling. In their biggest test of 2010, the Lakers prevailed again, downing arch rival Plattsburgh, 3-2, to extend their winning streak to 19 games. Earning an additional first place vote this week, they have been atop the Division III poll for two consecutive months. Second ranked Norwich, though having … Read more
Four repeat nominees are among the 18 college hockey players nominated for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Denver senior Brandon Vossberg, St. Cloud State senior Caitlin Hogan and Brockport senior Todd Sheridan are on the list again; all were nominated last year as well. The other nominees: … Read more
A pair of ECAC Hockey victories has Cornell back in the top five of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Big Red defeated St. Lawrence and Clarkson last weekend to move into first place in the league standings, and the wins pushed them to fifth in the national poll. Miami continues to lead the … Read more
Harvard sources have confirmed that record-setting Crimson senior Christina Kessler has suffered a season-ending injury. The national-caliber netminder endured a substantial but non-specific lower-body injury in practice in mid-January, cutting her final season short after 15 games. Sporting a 9-3-3 record, 1.34 goals-against average and a .944 save rate this year, Kessler carried her team … Read more
The NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions announced sanctions, effective immediately, against Geneseo and Buffalo State that will keep the schools out of the postseason this season. Though the sanctions are imposed on the entire athletic program, they primarily affect ice hockey. According to the NCAA, Geneseo and Buffalo State awarded grants almost exclusively to … Read more
Confirming a long-held rumor, Michigan on Thursday announced that it will host Michigan State outdoors at Michigan Stadium on Dec. 11. Faceoff for the game, dubbed The Big Chill at the Big House, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Eastern. The teams set the international attendance record for a hockey game by drawing 74,544 to Spartan … Read more
It took Miami only two weeks to return to the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The RedHawks earned 37 of the 50 first-place votes to claim the top spot ahead of No. 2 Wisconsin and No. 3 Denver. Wisconsin’s win and tie against Denver, the former No. 1, last weekend was enough … Read more
Déjà vu all over again. An identical tally — 298 to 282 overall, 18-2 among first place voters — greeted the nation’s top two teams in the final Division III poll of January. While Oswego and Norwich remained eerily dominant, the rest of the poll bears little resemblance to seven days earlier. Even teams three … Read more
The CCHA on Saturday suspended Lake Superior State forward Will Acton for one game after a major charging penalty in Friday’s game against Notre Dame. The junior was not eligible for Saturday’s game against the Fighting Irish. Related link: Will Acton’s player page Acton was called for a hit on Notre Dame’s Ian Cole, a … Read more
Atlantic Hockey commissioner Bob DeGregorio has signed a three-year contract extension to lead the league through 2013. “We are extremely fortunate and please to continue to have him lead this league,” Atlantic Hockey executive committee chair Bill Bellerose said in a news release. “He has guided us through two expansions and continues to improve the … Read more
The WCHA Final Five moniker may hang around, even as the league expands to 12 teams next season, but a handful of changes to the WCHA’s tournament format appear to be in the making. League officials did not come up with any final decisions when they discussed the future of the two-week postseason last Thursday … Read more
After less than three seasons on the job, Lebanon Valley’s Ted Russell has resigned, effective immediately. He also was an assistant coach with the team from 2001-2006. Current assistant Brendon Herr will take over control of the Flying Dutchmen. Lebanon Valley’s Ted Russell. Russell’s record at the school was 1-65-1, with both the win and … Read more
Unanimous no more. Despite not playing a game last week, the Oswego Lakers lost two first place votes to Norwich, as their overall point lead shrunk to 16. Speaking of the Cadets, a defeat of New England College and a shutout of St. Anselm pushed their mark to 12-0-3, remaining the only undefeated team in … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth’s rise up the rankings continues. The Bulldogs have jumped nine spots in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll over the last two weeks, placing a season-high fourth in the rankings released Monday. Related link: USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll: Jan. 18, 2010 Denver, Miami and Wisconsin stayed put as the top three teams for … Read more
Former Clarkson goaltender Chris Rogles has been named an assistant coach at the school. Rogles, who had been serving as a volunteer goaltending coach with Merrimack, replaces Jean Francois Houle, who left the program in December to become the coach with Lewiston in the QMJHL. “We are very excited and feel very fortunate to have … Read more
The CCHA has doubled the automatic one-game suspension issued to Ferris State center Travis Ouellette following a game disqualification for checking from behind last Sunday. Ouellette was punished for a check on Notre Dame defenseman Teddy Ruth, a play that ignited an incident that also resulted in a major penalty and DQ to Ruth for … Read more