Boston University lost a third of its defensive lineup to the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Kevin Shattenkirk and Colby Cohen signed with the Avalanche and were assigned to the team’s AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. Related link: Early departures in the 2010 offseason Both had a year of eligibility remaining. Shattenkirk, 21, was … Read more
Forward Brandon Bollig has signed a contract with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs, forgoing his final two years of eligibility at St. Lawrence. Bollig, 23, was fourth on the St. Lawrence roster this season with 25 goals (seven goals, 18 assists) in 42 games. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason In 78 career games, Bollig … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha and coach Dean Blais have agreed to a two-year contract extension that takes his contract through to 2014-15 season. Mavericks athletic director Trev Alberts had his contract extended to the same span. “We are thrilled by the progress the team made under Dean’s leadership in his first season as head coach,” Alberts said in … Read more
Denver defenseman Patrick Wiercioch will forgo his final two seasons of collegiate eligibility after signing with the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason Wiercioch was a second-round pick by the Senators in 2008. He had six goals and 27 points in 39 games for Denver this season. He was a WCHA … Read more
Joe Colborne will leave Denver after two seasons after signing with the NHL’s Boston Bruins. Colborne signed a three-year, entry-level contract and has been assigned to the team’s AHL affiliate in Providence. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason “Joe did a great job representing the Denver hockey program on the ice and in the … Read more
The nation’s scoring leader, the nation’s goals leader and the captain of one of the teams at the Frozen Four are the final three standing for the 2010 Hobey Baker Award. New Hampshire’s Bobby Butler, Wisconsin’s Blake Geoffrion and Maine’s Gustav Nyquist — all forwards — were announced as the Hobey Hat Trick finalists on … Read more
Hobey Baker Award finalist Mark Olver has signed with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche after three seasons at Northern Michigan. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason Olver, 22, led the Wildcats to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 11 seasons behind 19 goals and 49 points. He is scheduled to join the Avalanche’s … Read more
Cameron Talbot has given up his final year of eligibility at Alabama-Huntsville to sign with the New York Rangers. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason Talbot, 22, the CHA tournament most valuable player this season, was 12-18-3 with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage for the Chargers. “We are very proud … Read more
Massachusetts forward James Marcou and Minnesota-Duluth forward Rob Bordson added their names Tuesday to the growing list of players who are leaving school early to sign professional contracts. Both left school with one season of eligibility remaining to sign with California teams. Marcou, who potted 51 points for the Minutemen, inked a deal with the … Read more
Miami will enter the NCAA tournament in a familiar spot — atop the national rankings. The RedHawks played one last game of leapfrog with Denver in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting 28 of the 50 first-place votes to finish in the No. 1 spot. Miami also is the top overall seed in … Read more
The NCAA men’s ice hockey committee might have had attendance on the mind when it put together the bracket for the 2010 NCAA tournament. Miami, Denver, Wisconsin and Boston College earned No. 1 seeds, but the variations from complete bracket integrity with the third seeds appeared to be to get some teams closer to home, … Read more
The WCHA Final Five name will live on, but the 2011 tournament will be a six-team event. The moniker will reference the number of games in the tournament under the new format, which the league detailed Saturday. With the addition of Bemidji State and Nebraska-Omaha next season, all 12 teams will take part in the … Read more
The WCHA has suspended Wisconsin defenseman Cody Goloubef for Saturday’s Final Five third-place game. Goloubef was called for a five-minute major for contact to the head when he hit St. Cloud State’s Nick Oslund in open ice in Friday’s semifinal. The WCHA announced that its Final Five tournament committee assessed the additional penalty, citing the … Read more
Trinity goaltender Isabel Iwachiw has been named the winner of the Laura Hurd Award, given annually to the nation’s Division III women’s player. The player of the year in the NESCAC, Iwachiw is also a first-team All-American and led Trinity to its first NCAA tournament appearance. She had a 21-5-2 record, a 1.22 goals-against average … Read more
New Hampshire forward and Hobey Baker finalist Bobby Butler was named the Hockey East player of the year Thursday as the league hosted its annual awards dinner at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. Butler headlined a trio of Wildcats named among the first-team All-Stars. Butler dominated all Hockey East scorers with 21 goals and shared the … Read more
Five of the six women’s Division I All-Americans are from teams playing in the Frozen Four. Minnesota has two of them — goaltender Noora Raty and defender Anne Schleper. Also on the first team: Cornell defender Laura Fortino, Mercyhurst forward Vicki Bendus, Minnesota-Duluth forward Emmanuele Blais and New Hampshire forward Kelly Paton. Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth, Cornell … Read more
Gustavus Adolphus forward David Martinson has been awarded the Sid Watson Award as the top player in Division III. Martinson, the MIAC player of the year, led the nation with an average of exactly one goal per game. He had 29 goals and 49 points for the Gusties, who advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals. “David … Read more
Miami finished first in the CCHA this year off a surprise Frozen Four appearance last April, and coach Enrico Blasi took home the prize for the league’s coach of the year Thursday. He’s the first coach in CCHA history to win four times. In his acceptance speech, he emphasized the personal struggles he’s gone through … Read more
Rensselaer junior forward Chase Polacek was named the ECAC Player of the Year at the annual ECAC banquet on Thursday. Polacek netted 35 points in 22 ECAC games this season, tallying 17 goals and 18 assists, with six of the goals being power play goals and two shorthanded. Overall, he finished third in the nation … Read more
Denver picked up two major awards and took half of the spots on the first team at the WCHA’s awards ceremony Thursday. Goaltender Marc Cheverie is the league’s player of the year, and George Gwozdecky is the WCHA’s top coach. Cheverie, forward Rhett Rakhshani and defenseman Patrick Wiercioch were first-team all-WCHA members, along with Wisconsin … Read more