Freshman Ryan Leaves BC for Major Juniors

Freshman winger Kenny Ryan has left Boston College, coach Jerry York said Thursday. Kenny Ryan played in two exhibition games for Boston College before leaving school (photo: Melissa Wade). Ryan is expected to join the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. The move comes after Ryan played in two exhibition games with BC. The … Read more

Mazzoleni Joins St. Norbert as Assistant Coach

St. Norbert College has announced that Mark Mazzoleni will be joining the staff of head coach Tim Coghlin for the upcoming season. A Green Bay, Wis. native, Mazzoleni was a four-year letter winning goaltender at Michigan State from 1977-80. Mazzoleni is no stranger to the Division III and the NCHA, having coached UW-Stevens Point to … Read more

Westfield Taps Miele As New Head Coach

Westfield State recently announced the hiring of Bob Miele as the new head coach of it’s men’s hockey program. Miele served as an assistant with the college for the past two seasons and replaces former head coach Jerry Keefe who earlier this off-season accepted a position as an assistant with Division I Brown University. He … Read more

Sacred Heart Snares Longtime Yale Assistant Marottolo

C.J. Marottolo is getting his chance at a head coaching position after 13 seasons at Yale. Sacred Heart named Marottolo its fourth head coach Thursday, filling a vacancy created when Shaun Hannah resigned last month. “It is an honor and privilege to be named the next head hockey coach at Sacred Heart University,” Marottolo said … Read more

NCAA Shrinks Capacity for Ford Field Frozen Four

Capacity at the 2010 Frozen Four at Detroit’s Ford Field is shrinking to just over 36,000 from over 70,000, the NCAA announced Thursday. The rink originally was to be placed in the middle of what normally is the football field in the stadium, but that location has been moved to the West end zone. Risers … Read more

Coaches, Media Agree in CCHA: Michigan the Favorite

The CCHA’s coaches and media both picked Michigan to win the league championship this season, but both polls had Notre Dame and Miami nipping at the Wolverines’ heels. Michigan got five of the 12 first-place votes in the coaches poll. Second-place Notre Dame had four, third-place Miami had two and fifth-place Northern Michigan got one. … Read more

Defending Champ Boston University Favored to Win Hockey East

Defending league and national champion Boston University is the favorite in this year’s race for the Hockey East championship, a vote of league coaches shows. The Terriers, coming off a school-record 36-win season that ended with an overtime win over Miami in the national championship game, earned six of the 10 first-place votes. UMass-Lowell and … Read more

Nearly Unanimously, Denver the Pick in WCHA

Denver is the runaway favorite to win the WCHA this season according to both the league’s coaches and media. The Pioneers took eight of the 10 first-place votes in the Grand Forks Herald coaches poll, while 23 of the 25 voters in the madison.com media poll put Denver first. North Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota and St. … Read more

ECAC Hockey Tournament Moves to Atlantic City in 2011

The ECAC Hockey Tournament is moving from Albany, N.Y., to Atlantic City, N.J., starting in 2011. The league has agreed to a three-year contract with the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority and SMG Management Group to hold the playoff championship at Boardwalk Hall, a 10,300-seat venue. The 2010 tournament will be the last held … Read more

Yale a Consensus Favorite in ECAC Hockey

The coaches and media agree: Yale is the team to beat in ECAC Hockey this season. The Bulldogs, who won the league’s regular season and playoff titles last season, picked up seven of 12 first-place votes from the coaches and 15 of 25 top spots in balloting by the ECAC Hockey Writers and Broadcasters Association. … Read more

Bemidji State Picked to Repeat in CHA

The first-place votes were split between Bemidji State and Niagara in the final CHA preseason coaches poll, but the Beavers earned more points to take the top spot. Bemidji State and Niagara each earned two first-place votes, but the Beavers had eight overall points while the Purple Eagles had seven. Robert Morris came in third, … Read more

NCAA President Brand Dies of Pancreatic Cancer

NCAA President Myles Brand died Wednesday at his Indianapolis home following a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer, the national body announced. He was 67. After serving as president at Indiana and Oregon, Brand took his position atop the NCAA in January 2003. Last December, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and later said the long-term … Read more

Coaches Tab Air Force as Atlantic Hockey Favorite

Three-time defending champion Air Force has been picked to again repeat as champions in the Atlantic Hockey coaches poll, announced Tuesday at the league’s media day, held at Blue Cross Arena, site of the 2010 league championships. Mercyhurst, which lost to Air Force in the AHA finals last season, is picked to finish second. RIT, … 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, 2007-08 Season Notice: High-speed Internet (500 kbps) is required to view video feeds without interruption. All fans can still use the audio-only feeds. 2008-09 Postseason Broadcasts Saturday, March 14, 2009 NCAA … Read more

Incoming Clarkson Freshmen, Recruit Face Charges

Two incoming Clarkson freshman and a recruit face charges of sexual misconduct and child endangerment, both misdemeanors, the Watertown Daily Times reported. Jordan Ciccarello, 18, entered a not guilty plea Wednesday in Potsdam, N.Y., to the charge of having sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl without her consent during the school’s summer hockey camp in … Read more

Smith Gets Contract Extension at Canisius

Canisius coach Dave Smith has received a contract extension that will keep him with the school through the 2012-13 season. Smith, entering his fifth season leading the Golden Griffins, had his best season last year. Canisius earned its first victories against a nationally ranked team, a CCHA team and an ECAC team en route to … Read more

Sacred Heart Coach Hannah Resigns

Shaun Hannah has resigned at Sacred Heart, leaving the Pioneers without a head coach in the month leading up to the season. School athletic director Don Cook made the announcement Wednesday, saying the program owed Hannah a debt of gratitude for leading the program for 13 seasons. “If there ever was someone who understood the … Read more

Former UMass Coach Canniff Dies

Longtime Massachusetts coach Jack Canniff, who led the school to its only conference championship, died last Saturday after a long battle with several health issues, the school announced. Canniff, who led UMass from 1967 to 1979, guided the team then known as the Redmen to the 1972 ECAC Division II title. He was UMass’ all-time … Read more