Assistant coach Mike Guentzel has left Colorado College to take the head coaching position with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL. It’s Guentzel’s third time heading a USHL team — he led the St. Paul Vulcans from 1989 to 1992 and the Omaha Lancers from 1992 to 1994. He then was an assistant coach … Read more
In late July, Framingham State introduced 28-year-old T.J. Brown as its new head coach. Brown spent the last two seasons as an assistant for the Rams and replaces former head coach Jeff Pellegrini, who resigned after being named in the spring, before even coaching one game. He had replaced Chris Heaney. Brown, a 2002 graduate … Read more
Goaltender Jase Weslosky will not be back at St. Cloud State for his senior season, the St. Cloud Times reported. Weslosky is academically ineligible, Huskies coach Bob Motzko told the newspaper. “He fell just short of fulfilling his obligations to be a student-athlete at St. Cloud State,” Motzko said. “But he’s a fine young man … Read more
Three-time Olympians Jenny Potter and Angela Ruggiero were announced Monday as part of the 23-player United States Women’s National Team roster. PICTORIAL: The U.S. Women’s National Team The team, based in the Minneapolis area, will take part in a 10-game, nine-city national tour ahead of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Twenty-one players will make … Read more
Hockey East on Thursday announced what surely will be the coolest game in league history — a doubleheader of outdoor college hockey action at Boston’s hallowed Fenway Park on Friday, Jan. 8. At 4 p.m., Northeastern will face New Hampshire in what is believed to be the first outdoor women’s hockey game in the sport’s … Read more
North Dakota has dismissed junior forward Matt Frattin after his second run-in with the law this offseason. Frattin, 21, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence on Wednesday, according to a team statement. Coach Dave Hakstol announced Frattin’s dismissal for a violation of team rules. Matt Frattin “This decision was made with the … Read more
Mass.-Lowell goaltender Nevin Hamilton has been cleared of a drug-possession charge stemming from his July 24 arrest in Ashland, Mass. Hamilton, 24, had been charged with possession of a Class B substance. “Nevin was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Lowell coach Blaise MacDonald said in a news release. “Fortunately, justice has prevailed … Read more
The CCHA has denied Alabama-Huntsville’s application for admission, putting the program’s future in even more jeopardy. The Chargers are members of the CHA, which is set to disband after the 2009-10 season. The three other members have found other conferences, and UAH targeted the CCHA. But the CCHA Council, a body made up of athletic … Read more
A funeral mass was offered Wednesday for former Boston College captain Joe Cleary. Cleary, who captained the 1992 Eagles team and was a four-year letterwinner at the school, was found dead on July 30. He was 39. Cleary was a member of the Eagles from 1988 through 1992. During those years, Boston College appeared in … Read more
Western New England has named Fredonia assistant Greg Heffernan as its new head coach. He replaces Chris Bernard, who left for the top job at Potsdam. “We’re very excited to have Greg on our staff,” Western New England athletic director Mike Theulen said in a news release. “He has the experience necessary to take our … Read more
Defending national champion Boston University has elevated Mike Bavis to associate head coach and added former Bowling Green and Rensselaer coach Buddy Powers as an assistant. Bavis, entering his 12th season with the Terriers, takes over a spot vacated when David Quinn moved to head the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL. Bavis, Powers and … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell goaltender Nevin Hamilton was arrested last Friday in Ashland, Mass., on a drug possession charge, according to published reports. Hamilton, 24, was charged with possession of a Class B substance, the MetroWest Daily News reported. A Lowell spokesperson confirmed to the New England Hockey Journal that the arrested party was a student at the … Read more
One of the elements critical to Bowling Green’s longterm survival is closer to reality. The school is committing $2.5 million in capital improvement funds toward the renovation of the BGSU Ice Arena, and the state of Ohio is kicking in an additional $1.5 million for the project. “These funds are clearly needed to keep the … Read more
Former Brown defenseman Brendan Whittet has accepted his alma mater’s offer to return to Providence as the Bears’ 22nd head men’s hockey coach. Dartmouth Athletics confirmed initial reports of the move on Tuesday, as the 11-year assistant to Bob Gaudet — who himself coached Whittet at Brown in the early 1990s — moves back to … Read more
A pair of former men’s college stars are among those set to be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Tony Amonte, who put up 126 points in two seasons at Boston University, and former Vermont standout John LeClair were among four individuals announced Monday as part of the Class of 2009. The 1998 … Read more
Herb Hammond, whose 20-year collegiate coaching career included stops at Division III Oswego State and Plattsburgh State and Division I Brown, died Wednesday at his home in Fort Gratiot, Mich. Hammond had been battling cancer. He coached Oswego to a 176-122-5 record in 11 seasons from 1969 to 1980, then led Plattsburgh to a 52-17-4 … Read more
The NCAA has placed New Hampshire’s men’s hockey team on two years’ probation as part of a punishment for major recruiting violations. The national association reported that a New Hampshire associate head coach sent 923 impermissible e-mail messages to 30 prospective student-athletes during the 2007-08 season. The associate head coach, who was not named in … Read more
North Dakota has suspended forward Matt Frattin for two games and reduced his scholarship money after he and a former Fighting Sioux player were arrested early Tuesday for disorderly conduct. The Grand Forks Herald also reported that the school is ordering Frattin to attend counseling. Frattin and former North Dakota defenseman Joe Finley were arrested, … Read more
Troy Jutting and Minnesota State have agreed to a contract extension that will keep the coach with the Mavericks through the 2012-13 season. The four-year extension is to a contract that was expiring this offseason. Troy Jutting enters his 10th season as Minnesota State’s coach in the fall. Jutting has a 142-162-44 record in nine … Read more
Defenseman John Moore, who committed to join Colorado College this season before he became a first-round NHL draft pick, instead has signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets. “I wish the rules were different,” Moore told the Colorado Springs Gazette. “Unfortunately, I won’t be coming to CC in the fall.” Moore was the 21st player selected … Read more