The Ohio State athletics department confirmed Tuesday that 15-year head coach John Markell will not return to the Buckeyes’ men’s hockey program in 2010-11. Markell’s contract was allowed to expire following the Buckeyes’ 2-1 loss to the Miami RedHawks on Sunday evening in the quarterfinals of the CCHA tournament. Markell said following the game he … Read more
The WCHA suspended North Dakota’s Matt Frattin late Monday for the forward’s hit on Minnesota’s Kevin Wehrs on Sunday. Frattin, a junior, was called for a major contact-to-the-head penalty in the second period of Sunday’s WCHA playoff series-clinching victory. He will be out of the lineup for the Fighting Sioux’s WCHA Final Five play-in game … Read more
After leading Union to the highest conference and overall win totals in program history, coach Nate Leaman was named the ECAC Hockey coach of the year. The Dutchmen have 20 overall wins and earned 12 in conference play after being picked to finish sixth in the standings. They are the third seed in the postseason. … Read more
After going through a nine-game stretch of the second half with only one win, Ferris State was slipping out of the national picture. Well, the Bulldogs are back. And they’re back in the top 10. Ferris State, which enters the CCHA Championship with just one loss in its last seven games, is eighth in this … Read more
Bemidji State took home all of the major CHA awards at the league’s banquet Thursday. Forward Matt Read was named the CHA’s player of the year, while forward Jordan George was crowned the top rookie and Tom Serratore took home his third straight honor as the top coach. Read led the Beavers in scoring through … Read more
Ivy League player of the year Sean Backman’s foot injury, one that is expected to end the Yale senior’s season, was suffered when he entered a school pool after hours, according to a school statement. Backman, who is third on the Bulldogs’ roster with 35 points this season, was injured last Sunday. A statement released … Read more
Miami and Northern Michigan each have two players on the all-CCHA teams released Wednesday. Wildcats forward Mark Olver got more votes than any other player, and he’s joined on the first team by teammate Erik Gustafsson, a defenseman. Olver scored 17 goals and 35 points in 27 league games. Forward Jarod Palmer and goaltender Cody … Read more
League champion Bemidji State placed three players on the all-CHA first team announced Wednesday. Forward Matt Read, defenseman Brad Hunt and goaltender Dan Bakala earned spots on the first team. They’re joined by forwards Chris Moran of Niagara and Nathan Longpre of Robert Morris; and Robert Morris defenseman Denny Urban. The Beavers also have three … Read more
Dissension is in the ranks. In the last poll of the Division III season, Norwich claimed the top spot for the third straight week. But after receiving 16 of the 20 available first place votes just seven days ago, that number dipped to 13, with Oswego (four) and St. Norbert (three) each adding two and … Read more
Maine has suspended goaltender Scott Darling for an indefinite period of time, just days before the start of the Hockey East playoffs. Darling was suspended Saturday for a violation of team rules, The Associated Press and other news outlets reported Monday. The sophomore did not play in either of last weekend’s games in a regular … Read more
Alaska forward Andy Taranto was the only unanimous selection to the CCHA All-Rookie Team. Taranto was selected as the league’s rookie of the month twice and put up 12 goals and 31 points in CCHA play. He’s joined on the rookie team by Nebraska-Omaha forward Terry Broadhurst, Michigan forward Chris Brown, Michigan State defenseman Torey … Read more
The patented North Dakota second-half surge might look a little different this year, but the Sioux are definitely peaking toward the end of the season again. After five weeks outside the top five of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, North Dakota is back in, checking in Monday at No. 5 and with a seven-game … Read more
Recently honored ECAC Hockey first-team forward and Ivy League player of the year Sean Backman seriously injured his foot last Sunday, and is likely done for the year, according to reports by the New Haven Register and Yale Daily News. This would also mark the end of the senior’s NCAA experience, following a career highlighted … Read more
Former Yale player Jeff Dwyer has been named director of education and recruitment at College Hockey Inc. Dwyer, who played for the Bulldogs from 2000 to 2004, will develop an education and marketing campaign aimed at prospective student-athletes and their families. College Hockey Inc. was formed last year by the commissioners of the six Division … Read more
Holy Cross coach Paul Pearl and the school have agreed to a three-year contract extension, the school announced Wednesday. Pearl has a 225-224-54 record in nearly 15 full seasons with the Crusaders. He became the school’s all-time winningest coach in 2006 with his 168th victory. Related link: Paul Pearl’s coaching history “I am happy that … Read more
Wisconsin has halted planning on a project that would give its women’s hockey team a new home rink that would double as a practice rink for the school’s men’s team. The proposed facility was to be built adjacent to the Kohl Center and include new locker rooms for both teams. “This project has been very … Read more
No. 1 Mercyhurst has three forwards among the 10 finalists for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Juniors Vicki Bendus and Jesse Scanzano and sophomore Bailey Bram were voted among the top 10 by Division I women’s hockey coaches. The other finalists: Minnesota-Duluth senior forward Emmanuelle Blais, St. Cloud State senior forward Felicia Nelson, Dartmouth … Read more
League champion Yale and second-place Cornell each placed two players on the all-ECAC Hockey League first team announced Tuesday. Forwards Sean Backman and Broc Little represent the Bulldogs, while defenseman Brendon Nash and goaltender Ben Scrivens carry the Big Red flag on the first team. Rensselaer forward Chase Polacek and Union defenseman Mike Schreiber also … Read more
Rival Films, the company that last year produced a documentary on the Boston College-Boston University rivalry, will craft the first official film of the men’s Frozen Four in Detroit this season. Plans for the film call for it to follow a player from each team through the week and include behind-the-scenes footage. “The Men’s Frozen … Read more
The top four spots in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll have been pretty stable over the last five weeks: Denver and Miami taking the top two spots in some order; Wisconsin holding third; and St. Cloud State grabbing fourth. That fifth spot has been a bit of an enigma, with four teams taking turns. … Read more