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
Fickle and divided Division III college hockey voters finally are in agreement — at least about who should be No. 1. In a poll where only four schools are in the same place as they were a week ago, the Oswego Lakers — much as they have been all season — remained the only constant, … Read more
Players with college ties — playing in college or committed to a school — listed in the mid-term rankings for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft: SKATERS Rank Name Pos Current Team Committed To 5 Riley Sheahan C Notre Dame (CCHA) 11 Derek Forbort D U.S. NTDP North Dakota 12 Nick Bjugstad C Blaine (Minn. HS) … Read more
Amo Bessone, who coached Michigan State to the 1966 national championship as part of 28 years leading the Spartans, has died in New Mexico. He was 93. He coached 814 games behind the Michigan State bench, second only to Ron Mason’s 974. He started in 1951 and retired in 1979 with a 367-427-20 record at … Read more
For the first time since the first week of the season, Miami is not listed atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Related link: USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll: Jan. 11 Denver supplanted the RedHawks in the No. 1 spot Monday, earning 45 of the 50 first-place votes after Miami lost twice to Robert Morris … Read more
Four current college players are ranked in NHL Central Scouting’s mid-term rankings for the 2010 entry draft. Notre Dame center Riley Sheahan heads the list, released Monday, at fifth among North American skaters. Minnesota State center Tyler Pitlick (21st), Harvard defenseman Danny Biega (31st) and Wisconsin defenseman John Ramage (187th) also appeared on the rankings. … Read more
Former Brown player Kevin Lovitt is joining College Hockey Inc. as its senior director of business affairs. Lovitt, who played for the Bears from 1977 to 1981, was the director of corporate sponsorship for the National Hockey League Players Association, working alongside CHI executive director Paul Kelly. “I am confident that he is the right … Read more
Multiple sources have confirmed that New Hampshire and Team Canada star Jenn Wakefield is transferring from UNH to Hockey East rival Boston University. The five-foot-nine 20-year-old from Pickering, Ont. led the Wildcats in goals and scoring last year as a sophomore, potting 32 goals with 17 assists in 31 games. Her 49 points edged her … Read more
The script had to seem way too familiar for the United States. For the second straight meeting at the 2010 World Junior Championship, Canada erased the Americans’ two-goal, third-period lead to force overtime. Last time, Canada won in a shootout to earn the top spot in the preliminary pool. Tuesday, there was a rewrite. Defenseman … Read more
Not unanimity. But awfully close. That’s the position — top ranked, with 19 of 20 first place votes — the Oswego Lakers find themselves after the first USCHO.com Division III poll of 2010. It is their fourth consecutive week atop the rankings. The second and third ranked teams in the country — Oswego’s SUNYAC rival … Read more
A tie in the championship game of the Badger Hockey Showdown was enough to move both Wisconsin and Yale up three spots in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Related link: USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll: Jan. 4, 2010 The Badgers are up to fourth, their highest ranking since Oct. 23, 2006, the first … Read more
A big tournament for Rensselaer’s Jerry D’Amigo keeps getting bigger. D’Amigo scored twice, John Carlson broke a 2-2 tie in the third period and St. Cloud State’s Mike Lee made 27 saves in the United States’ 5-2 semifinal victory over Sweden on Sunday at the World Junior Championship. D’Amigo has five goals in the tournament, … Read more