Boston University and Notre Dame continued their stranglehold on the top of the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll Monday, finishing first and second once again in the rankings. The Terriers ran their nation-best unbeaten streak to 14 games with a decisive sweep of Massachusetts and earned 44 of 50 first-place votes, while the … Read more
Mike Lockert, the play-by-play voice of Notre Dame hockey for the past seven years, died suddenly in his sleep earlier this morning. According to an email sent by the University, there were no further details available at this time. The school said it will be providing an update when more information is available. Lockert was … Read more
Boston University maintained its position atop the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll for a fourth straight week in Monday’s release, though the Terriers’ margin narrowed compared to the last two weeks. BU, which tied Northeastern twice over the weekend in a battle for the top of the Hockey East standings, earned 31 first-place … Read more
Make that an even dozen. Twelve straight polls–stretching out nearly four months–have now had the Plattsburgh Cardinals atop Division III hockey. Yet despite convincing wins on the road over archrival (and then-ninth ranked Oswego) and Cortland, their first place vote total shrunk from 19 to 17. The beneficiary of those defections? The University of Wisconsin-Superior … Read more
The Bank of New York Mellon Hockey Humanitarian Award has announced the 10 finalists for the 2009 award, presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen. Four of the finalists were nominees last year; all are listed below in alphabetical order. Ryan Adler#, Senior, Hobart College Andrew Brolsma, Senior, Castleton State College Greg Copeland, Senior, Marian … Read more
St. Norbert College announced the addition of women’s hockey to its existing intercollegiate athletic programs, to commence play in the fall of 2010. The women’s hockey program will become a member of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, which will have 10 teams in its women’s league with the addition of St. Norbert in 2010-11. The … Read more
One more and it will be an even dozen. For the 11th consecutive poll, the Plattsburgh Cardinals are the top team in Division III college hockey. This time, however, it is not unanimous. The University of Wisconsin-Superior received the lone dissenting vote and moved up one slot to second, after edging then-second ranked St. Scholastica … Read more
Coming off its Beanpot title win and a three-point weekend against Maine, Boston University retained its top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll. The Terriers received 44 of 50 first-place votes to outdistance No. 2 Notre Dame, which swept Northern Michigan over the weekend and claimed the remaining six first-place nods. … Read more
Madeline Loftus, who played two seasons at both Buffalo State and St. Mary’s (Minn.), was killed on Thursday evening while aboard Continental Airlines flight 3407 en route to Buffalo from Newark (N.J.), which crashed just prior to landing in Clarence Center, N.Y., a residential neighborhood just outside of Buffalo. She was 24. Loftus was one … Read more
For the 10th consecutive poll, Plattsburgh is the top team in Division III college hockey. And this time there are no dissenters. After three wins this past week–over Williams, Brockport, and Geneseo–the Cardinals received all 20 first place votes. The University of Wisconsin-Superior–by virtue of their two wins over in-state rivals Eau Claire and Stevens … Read more
The Bank of New York Mellon Hockey Humanitarian Award has announced 21 nominees for the 2009 honor, presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen. Five are repeat nominees from last year; all are listed below in alphabetical order. Ryan Adler#, Senior, Hobart College Andrew Brolsma, Senior, Castleton State College Joe Charlebois, Senior, University of New … Read more
Two players, Boston University’s Chris Drury and Northeastern’s Dan McGillis, have been selected for the Beanpot Hall of Fame this year. Drury, part of the first class to ever win four Beanpot championships, was Beanpot MVP in 1996 and scored seven goals in the eight Beanpot games in his career, good for fourth in goals … Read more
Notre Dame’s unbeaten streak came to an end last weekend, and with it the Fighting Irish’s run at the top of the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll. Notre Dame, which had been No. 1 for the last seven polls, was supplanted at the top of the rankings by Boston University as the teams … Read more
With every passing week, the upper echelon begins to elevate away from the rest of Division III’s college hockey teams. For the second straight poll, Plattsburgh and St. Scholastica split the first place votes, with the Saints pulling one more top tally away from the Cardinals, who now register a 17-3 advantage in topping the … Read more
Semifinalists for the Walter Brown Award, presented each year to the best American-born college hockey player from New England, were announced by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston, the presenter of the award. Sixteen players were nominated as semifinalists, including three from Northeastern and two from Boston University. Nominees included 12 forwards, three defensemen, and … Read more
Sources within Atlantic Hockey have confirmed to USCHO.com that Niagara and Robert Morris will join the league as full members beginning with the 2010-2011 season. The schools will be affiliate members of Atlantic Hockey next season, using league officiating crews. An official announcement from the league detailing the decision will be released within the next … Read more
Michigan State head coach Rick Comley announced Monday that freshman forward Andrew Conboy and sophomore forward Corey Tropp have been suspended by the program for the rest of the season following an incident near the end of Saturday’s game against the University of Michigan. The two will miss all remaining games, including playoff action. “What … Read more
Denver has suspended head hockey coach George Gwozdecky one game for violating an NCAA rule that does not allow an ejected coach to communicate with or contact team personnel in any manner until a game is completed. The university made the announcement Tuesday evening. GWOZDECKY Gwozdecky was ejected at the 9:30 mark of the second … Read more
Michigan State freshman forward Andrew Conboy has officially withdrawn from the university in the wake of his suspension for the remainder of the season after an incident near the end of Saturday’s game against the University of Michigan. Conboy and sophomore forward Corey Tropp doubled up on Michigan junior defenseman Steve Kampfer after the Wolverine … Read more
After a shaky claim to the top spot last week, Plattsburgh solidified their position with D-III voters by virtue of convincing victories over Fredonia and Buffalo State. Now 14-1-2 on the season, the Cardinals are No. 1 for a school-record eighth straight poll, receiving 18 of a possible 20 first place votes, their most lopsided … Read more