The 2009 RBK Division III Women’s Ice Hockey All American’s were announced today by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The Eastern region’s first team consisted of the 2009 Laura Hurd award winner Kayla Coady (Elmira), along with 2008 Hurd Award winner Danielle Blanchard (Plattsburgh). Elmira goaltender Allison Cubberley was chosen as the top netminder in … Read more
Wisconsin’s defensive talent was best displayed all season in that it could dress five first- or second-round NHL draft picks among its six blueliners. Now there’s another way to quantify how good the Badgers’ defensive corps is: One of their own is the WCHA’s player of the year. Junior Jamie McBain got that award Thursday … Read more
The top 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award were announced Thursday afternoon, and the 58 Division I coaches who selected the finalists sent a clear message: scoring isn’t everything. Just two of the top eight scorers in the nation made a list of finalists that included five forwards, two defensemen and three goaltenders. … Read more
Senior goalie Chad Johnson became the first Alaska Nanook to be named the CCHA Player of the Year, as announced at the annual CCHA Awards banquet Thursday. Nine individual awards were handed out at Detroit’s historic Fox Theatre, including six determined by a vote of the league’s 12 coaches. Johnson was second in the nation … Read more
Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Steve Grogan announced today that senior defenseman Jeff Landers of Amherst College is the winner of the ninth annual Joe Concannon Award, which recognizes New England’s best American-born hockey player at the Division II-III level. Landers, from Hanover, MA, finished his career at Amherst with an outstanding season, leading … Read more
With all six conferences now in postseason action, last weekend’s results produced changes up and down the line in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll. That started at the top, where Notre Dame broke Boston University’s six-week headlock on the pole position. The Fighting Irish, who had been ranked second for each of … Read more
The Bowling Green men’s ice hockey program could be in danger of folding, that according to a report in Wednesday’s Bowling Green Sentinel Tribune. According to the report, the University’s Board of Trustees is looking at potential budget cuts after the state school reported an expected shortfall of between $6 and $10 million when the … Read more
For the second year in a row, there will be a new NCAA champion in men’s D-III hockey. Defending champion St. Norbert, along with perennial tournament participants Middlebury and Norwich, all lost in their respective conference tournaments and each failed to receive an at-large bid. They are the three winningest D-III programs this decade. The … Read more
With some of the nation’s top teams off and others either victorious or splitting series against ranked opponents last weekend, Monday’s USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll was largely unchanged from the previous edition. Boston University, which swept Providence in a Friday-Sunday series, led the pack with 42 of 50 first-place votes, marking the … Read more
Mike Cowan has been named the first head coach of Marian University women’s hockey program. Cowan began his hockey career as a player for the Wisconsin Badgers under the leadership of the legendary coach Bob Johnson. His experience at Wisconsin laid the foundation for a career as an educator and a successful coach. The past … Read more
It’s only fitting. In the last Division III poll of the season, Plattsburgh State finally won over the last of its critics, securing all 20 first place votes. The Cardinals, who defeated storied rival Oswego 5-4 in overtime of the SUNYAC title game, is the NCAA tournament’s top seed and will face off on Saturday … Read more
The NCAA has announced the participants for the fourth annual Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 10 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The competition will be conducted in an East versus West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two … Read more
University of Michigan head coach Red Berenson received a one-year contract extension from athletic director Bill Martin today. The contract, which was due to expire at the end of this season takes effect on Sept. 1, 2009. Berenson, who played for Michigan from 1960-62, has been the head coach at his alma mater for the … Read more
Soon, it won’t matter what the Division III pollsters think. Until the NCAA tournament commences and the eventual champ is crowned, however, the Plattsburgh Cardinals are still enjoying the spotlight. Remarkably, for the 13th consecutive poll they are the top team in D-III hockey. Despite defeating Brockport en route to the SUNYAC championship game, Plattsburgh … Read more
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