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
After a bye week, Notre Dame remained the clear No. 1 on Monday’s USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll, with Boston University in pursuit once again after a home-and-home sweep of New Hampshire. Monday’s result marked the seventh straight poll at the top for the Fighting Irish, which is unbeaten in its last 20 … Read more
If ever there was a week for a titanic shift in the D-III poll, this was it. But after the top two teams in the nation — including the previously unbeaten Plattsburgh Cardinals — fell victim to upsets, the world of Division III felt only minor tremors. Now 12-1-2 on the season, Plattsburgh remained at … Read more
Notre Dame topped the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll for the sixth straight time Monday. The Fighting Irish won and tied (a shootout win for CCHA purposes) at Lake Superior, extending their nation-best and school-record unbeaten streak to 20 games in the process. The Irish’s support at No. 1 was again strong, though … Read more
The WCHA lifted its moratorium on expansion in a unanimous vote Thursday, and it didn’t take long for Bemidji State to put itself at the front of the line among applicants. The league’s vote, taken during league meetings at the NCAA convention in Washington, D.C., means that it will accept applications until March 31. Bemidji … Read more
The National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Service released its mid-term rankings of draft eligible players this week, with Minnesota’s Jordan Schroeder headlining the list of players with U.S. college ties. Schroeder, who has compiled 24 points (eight goals, 16 assists) through 18 games in his freshman campaign with the Gophers, was ranked fourth among North … Read more
In their sixth consecutive poll atop the national rankings, the still-unbeaten Plattsburgh Cardinals retightened their grip on Division III hockey in earning 15 out of a possible 20 first place votes. The buzzing (and clearly undaunted) Yellowjackets from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, now 15-1-1 on the season, remained in second, receiving the other five top … Read more