The NCAA has announced seedings are pairings for the 2007 Division III Men’s Hockey Tournament. First round games will be held on Wednesday, March 7 and feature: * Fredonia, the SUNYAC champions at Middlebury, the NESCAC winners * Bethel, the MIAC champions, at Wisconsin-River Falls Quarterfinals will be held on Saturday, March 10th: * Fredonia/Middlebury … Read more
Concerns over competitive balance, funding, Title IX requirements for gender equity, and an apparent turf war in the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees are combining to put Massachusetts-Lowell’s membership in Hockey East — and perhaps the very future of its men’s hockey program — in question. According to an article in the Lowell Sun … Read more
Mercyhurst freshman forward Meghan Agosta (Ruthven, Ontario) was a double winner at the 2007 College Hockey America Women’s Awards Banquet held this evening at The Dome at the RMU Island Sports Center. Agosta was selected as both the CHA Player of the Year and the CHA Rookie of the Year in voting of the league’s … Read more
Dartmouth College senior forward Gillian Apps (Unionville, Ont.) has been named the ECAC Hockey League’s Player of the Year, it was announced earlier this evening (March 2) at the league’s annual banquet. Apps and several other student-athletes were honored at the event, which marks the start of the women’s championship weekend. Joining Apps as a … Read more
Boston College pulled off the same awards hat trick that the University of New Hampshire netted last year, sweeping the three major individual awards acknowledging the season’s top player, rookie and coach. BC’s freshman sensation Kelli Stack had a torrid second half the season, ringing up 34 points to outdistance teammate and classmate Allie Thunstrom … Read more
The NCAA has announced the participants for the second annual Pontiac Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 6 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. 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
League champion Wisconsin placed two players on the Western Collegiate Hockey Association women’s all-conference team and swept individual honors, it was announced Thursday. The Badgers’ Sara Bauer, a senior from St. Catherine’s, Ont who won the Patty Kazmaier Award as the best women’s collegiate hockey player last season, was named the WCHA Player of the … Read more
After a thorough review of the program, Lebanon Valley president Stephen MacDonald announced today that the men’s ice hockey team will continue play. The review was led by a committee consisting of Bob Hamilton, vice president of administration; Bill Brown, vice president of enrollment; and athletic director Kathy Tierney and was conducted over the last … Read more
On Wednesday, 10 finalists were announced for the 2006-07 Men’s Hockey Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, which honors character, community involvement, academics and sporting achievement. The finalists will compete in the all-new hockey division of the national award for NCAA senior student-athletes. An acronym for “Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School,” the award was … Read more
Notre Dame narrowly held onto the top spot in the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll released Monday, edging out St. Cloud State despite the Huskies’ statement weekend against Minnesota. The Fighting Irish, who split Friday and Saturday with Ferris State, earned 20 first-place votes to remain No. 1 for the fourth straight week. St. Cloud … Read more
Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Dave O’Brien today announced the eighteen semifinalists for the seventh annual Joe Concannon Award, given annually to New England’s best American-born Division II/III college hockey player. Three Concannon Award semifinalists from last season, all of them among the leading scorers for their respective teams, head the field of nominees. … Read more
Castleton, which was ranked ninth in the East Region by the NCAA last week, was left off this week’s rankings because the school did not report its scores to the NCAA. “The rules require teams to report scores by the (Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Committee’s) conference call on Monday,” said Keisha Campbell, NCAA staff … Read more
With two wins over Alaska last weekend, Notre Dame maintained its hold on first place in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. The Fighting Irish received 25 of 40 first-place votes to stay atop the rankings for the third straight week. The top four teams in the poll were unchanged from last week, with Minnesota … Read more
The USA Hockey Foundation Monday announced 10 candidates for the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually to the most outstanding player in women’s college hockey. The 10 candidates represent eight different schools, as Harvard and Wisconsin each have two candidates. The WCHA and ECACHL are the most represented conferences with four selections each. Earlier … Read more
Ten current college players were among the 24-player preliminary roster announced today by USA Hockey for the U.S. Women’s National Team that will compete in the 2007 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Man., from April 3-10. Among the fresh faces on the roster are Boston College freshmen Allie Thurnstrom … Read more
USA Hockey announced Tuesday that it is accepting applications for the ninth annual Brian Fishman Internship, to be awarded to an outstanding college graduate who is pursuing a career in athletic media relations. The internship is named in honor of the late Brian Fishman, who served as the manager of communications and marketing for the … Read more
A three-point weekend was enough to keep Notre Dame atop Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, as the Fighting Irish extended — slightly — their lead over two contenders for the nation’s No. 1 ranking. Notre Dame, which beat Nebraska-Omaha Friday before tying Saturday, received 19 first-place votes and 765 poll points, topping Minnesota for … Read more
Utica women’s coach David Clausen will be suspended for one game following post-game comments directed toward officials. ECAC interim commissioner Steve Bamford and Utica director of athletics Jim Spartano made the decision Thursday to suspend Clausen one game for remarks made following a 3-3 tie against Hamilton College on Feb. 6. “I thought the refereeing … Read more
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, bestowed annually upon the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey, will descend upon historic Lake Placid, N.Y., on March 17 for a brunch ceremony to announce the 2007 award recipient. Held in conjunction with the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four March 16 and 18, … Read more
A statement was released Wednesday afternoon regarding the Jan. 28 incident at Judy’s Tavern involving Fighting Sioux players Robbie Bina, Jonathan Toews and T.J. Oshie: University of North Dakota men’s hockey student-athletes Robbie Bina, Jonathan Toews and T.J. Oshie apologized today for their roles in a recent incident at a Grand Forks business. The three … Read more