After 22 league games, Colgate and Cornell were separated by just a point in the ECACHL standings. On the season, the Red (20-7-4) has scored 2.97 goals per game, while the Raiders (20-11-6) have netted 3.00 per contest. Despite the fact that Cornell scores at a slightly less frequent pace than Colgate, the Red edges … Read more
Their names read like a hit list because, frankly, that’s what it is. Mike Hamilton, Nov. 6 in Orono, Maine; Eric Przepiorka, Dec. 10 in Hanover, N.H.; Pat Gannon, Feb. 13 at the TD Banknorth Garden; Daniel Winnik, Feb. 17 at Agganis Arena. One by one, these college hockey players fell. One moment they’re skating … Read more
The St. Louis Blues haved signed Minnesota State junior forward David Backes to a National Hockey League contract beginning for the 2006-07 season. Backes will join the Peoria Rivermen, the Blues’ affiliate in the American Hockey League, for the remainder of the season as an amateur tryout. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. … Read more
This weekend, Michigan freshman defenseman Jack Johnson showed why he was the third pick overall in last year’s NHL Draft. Besides his physical gifts, Johnson’s ability to step up his game when it matters most has the Wolverines riding high heading into Joe Louis Arena for the CCHA Semifinals next weekend.
The final three for the Patty Kazmaier Award has an exclusively international flavor for the first time ever. Wisconsin junior forward Sara Bauer (St. Catharines, Ont.), St. Lawrence sophomore forward Sabrina Harbec and Minnesota-Duluth junior goaltender Riitta Schaublin (Basel, Switzerland) were named the three finalists for the 2006 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award by USA Hockey … Read more
The grunt work is done for these Terriers, and it was done well. After their businesslike disposal of UMass-Amherst on Jack Parker’s 61st birthday, the third-ranked Icedogs are done with home games and sub-.500 teams. It is now time to put up or shut up. To win championships or go home. And we know what … Read more
A decisive sweep of Alaska-Anchorage in the first round of the WCHA playoffs kept Minnesota at No. 1 in the USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll for a sixth straight week Monday. The Gophers again received 39 of 40 first-place votes, followed by Miami, which swept away Western Michigan in the CCHA quarterfinals, at No. … Read more
After a one-year leave of absence, Brian Dickinson will return to the Brockport bench for the 2006-07 season. The announcement was made Wednesday by athletics director Lin Case. Dickinson “We are pleased to have Brian return to our coaching staff,” said Case. “He has a wealth of experience and is an asset to the hockey … Read more
Sophomore forward Sabrina Harbec has been named the ECAC Hockey League’s Player of the Year, it was announced earlier at Thursday’s annual league banquet. Harbec and several other student-athletes were honored at the event, which marks the start of the women’s championship weekend. Joining Harbec as a first-team selection was defensive teammate Annie Guay, who, … Read more
It was a banner year for netminders in the CHA, as two goaltenders shared the league’s Player of the Year award. Alabama-Huntsville senior Scott Munroe and Niagara senior Jeff Van Nynatten were honored as co-Players of the Year at the CHA’s annual awards banquet Thursday evening at the Hall of Legends at Ford Field in … Read more
The CCHA’s leading scorer and regular-season champion Miami’s senior captain were unanimous picks to head up the 2005-06 CCHA All-Conference teams, as selected by the conference’s coaches and announced by the league Thursday. The nation’s leading scorer, Scott Parse, was a unanimous First-Team All-CCHA selection… Nebraska-Omaha junior forward Scott Parse, who topped the league with … Read more
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) has announced its 2005-06 award winners. Sara Bauer Wisconsin’s Sara Bauer has been named the 2005-06 WCHA Player of the Year. Bauer, a junior forward from St. Catharines, Ont., ranked second in the league scoring race with 38 points in 28 league games. She was third in goal scoring … Read more
March madness, baby! And unless J.J. Redick learns how to skate, Duke won’t even be there. The ECACHL playoffs are coming to a rink near you. After an unprecedented rise from worst to first, the Dartmouth men’s hockey team (16-11-2, 14-6-2 Ivy) will look to legitimize the school’s first-ever ECACHL regular-season title and grab a … Read more
Niagara athletics director Mike Hermann has stepped down after eight years to become the athletics director at Towson University in Towson, Md. “The eight years I have spent at Niagara have been the most rewarding of my professional career. I have appreciated, in particular, the support of the president, Father Joseph Levesque,” Hermann said. “The … Read more
Mercyhurst freshman forward Valerie Chouinard reaped three of College America’s major awards along with earning first-team all-conference honors to highlight the league’s banquet this evening. Valerie Chouinard In leading the Lakers to their fourth consecutive CHA regular-season crown, Chouinard tied league lead with 19 points and ranks second nationally among freshmen with 1.44 points per … Read more
The NCAA has announced the participants for the inaugural NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 7 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The competition will be held 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
On Oct. 7, freshman Billy Sauer started in net for Michigan’s 3-1 season-opening win over Quinnipiac. Sauer also stood between the pipes when the Wolverines closed the season with a 4-3 overtime loss to Ferris State on Feb. 25. But despite opening and closing the regular season as the starting goalie, Sauer’s hold on the … Read more
Buffalo State athletics director Jerry S. Boyes announced Monday that Bob Filighera has been relieved of his duties as head women’s ice hockey coach. Filighera, the only coach in the program’s seven-year history, amassed a career record of 45-84-11. The Bengals finished the 2005-06 season with a 7-14-2 overall record and a 3-9 mark in … Read more
After a weekend sweep of Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota extended its run at No. 1 to five weeks in the USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll. The Gophers picked up one additional first-place vote for a total of 39 out of 40 in Monday’s release. The Gophers, who also ran their nation-best unbeaten streak to 12 games, … Read more
After serving as head coach of the women’s hockey team at the University of Vermont for the past 10 seasons, Dennis Miller has resigned, effective April 6, 2006. Director of athletics Dr. Robert Corran made the announcement. During the Division III era of Miller’s tenure, the Catamounts advanced to the ECAC Division III Playoffs in … Read more