The top four spots in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll were unchanged from last week, with Michigan again heading up the rankings. The idle Wolverines tallied 31 of 40 first-place votes to stay atop the voters’ list, while Wisconsin — a winner in a weekend sweep of Minnesota State — ran its season-opening … Read more
Two-time defending national champion Middlebury led the way with two First Team honorees among the D-III Women’s Preseason All-USCHO selections, announced today. Gustavas Adolphus and Bowdoin both placed one player each on the First and Second Teams. The complete list of winners and honorable mentions is below. All-USCHO First Team F Emily Quizon, Sr., Middlebury … Read more
Maine junior Michael [nl]Hamilton and sophomore Wesley Clark have been indefinitely suspended from the Black Bears after being charged with assault and aggravated criminal mischief in connection with an alleged beating of another Maine student. Hamilton, 22, of Victoria, B.C., and Clark, 22, from Oakville, Ont., were among a group of people who went to … Read more
Just eight games into its women’s team’s first season, Robert Morris has fired its head coach. Kevin McGonagle was dismissed Thursday, effective immediately, will be replaced on an interim basis by assistant Jody Katz for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. Current men’s assistant coach Nate Handrahan will then take over on a permanent basis. … Read more
A tie and a loss against Wisconsin knocked Colorado College out of the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll, as the Tigers bequeathed the No. 1 ranking to Michigan. The Wolverines returned to the apex of the poll with 29 of 40 first-place votes after sweeping Northern Michigan last weekend. The … Read more
In a deviation from its original policy, the NCAA will allow University of North Dakota athletes to wear uniforms adorned with the Fighting Sioux name and logo during NCAA-sponsored playoff events — at least until Feb. 1 next year. Last Friday, UND filed a second appeal for review by the NCAA Executive Committee, the same … Read more
Mike Atkinson, a freshman at Vermont, has withdrawn from school after his arrest on charges of driving while intoxicated, as well as careless driving, after a car crash on the Vermont campus on Oct. 2. He had already been suspended by the team. Atkinson, 20, a native of Kinderhook, N.Y., was taken to a local … Read more
Several Minnesota hockey players under the age of 21 were identified drinking at a Minneapolis bar by Minneapolis/St. Paul television station KMSP, which reported its allegations on its Sunday evening news telecast and on its website. Filmed secretly either buying, possessing or drinking alcohol by KMSP over a two-month period were Gopher players including Kris … Read more
USCHO.com is now providing the most comprehensive web log of women’s college hockey news across the country. Please send article suggestions here (bylined articles within past week only). *www.bugmenot.com can be a valuable resource for those wishing to avoid site registrations. Another weekend split at Ridder Arena By Zach Eisendrath, Minnesota Daily, 11/7/05 UW takes … Read more
Two wins over St. Cloud State provided Colorado College a stranglehold on the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. The Tigers received 39 of 40 first-place votes to remain No. 1 for the second straight week. Second place went to Michigan, which won a pair of games against Notre Dame, while Cornell … Read more
USCHO.com is now providing the most comprehensive web log of women’s college hockey news across the country. Please send article suggestions here (bylined articles within past week only). *www.bugmenot.com can be a valuable resource for those wishing to avoid site registrations. Led by senior goalie Gaudiel, women’s hockey looks for sixth straight ECACHL playoff bid … Read more
Cornell head coach Mike Schafer has been suspended for one game for conduct occurring after last Saturday’s game between the Big Red and Michigan State, ECACHL commissioner Steve Hagwell announced Thursday. The incident in question took place after the Spartans’ 4-3 win, as the Michigan State players remained on the ice to celebrate. Several objects … Read more
Team USA faced off against a team of the ECACHL’s finest in a game that packed more intensity and excitement than can be indicated by either the All-Star Game moniker or the 6-2 final score. The teams combined for sixteen penalties, including four pairs of matching minors, and the unpolished penalty kill of the ECACHL … Read more
The Xcel Energy Center, the site of the WCHA Final Five since 2001, will stay that way through at least 2011, under the terms of a five-year contract extension announced Tuesday. “We’re very excited about continuing our relationship with one of the premier college hockey conferences in the nation,” said Xcel Energy Center vice president … Read more
A pair of handy wins were enough to propel Colorado College to the top of the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, released Monday. Voters preferred CC with 30 of 40 first-place votes in the wake of the Tigers’ WCHA weekend sweep of Minnesota State, pushing CC up two spots to the top of the poll. … Read more
Brock Trotter, Denver’s then-leading scorer and the reigning WCHA Rookie of the Week, will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a severed right Achilles tendon on a hit from North Dakota’s Matt Smaby during Friday night’s game between the Sioux and the Pioneers. Smaby’s check on Trotter came behind the UND goal, and … Read more
The Women’s Hockey East Association is pleased to announce the selection of 23 student-athletes representing eight different programs to its first-ever “All-Star” game. The Hockey East All-Stars will take on the 2006 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team on Sunday, Dec. 11, at UNH’s Whittemore Center, as part of Team USA’s Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour. … Read more
Michigan, still unbeaten this season after tying archrival Michigan State Saturday, retained the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. The Wolverines picked up 27 of 40 first-place votes to outdistance No. 2 Cornell, which opens its regular season this weekend. The Big Red earned six first-place votes to finish ahead of third-ranked … Read more
Tyler Hirsch, Minnesota’s leading scorer last season, will apply for a medical hardship waiver for personal reasons and miss the remainder of the 2005-06 season, the school announced Thursday. “This was not an easy decision, but one that I feel was the best decision for both myself and the team,” Hirsch said. “I will use … Read more
Players from teams in the preseason USCHO Division III poll dominate the list of all-stars on the 2005 Preseason All-USCHO Team. Preseason No. 1 Middlebury placed two players on the East team, while second-ranked St. Norbert and No. 5 St. John’s dominated the West, placing four and three players, respectively. Sixth-ranked Trinity has two players … Read more