Bemidji State University Director of Athletics Dr. Rick Goeb today announced that Bruce Olson has stepped aside from his responsibilities as BSU’s head women’s ice hockey coach, effective immediately, to pursue other interests. Assistant coaches Jim Ingman and Sis Paulsen will be named interim co-head coaches for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. “We appreciate … Read more
Duluth, Minn., and Boston have been awarded the 2008 and 2009 women’s Frozen Fours, the NCAA announced Wednesday. The NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Committee named Minnesota-Duluth the host of the 2008 event, to be held at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center March 21-23. UMD will host the women’s Frozen Four for the second time, … Read more
The Wisconsin Badgers finally lost a game last weekend, but not their grip on the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll. Wisconsin, which split a series with Michigan Tech to end a 14-game unbeaten streak, earned 24 first-place votes to keep the nation’s No. 1 ranking, just ahead of No. 2 … Read more
The defensive corps for the Union continues to shrink. Freshman Rory Farrell became the latest defenseman to leave the Dutchmen. He informed coach Nate Leaman of his decision to depart following last Saturday’s game against Rochester Institute of Technology. Farrell also withdrew from school and joined the Sioux City Musketeers of the U.S. Hockey League. … Read more
Legendary coach Herb Brooks will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Thursday (Dec. 8) in a ceremony at the Harris Theatre in Chicago. Brooks, a native of St. Paul, Minn., was the coach of the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake … Read more
With a road sweep of Minnesota last weekend, Wisconsin picked up one last first-place vote to be this Monday’s unanimous No. 1 pick in the USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll. The Badgers, who have not lost in 14 games, were followed by Miami, which swept Michigan to finish up six spots at No. 2, … Read more
USA Hockey has announced its roster for the 2006 IIHF World Junior Championship, a lineup that includes 18 current and former collegiate players. The WCHA will be by far the most represented league at the tournament placing 10 players on the 22-man roster. Highly-touted Minnesota rookie Phil Kessel will make his second appearance and will … Read more
Wisconsin goaltender Brian Elliott, who backstopped the No. 1 Badgers to an unbeaten month with a 7-0-1 record while surrendering a total of only 11 goals, was named the CSTV/Hockey Commissioners’ Association national Division I Player of the Month for November on Friday. A 6-foot-3, 187-pound junior from Newmarket, Ont., Elliott started all eight games … Read more
Canisius announced Friday that sophomore forward Mike Ruberto, sophomore defensemen Matt Ruberto and Craig Nooyen and freshman goalie Ryan Hatch have been dismissed from the hockey team for violations of that college’s athletics department policies. “The Department of Athletics has a clear set of expectations for all of our student-athletes,” said Canisius director of athletics … Read more
Don Lucia will be staying at Minnesota for the foreseeable future — and maybe beyond. The Golden Gopher head coach, who led Minnesota to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2002 and 2003, has signed a three-year contract extension, the school announced Tuesday. That would keep Lucia behind the Gopher bench at least until the end of … Read more
A sweep of then-No. 1 Michigan and Michigan State in the College Hockey Showcase extended Wisconsin’s unbeaten streak to 12 games and propelled the Badgers to the top of Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll. The Badgers received all but one of 40 first-place votes to reach No. 1, with No. 2 Colorado College … Read more
Sophomore Victor Oreskovich has left Notre Dame to play with the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers, head coach Jeff Jackson announced Sunday. Selected in the second round, 55th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, Oreskovich played in nine games with Notre Dame in 2004-05, scoring two goals and adding one … Read more
The NCAA announced Tuesday the addition of the 2006 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge to the 2006 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four weekend. The event will take place Friday evening, April 7 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee at a time to be determined. “We are extremely excited to announce the Frozen Four Skills Challenge and … Read more
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