Thirteen coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2004-05 have been named finalists for the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the College Division (NCAA Division III) Men’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Named in honor of the former Dartmouth head coach, the Jeremiah Award will be presented at the American Hockey Coaches Association … Read more
It was quite a day for Colin Murphy. Not only did the Michigan Tech senior learn Thursday he was one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award and a member of the all-WCHA first team, he signed a professional deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Murphy said it’s a two-year contract but declined to … Read more
Eleven players competing for an NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in Elmira, NY, this weekend have been honored as CCM All-Americans for 2004-05. NCAA semifinalists Elmira, Middlebury and Plattsburgh each had three selections. The other semifinalist, Gustavus Adolphus, had two honorees. Elmira senior forward Laura Hurd became the first four-time First Team All … Read more
Northeastern has relieved coach Bruce Crowder of his coaching duties, following just two winning seasons in nine years. The Huskies went 15-18-5 this season, finishing sixth in Hockey East. They lost to New Hampshire in two games in the Hockey East playoffs. Crowder was 120-170-36 in nine seasons. Northeastern athletic director Dave O’Brien said the … Read more
Boston College junior Patrick Eaves, who led the Eagles to a dramatic finish culminating in a regular-season championship in Hockey East, was presented the 2004-05 CCM Hockey East Player of the Year award on Thursday night at the league’s annual awards banquet. Eaves, who finished tied for second in league scoring with linemate Ryan Shannon, … Read more
Seventeen different schools can boast CCM All-American selections in the starry squads announced today at the NCAA Division III Men’s Championships hosted by Middlebury College. St. John’s University, St. Norbert College and the University of Wisconsin-Superior lead the way with three selections each, followed by Trinity College with two. Noteworthy among the selections is Norwich … Read more
The ECACHL handed out its league awards Thursday, and the Cornell Big Red was the big winners. Goaltender David McKee picked up Player of the Year, the Dryden Award and First-Team ECAC honors, while Mike Schafer was named Coach of the Year. McKee is 24-4-3 this season, with a 1.24 goals against average and a … Read more
Northern Michigan senior goaltender Tuomas Tarkki became the first Wildcat in 24 years to be named the CCHA Player of the Year. Eight individual honors were awarded Wednesday at Detroit’s historic Fox Theatre, including six determined by a vote of the league’s 12 coaches. NMU’s Tuomas Tarkki became the first European to win CCHA Player … Read more
After rebounding from one foot in the grave all the way to the league’s regular-season championship, it’s no surprise that Quinnipiac cleaned up at the Atlantic Hockey awards banquet, taking home two of the league’s top three honors. Defenseman Reid Cashman, who led the nation in scoring for defensemen this season with 43 points, was … Read more
It was a Rocky Mountain-dominated WCHA awards ceremony Thursday. Co-MacNaughton Cup champions Denver and Colorado College claimed five of the six spots on the All-WCHA first team as well as awards for the coach of the year, defensive player of the year and rookie of the year. Colorado College forward Marty Sertich was named the … Read more
Western Michigan’s Vince Bellissimo has decided to leave the school after his junior season to enter the professional ranks. A 2002 draftee of the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers, Bellissimo will begin his career with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. “We appreciate Vince’s contribution to the program and wish him the … Read more
The ECAC Hockey League has named Steve Hagwell its commissioner with a three-year deal, and removed the “acting” tag from his title. Hagwell was named the Acting Commissioner last April after the members of the league decided to break away from the larger structure of the ECAC. At that time, it was said that a … Read more
Gridiron Club of Greater Boston named Harvard goalie Dov Grumet-Morris the winner of the 53rd Walter Brown Award, the nation’s oldest college hockey honor. Presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 Massachusetts Rangers, a team coached … Read more
CSTV, acknowledging an significant public demand, will now air Friday’s first ECACHL semifinal between Cornell and Vermont on the same day, albeit still tape delayed. Originally, CSTV, the only station available nationally to carry the ECAC semifinals, was only going to televise the first semifinal on tape delay Saturday morning at 11 a.m. But after … Read more
With top-seeded teams advancing in their respective conference tournaments, there was little movement among the top spots in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. Colorado College retained the No. 1 spot after a sweep of St. Cloud State, receiving 26 of 40 first-place votes. Denver (three first-place votes) was again No. 2 after sweeping Michigan … Read more
Never before has a WCHA player won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, but that will change on March 26. Minnesota juniors Krissy Wendell and Natalie Darwitz and UMD senior Caroline Ouellette were named the top three finalists for the 2005 Kazmaier award, and made it a clean sweep for the WCHA. The league never had … Read more
The CHA’s awards banquet Thursday turned into the Andrew Murray awards, as the Bemidji State senior captured both CHA Player of the Year and CHA Student-Athlete of the Year honors — the first such feat in league history — as well as being unanimously named first-team All-CHA. Murray, who scored 16 goals and added 21 … Read more
Senior forward Nicole Corriero (Thornhill, Ont.) has been named the ECAC Women’s Hockey League Player of the Year, it was announced earlier this evening at the league’s annual banquet. Corriero and several other student-athletes were honored at the event, which marks the start of the women’s championship weekend. Joining Corriero as a repeat first-team selection … Read more
For the second consecutive season, the coaches of the women’s Hockey East Association could not narrow it down to a single player for recognition as the best in the league, so co-winners were again selected. UNH senior Stephanie Jones tied for fourth in league scoring with 14 goals and 12 assists, six points behind Providence … Read more
Mercyhurst senior center Teresa Marchese won a pair of major awards as well as being named to the All-College Hockey America first team at the conference awards banquet this evening. Marchese, who was a unanimous first-team choice, has established a CHA record for single-season assists, with 29, and ranks second on the league’s scoring chart … Read more