The CCHA has announced its all-star teams for 2004-05. First Team Forwards T.J. Hensick, Michigan (10 First Place Votes, 50 Points) Jeff Tambellini, Michigan (7, 45) Scott Parse, Nebraska-Omaha (10, 53) Defensemen Nathan Oystrick, Northern Michigan (4, 32) Andy Greene, Miami (8, 49) Goaltender Tuomas Tarkki, Northern Michigan (6, 45) Second Team Forwards Rod Pelley, … Read more
The catalyst for A.J. Thelen’s dismissal from the Michigan State hockey team on Monday was his underage drinking the night before a game, and missing a team function, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. Thelen admitted in the newspaper story that he was benched for last Friday’s game against Notre Dame for missing a VIP … Read more
The latest winter storm to hit the Northeast has forced the postponement of Tuesday evening’s Atlantic Hockey play-in game. The contest, featuring No. 8 seed Army hosting No. 9 seed American International, will instead be played Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET, at Tate Rink on Army’s West Point campus. Army (10-20-3, 5-16-3 Atlantic Hockey) … Read more
Manhattanville will stream a live videocast of Saturday’s NCAA D-III second-round game between the top-seeded Valiants and visiting New England College. Michael La Placa will provide play-by-play, with color commentary by former Manhattanville goaltender Chad Killam. The broadcast is free, and will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, 30 minutes before game time, live from Playland … Read more
St. Norbert is the unanimous No. 1 in the final USCHO D-III Men’s Poll of the 2004-2005 season. The Green Knights capped the season with an NCHA championship win over Wisconsin-Superior, 8-3. It was the fifth-straight No. 1 for St. Norbert, which was the preseason No. 1 in the poll as well. Jumping four spots … Read more
Colorado College, which split a Thursday-Friday series with Denver to earn each school half of the MacNaughton Cup, stayed No. 1 in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. The Pioneers moved up a spot to No. 2, displacing idle Cornell. The Big Red earned 16 of 40 first-place votes, the same as CC, but finished … Read more
CCHA Rookie of the Year favorite Bill Thomas of Nebraska-Omaha headlined the conference’s 2004-05 All-Rookie Team, announced Monday. Thomas, a 21-year-old forward from Pittsburgh, ranked second on the Mavericks in CCHA and overall scoring with 33 and 42 points, respectively. He is the nation’s leading scorer among freshmen. Nebraska-Omaha had two players named to the … Read more
The NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced the field of nine teams for the 2005 Division III Men’s hockey championship. Manhattanville, St. John’s and Trinity received at-large bids, while six conferences have been awarded automatic qualification. The championship playoff format involves a single first-round game and four second-round games that are played … Read more
Michigan State sophomore defenseman A.J. Thelen has been dismissed from the hockey team by coach Rick Comley. According to the shcool, Thelen’s scholarship will still be honored as long as he remains in school and is academically eligible. “A.J. did not meet the expectations for a student-athlete in the ice hockey program at MSU,” said … Read more
The ECACHL tournament, scheduled all season to have its finals air live on CSTV, has picked up national and regional carriers for the entire weekend. The finals, scheduled to air live on CSTV at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, will also now be shown by Time Warner of Syracuse (which can be seen in … Read more
The NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced the seven teams selected for the 2005 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship. Of the seven teams selected, four of the teams received automatic qualification as winners of their conference championships. One school was selected from Pool B, which are independent schools and schools … Read more
Phil Kessel made his long-awaited college decision official Friday afternoon during a press conference at the U.S. National Development Program headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich. The highly-touted winger chose the University of Minnesota over his hometown Wisconsin Badgers and other suitors that included Michigan and Boston University. “I came to the decision in the last … Read more
Confirming a move that had been rumored in recent months, Boston University today announced that the Agganis Arena hockey rink will be named after Terrier head coach Jack Parker. In an early afternoon press conference preceding Thursday’s pivotal Hockey East matchup against New Hampshire, BU athletic director Mike Lynch made the announcement. “This is Boston … Read more
On Wednesday Harvard tri-captain Nicole Corriero earned the first of surely many postseason honors to come when she was named the Ivy Player of the Year. She is the third straight Crimson player and sixth in seven years to receive that distinction, which is determined by league coaches. Harvard dominated the Ivy awards with three … Read more
Keith Hughes has stepped down at Assumption College as head coach after a 15-year stint as a player and coach with the team. Hughes was a standout player for the team from 1990-94, served as an assistant under Coaches Bill Bowes and Tom Connors (1994-98) and as head coach since the 1998-99 season. The team … Read more
Phil Kessel, the 17-year-old highly-touted U.S.-born phenom, has set a news conference for Friday at the U.S. National Team Development Program headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he announce a decision on where he will play next season. The Friday news conference date is in contrast to an earlier report, in the Wisconsin State Journal, … Read more
Whenever Krissy Wendell was asked who from her team deserved a Player of the Year award, she’d say Natalie Darwitz. Whenever Darwitz was asked the same question, she’d say Krissy Wendell. The WCHA coaches and SIDs finally had to make a decision, and they have chosen Wendell as the WCHA’s Player of the Year for … Read more
Women’s ice hockey scored fifth-highest among all NCAA Division I women’s sports in the new Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, released Monday. The NCAA’s new academic measurement, known as APR, is based on the academic eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes. An APR score of 925 is equivalent to an approximate graduation rate of 50 … Read more
Men’s ice hockey scored second-highest among all NCAA Division I men’s sports in the new Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, released Monday. The NCAA’s new academic measurement, known as APR, is based on the academic eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes. An APR score of 925 is equivalent to an approximate graduation rate of 50 … Read more
A split decision among the voters in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll saw Cornell earn a majority of first-place votes, but Colorado College gain the top spot overall. The Tigers, who were idle last weekend, took only 12 of 40 first-place votes but managed 556 points overall to return to No. 1, three points … Read more