Alaska-Anchorage sophomore forward Brett Arcand-Kootenay, a lightning rod for controversy the last two years, has been dismissed from the team by coach John Hill. Arcand-Kootenay made news just before the season when he suffered a broken jaw during training camp after being on the receiving end of a punch by teammate Lee Green. Green is … Read more
Led by a hat trick from U.S. National Developmental player Phil Kessel, the U.S. defeated Sweden, 8-2, to advance to the semifinals of the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship Saturday night. The win was a big rebound from a potentially-devastating loss to Czech Republic a night earlier. It forced the U.S. to face a tough … Read more
The United States fell to the Czech Republic, 3-1, in the final game of preliminary-round action at the World Junior Championship. The U.S. team took 39 shots on Czech goaltender Vladislav Koutsky, but was only able to convert once in the loss. The Czechs opened the scoring, tallying the only goal in the first period … Read more
The U.S. National Junior Team suffered its first loss at the 2005 World Junior Championship on Wednesday night, 5-3 to Belarus. After previously defeating Switzerland and Russia, the Americans stand at 2-1-0 for the tournament. Goaltender Dzmitry Milchakou turned away 39 shots as Belarus earned its first-ever World Junior Championship win over the United States. … Read more
Ryan Callahan had two points and Jake Dowell tallied two assists as the U.S. defeated Switzerland, 6-4, in its second game of World Junior Tournament action Monday. The U.S. now holds a perfect 2-0 record in tournament play. The team faces off against Belarus on Wednesday, Dec. 29. In a third period that saw eight … Read more
Dan Fritsche scored twice including the game winner and the U.S. never trailed as the National Junior team defeated Russia 5-4 in the opening game of the IIHF World Junior Championship at Ralph Engelstad Arena. It was a crucial win for the Americans, facing a team considered among the gold-medal favorites in the tournament’s opening … Read more
FSN Detroit will rebroadcast the historic Cold War Hockey Game between Michigan State and Michigan on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, from 8-10 p.m. The outdoor hockey game, which was originally held on Oct. 6, 2001, saw a world-record 74,554 people jam Spartan Stadium to watch the Spartans and Wolverines skate to a 3-3 overtime draw. … Read more
An uneventful week in the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll saw Minnesota retain the No. 1 spot, though No. 2 Colorado College picked up a few first-place votes in the wake of its weekend sweep of Minnesota State. The idle Gophers earned 33 of 40 first-place votes, while the Tigers took the remaining seven. The … Read more
Canisius athletic director Tim Dillon was overruled by higher administrators in the decision to fire longtime hockey coach Brian Cavanaugh, according to a report in today’s Buffalo News. According to the article, the decision was made by the school’s vice president for student affairs, Ellen Conley. This came, according to newspaper sources, after the players … Read more
After weeks of speculation, Atlantic Hockey made it official today and admitted Rochester Institute of Technology to the conference for the 2006-07 season. RIT, long a powerhouse at Division III, and winners of NCAA championships at D-II in 1983 and at D-III in 1985, will move its hockey program to Division I beginning next season. … Read more
With today’s announcement that RIT has been accepted into Atlantic Hockey, the league’s coaches had comments about the move. Among the current eight members of the league that will welcome the Tigers in 2006, only Army has never played against RIT. Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin, whose teams used to face RIT in the ECAC West … Read more
RIT and Atlantic Hockey have scheduled a press conference for Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET on the RIT campus in suburban Rochester, N.Y., where it is anticipated that the school will announce that it is moving its men’s hockey program to the Division I level and joining that conference. Atlantic Hockey athletic directors met via … Read more
Fresh off two wins over St. Cloud State, Minnesota picked up support in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, retaining the top spot in the nation for the third week. The Gophers’ 2-1, 4-2 sweep provided them 36 of 40 first-place votes, outdistancing No. 2 Colorado College, which won twice at Alaska-Anchorage and earned the … Read more
There was little movement in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll; in fact the top eight teams stayed in the same positions as last week. No. 1 Middlebury, however, lost one first-place vote, garnering 13 this week. With one first-place tally, and in second place, is Manhattanville. Both teams blanked opponents last weekend, the … Read more
Canisius AD Tim Dillon today suspended forward Dan Bognar indefinitely for violating team rules. The incident follows Dillon’s Friday firing of head coach Brian Cavanaugh for what Dillon called “irreconcilable differences.” The Buffalo News reported in today’s edition that Daniel Bognar, 21, was arrested by Buffalo police after exposing himself and fighting with customers at … Read more
Bowling Green senior goaltender Jordan Sigalet made public Saturday that he suffers from multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Sigalet was diagnosed in early March. Over the past nine months, Sigalet, a native of Surrey, B.C., has missed just three games due to complications from MS, including March 4, 2004, at … Read more
Canisius College athletic director Tim Dillon shocked the college hockey world Friday when he announced that he has fired head hockey coach Brian Cavanaugh, who was in his 24th season behind the bench for the Griffs. It was not immediately known why Cavanaugh was fired, but the school cited “irreconcilable differences” in a release issued … Read more
According to Atlantic Hockey commissioner Bob DeGregorio, the league’s athletic directors will have a conference call Friday morning. DeGregorio could not confirm the agenda, but the question of RIT’s potential membership is a possible topic of discussion after DeGregorio and Canisius AD Tim Dillon made an official visit to the school last weekend. “They’re great … Read more
GOALTENDERS (2) Name Ht. Wt. Birthdate 2004-05 Team 29 Al Montoya* 6-2 195 2/13/85 Michigan (CCHA) 1 Cory Schneider 6-2 195 3/18/86 Boston College (HE) DEFENSEMEN (7) 6 Casey Borer 6-2 200 7/28/85 St. Cloud State (WCHA) 10 Alex Goligoski 6-0 180 7/30/85 Minnesota (WCHA) 18 Nate Hagemo 5-11 192 10/8/86 Minnesota (WCHA) 22 Matt … Read more
USA Hockey today announced the completion of its roster for the upcoming 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, adding 10 players to the preliminary list released last month. The United States will enter the tournament as defending champion after skating to its first gold medal in the 27-year history of the event in … Read more