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
St. Norbert kept its perch at No. 1 for a fourth straight time in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll, again receiving 14 first-place votes and one fifth-place vote. The Green Knights downed Lake Forest to advance to the NCHA championship game next Saturday. Staying at No. 2, and receiving the other first-place vote, … Read more
Dartmouth forward Hugh Jessiman, a 2003 NHL first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, will return to the lineup tonight against Harvard after a three-and-a-half-month layoff. Jessiman has been sidelined since tearing two ligaments in his right ankle during a loss to Princeton on Nov. 6. The Rangers’ orthopedic surgeon repaired the injury by … Read more
USCHO is pleased to announce the addition of 10 postseason broadcasts to its Women’s Game of the Week package. The action kicks off the weekend of March 5-6 with the WCHA Championships live from Minneapolis. The following weekend, the Game of the Week will be in Boston for the Hockey East Championships on March 12-13. … Read more
The sudden spate of interest in outdoor college hockey games is close to reality in at least one place. The Wisconsin Badgers are in the process of hammering out final details with officials at Lambeau Field, home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, to play a game there next February. According to the Wisconsin State … Read more
Minnesota goaltender Kellen Briggs is out indefinitely with an unspecified hand injury, the school said today. Briggs, a sophomore, has started 30 games this season, posting a 19-10-0 record with a 2.46 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. Briggs is 26-11-0 in his last 37 starts, dating to last season. In the WCHA, he is … Read more
Nearly all of the players from USA Hockey’s 1980 “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, as well as Ron DeGregorio, president of USA Hockey, will be in Lake Placid, N.Y., Wednesday, Feb. 23, to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1980 Winter Olympics. “It should be an exciting day and we’re pleased to be part … Read more
St. Norbert kept its hold on No. 1 for a third consecutive week in Monday’s USCHO.com Men’s Division III poll. The Green Knights received 14 first-place votes and one fifth-place vote for 221 of 225 possible points. St. Norbert swept Wisconsin-Eau Clair last weekend in the first round of the NCHA playoffs. At No. 2 … Read more
A split against Minnesota-Duluth wasn’t enough to knock Denver out of the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, as the Pioneers retained 16 first-place votes to keep the No. 1 position. Colorado College, which split with Wisconsin, and Cornell, which beat Rensselaer and Union last weekend, tied for No. 2 in this … Read more
A three-point weekend against Wisconsin was enough to move defending NCAA champion Denver into the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll Monday. The Pioneers took over No. 1 for the first time this season in the wake of a win and a tie against the Badgers, leapfrogging new No. 2 Boston … Read more
The top six teams stayed put in this week’s USCHO.com Men’s Division III Poll. No. 1 St. Norbert held onto the top spot after a shutout of St. Scholastica and a tie with Wisconsin-Superior, and received 13 first-place votes. At No. 2 is Manhattanville, with the two remaining first-place votes; the Valiants downed Neumann in … Read more
Semifinalists for the Joe Concannon Award, given annually to New England’s best American-born Division II/III college hockey player, have been announced by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Ken Eldridge. Two Concannon Award semifinalists from last season head the field of nominees. Both are forwards and captains of their respective teams. Trinity senior Joseph Ori … Read more