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
Atlantic Hockey athletic directors have voted to allow Air Force to become a member of the league, but only if it agrees to certain conditions. Air Force is currently a member of College Hockey America, a six-team league that currently just meets the minimum NCAA requirements for receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. … Read more
Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon has voluntarily suspended himself from coaching in tonight’s game against St. Lawrence because of comments he made after Friday’s night about referee John Murphy. Murphy disallowed a Vermont goal with 14 seconds remaining in regulation that would have tied the game against Clarkson, ruling that a Vermont player was in the … Read more
Canisius is moving forward with its plans to find a new head coach, and is not intending to dismantle the program, officials said. “We have no intention of dropping our hockey program,” said Marc Gignac, Canisius’ director of athletic communications. Speculation was fueled that the program could be in danger after Canisius fired 24-year head … Read more
The NCAA reiterated last week that 25 percent of the bracket for the 2005 National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Championship will be seeded and that any changes or exceptions to the bracket may not be heard until September 2005, when the National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Committee submits its annual recommendations. “The committee will evaluate … Read more
Boston College recruit Brock Bradford scored the game-winning goal and was named most valuable player at the U.S. Hockey League’s annual Prospects/All-Star Game on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The game showcased the best junior hockey players in the country and is attended by scouts from every NHL team. Of the 40 players … Read more
Canisius athletic director Timothy Dillon, a member of the Division I men’s ice hockey committee, has resigned from his position at the school. The move comes just following the completion of an internal school investigation into the actions of men’s hockey players and school officials after a game in Grand Forks, N.D., in December. Marshall … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced its semifinalists for the 53rd Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The candidates include nine players from Hockey East, five from the ECAC, and one from Atlantic Hockey. The slate comprises six forwards, three goalies and six defensemen. Only … Read more
The USA Hockey Foundation today named the 10 finalists for the 2005 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award given to the top NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey player. Highlighting the list are two three-time finalists, Minnesota co-captain Krissy Wendell and junior Natalie Darwitz, and two two-time finalists, Minnesota-Duluth captain Caroline Ouellette and Harvard tri-captain Nicole Corriero. … Read more
A Friday tie with Providence gave Boston College just enough to stay on top of the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, released Monday. The Eagles claimed 21 first-place votes and 579 points to edge Colorado College, which beat Michigan Tech twice last weekend. The Tigers took 18 first-place votes and 575 points, just four behind … Read more