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
St. Norbert regained the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com D-III men’s poll for the first time since the preseason, getting all but two first-place votes. The Green Knights blanked Wisconsin-River Falls and Wisconsin-Stout, both by 5-0 scores, over the weekend. Moving into second place, after wins over ECAC West rivals Hobart and Elmira, was … Read more
This February, USCHO will be presenting its first live Internet broadcasts of Division III Women’s Hockey. The USCHO Game of the Week schedule has added the Sunday Feb. 20 doubleheader hosted by Williams College. Headlining the action is a 1 p.m. EST showdown between No. 1 Middlebury and No. 3 Elmira, the two programs that … Read more
The CCHA has approached Ford Field officials about the possibility of hosting the 2010 or 2011 Frozen Four, according to a report in today’s Detroit News. Ford Field is the home of the Detroit Lions, and seats about 65,000 for football. Detroit is already hosting next year’s Super Bowl and the 2009 men’s basketball Final … Read more
Merrimack coach Chris Serino has extended Jeremy Wilson’s one-game suspension an extra game. Wilson was given an automatic one-game suspension following his game disqualification penalty last week against Boston University. Wilson, a forward, was called for charging BU goalie John Curry — though his game DQ was actually for grabbing the facemask of a BU … Read more
For Boston College, two wins and a tie translated into another week atop the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, released Monday. The Eagles drew with New Hampshire in a snow-delayed game last Monday, then beat Massachusetts twice to secure 29 of 40 first-place votes in this week’s poll. No. 2 was again Colorado College, which … Read more
St. John’s moved into the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. The Johnnies, the last unbeaten team in D-III, took six of 15 first-place votes and jumped from the third spot last week. Staying at No. 2, and getting the other nine first-place votes is St. Norbert. The Green Knights have … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth landed its goaltender of the future after getting a verbal commitment from Alex Stalock of the Cedar Rapids Roughriders. Stalock, who sparkled in last year’s Minnesota state high school tournament as a junior, owns a 14-4-2 record with a 2.67 goals against average and a .906 save percentage. The decision was somewhat of a … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) will be offering 29 signed National Hockey League (NHL) jerseys to lucky bidders on eBay beginning this Friday, Jan. 28 at p.m. The jerseys were obtained by former college hockey players who were under contract with the NHL teams last season. Every NHL team except Edmonton and Colorado are … Read more
Former Vermont coach Mike Gilligan has been selected as the recipient of the 2005 John MacInnes Award by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). Established by the AHCA in 1982 to honor former Michigan Tech coach John MacInnes, the award “recognizes those people who have shown a great concern for amateur hockey and youth programs. … Read more
North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol announced Wednesday that Fighting Sioux junior defenseman Matt Greene has been suspended for two games for breaking team rules after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Warroad, Minn. Hakstol said Greene would miss Friday and Saturday’s home games against Bemidji State, and added that he would have no … Read more
Wisconsin-Superior took over the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. The undefeated Yellowjackets, at 14-0-5, received 11 of 15 first-place votes. Moving up one position to No. 2 is St. Norbert, with three first-place nods, after two weekend league wins. In third, up one position, and receiving the other first-place vote, … Read more