It was a Rocky Mountain-dominated WCHA awards ceremony Thursday. Co-MacNaughton Cup champions Denver and Colorado College claimed five of the six spots on the All-WCHA first team as well as awards for the coach of the year, defensive player of the year and rookie of the year. Colorado College forward Marty Sertich was named the … Read more
Western Michigan’s Vince Bellissimo has decided to leave the school after his junior season to enter the professional ranks. A 2002 draftee of the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers, Bellissimo will begin his career with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. “We appreciate Vince’s contribution to the program and wish him the … Read more
The ECAC Hockey League has named Steve Hagwell its commissioner with a three-year deal, and removed the “acting” tag from his title. Hagwell was named the Acting Commissioner last April after the members of the league decided to break away from the larger structure of the ECAC. At that time, it was said that a … Read more
Gridiron Club of Greater Boston named Harvard goalie Dov Grumet-Morris the winner of the 53rd Walter Brown Award, the nation’s oldest college hockey honor. Presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 Massachusetts Rangers, a team coached … Read more
CSTV, acknowledging an significant public demand, will now air Friday’s first ECACHL semifinal between Cornell and Vermont on the same day, albeit still tape delayed. Originally, CSTV, the only station available nationally to carry the ECAC semifinals, was only going to televise the first semifinal on tape delay Saturday morning at 11 a.m. But after … Read more
With top-seeded teams advancing in their respective conference tournaments, there was little movement among the top spots in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. Colorado College retained the No. 1 spot after a sweep of St. Cloud State, receiving 26 of 40 first-place votes. Denver (three first-place votes) was again No. 2 after sweeping Michigan … Read more
Never before has a WCHA player won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, but that will change on March 26. Minnesota juniors Krissy Wendell and Natalie Darwitz and UMD senior Caroline Ouellette were named the top three finalists for the 2005 Kazmaier award, and made it a clean sweep for the WCHA. The league never had … Read more
The CHA’s awards banquet Thursday turned into the Andrew Murray awards, as the Bemidji State senior captured both CHA Player of the Year and CHA Student-Athlete of the Year honors — the first such feat in league history — as well as being unanimously named first-team All-CHA. Murray, who scored 16 goals and added 21 … Read more
Senior forward Nicole Corriero (Thornhill, Ont.) has been named the ECAC Women’s Hockey League Player of the Year, it was announced earlier this evening at the league’s annual banquet. Corriero and several other student-athletes were honored at the event, which marks the start of the women’s championship weekend. Joining Corriero as a repeat first-team selection … Read more
For the second consecutive season, the coaches of the women’s Hockey East Association could not narrow it down to a single player for recognition as the best in the league, so co-winners were again selected. UNH senior Stephanie Jones tied for fourth in league scoring with 14 goals and 12 assists, six points behind Providence … Read more
Mercyhurst senior center Teresa Marchese won a pair of major awards as well as being named to the All-College Hockey America first team at the conference awards banquet this evening. Marchese, who was a unanimous first-team choice, has established a CHA record for single-season assists, with 29, and ranks second on the league’s scoring chart … Read more
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