Atlantic Hockey announced that it will move two of its league contests from campus sites to the FleetCenter in Boston as part of a college hockey doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 12. The January 21 game between Quinnipiac and Holy Cross originally slated to be played in Worcester and the February 12 game between Bentley and … Read more
Middlebury maintained its lock on the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll, garnering 12 of 15 possible first-place votes after a pair of weekend wins. Holding the second spot again this week is Manhattanville, which received the other three first-place votes after an idle weekend. Remaining at No. 3 was Wisconsin-Superior. … Read more
In the wake of a road sweep of then-No. 1 Minnesota, Colorado College climbed to the top of the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll Monday. The Tigers, then ranked second, beat the Gophers 3-2 in overtime Saturday, then followed that up with a 5-3 Sunday win to take 39 of 40 first-place votes. CC also … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award committee recently named its 15 nominees for this year’s honor. Both men’s and women’s players in all NCAA Divisions are eligibile. The nominees are: Janelle Armitage – Connecticut Sarah Carlson – Boston College Bo Cheesman – Lake Superior State Desi Clark – Mercyhurst Jessica Clermont – Niagara Kamerie Ann Cote – … Read more
Robert Morris University Director of Athletics Susan K. Hofacre, Ph.D., who was instrumental in the Colonials’ joining the Division I ice hockey ranks this season, passed away Jan. 8 after a battle with cancer. She was 54. Hofacre, one of just 26 female athletic directors at the Division I level, led the Robert Morris athletic … Read more
In his comments to the delegates at the 99th annual NCAA Convention, NCAA President Myles Brand identified the fiscal underpinning of college sports as the next important area of concern for intercollegiate athletics. Brand also discussed academic reform and the status of amateurism in college sports with the delegates. But it was the need for … Read more
Beginning Friday, Jan. 14, cable network NESN will begin broadcasting a feature-oriented half-hour television show entitled “Inside Hockey East,” which will air twice every Friday night, before and after NESN’s live coverage of Hockey East game action. NESN’s Friday Night Ice package begins this week, but “Inside Hockey East” will make its first appearance next … Read more
Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger announced his retirement today, effective June 30, 2005. Geiger, 65, has been OSU’s AD since May of 1994. “This is a bittersweet occasion,” said Geiger. “It is my decision, and let me repeat that — it is my decision. “I’m just tired, bone weary. Not the kind of tired … Read more
The U.S. dropped the bronze-medal game at the World Junior Championships Tuesday to the Czech Republic, finishing in fourth place in the tournament. The Czechs took the 3-2 win in overtime, foiling two U.S. comeback attempts. “It was disappointing not to have a better performance, not only tonight, but along the way,” said U.S. head … Read more
Middlebury maintained its lock on the No. 1 spot in this week’s USCHO.com Men’s Division III poll, getting 11 of 15 first-place votes, after a win over Skidmore and a tie in an exhibition with the US Under-18 squad. Staying in second, with three first-place votes is Manhattanville, which downed Lake Forest and Norwich to … Read more
Two weeks of holiday tournament action brought fans across the nation plenty of thrills, but the results didn’t do much to affect the national rankings, according to Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. Minnesota, with 37 of 40 first-place votes, was No. 1 in the nation for the fifth poll in a row following its … Read more
There will be no repeat gold medal for the United States at the World Junior Championships. The U.S. fell to Russia, 7-2, before 9,024 fans at Ralph Engelstad Arena Sunday. The game was knotted midway through the second period, before the Russians broke out for five unanswered goals to take the win. During a five-goal … Read more
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