Canisius athletic director Tim Dillon was overruled by higher administrators in the decision to fire longtime hockey coach Brian Cavanaugh, according to a report in today’s Buffalo News. According to the article, the decision was made by the school’s vice president for student affairs, Ellen Conley. This came, according to newspaper sources, after the players … Read more
After weeks of speculation, Atlantic Hockey made it official today and admitted Rochester Institute of Technology to the conference for the 2006-07 season. RIT, long a powerhouse at Division III, and winners of NCAA championships at D-II in 1983 and at D-III in 1985, will move its hockey program to Division I beginning next season. … Read more
With today’s announcement that RIT has been accepted into Atlantic Hockey, the league’s coaches had comments about the move. Among the current eight members of the league that will welcome the Tigers in 2006, only Army has never played against RIT. Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin, whose teams used to face RIT in the ECAC West … Read more
RIT and Atlantic Hockey have scheduled a press conference for Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET on the RIT campus in suburban Rochester, N.Y., where it is anticipated that the school will announce that it is moving its men’s hockey program to the Division I level and joining that conference. Atlantic Hockey athletic directors met via … Read more
Fresh off two wins over St. Cloud State, Minnesota picked up support in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, retaining the top spot in the nation for the third week. The Gophers’ 2-1, 4-2 sweep provided them 36 of 40 first-place votes, outdistancing No. 2 Colorado College, which won twice at Alaska-Anchorage and earned the … Read more
There was little movement in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll; in fact the top eight teams stayed in the same positions as last week. No. 1 Middlebury, however, lost one first-place vote, garnering 13 this week. With one first-place tally, and in second place, is Manhattanville. Both teams blanked opponents last weekend, the … Read more
Canisius AD Tim Dillon today suspended forward Dan Bognar indefinitely for violating team rules. The incident follows Dillon’s Friday firing of head coach Brian Cavanaugh for what Dillon called “irreconcilable differences.” The Buffalo News reported in today’s edition that Daniel Bognar, 21, was arrested by Buffalo police after exposing himself and fighting with customers at … Read more
Bowling Green senior goaltender Jordan Sigalet made public Saturday that he suffers from multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Sigalet was diagnosed in early March. Over the past nine months, Sigalet, a native of Surrey, B.C., has missed just three games due to complications from MS, including March 4, 2004, at … Read more
Canisius College athletic director Tim Dillon shocked the college hockey world Friday when he announced that he has fired head hockey coach Brian Cavanaugh, who was in his 24th season behind the bench for the Griffs. It was not immediately known why Cavanaugh was fired, but the school cited “irreconcilable differences” in a release issued … Read more
According to Atlantic Hockey commissioner Bob DeGregorio, the league’s athletic directors will have a conference call Friday morning. DeGregorio could not confirm the agenda, but the question of RIT’s potential membership is a possible topic of discussion after DeGregorio and Canisius AD Tim Dillon made an official visit to the school last weekend. “They’re great … Read more
GOALTENDERS (2) Name Ht. Wt. Birthdate 2004-05 Team 29 Al Montoya* 6-2 195 2/13/85 Michigan (CCHA) 1 Cory Schneider 6-2 195 3/18/86 Boston College (HE) DEFENSEMEN (7) 6 Casey Borer 6-2 200 7/28/85 St. Cloud State (WCHA) 10 Alex Goligoski 6-0 180 7/30/85 Minnesota (WCHA) 18 Nate Hagemo 5-11 192 10/8/86 Minnesota (WCHA) 22 Matt … Read more
USA Hockey today announced the completion of its roster for the upcoming 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, adding 10 players to the preliminary list released last month. The United States will enter the tournament as defending champion after skating to its first gold medal in the 27-year history of the event in … Read more
Atlantic Hockey commissioner Bob DeGregorio and Canisius athletic director Tim Dillon paid a weekend visit to Rochester Institute of Technology as part of that university’s bid to become a member of the league as early as the 2006-07 season. The tour of RIT and meetings with RIT officials, including AD Lou Spiotti and coach Wayne … Read more
Middlebury received all but one first-place vote in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. Moving up one spot to No. 2 was Manhattanville, which received the only other first-place vote. Norwich dropped from second to third in the poll after a tie with Amherst college over the weekend. With a win, and a tie … Read more
A road split with the nation’s third-ranked team was good enough for the voters, who reaffirmed Minnesota as the No. 1 team in the country in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. The Gophers dropped a 3-1 decision Friday before exploding for a 7-2 win Saturday at Colorado College, and earned 27 of 40 first-place … Read more
USCHO.com is now providing the most comprehensive web log of women’s college hockey news across the country. Please send article suggestions here (bylined articles within past week only). Gophers’ three crowd stat chart By Bruce Brothers, Pioneer Press, 11/30/04 UW women’s hockey: Burish, Macy lead No. 5 UW past Harvard By David Lynch, Capital Times, … Read more
Sexual assault charges against three men, including a Bemidji State hockey player, were dismissed on Thursday because prosecutors said they couldn’t prove that the sex wasn’t consentual. Bemidji indefinitely suspended senior Riley Riddell from the hockey team after the charges were filed in September. The Bemidji Pioneer newspaper reported that a statement from the school … Read more
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from a research paper written by members of the men’s hockey team in the wake of a recent hazing incident, as provided to USCHO.com by school officials. The definition of hazing is overly vague. High schools, colleges, and Greek organizations each have different definitions; even states have diverse … Read more
Niagara goaltender Jeff Van Nynatten will miss the next eight weeks after injuring to his index finger in practice on Monday, it was announced by head coach Dave Burkholder. The injury will require surgery, which is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. Van Nynatten led all College Hockey America netminders with 18 wins last season and earned … Read more
Skidmore Athletic Director Jeff Segrave has reinstated six of the eight players suspended following a hazing situation which occurred in September of this year. The two remaining players remain suspended per the terms of the punishment set forth by the school in late October. All player names have been kept confidential at the request of … Read more