Seven Bowling Green players were suspended indefinitely Tuesday, Oct. 19, after coach Scott Paluch was shown a photo of a nude player with profanity and racial slurs written on his body, apparently done as part of a hazing prank. Paluch Paluch suspended Ryan Barnett, Steve Brudzewski, Bryan Dobek, Mike Falk, Don Morrison, Brett Pilkington and … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association’s highest honor for a Division III male hockey player will bear the name of one of the AHCA’s greatest coaches. Beginning this season, the College Division Player of the Year Award will be known as the Sid Watson Memorial Award, named in honor of the late Bowdoin coach and administrator, … Read more
Division I conference commissioners held a conference call with the media today, during which they reiterated their commitment to the new rules emphasis. They also said that while adjustments continue to be made by players, coaches and referees, that generally things are going well.
Unbeaten Minnesota-Duluth moved into the top spot in the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll Monday, taking over the No. 1 ranking in the wake of Boston College’s upset loss Friday to Notre Dame. The Bulldogs, 5-0-1 overall, swept Minnesota State at home and were rewarded with 31 of a possible 40 first-place nods from the … Read more
ECAC commissioner Phil Buttafuoco today confirmed his conference’s commitment to following the NCAA’s points of emphasis in its leagues and in the conferences for which it assigns officials.
The USCHO.com Preseason Division III Women’s All-USCHO teams were announced today. Leading the way are three Plattsburgh Cardinals on the first team. Seniors Erin O’Brien and Carolyne Roy and junior Elizabeth Gibson represent the Cardinals on the first team. Defending NCAA Champion Middlebury placed two on the teams as did Elmira and Gustavus Adolphus. Nine … Read more
Veteran National Hockey League coach Ken Hitchcock will be joining the staff of the Princeton men’s hockey team as a volunteer assistant coach over the next few weeks as the Tigers prepare for their regular-season opener on Oct. 29 vs. St. Cloud State. During the NHL lockout, Hitchcock has traveled around the nation, working with … Read more
College hockey’s unmatched cooperation between its six Division I conferences has taken another form. Commissioners from the nation’s six conferences have announced the creation of a 21-game series to be played among the conferences throughout the 2004-2005 season. The first annual Commissioners’ Cup Series faces off with five games on Saturday, Oct. 23 and concludes … Read more
Beginning this November, USCHO.com will present the first-ever national game of the week Internet broadcast for NCAA women’s hockey. Fans will be able to access the live game fees through the broadcast schedule soon to be linked from the USCHO women’s page, www.uscho.com/women. The inaugural broadcast schedule includes 21 regular-season games spread across the four … Read more
The ECAC West will switch to a three-game format for its regular season beginning as soon as 2005-06, and is considering expanding its conference playoffs. The schedule change was agreed to during a conference call on Monday. Under the new format, each team would play each other team in the conference three times, with two … Read more
Even though current U.S. women’s college players made up less than one third of the 40 players selected for two Canadian teams at Hockey Canada’s Thanksgiving Festival, they accounted for four of Canada’s eight player of the game awards between Wisconsin senior Carla MacLeod, Dartmouth junior Katie Weatherston, Minnesota-Duluth senior Caroline Ouellette and Ohio State … Read more
Boston University has removed senior forward David Klema from the team. Sports Information Director Ed Carpenter characterized the move as a “coach’s decision” but added that Terrier Coach Jack Parker would not elaborate on the reasons behind it. Klema, a senior, tantalized the Terrier program with flashes of brilliance during his three years with the … Read more
Last season’s national runner-up, St. Norbert, and a team that narrowly missed the NCAA playoffs, St. John’s, each placed three players on the men’s preseason D-III All-USCHO team as announced Monday by USCHO.com. St. Norbert first-team All-Americans Jason Deitsch and Ryan Tew were selected for the All-USCHO first team, with second-team All-American Spencer Carburry joining … Read more
Plans for Quinnipiac’s new athletic complex, which will house a new on-campus hockey facility, are well under way after Thursday’s announcement that Hudson United Bank has agreed to a $5 million sponsorship of the project. The building will be known as the Hudson United Bank Center. “Over the last 30 years, Hudson United Bank has … Read more
Defending NCAA champion Minnesota is No. 1 for the second straight year in the WCHA Women’s Preseason Coaches poll. Minnesota received seven first place votes to claim the top spot. Wisconsin was picked second, receiving 64 points and one first place vote. Minnesota Duluth ranked third with 58 points while Ohio State was fourth with … Read more
Sarah Moe, a four-time all-MIAC honoree, two-time all-American and the 2002 NCAA Division III player of the year, has been named head women’s hockey coach at St. Olaf, Athletic Director Matt McDonald announced Monday. Moe, a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, was also named Minnesota’s NCAA Woman of the Year in 2002. “We are thrilled … Read more
St. Scholastica has chosen Mark Wick as its men’s hockey coach. Wick, a 1985 St. Scholastica graduate, and a two-time NCHA all-academic team honoree, was an assistant coach at Augsburg from 1990-95 and at Wisconsin-Superior from 1996-2000. Steve Lyons, St. Scholastica’s vice president for student affairs and interim athletic director, said Wick was the school’s … Read more
Defending champion Minnesota dominated the D-I women’s preseason All-USCHO teams by placing five players across all three teams, including three players on the first team. The three teams, announced by USCHO.com on Monday, include six 2002 Olympic medalists, four of which are on the first team. The previous two Frozen Four MVPs, Minnesota’s Krissy Wendell … Read more
Hockey East favorite Boston College had three players named to the preseason All-USCHO teams, while CCHA contender Michigan State placed two players on the first team as announced Sunday by USCHO.com. Spartan forward Jim Slater and his teammate, defenseman A.J. Thelen, were joined on the first team by Boston College’s Patrick Eaves and Michigan Tech’s … Read more
The Bemidji State Beavers have been made the preseason favorites to capture the College Hockey America crown. A vote of CHA coaches earlier this week gave the 2003-04 champs 24 of 25 points in the poll, including four of a possible five first-place votes (coaches cannot vote for their own team). Niagara, which defeated Bemidji … Read more