Matt Nickerson has decided to leave Clarkson after just one year, signing a three-year deal with the NHL’s Dallas Stars. “Matt is only 19 years old and will go to an American Hockey League camp this fall,” said Stars assistant general manager Francois Giguere. “Based on his performance at the camp, he’s either going to … Read more
Former New Hampshire defenseman Garrett Stafford was seriously injured Friday night in the latest incident of severe on-ice hockey violence. Stafford Stafford, now playing for the Cleveland Barons of the AHL, the top minor-league affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, was hit across the face with a two-hander from Hamilton’s Alexander Perezhogin. Stafford was kneeling … Read more
Funding of a new hockey arena for Bemidji State was part of the budget passed Thursday by the Minnesota house. Within the budget is $677.6 million in building projects, which includes $18 for Bemidji State to build a new on-campus facility. The project still has to survive the Senate’s budget approval process. Plans are already … Read more
Suffolk’s head coach and assistant coach are swapping roles. Assistant Chris Glionna is moving up to become the school’s head coach, while Brian Horan, the head coach since 1999, steps aside to become the assistant. Both Glionna and Horan joined the Suffolk staff in 1999. The Rams, under Horan, had a 41-66-8 record and reached … Read more
The NCAA Board of Directors has given its final stamp of approval on legislation that holds schools to higher standards of accountability when it comes to grades and graduation rates of athletes. In an unprecedented move, instead of just declaring players academically ineligible, schools and programs themselves will now be subject to sanctions for academic … Read more
Boston College freshman Adam Pineault has left school, according to the Eagles’ athletic office. No reason was given for Pineault’s departure. In his rookie season, Pineault primarily was a fourth line player, scoring four goals and four assists in 29 games played. Pineault, who won’t turn 18 until May 23, is eligible for this year’s … Read more
Robert Morris’ women’s program, which will begin Division I play in 2005-06, has accepted an invitation to join College Hockey America. CHA athletic directors voted unanimously to accept RMU’s application at the league meeting in Naples, Fla., making the Colonials the fifth member of the conference. Robert Morris will join current members Mercyhurst, Niagara, Quinnipiac … Read more
Currently-enrolled college hockey players who decide to “opt in” to the NHL Draft will no longer be penalized with the loss of NCAA eligibility, at least for one year. The NCAA has granted a one-year suspension of the rule, with the intention of fully reviewing the case in the near future. This will allow all … Read more
Former St. Cloud State defenseman Tim Conboy signed a two-year contract with the San Jose Sharks Thursday, according to the St. Cloud Times. Conboy, a sophomore, had been cut by St. Cloud earlier this month because of an unspecified team rules violation. San Jose assigned Conboy to its American Hockey League team in Cleveland. He’ll … Read more
Representatives of Lindenwood University, an NAIA school located in St. Charles, Mo., approximately 20 miles from St. Louis, met with CHA officials at the recent Coaches Convention in Naples, Fla., as it explores the possibility of playing Division I men’s and women’s ice hockey by 2006.
The ECAC made a bold change to its governance structure today, naming Steve Hagwell its acting commissioner for Division I men’s and women’s hockey. The move came after its league meetings at the AHCA Coaches Convention in Naples, Fla.
The United States fell short of its bid for its second gold medal in three years today, losing to Russia, 3-2, in the final game of the World Under-18 Championship in Minsk, Belarus. Team USA won the gold medal in this tournament two years ago, with many of the same players that went on to … Read more
Hobey Baker winner Junior Lessard signed a one-year contract Thursday with the Dallas Stars. Lessard, coming off a Frozen Four appearance with Minnesota-Duluth, led the nation in scoring this past season with 63 points in 45 games, including two goals in the NCAA semifinal loss to Denver. A 6-foot native of St. Joseph deBeauce, Que., … Read more
On Wednesday, the American Hockey Coaches Association named Scott Sandelin of Minnesota-Duluth the winner of the 2004 Spencer Penrose Award as national coach of the year. Sandelin, a 1987 graduate of North Dakota, was a Hobey Baker finalist as a senior and served seven years as an assistant coach there under Dean Blais. The Hibbing, … Read more
The Barre (Vt.) Times Argus is reporting that Norwich senior forward Robert Jaggard has been charged with selling the designer drug ecstasy throughout the Northfield area. Jaggard pleaded not guilty to charges of selling and possessing ecstasy, conspiracy to sell ecstasy and possession of marijuana. “He’s the guy that was selling to the sellers,” Washington … Read more
Lukas Dora, who scored the winning goal in Denver’s national semifinal victory on Thursday, has been suspended for Saturday night’s championship game against Maine. Dora, a senior from Lednice, Czech Republic, violated team policy, according to a school news release. A Denver spokesman said further details on the suspension would not be released. In a … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth forward Junior Lessard was honored Friday at historic Faneuil Hall in Boston with the 2004 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, presented annually to college hockey’s top player. Lessard, a native of St. Joseph deBeauce, Que., led the nation in goals this season with 32, in power-play goals with 14, and in points with 63. He … Read more
Friday at Faneuil Hall in Boston, Northeastern goaltender Chanda Gunn was honored as the 2003-04 recipient of the Humanitarian Award, presented annually to “college hockey’s finest citizen.” Diagnosed with epilepsy as a child, Gunn didn’t begin playing hockey until age 14, but quickly ascended to play at Wisconsin, before transferring to Northeastern after her freshman … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) has announced that the winner of its newest annual award, the Lou Lamoriello Award, is none other than Lou Lamoriello himself. The Lou Lamoriello Award honors a former college hockey player or coach who has gone on to a successful post-college career in or out of athletics. The award … Read more
The United States Naval Academy, long mentioned as one of the more likely candidates to eventually become a Division I program, has taken a big step in that direction. John McMullen, former owner of the New Jersey Devils and baseball’s Houston Astros, and a graduate of the Naval Academy, is funding a new hockey arena … Read more