What had been the longest active losing streak in varsity college hockey is over. The MIT women defeated Salve Regina, 3-2, on Sunday to earn their first win over another varsity Division III program in their five seasons of existence. The win snapped an 82-game losing streak, stretching back to MIT’s move from a club … Read more
Minnesota announced today that sophomore forward Natalie Darwitz, the leading scorer in Division I women’s hockey, will likely miss the remainder of the the 2003-04 season due to torn ligaments in her right elbow. The injury was suffered on Jan. 10 during the No. 1 Gophers’ 4-3 overtime victory at No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth. Natalie Darwitz, … Read more
The field for the 2004 College Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to “college hockey’s finest citizen,” has been whittled to five finalists. This year’s finalists are: Dan Boeser — Wisconsin, Sr. Patrick Foley — New Hampshire, Sr. Chanda Gunn — Northeastern, Sr. Derek Nisula — Babson, Sr. Mark Persick — Canisius, Jr. Gunn and Foley … Read more
Michigan goaltender Al Montoya and North Dakota forward Drew Stafford may have taken more than just a gold medal away from last week’s World Junior Championships. Each of them, the top ranked goaltender and forward/defenseman, respectively, in the just-released NHL Central Scouting Service (CSS) mid-term rankings, may have punched their tickets to NHL stardom that … Read more
The Ohio State women’s team will remain a member of the WCHA and not join College Hockey America for the 2004-05 season. Ohio State is a charter member of the WCHA’s women’s league, founded in 1999. The Buckeyes previously accepted an offer to join the CHA after the current season. With Findlay deciding to drop … Read more
Union president Roger Hull offered his reasons for voting against the amendment to Proposal 65 at the NCAA Convention on Monday. The amendment, which permanently grandfathers eight “play-up” Division III schools so they can continue to offer athletic scholarships in their Division I sports, passed by a wide margin. The proposal affects St. Lawrence, Clarkson, … Read more
After months of handwringing and lobbying, 12 athletic programs at eight schools, including four in men’s ice hockey, received grandfather protection Monday, allowing them to continue granting athletic scholarships. The vote on the amendment to Proposal 65 was passed at the NCAA Convention in Nashville, 296-107. Proposal 65 itself, which prevents any future schools from … Read more
With the concern over athletic scholarships now passed, Rensselaer officially announced its intention to elevate the level of its women’s hockey program to the Division I level. A Division III proposal that would have eliminated the ability of schools that “play up” in one sport to give athletic scholarships, was amended at the NCAA Convention … Read more
With an announcement commissioner Joe Bertagna characterized as “probably one of the worst-kept secrets,” Hockey East officially welcomed the University of Vermont to the league Thursday. Both the Catamounts men’s and women’s hockey teams will begin play in the 2005-2006 season. The announcement was made three weeks to the day after Vermont got the ball … Read more
The 2004 NCAA Northeast Regional, set for March 27-28 in at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H., is sold out. It marks the earliest point in the season that an NCAA men’s ice hockey regional has been declared a sellout. Tickets for the event went on sale Friday, Oct. 3, with tickets for all three … Read more
The gold medal game at the recently-completed World Junior Championships will be televised on a variety of networks in the coming week, it was announced today. Monday the U.S. won its first gold medal in the 28-year history of the event, as it defeated Canada in dramatic fashion, including three unanswered goals in the third … Read more
The University of Findlay has become the third school in a year to announce its intention to drop its hockey program, joining Fairfield and Iona.
Alaska-Anchorage assistant captain John Hopson has quit the team and returned home, and sophomore defenseman Matt Hanson was ruled academically ineligible, according to the Anchorage Daily News. Hopson told the coaches he was leaving after everyone returned from the holiday break. “He basically said he wasn’t happy with his ice time and was leaving the … Read more
For the first time in history, the United States has won the World Junior Championships, doing it in dramatic fashion. Team USA scored three unanswered third-period goals to overcome a two-goal deficit, capped by Patrick O’Sullivan’s second of the game with just over five minutes remaining, to defeat Canada, 4-3. O’Sullivan actually didn’t put in … Read more
Hockey East athletic directors will discuss today (Tuesday) Vermont’s application to Hockey East. It is unknown at this time whether a formal vote will be taken yet, though it isn’t likely. Recently, HEA commissioner Joe Bertagna said Vermont would be allowed a chance to give a formal presentation, which hasn’t yet occurred. Last week, Vermont … Read more
The United States defeated host Finland, 2-1, overcoming a raucous hometown crowd to advance to the Gold Medal game against Canada at the World Junior Championships. This is the second time the United States will play for the gold medal. It lost to Canada in the 1997 final. Last year, the U.S. lost to Finland … Read more
Massachusetts-Dartmouth freshman Adam Keeler was killed just before 5 a.m. on New Year’s Day.
Massachusetts sophomore forward Chris Capraro has temporarily left the team and his future is uncertain. Capraro did not play at the Sheraton/Banknorth Classic last weekend and won’t play against Massachusetts-Lowell this weekend. Details beyond that are still unclear. UMass coach Toot Cahoon hasn’t formally suspended Capraro and the coach has declined comment, but said Capraro’s … Read more
Jeremy Hall’s “sudden” decision to leave Niagara after playing only 17 collegiate games appears not to have been so rash after all. According to Niagara coach Dave Burkholder, Hall had been mulling his move for over a month and had already once quit the team, in the week leading up to the Dec. 13-14 weekend … Read more
The United States wrapped up its torrid run through Pool play at the World Junior Championships with a 4-1 win over defending gold medalists Russia on Wednesday. With the win, Team USA finishes a perfect 4-0 in Pool ‘A’ and earns a first-round bye in the medal round. The U.S. will next play in the … Read more