Harvard continued its winning ways with a pair of conference victories over No. 9 Princeton and Yale. The Crimson improved to 23-1-1 and hold first place in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll, the USCHO.com Pairwise Rankings (PWR) and the ECAC standings. The top teams all held the status quo, as No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth won … Read more
Two coaches with a combined 1,279 games behind the bench over 56 seasons, coached against each other for the final time Saturday, and for the final time in each of their careers. Wesleyan, led by Dave Snyder, beat Connecticut College, with Doug Roberts behind the bench, 5-0. Neither school reached the NESCAC tournament, so each … Read more
Wisconsin captain Brad Winchester, faced with a felony charge of battery to a police officer, made an initial appearance in Dane County court on Monday. The Dane County District Attorney’s office filed charges against Winchester after a fight outside a campus bar early Sunday. The Badgers senior was released on a signature bond at about … Read more
St. Norbert maintained first place in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll, despite not playing a game. The Green Knights await Wis.-Stevens Point in the NCHA semifinals on Friday. St. Norbert also stays No. 1 in the USCHO.com West Region Pairwise Rankings (PWR). With a 3-2 overtime win over No. 4 Norwich, Middlebury finished … Read more
Six Findlay players were let go from the team, including the top scorer and one of the top goaltenders.
Fredonia goaltender Will Hamele has been named 2002-2003 SUNYAC player of the year and Oswego’s George Roll coach of the year. Hamele helped lead the Blue Devils to a 10-4 conference record in his senior season, which earned Fredonia the second seed in this year’s conference tournament. He ranks third among conference goaltenders with a … Read more
Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves was reprimanded by the school for physical contact against one of his players, two newspapers have reported. It’s been reported Eaves had a run-in with Badgers sophomore forward Alex Leavitt, a 19-year-old from Edmonton, Alberta, at the team’s hotel after a loss at North Dakota on Nov. 23. In Thursday’s editions … Read more
Minnesota coach Don Lucia will earn one of the five highest salaries among college hockey coaches under a contract extension that carries through 2009, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported. Lucia, who coached the Gophers to the national title in 2002, will make a base salary of $150,000 this season and earn more each subsequent … Read more
USA Hockey has announced that it is accepting applications for the fifth annual Brian Fishman Internship, to be awarded to an outstanding college graduate who is pursuing a career in athletic media relations. The internship is named in honor of the late Brian Fishman, who served as the Manager, Communications and Marketing for the USA … Read more
The Division I men’s ice hockey committee finally hammered out its new guidelines last week for seeding the NCAA tournament. This is the first season of the new four-region, 16-team format. The selection process, based on the system of comparisons (and summarized by USCHO’s PairWise Rankings) remains unchanged. The 16 teams, once selected, will be … Read more
Elmira pulled off the double play, earning the No. 1 spot in both the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll as well as holding the top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s East Region Pairwise Rankings (PWR). Elmira was idle last week, but finishes out its regular season schedule with two games against Division I … Read more
With a win and a tie on the weekend, Harvard maintained its No. 1 ranking in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. After a 3-3 tie on Valentine’s Day, the Crimson rebounded for a decisive 6-1 win against No. 6 St. Lawrence. Harvard is also No. 1 in the USCHO.com Parwise Rankings (PWR), a measure … Read more
With the top teams all struggling this weekend, Colorado College landed at No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll following a split with No. 14 St. Cloud State. The Tigers, which lead the WCHA and have an overall record of 23-4-5, are also first in the USCHO.com Pairwise Rankings (PWR), a computer model … Read more
St. Norbert was the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll for the fourth consecutive week. The Green Knights, along with No. 4 Wis.-River Falls and No. 5 Wis.-Superior, advanced to the NCHA semifinals, to be held in Green Bay after a week’s break. The three schools are No. 1, No. 2 … Read more
Mark Morris has a new job, at least for now. Morris, who was fired in November after 15 seasons as head coach at Clarkson, has been added to the staff of the Vancouver Canucks. Morris’ long-time friend, Marc Crawford, is the Canucks’ head coach. He was on the ice for team’s practice today. Morris was … Read more
Colorado College earned a weekend split with No. 7 Minnesota, and held on to the national No. 1 ranking in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. This is the second consecutive week that the Tigers have help the top spot. Colorado College held steady at No. 2 in the USCHO.com Pairwise Rankings (PWR), a computer … Read more
In the biggest game remaining in its regular season, No. 1 Harvard snapped a 1-1 tie with a 5 on 3 goal midway through the first period and held on for the 2-1 win over No. 4 Dartmouth. With the win, Harvard kept it’s No. 1 ranking in both the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll … Read more
If new legislation passes as expected, the WCHA and CHA will continue to enjoy an automatic bid to the NCAAs.
Fairfield is dropping men’s ice hockey and football following this season.
Twelve players have been named finalists by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston for the 51st Walter Brown Award, given annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The slate of candidates includes seven players from Hockey East schools, four from ECAC teams, and one from the MAAC. Harvard is the only … Read more