Five finalists have been pared down from the 15 nominees for the 2003 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented anually to “college hockey’s finest citizen” during Frozen Four weekend. The announcement of this year’s recipient will be made Friday, April 11 in Buffalo, N.Y. The five are John Flint, senior, St. Michael’s; Chanda Gunn, junior, Northeastern; Bryan … Read more
NHL second round pick Ed Caron, who left New Hampshire after his freshman year in 2001-2002 and transferred to Yale, will head back to UNH and enroll in classes this spring. Caron, who had already sat out one semester at Yale because of NCAA transfer rules, would need to sit out another full year at … Read more
With a three win week, Norwich improved to a perfect 12-0 and received all 15 first-place votes for the second straight week in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. Among the other games played in the last seven days, the Cadets downed No. 8 Plattsburgh by a 5-3 score. Weighing in at second place is … Read more
Eight of the top ten teams saw action, but with all of the results, save one, going to the higher-ranked team, the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll featured no change in the top ten teams or their places, from one week ago. Elmira remained on top of the poll, earning nine of the available 12 … Read more
While Maine captured the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll by a comfortable margin, earning nearly 40 points over the nearest competitor and getting 25 first-place nods, voting was extremely close for many of the remaining spots. At the top of the poll, No. 2 Colorado College and No. 3 North … Read more
Harvard held onto the top spot of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week with 11 first-place votes, earning two wins on the weekend, 6-0 over Yale and 5-2 over No. 8 Princeton. The Crimson enter into their exam break, with the next games coming on January 28. The nation’s No. 2 team, Minnesota-Duluth, … Read more
Minnesota center Matt Koalska is expected to be out three weeks after surgery to repair a hernia. The Gophers expect him to return for their Feb. 7-8 series at Colorado College. Koalska has been playing for the past few weeks with the hernia under the approval of team doctors, who recommended surgery soon. With Minnesota … Read more
U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) is pleased to announce the release of the 2002-2003 edition of its PairWise Ranking (PWR) system for college hockey. The PWR mimics the selection process used in determining teams for the NCAA postseason tournament. It has accurately predicted the teams each of the six seasons it has been used, since … Read more
With a pair of wins, Norwich improved to 9-0 and was a unanimous first pick in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll, the first poll since the holiday break. This marks the fifth consecutive poll that has featured the Cadets in the top spot. The NCHA made a bid to be considered the toughest … Read more
Under an odd set of circumstances, North Dakota held on to the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll despite not winning either of two games this weekend. North Dakota faced its strongest opponent of the year, Colorado College, in Grand Forks. The two teams battled to a 4-4 stalemate both nights, … Read more
In the first USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll of 2003, Harvard remained in first place, just six points over No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth. There was only limited action this weekend, with only one game being played among the top three teams, as No. 1 Harvard cruised past Wayne State by a 9-0 margin. Minnesota-Duluth and No. … Read more
The Soaring Eagles remained the only team to capture first place in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll in the 2002-2003 season, despite remaining idle this week. Elmira returns to action Saturday and Sunday, hosting Neumann. The biggest results of the week came from Williams, making a tour through the west. After defeating No. 7 … Read more
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman prospect Jeff Woywitka scored with 8:20 left in the third period, giving Canada a 3-2 win over the United States on Friday, in the semifinals of the World Junior Championships. Team Canada (5-0), which had a bye in the opening round of medal-round play, outshot the U.S., 42-15, and advances to the … Read more
UAA handed down suspensions to 13 players after discovering a secondary NCAA violation.
Minnesota junior forward Dan Welch has been released from the team for academic reasons, the university announced Friday. Welch, who had previously missed a year and a half of collegiate playing time due to academic trouble, had played in all but one game with the Gophers this season. “He signed a contract with the university … Read more
The United States jumped out to a three-goal lead, and held on to defeat the Czech Republic, 4-3, in the first medal round game at the World Junior Championships on Thursday. With the victory, Team USA will face Canada (7:10 p.m. ET) in the semifinals on Friday with the right to advance to the gold … Read more
College hockey’s top individual prize, the Hobey Baker Award, is now accepting nominations in the first phase of naming the Hobey winner. From now until Jan. 19, 2003, hockey fans may nominate Division I men’s college hockey players. The initial phase of the Hobey is for the fans — an interactive process where anyone with … Read more
With a championship in its new Subway Holiday Classic tournament, North Dakota maintained its hold on first place in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. However, No. 2 Maine trails by just a single point after a narrow 3-2 win over Cornell in the Everblades College Classic, held in Estero, Florida. Colorado College was … Read more
After a confusing week, Michigan State defenseman Duncan Keith made his debut with Kelowna of the Western Hockey League Friday night, almost certainly denoting the end of his college hockey career. Keith signed a contract last week with the Rockets of the WHL, a Canadian major junior league, rendering him ineligible in the eyes of … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced the 15 nominees for the 2003 Hockey Humanitarian Award today. The nominees are: Jennifer Agnew, Sr., Vermont, Sabattus, Me. Rachel Barrie, Jr., St. Lawrence, Arnprior, Ont. Stacey Bauman, Sr., Yale, Hanover, Ont. Mike Betz, Jr., Ohio State, Elizabeth, N.Y. Brad Fast, Sr., Michigan State, St. John, B.C. John Flint, … Read more