Repeat selection Chris Higgins of Yale leads a list of 22 players picked for the U.S. National Junior Team, which will compete in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Nova Scotia, Canada, Dec. 26-Jan. 5. Of the 22 players, 17 play for U.S. colleges. Last year, Higgins — then a freshman — … Read more
The situation surrounding the termination of Mark Morris at Clarkson has taken another step. In a letter to the editor of the [nl]Potsdam-Massena Daily Courier-Observer on Dec. 3, 2002, American Hockey Coaches Association Executive Director and Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna stated his displeasure at the termination of Morris. “It is clear that forces at … Read more
While Minnesota-Duluth got two huge wins against traditional rival Minnesota this weekend, the big winner was Harvard, which climbed to No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The Crimson captured ten of the fifteen first-place votes after a 3-2 win over No. 8 Brown, and ascended to the top with the win, … Read more
Things tightened up quite a bit in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll, although in the end, Elmira still captured the No. 1 spot as it has all season long. Elmira is 1-2-1 in its last four games, although two of those games — both losses — were to a Division I team, Wayne … Read more
Capitalizing on a wild weekend among the top teams, North Dakota used a 6-6 tie and a 5-4 win over Minnesota State to improve to 12-1-1 and capture first place in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. North Dakota moved up when last week’s No. 1 team, Boston College, lost to unranked Dartmouth on … Read more
Norwich won two games at the Primelink Great Northern Shootout, which featured a remarkable field with the Cadets being joined by No. 7 Middlebury, No. 8 Plattsburgh and No. 10 Potsdam. With a 5-4 win over Middlebury Friday and a 5-2 win over Potsdam, Norwich took the title and, in the process, narrowly edged out … Read more
Ralph Engelstad, the North Dakota booster and entrepreneur who funded the new Grand Forks arena that bears his name, died Tuesday night. He was 72. Engelstad, one of the most ardent supporters of the school’s Fighting Sioux nickname, had battled cancer in recent years. Engelstad The $104 million Ralph Engelstad Arena opened last October. Engelstad … Read more
An early match-up of the nation’s top-rated teams led to uncertainty in the latest USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, as six different teams garnered first-place votes. Boston College, which was No. 1 last week, held onto the top spot, but only by a very narrow margin. A Tuesday night match-up between the No. 1 Eagles … Read more
With two wins over a ranked opponent, Minnesota captured all 15 first-place votes for the unanimous selection at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The Gophers defeated No. 5 St. Lawrence in two straight games, 5-2 on Friday and 7-2 on Saturday. The losses were the first of the year for the … Read more
The two-game suspension to Denver junior forward Max Bull was cut in half by the WCHA’s executive committee on Tuesday. Bull will sit out Friday’s non-conference game against Mercyhurst. WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod announced the suspension on Nov. 21, citing a collection of events over a two-week span. Bull appealed to the executive committee, which … Read more
The Soaring Eagles of Elmira captured first place in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll for the fourth time in four tries this season. With two wins over conference rival No. 6 Plattsburgh, Elmira remains perfect at 7-0-0. The Soaring Eagles put their record and pride on the line this weekend, traveling to Detroit … Read more
With two more wins, St. Norbert solidified its hold on the first-place ranking in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. The Green Knights topped St. Olaf 3-1 on Friday, and downed Gustavus Adolphus 6-3 on Saturday. St. Norbert remains perfect at 9-0-0 and received 10 of the 15 first-place votes. Norwich, which hasn’t played … Read more
After a thrilling weekend between top teams, Minnesota emerged with two wins and first-place in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. With a 5-3 victory over No. 6 Brown and a 4-3 win over No. 2 Harvard, Minnesota ascended into the top spot. The Gophers earned 14 of 15 first-place votes. Harvard delivered an … Read more
After being voted first in the nation last week, Boston College made a statement that it deserved the ranking, remaining undefeated with a convincing 6-1 victory over No. 14 Providence last Tuesday, and a taut 3-2 win over cross-town rival Boston University on Friday. The Eagles captured 37 of 40 first-place votes and 596 points … Read more
Potsdam coach Glenn Thomaris was arrested Thursday on drunk driving charges.
Two Providence men’s hockey players were arrested recently and charged with assault for allegedly beating up several young men during brawls near the school’s campus in early October, according to the Providence Journal. The players are freshman forwards Nate Meyers, 20, and Jason Bloomingburg, 19. Meyers and Bloomingburg, in addition to a third player not … Read more
Recently-fired [nl]Clarkson coach Mark Morris made a statement to the media following Friday’s Golden Knights game. The following is a verbatim transcript of that statement: “Today I was informed by the Clarkson Administration that my position as Men’s Hockey Coach at Clarkson has been terminated. Out of respect and commitment to all the players past, … Read more
Mark Morris has been ousted at Clarkson after 14 seasons at the helm, and 300 wins, amid an ugly situation and war of words.
Elmira captured all twelve first-place votes in the Division III Women’s Poll for the first time this season. The Soaring Eagles was idle this week, as was No. 2 Manhattanville. The highlight of last weekend’s action was a pair of games between No. 4 Wis.-Stevens point and No. 8 Gustavus Adolphus. After a 5-0 Pointer … Read more
Here comes Harvard! The Crimson got the 2002-2003 season underway in grand style, outscoring opponents 22-2 in two weekend wins. And while one opponent was Vermont, in the ECAC cellar so far this season, the other was No. 4 Dartmouth, which the Crimson handily defeated by a 9-2 margin. Harvard was happy to have last-year … Read more