The American College Hockey Coaches Association has released its Division II/III (College Division) All-Amercians for the 2002-2003. Eight players named were on teams competing for the NCAA Division III Men’s Hockey Championship at Norwich this weekend. Wisconsin-River Falls defenseman Adam Kragthorpe was named a first team All-Amercian for the third time. Norwich forward Kurtis McLean … Read more
Oswego State goaltender Tyson Gajda carried a towel into his team’s news conference after Saturday night’s NCAA Division III championship game. His coach was the one who needed it to wipe away tears. George Roll faced the media with red eyes minutes after the Lakers’ 2-1 loss to Norwich. The loss likely marked the end … Read more
Maris Ziedins, a senior from St. Norbert, has been chosen Player of the Year by the nation’s Division III head coaches. The native of Talsi, Latvia, scored 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points this season. He finishes his career with a total of 74 goals and 71 assists for 145 points. ZIEDINS “Maris … Read more
Amid a backdrop of war and with machine gun-armed soldiers protecting the campus, the 2003 MAAC Final Four got underway on Thursday with the league’s award banquet. The story of the night was the youth movement, with Bentley rookie head coach Ryan Soderquist — the youngest headman in the game — capturing the MAAC Coach … Read more
The first back-to-back Coach of the Year, first co-Players of the Year, and first-ever Dartmouth award winner, on the eve of the first all-Ivy final four.
Peter Sejna begins what could be a bounty of hardware. Mankato coach Troy Jutting was also honored, with the Mavericks on the verge of an NCAA berth.
The NCAA tournament selection show has been changed to a 6 p.m. (ET) start time this Sunday, and is still scheduled to be aired on ESPN. The show was originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on ESPN. However, because of the war in Iraq, there is now a contingency plan in place to move NCAA men’s … Read more
The WCHA and CCHA led the way with three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award each, and Colorado College has two of the 10 that will be considered for college hockey’s top individual award. Also, the CHA has its first Hobey finalist, Niagara forward Joe Tallari. Colorado College junior forward Peter Sejna and senior defenseman … Read more
New Hampshire goaltender Mike Ayers was named winner of the 51st annual Walter Brown Award, given annually to New England’s best American-born Division I college hockey player. Salem State senior defenseman Nick Stauder will receive the Gridiron Club’s third annual Joe Concannon Award, given to the top American-born hockey player from NCAA Division II and … Read more
Merrimack goaltender Joe Exter, who was seriously injured a week and a half ago in a collision with Boston College’s Patrick Eaves, has been upgraded from serious to fair condition, according to representatives from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on Tuesday. There was no word whether Exter is out of the coma he’s been in … Read more
The NCAA announced today that all winter championships slated for this weekend, including women’s Division I and III hockey and men’s Division III hockey, will continue as scheduled. The Division I women’s tournament is at Minnesota-Duluth, Division III women are at Elmira, and Norwich is hosting Division III men. “The White House has encouraged continuation … Read more
Michigan Tech coach Mike Sertich is stepping down, less than three years after taking over the struggling program.
The NCAA and the Division I men’s ice hockey committee discussed the upcoming NCAA tournament, clarified some lingering issues, and exulted the current state of college hockey during a scheduled media conference call Monday. The new 16-team, four-regional tournament structure has the entire hockey community giddy with anticipation, and the committee is no exception. It … Read more
Colorado College advanced to the WCHA Final Five by defeating Alaska-Anchorage in two games this weekend, and held onto the top spot in both the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll and the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Pairwise Rankings (PWR). The Tigers received 35 of 40 first-place votes, and will face the winner of the No. … Read more
Idle Minnesota-Duluth jumped into the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll after a shocking Harvard loss. Harvard had held the No. 1 position for 13 consecutive weeks, until a stunning 7-2 loss to No. 4 Dartmouth in the ECAC Championship game bumped the Crimson into second place. It was just the second … Read more
Norwich will be the host site for the 2003 NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four. Norwich’s Kreitzberg Arena will host its second D-III Frozen Four. Kreitzberg Arena will play host to the Frozen Four for the second time. Norwich served as the host to the 1999 Frozen Four, the first year the arena … Read more
Oswego coach George Roll confirmed Saturday that he is in discussion with Clarkson to replace fired coach Mark Morris. When asked if he had been offered the Clarkson job, Roll replied, “I have to be honest with you. They have called me, and I have talked to them. I asked them to continue our discussions … Read more
Two-time defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth earned the top seed for the women’s Frozen Four, announced Sunday evening by the NCAA selection committee. The Bulldogs will attempt to win a third straight title on home ice, as this year’s Frozen Four will be played at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center in Duluth, Minn. UMD, the … Read more
Regular-season champion Ferris State put five players on the 2002-03 CCHA all-conference teams, while Michigan State enjoyed three first-team picks as the Bulldogs and Spartans dominated the league’s selections. FSU’s Chris Kunitz was an All-CCHA first-teamer for the second time (photo: Christopher Brian Dudek). The troika of Spartans marked the third time the Spartans have … Read more
Balance was the operative word at this year’s Hockey East banquet. Ben Eaves and Mike Ayers were named co-winners of the KOHO Player of the Year Award while Massachusetts coach Don “Toot” Cahoon earned CCM/Bob Kullen Coach of the Year honors. Eight of the nine schools placed representatives on the All-Hockey East teams while the … Read more