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Hamele, Roll Honored by SUNYAC

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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’s Eaves Reprimanded for Incident

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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’s Lucia Gets Contract Extension

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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 Accepting Fishman Internship Applications

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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

NCAA Seeding Process Finalized

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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

Soaring Eagles Top Women’s DIII Poll, PWR

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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

Tie Doesn’t Trip No. 1 Harvard

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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

CC Tops Turbulent Poll

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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

Green Knights Are DIII No. 1

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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

Morris Takes Job With Canucks

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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

Tigers Split With UMN, Stay On Top

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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

Crimson Unanimous Pick In Women’s Poll

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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

2003 Walter Brown Award Finalists Named

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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

Hale Recovering After Illness

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North Dakota junior defenseman David Hale doesn’t expect to play for the Fighting Sioux again until their Feb. 14-15 series in Denver against the Pioneers. Hale After being struck with illness shortly after the Sioux arrived in Colorado Springs on Jan. 30, Hale missed all of UND’s series against Colorado College and won’t play this … Read more

WCHA, CHA Autobids in Jeopardy

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The WCHA and CHA could lose their automatic bids to the NCAA tournament, beginning in 2004, under new rules clarified at the January NCAA Convention in Anaheim. The Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee was recently advised of the news by NCAA Director of Championships Tom Jacobs during their most recent regularly-scheduled conference call. Section … Read more

Botterill Heads Up Kazmaier Finalists

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The USA Hockey Foundation Monday announced the top 10 candidates for the 2003 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. (See listing and bios below.) An award of the USA Hockey Foundation, Patty Kazmaier Award recognizes the most outstanding player in women’s college hockey each season. This year the awards dinner, set for Saturday, March 22 at the … Read more

Tigers Defeat UND, Capture First

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Colorado College was the only team in the top five of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll not to lose a game, and ascended to the number one position in this week’s poll. After winning two games against No. 3 North Dakota, the Tigers captured 35 of the 40 first-place votes for a commanding lead … Read more