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Providence Players Charged in Brawls, Suspended

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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

Morris Responds to Firing

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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

Clarkson Fires Morris

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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 Captures First Place in Women’s DIII Poll

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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

Harvard Makes Noise In Women’s Poll

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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

BC Gets Nod, Tops Poll

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Boston College, with an undefeated 6-0-1 record, captured the top spot with 29 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Eagles played just one game this week, a 7-0 thrashing of Merrimack on Thursday night. BC is one of just three teams without a loss this season, but the other two, … Read more

DIII Men’s Poll Shows St. Norbert on Top

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The 2002-2003 season continued its topsy turvy tribulations, as St. Norbert, with a perfect 7-0-0 record, topped this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll by the narrowest of margins: a single point. St. Norbert has handled threats from ranked opponents each of the last two weekends, earning one-goal victories against No. 6 Wis.-Superior and No. … Read more

Morris’ Future Uncertain as Clarkson Investigates

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Mark Morris, in his 15th season as head coach at Clarkson, has been placed on administrative leave while the university investigates an incident that occured during a practice last Saturday. In the interim, assistant coaches Fred Parker and Jason Lammers will take over full responsibilities of handling the team. Parker will be considered the head … Read more

North Dakota, Yale Suspensions Will Stand

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Following discussions between Yale officals, the WCHA and the ECAC, Saturday’s game disqualification penalties to eight players on North Dakota and Yale will stand. The game DQs — which carry with it an automatic one-game suspension — were levied following a melee that broke out in the second period of North Dakota’s 7-3 win in … Read more

UAF’s Voros Has Bone Tumor

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Alaska-Fairbanks sophomore forward Aaron Voros has returned home to Vancouver after he was diagnosed with a bone tumor in his leg. According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Voros will soon have a biopsy to determine whether the tumor is benign or malignant. “It’s a shocker. My knee had been bothering me, but we thought it … Read more

Minnesota-Duluth Stays First In Women’s Poll

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The top of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll looked remarkably similar to last week, as the top team, Minnesota-Duluth, handily won two games against North Dakota by a combined score of 18-0, and No. 2 Minnesota completed a 3-1, 2-1 sweep of No. 5 Wisconsin. Despite going 0-3-1 in the last four games, Wisconsin … Read more

Norwich No. 1 Again In D-III Ranking

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Norwich remained first in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll, earning eight first-place votes despite not having played a game thus far this season. St. Norbert used a two-win weekend, including a 2-1 victory at No. 4 Wis.-Superior, to strengthen its grip on second place. The Green Knights received three first-place votes. RIT captured … Read more

D3 Women’s Poll Shows Elmira

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Elmira captured first-place honors in the first regular-season edition of the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll, but despite outscoring this weekend’s opponent, Chatham, by a combined 24-0 score and improving to 4-0-0 in the process, the Soaring Eagles do not have a stranglehold on first place. No. 2 Manhattanville garnered one first-place vote, despite having … Read more

Denver Tops Chaotic Poll

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Denver reclaimed the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll on the strength of two convincing wins, both games by a 5-3 score, against a visiting Wisconsin. The Pioneers captured 27 first-place votes when last week’s No. 1 team, New Hampshire, dropped a 3-2 decision to No. 7 Boston University and correspondingly fell … Read more

St. Thomas Tops MIAC Preseason Poll

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Defending champion St. Thomas is picked to repeat by MIAC coaches in the league’s 2002-2003 pre-season poll. The Tommies received seven of nine first-place votes, with the other two going to last year’s runner-up, Gustavus Adolphus. The Golden Gusties lost to St. Thomas in overtime of the MIAC championship game last season. Not much is … Read more

2004 Women’s FF Still Looking for Venue

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The 2004 Women’s Frozen Four could be played in Providence, R.I. The tournament had been scheduled for the New Haven Coliseum, but the coliseum closed on Aug. 31 because of economic problems. The New Haven Register reported this week that Yale and the ECAC, the Frozen Four hosts, have recommended the tournament be played at … Read more

Brown Chosen to Host ECAC Women’s Tournament

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Brown has been selected host of the 2003 ECAC Women’s Hockey League championship. The event will take place at Brown’s recently renovated Meehan Auditorium in [nl]Providence, R.I. Semifinal games will be on Saturday, March 15, with the championship game on Sunday, March 16. “We have a successful working relationship with Brown, having conducted four events … Read more

Gophers Pursue Bulldogs in Women’s Poll

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Minnesota-Duluth’s lead in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll slipped to just five points over No. 2 Minnesota, after the Bulldogs won and tied against No. 6 Wisconsin in a weekend set. Minnesota earned a sweep over Ohio State, and vaulted into first place in the WCHA standings. 10 of the 15 first-place votes … Read more