Providence Tops First Hockey East Women’s Coaches Poll
Providence, defending tournament champion of the former ECAC Eastern, was chosen as the preseason No. 1 team in the new Women’s Hockey East by the league’s coaches.
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ECAC West Sticking With Current Format
A major proposal to have teams play each other three times per season starting in 2003-2004 was struck down by ECAC West athletic directors.
Terriers Tabbed In 2002-03 HEA Poll
Boston University, which finished last year tied for second in Hockey East with a league record of 15-6-3, has been selected as the preseason No. 1 team by the Hockey East coaches.
Bemidji’s Simmons Retires
Bemidji State senior defenseman Clay Simmons announced today that he is retiring from the Beaver hockey program immediately. Simmons stated that he had personal reasons for deciding to leave the program. “I have some issues I have to deal with back home,” Simmons said. “Coach has left the door open for me to come back, … Read more
Minnesota Claims Preseason No. 1
Minnesota, last year’s NCAA Champion, was selected first in the Preseason USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll with 22 of a possible 40 first-place votes. Minnesota will attempt to overcome the losses of seniors like Hobey Baker winner Jordan Leopold on defense and goaltender Adam Hauser, as well as underclassmen like Jeff Taffe, who left school … Read more
Coaches Pick Denver to Win WCHA Race
The WCHA’s coaches have spoken, and Denver is their pick to win the league’s regular-season title.
Niagara, Mercyhurst Women’s CHA Favorites
Niagara, coming off a third-place finish at last year’s NCAA Championship, and Mercyhurst were selected as co-favorites in the first-ever CHA Women’s preseason coaches poll. Both teams received two first-place and one second-place vote (coaches did not vote on their own team) for eight points. Findlay and Wayne State tied for third with four points … Read more
National Champs Picked as Preseason Women’s No. 1
Minnesota-Duluth, last year’s national champion, finished first in pre-season balloting for the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll.
Wayne State Picked To Repeat In CHA
With everyone excited about the prospects of a new season and a chance for an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament, the coaches of College Hockey America have selected Wayne State as the preseason favorite to win the conference. Wayne State, which enters the 2002-03 season with the nation’s longest unbeaten streak at 12 games, … Read more
Sasner Headed to MIT
Julie Sasner, most recently the coach at Wisconsin, will soon be named head coach at MIT, USCHO has learned.
Yale has Oct. 10 Deadline for New Women’s FF Bid
Yale and the ECAC would still like to host the 2004 Women’s Frozen Four, but now must find another practical venue that’s also up to NCAA standards. The NCAA has given them until Oct. 10 to report back.
ECAC Women Coaches Select Harvard
The Crimson of Harvard were picked by six of the ECAC head coaches as the best team in the preseason poll. The Crimson return nine forwards, all six defensemen, and two goaltenders, and also add Olympian Julie Chu to their lineup. The Dartmouth Big Green got two first place votes and were picked second in … Read more
ECAC Preseason Polls Pick Cornell
Cornell, the defending regular season champion, and Harvard, the defending ECAC tournament champion, finished 1-2 in both the preseason coach’s and media polls. In the coach’s poll, the Big Red edged out the Crimson by one point, garnering seven of the 12 first place votes and a total of 116 points. The Crimson received the … Read more
Woog, Fusco Brothers Enter U.S. Hall
Former Minnesota coach Doug Woog, former Hobey Baker Award winners Mark and Scott Fusco, Joe Riley have been inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Eveleth, Minn. The formal induction ceremony will take place Wednesday, Dec. 4. In his 14-year coaching career with the Golden Gophers, Woog guided Minnesota to an … Read more
Cole Named Fishman Intern
Seth Cole has been named the recipient of the fourth annual Brian Fishman Internship, given each year to an outstanding college graduate who is pursuing a career in athletic media relations by USA Hockey. Named in honor of the late Brian Fishman, who served as the Manager, Communications and Marketing for the USA Hockey National … Read more
ECAC Coaches Conduct Web Chats
As part of the ECAC Hockey Media Day Monday, Sept. 23 at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, the ECAC will conduct live Web chats with two men’s and two women’s head coaches from 10-11 a.m. on hockey.ecac.org. A link to the chat will be available Monday morning so that fans and interested individuals can discuss … Read more
2004 Women’s Frozen Four Still in Limbo
The fate of the 2004 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four, scheduled for April 9-11 in New Haven, Conn., remains in limbo, three weeks after the original site closed its doors.
Notre Dame Moves Home Game to Chicago
Notre Dame has moved the second game of a two-game weekend series with Yale to Allstate Arena in suburban Chicago. The game, to be played Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7:05 (CT), will be the Irish’s first game in Chicago since 1995-96. The game scheduled for Friday, Jan. 17 between Notre Dame and Yale will remain … Read more
Mercyhurst Picked to Repeat in MAAC
Though it may be another year for the MAAC, the coaches of the league see little different from the past and have select 2001 and 2002 regular-season champion Mercyhurst as the preseason favorite, according to a poll released today at the league’s media day. Receiving four of 11 first-place votes, Mercyhurst tops the poll that … Read more
Michigan Picked First in Preseason CCHA Poll
Michigan, the reigning regular-season and conference tournament champions, received top billing from both the coaches and media, it was announced at the 2002-03 CCHA Media Day.