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, 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.
New Hampshire senior defenseman and assistant captain Garrett Stafford has been ruled academically ineligible to play during the fall semester of the 2002-03 season by the school. Garrett Stafford will miss the first half of UNH’s season for academic reasons. Stafford is considered one of the top returning defensemen in Division I and was named … Read more
Is there life after hockey? Now, it appears, there is hope for a meaningful second career for the aged professional player. Quinnipiac University is joining with the National Hockey League to help retiring players pursue education and careers, the NHL announced Thursday. The Life After Hockey Program was launched during a news conference at the … Read more
Merrimack senior captain Anthony Aquino has decided not to return to the Hockey East school this season. Instead, he will attend the training camp of the Dallas Stars, who drafted him in the third round in 2001. Aquino will attend the camp without a contract and look to either make the club or play with … Read more
Manhattanville has named assistant coach Nicole Kirnan to take over its Division III women’s program. Kirnan replaces Rick Seeley, who left to start Clarkson’s new Division I women’s program. “I am very enthusiastic to have Nicole coach our women’s ice hockey team,” said school president Richard Berman. “Her experience as both a player and coach … Read more
Rick Seeley has been named as the head coach to usher in women’s hockey as a varsity athletic program at Clarkson. Seeley, who has served as the head coach at Division III Manhattanville the previous three years, will lead the Golden Knights into Division I competition beginning with the start of the 2003-04 season. The … Read more
Clarkson is expected to announce at a Thursday news conference that it will be introducing a Division I women’s program to begin play for the 2003-2004 season, USCHO has learned.
Wisconsin defenseman Dan Boeser is fighting a form of cancer, but he hopes to be ready for the Badgers’ Oct. 11 season opener.
Quinnipiac alumnus Michael Barrett was named as the school’s new women’s coach. “The return of Mike Barrett to Quinnipiac is welcome by our student-athletes, staff and alumni,” said athletic director Jack McDonald. “Mike returns with outstanding credentials as an intercollegiate women’s head coach. This experience, along with his successful tenure as a University administrator, make … Read more
U.S. Federal Court Judge Victoria Roberts granted a preliminary injunction in the case of the NHL Players’ Association and Merrimack senior Anthony Aquino against the Ontario Hockey League, allowing Aquino to play in the OHL as an overage 20-year-old this season. Aquino had recently joined the lawsuit filed over a year ago by the NHL … Read more
The immediate fate of both the Merrimack hockey team and its star player was put in the hands of a federal court judge today. The issue is whether Anthony Aquino can play in the OHL this year, with the intent to become a free agent, or whether the OHL restricting him from doing that is valid.
Minnesota State-Mankato goaltender Eric Pateman won’t return to school for a fifth season provided to him by a medical redshirt.
Ryan Miller, one of just two goalies ever to win the Hobey Baker Award, will forgo his senior season at Michigan State after agreeing to a two-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.
Former Elmira coach Glenn Thomaris has given a verbal commitment to become the new men’s coach at Potsdam.
Ryan Miller is ready to forego his senior year to sign with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres.
Bemidji State has named Roseau (Minn.) High School boys’ coach Bruce Olson to take over its Division I women’s program. “We’re very excited to have Bruce join our program,” said athletic director Dr. Rick Goeb. “He has done a great job with the program at Roseau. He has strong northern Minnesota ties and seems to … Read more
Ed Seney has been named as the new men’s hockey coach at St. Anselm. Seney spent the last 14 years as head coach at Potsdam State in New York. He replaces Ken Kuzyk, who resigned in June. Kuzyk coached the Hawks for 17 years with a 161-243-27 record. “I’m just excited about coming back to … Read more
Andrew McPhee was named as the new women’s head coach at Trinity today. McPhee has been an assistant coach for the team for the last two seasons and is also an assistant football coach in charge of wide receivers. “McPhee [brings] quality coaching experience both at Trinity and traditional women’s ice hockey power Middlebury to … Read more
Melody Davidson, an assistant coach for the gold medal winning 2002 Canadian Olympic women’s team, has been named as the new women’s head coach at Cornell. “We are thrilled to have Melody join our coaching staff,” said Cornell athletic director Andy Noel. “She has a wealth of experience from coaching at the highest level of … Read more