Geneseo has selected Bowling Green assistant Brian Hills to be its new men’s head coach, USCHO has learned. Hills replaces Paul Duffy, who retired in March after 26 seasons with the Knights. “I am looking forward to the opportunity at Geneseo,” said Hills, “I hope to be able to elevate the program to the top … Read more
Without any monumental changes to deal with, the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Committee focused on a number of rules tweaks at their annual meetings in New Orleans, which concluded Thursday. In addition, the committee took “no action” on the CHA proposal to allow 4-on-4 play during regular-season conference overtime games. According to Rules … Read more
A fundraiser will be held on June 14 to benefit Matt Curran, the Providence junior goaltender who suffered a severe spinal cord injury early Easter morning. The event, organized by Curran’s family and friends to help defer his expenses, will be held at Concannon’s Village in Norwood starting at 7 p.m. It will include food, … Read more
No news is exactly that today — no news — as the athletic directors of the 11 MAAC institutions met on a conference call to discuss league issues. According to Ken Taylor, director of ice hockey and special events for the MAAC, there was “no formal approval of anything, just discussion.” Thus the league office is staying tight-lipped on the issues.
A late proposal has thrown a curve into the ECAC’s plans to change its postseason tournament format. According to sources, the ECAC, in its plan to include all 12 member teams in the postseason, has moved away from the initial idea of six quarterfinals, and instead will add an extra week of playoffs that will result in a more customary Final Four scenario.
Murray Murdoch, the legendary professional hockey player and collegiate coach, passed away today in South Carolina, two days shy of his 97th birthday. Murray Murdoch, in his coaching days. (photo courtesy Yale sports information) Murdoch, the oldest living National Hockey League Player, played 11 seasons with the New York Rangers (1926-37), totalling 84 goals and … Read more
During a five-hour meeting at Yale University on Wednesday, ECAC athletic directors gave overwhelming approval to a proposal from coaches to increase the regular-season games allowance from 32 to 34 for non-Ivy League teams.
St. Scholastica has announced the resignation of head coach Mark Workman.
MSU-Mankato has named Jeff Vizenor its head women’s hockey coach. Last season, Vizenor was an assistant coach at Wisconsin, and helped the Badgers to a 21-9-5 record and a third-place finish in the WCHA. Prior to his stint at Wisconsin, Vizenor served as head coach at St. Mary’s for two seasons. During his time there, … Read more
Despite leading Wisconsin within a game of the Frozen Four, Badgers coach Jeff Sauer did not have his contract extended by the school’s athletic board on Friday.
Boston College’s 2001 NCAA championship team made a visit to the White House on Thursday, where the players and coach Jerry York were recognized by President Bush for their recent accomplishments. Bush, who once co-owned baseball’s Texas Rangers, but is not known as a big hockey fan, joked with York that the White House lacked … Read more
Former Amherst assistant coach Karl Enroth was named the new head coach at Western New England College on Thursday. He succeeds Mike Badger, who stepped down in March to spend more time with his family.
Karl Goehring, the goaltender who led North Dakota to two straight NCAA championship games and the 2000 national title, signed a free-agent contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Karl Goehring Terms were not disclosed. Goehring, an Apple Valley, Minn., native, was 80-20-13 with a 2.23 goals against average in four years with the Sioux. A … Read more
Tweaks to the NCAA tournament selection process and other related matters were among the issues discussed at this year’s recently-completed American Hockey Coaches Association, held in Naples, Fla.
Michigan defenseman Jeff Jillson has decided to forego his senior season, and sign a contract with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks.
A CHA proposal to use four-on-four during league overtimes will lead the agenda when the NCAA Rules Committee meets May 21-24 in New Orleans. An anticipated WCHA request to use video replay during the regular season will not materialize. The league opted not to pursue the change because different levels of replay would exist at … Read more
The ECAC, perhaps following in the footsteps of the CCHA, is on the verge of making significant changes to its Division I men’s hockey postseason format that will take effect in time for the 2001-02 season.
St. Cloud defenseman Duvie Westcott, who just completed his junior season, is on the verge of signing with the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, according to St. Cloud coach Craig Dahl. Dahl, who is still awaiting word on the future of star forward Tyler Arnason, said the Westcott move caught him by surprise. “I was planning … Read more
North Dakota junior forward Bryan Lundbohm has signed a free agent contract with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. Lundbohm finished his career with 56 goals and 124 points in 122 games over three seasons for the Fighting Sioux. He helped the Sioux to the 2000 NCAA Championship and a runner up finish … Read more
The CCHA has changed its postseason tournament format to include all 12 of the conference’s teams, starting with the 2001-2002 season.