UMass-Lowell defenseman Ron Hainsey, who just completed his sophomore season, has signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and will be assigned to their AHL affiliate in Quebec. Hainsey Hainsey, who was taken by Montreal as the 13th overall pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, was second on the River Hawks with 36 … Read more
The CCHA, in conjunction with its 30th anniversary season, has released its all-decade teams for the 1990s, 1980s and 1970s.
Tim Whitehead, head coach at UMass-Lowell for the past five years, has resigned his position effective April 30, 2001. Whitehead was the runner-up for Hockey East Coach of the Year and is a finalist for the Spencer T. Penrose Award as National Coach of the Year.
Former Nichols coach John Snyder, who left his post in February, claims he was fired and did not resign, as the school announced. In an attempt to explain his side of the story, Snyder recently sent a scathing letter to fellow ECAC Northeast coaches. In the letter, Snyder writes, “There have been great strides made … Read more
Tim Ceglarski has been named to replace Glenn Thomaris as head coach at Elmira. Ceglarski is a 1987 graduate of Boston College, where he played for his father, Len, on three Hockey East championship teams and in three NCAA tournaments.
Maine coach Shawn Walsh will undergo surgery on Thursday to remove his left lung and as many tumors as possible in preparation for a stem-cell transplant three or four weeks later.
Harvard center Jennifer Botterill became the first underclassman, and the first Canadian, to win the Patty Kazmaier Award on Saturday night. Jennifer Botterill accepts her award at the Radisson Hotel Metrodome on Saturday. (photos by Jason Waldowski) Botterill earned the distinction as the best women’s player in the nation by scoring 38 goals and 35 … Read more
Last year’s Spencer Penrose Award winner, Joe Marsh from St. Lawrence, is among the 12 finalists for this year’s award, sponsored annually by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). Five of the 12 finalists are participating in this year’s NCAA tournament. The following are this year’s candidates: Craig Barnett, Findlay: Competing in a Division I … Read more
Though the score doesn’t show it, the second semifinal of the inaugural women’s hockey Frozen Four is a shootout. No. 2 seed Minnesota-Duluth and No. 3 seed Harvard have combined for 47 shots through two periods, and they head into the final 20 minutes knotted at 1-1. The score is so low because of the … Read more
Fox Sports Net New England will offer a live telecast of Saturday’s second-round NCAA East Regional playoff between No. 1 East seed Boston College and the winner of Friday’s Maine-Minnesota match. Faceoff for Saturday’s contest is 8:30 p.m. If Maine advances past Minnesota to play against BC, Fox will blackout its telecast in Maine to … Read more
A goal by St. Lawrence’s Russ Bartlett scored at 7:26 of the third period to knot the Saints with Colorado College 2-2, and the two teams played a nailbiter down the stretch before heading into overtime. For hardcore fans in attendance at the opening game of the East Regionals at the Worcester Centrum, the game … Read more
After a double-overtime opening game of the 2001 NCAA East Regional, game two between the fifth-seeded Maine Black Bears and the number-four seed Minnesota Golden Gophers could reach the same destiny. Through two periods, the clubs are deadlocked, 2-2. After the Gophers controlled the play through the opening period, outshooting Maine, 14-7, the Black Bears … Read more
After five seasons on the job, Dean Talafous has been fired from his duties as head coach at Alaska-Anchorage. The announcement was made today by UAA athletic director Dr. Steve Cobb. Cobb said, “The University of Alaska Anchorage appreciates the significant contributions Dean Talafous has made to hockey at UAA over the last five years.” … Read more
Ohio State coach John Markell has received a two-year contract extension. Markell, who became the Buckeyes’ permanent head coach May 22, 1995, has one year remaining on his current contract.
For the fifth straight year, USCHO.com’s Pairwise Rankings correctly predicted the NCAA tournament field, but the selection committee threw a curveball in the seeding. As expected, North Dakota earned the second seed in the East, but Colorado College was given a potential date with the Sioux, getting the third seed and a first-round matchup with … Read more
Scott Borek has been fired as head coach at Lake Superior State, after five seasons at the helm. Borek came to Lake Superior from Division III Colby, taking over for Jeff Jackson, who became legendary in the area for winning two national championships. Jackson was reportedly offered a chance to return, but recently declined. Instead, … Read more
Former Lake Superior coach Jeff Jackson, a two-time national champion, recently turned down an offer to return to the Lakers, according to a report in the Kitchener-Waterloo (Ont.) Record. Jackson, who left Lake Superior in 1996 to help start the U.S. National Developmental Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., before being fired from the program last … Read more
MSU-Mankato announced it will not be renewing the contract of women’s coach Todd Carroll. Carroll was the first head coach of the women’s program and spearheaded the move for the Mavericks to join the Women’s WCHA. “On behalf of the University and Department of Athletics, we wish to express our appreciation for what Coach Carroll … Read more
Record-shattering netminder Ryan Miller walked away with CCHA Player of the Year honors as his Michigan State Spartans continued its prominence at the league’s annual awards.
Boston College forward Brian Gionta and University of New Hampshire goaltender Ty Conklin have been named co-winners of the 49th Walter Brown Award, given annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to New England’s outstanding American-born college hockey player. The award will be presented to the two seniors at the New England Hockey Writers’ … Read more