Ohio State freshman R.J. Umberger is the top U.S. College Player ranked in the NHL’s mid-season Central Scouting Service report. Umberger is ranked No. 4 among North American skaters, behind major junior players Jason Spezza (Windsor), Stephen Weiss (Plymouth) and Dan Hamhuis (Prince George). Last season, Wisconsin’s Dany Heatley was the first U.S. college player … Read more
Defenseman Nick Kuiper has been added to the UMass-Amherst roster and is expected to play this weekend.
Tickets for the Hockey East Championship Tournament will go on sale on Jan. 19 at 11:00 a.m. at the FleetCenter box office and Ticketmaster. Prices will be $15 per seat in the balcony and $25 per seat in the loge.
The North Dakota jerseys worn during its Oct. 13 game with Maine — each bearing the name “Walsh” in honor of Black Bear coach Shawn Walsh — will be auctioned online at Hockeyeastonline.com to benefit the Coaches Foundation.
In a monumental shift in NCAA eligibility standards, Division II delegates at the annual NCAA Convention, passed legislation on Monday deregulating amateurism.
The second phase of fan balloting for the 2001 Hobey Baker Award is now under way via the Internet at U.S. College Hockey Online. Through the Vote For Hobey process, college hockey fans have the unique opportunity to participate in choosing the candidates, the finalists and, ultimately, the winner of the presitgious Hobey Baker Award. … Read more
Rick DiPietro stopped all 14 shots he faced to give the U.S. National Junior Team a 4-0 win over Switzerland and a fifth-place finish at the World Junior Championship in Moscow. The U.S. finished the tournament with a 5-2-0 record, tying a team record for most wins at a World Junior Championship, equalling 1992 when … Read more
Canada defeated the United States, 2-1, in the quarterfinals of the World Junior Championships on Tuesday. After a promising 3-1-0 record in Group play, the best the U.S. can finish now is fifth. Team USA outshot Canada, 23-15, but were stymied by Philadelphia Flyers product Maxime Ouellet. Former Boston University goalie Rick DiPietro made 13 … Read more
The United States defeated Sweden, 3-1, on Saturday, at the World Junior Championships, thus finishing Group A play with a 3-1-0 record, good for second place. That mark earns the U.S. a date in the quarterfinals on Tuesday with Canada, which finished third in Group B with a 2-1-1 record. Rensselaer’s Marc Cavosie scored on … Read more
North Dakota coach Dean Blais left his team at the Bank One Badger Hockey Showdown in Milwaukee to be with his daughter, who is in a hospital in Rochester, Minn.
In what could put a damper on Ohio State’s season, Andre Signoretti, senior captain of the Buckeyes, is academically neligible and will likely miss the rest of the 2000-01 season. He leads all CCHA defensemen with a +13 rating.
Connecticut College has suspended its entire men’s hockey team and will forfeit its next three games because of violations of the college’s honor code. According to a college news release, the violations were reported by Camels coach Doug Roberts, and sanctions were handed down following internal judicial review. The release did not specify the nature of the violations.
USA Hockey announced today that Rochester, N.Y. has been selected as the host city for the 2001 American Women’s College Hockey Alliance (AWCHA) Division III national championships on March 9-10. The games will be held at the ESL Sports Center on the campus of Monroe Community College. The $14 million facility has four ice sheets, … Read more
Two U.S. college players will be part of the Canadian entry at the World Junior Championships this year, but Boston College’s Krys Kolanos won’t be one of them. Kolanos was one of four players who missed the final cut, as the team pared down what was originally 34 players to 22. This year’s World Junior … Read more
Wisconsin-Eau Claire head coach Marlin Muylaert has been suspended by the school’s administration for a month, as a result of his actions during a game with Augsburg last Saturday, Dec. 9.
Bill Cleary, who coached Harvard to an NCAA National Championship in 1989, is retiring as its athletic director, effective June 30, 2001. Cleary was the men’s hockey coach for 19 seasons before stepping down after the 1990 campaign. He served as the school’s athletic director since then. “Billy Cleary has brought delight and distinction to … Read more
Just days after Army said that they will not bid to host the 2002 MAAC Championships, Connecticut now has stated that it will not bid on the event either.
Minnesota freshman defenseman Bethany Petersen is awaiting word from doctors about her hockey future following a scary incident in Saturday’s loss to No. 1 Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H.
After five months and a pair of interim head coaches, Minnesota-Crookston has named Gary Warren its permanent replacement for Mark Huglen, though he won’t begin his role until this season is over.
Augsburg took a forfeit victory over Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Saturday night after the Blugolds left the ice surface while trailing 11-1 with just over seven minutes remaining in the third period. Under NCAA rules, if a team or portion of a team leaves the ice in protest of an official’s call, the game is ruled … Read more