Gophers Lose Brodt to National Team
Winny Brodt, the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year in 1999-2000, has left the Minnesota women’s team to accept an invitation to train with the U.S. National Program.
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Caufield returns to Stevens Point as Assistant
Paul Caufield, who resigned his head coaching job at Marian last season in the wake of a hazing incident, has returned to his alma mater, Wis.-Stevens Point, to become an assistant coach. Caufield is the all-time scoring leader at Stevens Point with 254 points. He also holds Pointer career records with 126 goals, 19 game-winning … Read more
Superior’s Nelson Steps Down
Wisconsin-Superior athletic director and men’s hockey coach, Steve Nelson, announced his resignation from both positions today. Nelson has accepted a position as commissioner of the America West Hockey League, a junior league based in Montana.
MAAC Teams Forced to Drop Games Against Findlay
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, about to enter its third season of play this fall, has stirred the Division I hockey pot by forcing its members to drop all games against Findlay, an “emerging” Division I program from College Hockey America, from all non-conference schedules.
Comrie Leaves Michigan for Major Juniors
Michigan forward Mike Comrie, a Hobey Baker Award finalist and the team’s leading scorer last season, will not return for his final two seasons as a Wolverine, according to the University of Michigan Athletic Department.
RPI Men’s Assistant, Cahill, Named Head Coach of Women’s Program
Bill Cahill, the assistant men’s coach at Rensselaer for the past seven seasons, has been named the new head coach of RPI’s women’s program. Cahill replaces Ryan Stone, who left to take an assistant coaching position at Brown. Unlike the men’s program, RPI’s women play in the ECAC on the Division III level. “RPI is … Read more
Linstad Jumps to UConn
Heather Linstad, head coach of the Northeastern women’s program for the past eight season, has been tabbed by Connecticut to lead its fledgling program. Linstad, who had a 161-71-27 record at Northeastern, including four Beanpot titles and a 1997 ECAC Championship, will lead UConn into its first year of varsity play, where it will compete … Read more
Taylor Leaves Lowell for Hobart Top Spot
Mark Taylor, a long-time Division I assistant at Mass.-Lowell and Cornell, has been named the new head coach at Division-III Hobart. Taylor moves to Division III Hobart after spending the last four seasons as the top assistant at Lowell. “It is a tough time to leave UMass-Lowell,” Taylor said. “I was really looking forward to … Read more
Emery Discusses D-III’s Plans
Bob Emery, chair of the Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, took time recently to address some of the issues coming out of the annual meetings, held this year May 5-8 in Beaver Creek, Colo. High on the agenda in May were issues concerning site selection, officiating, and bracket size for the Division III championships. … Read more
Boston, Columbus, Milwaukee Earn Frozen Four Bids
Bids were awarded to Boston (2004), Columbus, Ohio (2005), and Milwaukee (2006). They were chosen after the Division I Ice Hockey Committee — chairman Bill Wilkinson (head coach at Wayne State), Quinnipiac athletic director Jack McDonald, Northeastern athletic director Ian MaCaw and Wisconsin athletic director Pat Richter and NCAA Director of Championships Tom Jacobs — listened to presentations from eight potential cities during their annual meeting last week in Couer d’Alene, Idaho.
MAAC Autobid Approved
In a move that could redefine the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship, the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Committee approved an automatic bid for the MAAC, effective for this year’s championships. The move came during the Committee’s annual meetings, which continue through Friday.
19 College Players Invited to World Junior Team Camp
The roster for this year’s United States National Junior Team Evaluation Camp features 19 players who played college hockey in the 1999-2000 season, USA Hockey announced on Wednesday. Of the 44 players invited to compete for the team that will represent the United States in the 2000 USA Hockey Summer Challenge, nine are from the … Read more
Huglen Steps Down at Minn.-Crookston
Mark Huglen, hockey coach at Minnesota-Crookston, resigned today to pursue his academic career full-time. He will become an assistant professor of communication in the school’s Center for Learning Foundations.
Commodore Signs Deal with Devils
Mike Commodore, a stalwart defenseman on this year’s North Dakota national championship team, has signed a three-year contract with the defending NHL-champion New Jersey Devils. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound defenseman had one more year of eligibility remaining, but decided he couldn’t pass up on the Devils’ offer. According to the Grand Forks Herald, Commodore received a … Read more
Walsh Returns Home
Maine head coach Shawn Walsh returned home Wednesday evening, five days after surgery to remove a cancerous kidney.
Heatley: Atlanta Can Wait
The decision is in and WCHA teams will have to endure another season of Dany Heatley.
UNH to Develop Holt Hockey Archives
The University of New Hampshire is recognizing a legendary figure and helping college hockey at the same time, announcing the development of the Charles E. Holt Archives of American Hockey. The Holt Archives — named after UNH’s legendary, Hall of Fame coach who passed away earlier this year — will be a repository of materials … Read more
Maine’s Walsh Has Kidney Removed; Seeks Further Cancer Treatment
Shawn Walsh, who has turned the Maine men’s ice hockey program into a national power and guided it to two NCAA Championships, began the battle of his life Friday when he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous kidney. According to a report in the Portland Press Herald, the surgery, though successful, is far from putting … Read more
Maine’s Walsh Has Kidney Removed; Seeks Further Cancer Treatment
Shawn Walsh, who has turned the Maine men’s ice hockey program into a national power and guided it to two NCAA Championships, began the battle of his life Friday when he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous kidney. According to a report in the Portland Press Herald, the surgery, though successful, is far from putting … Read more
St. Lawrence Loses Dietrich to NHL
St. Lawrence’s 2001 NCAA Frozen Four hopes were dealt another blow today when center Brandon Dietrich signed with the New York Rangers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Saints, the early favorite to win the ECAC and a contender to return to the Frozen Four, lost goalie Derek Gustafson two weeks ago when … Read more