On Wednesday, the NCAA issued a clarification and apology to viewers of Sunday’s Boston University-St. Lawrence game whose broadcast services cut away from the matchup during overtime. Television broadcasts of both the East and West Regionals are produced and syndicated by the NCAA, which sells broadcast rights nationwide. Both Fox Sports New New England and … Read more
Don Brose wanted Troy Jutting to follow in his footsteps. On Monday, Brose got his wish. Jutting, an assistant under Brose at Minnesota State University for the last 10 years, was named the school’s head hockey coach. He will replace Brose, who resigned after 30 years as coach of the Mavericks. “I’m extremely excited and … Read more
Erik Cole, a top forward for Clarkson the past three seasons, has decided to forego his final year with the Golden Knights after signing a professional contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. Clarkson’s leading scorer the past two seasons, Cole signed a three-year deal with the Carolina organization and is expected … Read more
Netminder Ali Brewer, who led the ECAC with 1.33 goals-against average while compiling a 21-3-3 record for top-ranked Brown, has been named the 2000 winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The award, given annually to the outstanding player in women’s college hockey, was presented at the Boston Marriott Copley Place Thursday. Brewer was selected … Read more
The University of Minnesota-Duluth has identified five finalists for its vacant head coaching position, the school announced Tuesday. The list, compiled by the university’s search committee, includes two current collegiate head coaches and two current assistants. All are expected to make visits to the Duluth campus during the next two weeks, with a successor to … Read more
Jason Lesteberg, a former All-America performer at Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.), has been named Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s first women’s ice hockey coach, the school announced. The program will make its debut as a varsity sport at UWSP in the fall of 2000 after spending the past several years as a club sport. “I’m very excited about … Read more
Regular-season and tournament champion Niagara dominated the inaugural College Hockey America postseason awards, as selected by the league’s head coaches, assistant coaches and sports information directors. The Purple Eagles boast the Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and four members of the CHA all-league first team. Niagara senior goaltender Greg Gardner was named … Read more
Merrimack center Greg Classen has signed a contract with the NHL’s Nashville Predators, foregoing the final two years of his collegiate career, according to the Lawrence (Mass.) Eagle-Tribune. Classen was an undrafted free agent. Classen, 22, led Merrimack in scoring this season with 14-16–30, following a solid freshman year that landed him on the Hockey … Read more
After 13 years as both athletic director and head hockey coach for Northern Michigan University, Rick Comley will dispense with the AD role effective July 1 and concentrate on running the Division I hockey program he established at Northern in 1976. Comley and NMU President Judi Bailey announced the change at a press conference Thursday … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association, in conjunction with Jofa, has announced the 1999-2000 College Division (Division III) All-American teams, and forward Steve Aronson of St. Thomas led the squad as a first-team All-American for the third straight year. RIT forward Pat Staerker made one of the teams for the third straight season; he was second-team … Read more
Four finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of the most outstanding player in women’s intercollegiate varsity ice hockey, were named Tuesday by the USA Hockey Foundation. The finalists are goaltender Ali Brewer (Racine, Wis.), a senior from Brown University; goaltender Sara DeCosta (Warwick, R.I.), a junior from Providence College; defenseman … Read more
Michigan State senior Shawn Horcoff won an unprecedented five laurels to highlight the 2000 CCHA Awards, presented Thursday, March 16, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Horcoff Fellow Spartans Joe Blackburn, Ryan Miller, and Mike Weaver, who picked up two plaques, accompanied Horcoff as Michigan State led all CCHA teams in postseason accolades. Michigan’s Jeff … Read more
Charles E. Holt, an 18-year head coach of the University of New Hampshire men’s ice hockey program, died early Friday morning in his Durham home at the age of 77 following a long bout with cancer. “Charlie Holt’s achievements as a superb and universally respected hockey coach at UNH are well known,” said UNH President … Read more
Umass-Amherst athletic director Bob Marcum announced Friday that the school will not renew the contract of head coach Joe Mallen. The eighth-place Minutemen, who capped off the season with a first-round loss to Boston University in the Hockey East playoffs, compiled a record of 11-20-5, 5-15-4 in league play. Mallen finishes his tenure at UMass … Read more
The top four teams in the Hockey East Association dominated the honors at the league’s annual awards banquet, held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel here. Boston College, Boston University, Maine, and New Hampshire, all ranked in the nation’s top seven in the latest U.S. College Hockey Online poll, will battle for the 16th Hockey East … Read more
The Hobey Baker Award Committee today announced its top ten finalists for this years’ award. Each year, the top college hockey player in the U.S. is presented the Hobey Baker Award. This group was determined by a ballot of all 60 Division I college hockey coaches and by a fan vote. The award winner will … Read more
The annual ECAC awards were handed out this morning at the Lake Placid Hilton, and leading the charge were Colgate and St. Lawrence, each taking home two of the major individual awards, voted on by the league’s 12 head coaches. Colgate’s Andy McDonald (center) accepts his award as ECAC Player of the Year. Leading the … Read more
Regular-season champion Wisconsin claimed three of the WCHA’s top individual awards Thursday, leading all member schools. From the Badgers, the nation’s scoring leader, forward Steve Reinprecht, was named the WCHA Player of the Year, while teammates Dany Heatley and Jeff Dessner took home the Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. … Read more
The MAAC presented its postseason awards on Wednesday night at a banquet signifying the start of the league championships here. Headlining the winners was forward Shawn Mansoff from regular-season champion Quinnipiac College, who was selected as the Chase Manhattan Bank Offensive Player of the Year. Joining him in receiving major awards were Sean Weaver of … Read more
Proponents of the United States junior and prep school systems can breathe easier thanks to amendments recently made to the NCAA’s Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet’s amateurism deregulation proposal. The original proposal from the sub-committee on Amateurism and Agents, completed last year after a lengthy study, would not only have opened the door for major junior players to … Read more