University of Alaska Anchorage athletic director Harry Larrabee and hockey head coach Dean Talafous announced Thursday that freshman goaltender Cory McEachran has been reinstated for competition. McEachran was suspended Dec. 3 after his involvement in an incident that included the discharge of a fire extinguisher in the UAA residence halls over the Thanksgiving holiday break. … Read more
The NCAA announced Tuesday that during the Jan. 9-10 NCAA convention in San Diego, Calif., its membership adopted legislation to establish an official championship in women’s ice hockey, effective with the 2000-01 season. The specific format and field size of the championship has not yet been determined. Currently, 53 schools (25 Division I, two Division … Read more
After experimenting with a two-referee, two-linesman officiating system for the first half of the season, the CCHA has decided to suspend the four-man configuration for the remainder of the year. The league made the decision after a discussion with the CCHA’s head coaches. “We have gathered excellent feedback and have had valuable discussions regarding the … Read more
Ralph Engelstad, a 1954 alumnus of the University of North Dakota, announced Thursday a gift of $100 million to his alma mater. The donation, which is one of the largest private gifts to any U.S. university in history, will partly be used to build a new, state-of-the-art hockey venue. Engelstad, who owns the Imperial Palace … Read more
Published and televised reports confirm that a lawsuit has been filed in district court against University of Vermont President Judith Ramaley, head hockey coach Mike Gilligan, team captain Kevin Karlander and assistant captains Matt Sanders and Andreas Moborg. The plaintiff is Corey LaTulippe, a local hockey player who tried out for the Vermont men’s hockey … Read more
The state of Minnesota is apparently down two collegiate players, as Shawn Roed of Minnesota and Matt Noga of St. Cloud State have decided to leave their respective teams, local reports indicate. SCSU senior center Noga has left the program for personal reasons, according to the St. Cloud Times. Noga, who missed last weekend’s series … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage freshman goaltender Cory McEachran has been suspended for an indefinite period of time, according to coach Dean Talafous, for what the Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting as punishment for setting off a fire extinguisher in a dormitory. McEachran, a 6-foot-2, 200-pounder from Thunder Bay, Ont., has a 5-4 record in his first season with … Read more
Ending months of speculation about the future of the program, a schoolcommittee has recommended that St. Norbert College should not move hockey to the Division I level. The report, obtained and reported by the Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette, concluded that the Green Knights would not be competitive at the D-I level because the school could … Read more
Things are just not going well in Minnesota athletics, as far as academics are concerned. Less than a week after the report documenting improprieties in the Gopher men’s basketball program was released, hockey coach Don Lucia has suspended freshman forward Shawn Roed for missing classes and falling behind in course work, the Star Tribune of … Read more
In the second piece of bad news to strike Vermont hockey this week, the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press reported yesterday that Vermont sophomore Don Richardson has left the team and withdrawn from the university. Richardson said that he did not feel the school and the team were the “right fit” for him. Richardson had not … Read more
The University of Vermont is investigating a possible hazing incident involving one of its athletic teams. WCAX-TV in Burlington, Vt., is reporting that it has confirmed that the incident, which involves the men’s ice hockey team, relates to the consumption of alcohol, and that students were forced to perform “degrading” acts. No students were reported … Read more
Local police were summoned to the site of Saturday night’s game between Elmira and Wisconsin-Superior after a brawl broke out between Elmira players and non-playing members of the Superior squad. Superior, Wis., police named Jeff Wells, a Wisconsin-Superior freshman from Toronto as the instigator of the fight, which took place after the second period. Wells … Read more
Wednesday the ECAC named assistant commissioner of public relations Steve Hagwell as the new head of ECAC ice hockey. Hagwell, hired this past summer from the NCAA to oversee the public-relations arm of the ECAC, takes over for Jeff Fanter, who resigned Oct. 4. In his new position, Hagwell becomes assistant ECAC commissioner, and will … Read more
The ECAC will name a new person to head up the league’s ice hockey operations sometime within the next few days, conference officials say. “With respect to the position, we’ll probably have an announcement on Monday or Tuesday of this week,” confirmed ECAC Commissioner Phil Buttafuoco. “We needed to make a decision quickly and we … Read more
Wisconsin blueliner Dave Tanabe has turned down the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes’ contract offer, the Raleigh-Durham News & Observer reported Tuesday. Tanabe, the team’s first-round (16th overall) draft pick this year, rejected a three-year deal including a $500,000 signing bonus, which was reportedly roughly half the value of the contract signed by 17th pick Barret Jackman … Read more
Archrivals Michigan and Michigan State split the favorite’s role in the CCHA’s preseason polls, announced Tuesday. League coaches favored the Wolverines, while the media anointed the Spartans as the league’s best coming into the year. In the coaches’ poll, Michigan received 10 of 12 first-place votes and 140 points to edge Michigan State, which garnered … Read more
For the second year in a row, the Golden Knights of Clarkson were chosen as preseason favorites in the ECAC by the head coaches of the league. Clarkson, with six of 12 first-place votes, gathered 138 points in the balloting. The Knights were also picked to finish first last season, and went on to prove … Read more