The American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) has announced its list of eight finalists for the 1996-97 Spencer Penrose Memorial Award, given to the Division I Coach of the Year. None of the eight finalists, who include representatives of all four major conferences, have ever received the award before. The finalists range from veterans to first-year … Read more
University of New Hampshire coach Dick Umile has been cleared to return to the bench on Friday when the Wildcats open the NCAA East Regional Tournament. Umile suffered a heart attack in the early morning hours of Mar. 8, after his team played its opening round game in the Hockey East tournament. against UMass-Amherst. Assistant … Read more
Regular-season champion Clarkson boasts two of the six ECAC First Team All-Stars, it was announced today. One of them, ECAC scoring champion Todd White, was selected Player of the Year by league head coaches. White was also the only unanimous First Team selection this year. He is the first Clarkson player to win the scoring … Read more
Junior defenseman Mike Crowley of Minnesota was named the 1996-97 WCHA Player of the Year in balloting conducted among league coaches, media, sports information directors and team captains. Crowley, who was also named to the All-WCHA First Team for the second year, is the first defenseman honored with the Player of the Year award since … Read more
College Hockey U.S.A. named its WCHA Players’ All-Star team for the 1996-97 season this week. Each WCHA school was sent 20 ballots for players to pick the best in the league. Players are not allowed to vote for their teammates. This is the 24th year of the poll, which was formerly run by WDAZ-TV in … Read more
Returning honorees Brendan Morrison of Michigan and Andy Roach of Ferris State and top vote-getter Randy Robitaille of Miami head up the All-CCHA First Team, announced by the league March 9. The team consists of the three highest vote-getting forwards, the two highest defensemen, and the top goalie. This is the third time Morrison has … Read more
The voting is in for the ECAC All-Rookie Team. The league’s head coaches nominated no fewer than 25 players for consideration for the team; voting, conducted to determine the top six qualifiers, identified six players above the pack — four forwards, one defenseman and one goaltender. The All-Rookie Team is as follows: Player School Pos … Read more
New Hampshire head men’s hockey coach Richard Umile was taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital at approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning after suffering a heart attack at his home in Portsmouth. According to Nursing Supervisor Nancy Bruce, Umile was listed in fair condition as of 10 a.m. on Saturday. “The athletic department was shocked to hear … Read more
Mankato State announced its schedule for the 1997-98 hockey season this week, including 14 games against members of the WCHA, as the school looks to fully upgrade to Division I. All 34 games on the Mankato State schedule are against Division I opponents. This season, Mankato’s schedule featured 17 games against Division I programs and … Read more
Defenseman Daryl Andrews of Western Michigan, who led all CCHA blueliners in points, and freshman scoring leader Hugo Boisvert of Ohio State are among the six members of the 1996-97 Bauer/CCHA All-Rookie Team, selected by CCHA head coaches and announced Monday, March 3, by the league. The team is to be honored at the CCHA’s … Read more
Joe Bertagna was named the fourth commissioner of Hockey East on Tuesday in an announcement made by the conference’s Board of Directors. The Arlington, Mass. native leaves the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), where he was employed for 15 years, including the last three as the conference’s first Hockey Commissioner. Bertagna will stay with the … Read more
UMass-Lowell announced their 30th Year Anniversary Team to commemorate three decades of varsity hockey. The team will be honored during the final regular season home game on Saturday against Providence. The program marked its beginning in 1967 when it formed a Division II team, became a powerhouse in the late seventies and moved into Division … Read more
Princeton senior Mike Bois was declared academically ineligible by the school, thus ending his college hockey career. Though his grades were well within the generally accepted levels, Bois, 22, fell victim to Princeton’s own higer standards. He has gone back to his home in Longlac, Ontario, but intends to return in the fall to finish … Read more
The NCAA has denied the University of Maine’s appeal of postseason sanctions on the Black Bears hockey program, the university announced Thursday. In a written statement, Maine President Frederick Hutchinson said that the decision “brings to an end a very difficult period for the entire university community.” He said the decision “adds nothing new to … Read more
Two proposals aimed at easing recruiting restrictions on ice hockey coaches passed at the recent NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tenn. Propositions 102 and 103 were hockey-only proposals that passed with little difficulty in a vote by school presidents. All presidents were allowed to vote, but, for the most part, only the presidents of hockey-playing schools … Read more
Michigan senior center Mike Legg’s internationally-famous lacrosse-like goal will receive its best publicity yet this week when it is nominated for an ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) by ESPN in the category of “Outrageous Play of the Year.” The balloting will run starting with Thursday’s 6:30 p.m. Sportscenter and continue through Monday. Voting will … Read more
After seven years of litigation, a Title IX lawsuit against Colgate University on behalf of the women’s ice hockey club team, was settled at the end of last week. The women’s ice hockey club at Colgate has applied for varsity status four times since 1979, and filled suit in Federal Court in 1990. Final approval … Read more
Colorado College head coach Don Lucia earned his 200th career victory Dec. 27 as his Tigers beat the Vermont Catamounts 6-0 at the Badger Hockey Showdown. The win came in Lucia’s tenth season as a head coach, the last four at Colorado College, where he has won an unprecedented three straight WCHA regular-season crowns. The … Read more
Maine head coach Shawn Walsh returns to the bench Friday, December 27, as Maine takes on Denver in a first-round matchup of the Denver Cup tournament. Walsh was suspended in December, 1995 by Maine after many NCAA violations were uncovered in which Walsh was either directly or indirectly involved. Walsh’s suspension ended December 24. “I’m … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth coach Mike Sertich won his 300th career game on December 21, as the Bulldogs defeated visiting Harvard, 4-2, in a non-conference game. The win is a milestone for the 14-year coach Sertich, but far from the only one. Not only has he won 300 games, but he has also been named the WCHA Coach … Read more