After 11 seasons, Jamie Kivi has announced her resignation as the head coach of the Marian women’s hockey team. “I can’t thank Jamie enough for her 11 years of hard work and dedication to Marian athletics and the Sabre women’s hockey program,” said Marian director of athletics Tony Draves in a statement. “I wish her … Read more
UMass Lowell has announced the promotion of Dylan Zink to assistant coach ahead of the 2023-24 season. Zink, a 2017 graduate of UMass Lowell and a four-year standout on the River Hawks hockey team, has spent the last three seasons as the director of hockey operations at his alma mater. “Promoting Dylan was an easy … Read more
Rivier has announced the hiring of Shaun Millerick as the new men’s hockey head coach. Millerick takes over for Matt Keating, who coached the Raiders from 2021 to 2023. Millerick joins Rivier from nearby Franklin Pierce where he served as the head coach of the Ravens’ NCAA Division II men’s hockey team since 2017. He … Read more
Michigan State has announced a pair of coaching staff additions, as Brad Fast stays on as director of player development and Mike Porter joins the Spartans staff as director of player personnel. “Brad Fast has been a member of two coaching staffs in his time at Michigan State and has been a critical asset to … Read more
Saint Michael’s has announced the hire of Kevin Salinas as the women’s hockey team’s full-time assistant coach. Salinas joins the Purple Knights after spending the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach with the USPHL’s Dells Ducks. “Kevin has varied experiences at the college level and at other hockey levels,” said SMC head coach Chris Donovan. … Read more
Bennett Hambrook has been named a new assistant coach at Omaha. He has been serving as the Mavericks’ director of player development since June 2022. Hambrook spent the previous four seasons as an assistant coach with Hamilton. Prior to coaching, Hambrook played collegiately at Hamilton, appearing in 69 games and compiling eight assists. He was … Read more
Kevin Cole has been named the first head men’s hockey coach at Misericordia. Cole comes to Misericordia from Norwich where he served as an assistant men’s hockey coach and the head men’s golf coach. “I am excited to welcome Kevin Cole to Misericordia University as our head men’s ice hockey coach,” said Misericordia director of … Read more
Northland alum Shane Buckley is returning to his alma mater to lead the LumberJack men’s hockey team. Buckley takes over for Seamus Gregory, who stepped down in May to become the first head coach at Dubuque. “The selection process was extremely difficult,” said Northland executive director of intercollegiate athletics Dan Schumacher said in a statement. … Read more
Greg “Boom” May, who led the Augsburg men’s hockey team to two NCAA Division III national tournament berths in his two seasons as head coach, has announced his resignation to accept a position as associate head coach of the Minnesota’s women’s team. The Gophers also announced Mitch Baker will be an assistant coach and current … Read more
Wisconsin has announced that Kevin Murdock is joining the Badgers men’s hockey team as the team’s new third assistant coach. Murdock, who spent last season as an assistant coach at Alaska Anchorage and helped revive the program when hired in late 2021, will coach UW’s goaltenders, among his other duties. “Kevin is a guy who … Read more
Western Michigan has announced the addition of Jared Brown as the Broncos’ new assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Brown joins the Broncos after spending the last three seasons coaching in the USHL and NAHL. He was most recently on the bench as an assistant coach for the USHL’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Prior to … Read more
For the first time since play began in 2013, the NCHC is expanding with the addition of Arizona State as the ninth member of the conference beginning with the 2024-25 season. Arizona State will join Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota Duluth, Omaha, North Dakota, St. Cloud State and Western Michigan in composing the NCHC’s membership. … Read more
Niko Kovachis has been named an assistant coach with the Cortland men’s hockey team for the 2023-24 season. Kovachis joins Cortland from Chatham, where he served as a men’s hockey assistant coach for two seasons. A 2019 graduate and four-year player at Niagara, Kovachis was named an alternate captain in his senior year. He was … Read more
Penn State has announced the hiring and return of former Nittany Lions forward Andrew Sturtz as assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Sturtz will join head coach Guy Gadowsky, associate head coach Keith Fisher and assistant coach Juliano Pagliero in Hockey Valley. He will be involved in all aspects of coaching and recruiting with … Read more
Andrew Oglevie, an assistant hockey coach at Notre Dame and former player for the Fighting Irish, has been named an assistant coach at Colorado College. Oglevie spent the 2022-23 season on the Notre Dame bench working for longtime Irish head coach Jeff Jackson. Prior to that, he played 95 games with the AHL’s Rochester Americans, … Read more
With two degrees already completed, former St. Cloud State forward Aidan Spellacy has been selected the recipient of the 2023 NCHC postgraduate scholarship as he embarks on a third. Spellacy, who plans to attend law school next, is the first Husky to win the scholarship in its eight-year existence. Spellacy completed his MBA from St. … Read more
Michigan freshman center and Hobey Baker Award winner Adam Fantilli has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Arizona State has announced the hiring of Albie O’Connell as associate coach and recruiting coordinator for the men’s hockey team. O’Connell begins his role with the Sun Devils on July 3. O’Connell spent a combined eight years at Boston University, working his way up from assistant coach to associate head coach and finally, head coach. … Read more
Rounds two through seven produced 59 picks of returning players, incoming freshmen or recruits.
It may have taken one more pick than expected, but when Michigan center Adam Fantilli, the NCAA’s reigning point leader and the 2023 Hobey Baker Award winner, heard his name called from the stage at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, he knew his future home will be in that of his school’s infamous rival. The Columbus … Read more