Defending Cleary Cup champion Quinnipiac has finished atop the preseason coaches poll with eight of 12 first-place votes. Harvard, who won the 2022 Whitelaw Cup with an overtime victory over Quinnipiac, received four first-place votes and finishes in second place. In addition, a preseason all-ECAC Hockey team was announced. ECAC HOCKEY PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL (First-place … Read more
Back-to-back ECAC Hockey tournament champion Colgate has been selected by the league’s head coaches to win the 2022-23 regular season in a poll announced on Sept. 14. In addition, a preseason all-ECAC Hockey team was announced. ECAC HOCKEY PRESEASON COACHES POLL (First-place votes) 1. Colgate (6) 115 2. Yale (3) 98 3. Princeton (1) 97 … Read more
Western Michigan has announced a new contract for hockey head coach Pat Ferschweiler. Ferschweiler’s new contract runs through the 2025-26 season. “I am very excited about the opportunity to guide the Bronco hockey program forward,” said Ferschweiler in a statement. “I would like to thank AD Dan Bartholomae for his trust in me and my … Read more
Lake Superior State has named former NHL All-Star goaltender Dwayne Roloson the team’s goaltending coach and director of player development. Roloson brings an extensive hockey background, including playing over 600 games for six teams over the course of a 14-year career in the NHL. “We are thrilled to add Dwayne to our coaching staff,” said … Read more
The NCHC announced Wednesday the results of the 2022-23 preseason media poll. Defending national champion Denver took the top spot with 19 first-place votes, while second-place North Dakota garnered the remaining four first-place votes. 2022-23 NCHC Preseason Media Poll 1. Denver – 180 points (19 first-place votes) 2. North Dakota – 160 (4) 3. Minnesota … Read more
The Big Ten on Wednesday announced its preseason coaches poll as well as two preseason all-Big Ten teams. Coaches also picked the preseason teams. 2022-23 Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Minnesota 2. Notre Dame 3. Michigan 4. Wisconsin 5. Ohio State 6. Penn State 7. Michigan State 2022-23 Preseason All-Big Ten Hockey Teams FIRST … Read more
Franklin Pierce, the reigning NEWHA postseason champion, has been voted by the league’s coaches as the preseason favorite in advance of the 2022-23 season, according to the poll of the league’s head coaches. The NEWHA postseason champion in 2022-23 will receive an automatic qualifying bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament, earning that privilege via the … Read more
The NCHC on Tuesday announced its 2022-23 preseason all-conference team. Defending national champion Denver is represented with four players on the team, which was picked by the media. Media members voted for three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender on their ballot with each vote worth one point. The top three vote-getters at forward, top … Read more
Four-time defending regular-season champion American International is the winner of the 2022-23 Atlantic Hockey preseason coaches poll, which was released Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets garnered eight of nine possible first-place votes in balloting among AHA head coaches (coaches could not vote for their own teams) for 88 points to outdistance second-place Sacred Heart, which received … Read more
Denver has garnered 37 of 50 first-place votes in the DCU/USCHO.com Preseason Division I Men’s Poll. The Pioneers captured the 2022 national championship back in April, defeating Minnesota State 5-1 in Boston. No. 2 Minnesota picked up eight first-place votes, while Minnesota State sits third with three first-place nods. North Dakota is fourth and Minnesota … Read more
Minnesota State has been selected by the CCHA head coaches to win the MacNaughton Cup, which is awarded to the regular-season champion, in the 2022-23 preseason coaches poll. The defending champions and Frozen Four finalists also won the 2022 Mason Cup as the league’s tournament winners. The Mavericks collected six first-place votes and totaled 69 … Read more
Jon Skarlis is the new full-time assistant coach for the Lawrence men’s hockey team. Skarlis joins the staff of head coach Brett Wall, who took the reins of the Vikings in June 2022. “I want to thank (director of athletics) Jason Imperati and Brett Wall for the opportunity to join the Lawrence University community and … Read more
Lake Superior State has promoted volunteer assistant DJ Goldstein to assistant coach for the Lakers. “We are excited to announce the promotion of DJ to assistant coach,” said LSSU head coach Damon Whitten in a statement. “He came in with a reputation and background for skill development, and he quickly showed why he was so … Read more
Michigan Tech has hired Maxx Fredrickson as the Huskies’ director of hockey operations. Fredrickson has been the video coordinator over the past three seasons in a student role but began full-time in July. “I am pleased to welcome Maxx as a full-time member of our staff,” MTU head coach Joe Shawhan said in a statement. … Read more
Penn State tops the CHA preseason coaches poll released Wednesday. The Nittany Lions garnered four of four possible first-place votes in balloting among CHA head coaches (coaches could not vote for their own teams) for 20 points, four more than 2021-22 CHA champion Syracuse, which tallied 16 points and received the remaining first-place vote. 2022-23 … Read more
Clay Van Diest has been selected as the 10th head coach for the Marian men’s hockey team. Van Diest replaces Zach Gaynor, who stepped down in May after five seasons at the helm. “We’re very excited to welcome Clay to the Marian athletics family,” said Marian interim director of athletics Tony Draves in a statement. … Read more
Former Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna has been named the recipient of the 2022 Joe Concannon Award, announced Tuesday at the league’s media day held at TD Garden. The prestigious honor, named in 2001 in memory of beloved Boston Globe sportswriter Joe Concannon, is presented an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding body of work … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday the results of its women’s preseason coaches poll. Northeastern took the top spot with nine first-place votes, while Vermont picked up the other vote for the top spot. 1. Northeastern – 90 (9) 2. Vermont – 79 (1) 3. Boston College – 76 4. Providence – 61 5. Boston University – … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday the results of its men’s preseason coaches poll. Northeastern took the top spot with seven first-place votes, while UMass (1) and Boston University (3) also received votes for the top spot. 1. Northeastern – 105 (7) 2. Massachusetts – 94 (1) 3. Boston University – 93 (3) 4. Providence – 75 … Read more
The Senior CLASS Award will not be presented at the end of the 2022-23 season. Tuesday, a news release announced the decision. After 20 years of the Senior CLASS Award, we’ve decided to take a pause. We hope it will be a short one. As we reflect on those two decades, what a ride it … Read more