Western Michigan and Northeastern will be taking part in the first annual Music City Hockey Classic on Friday, Nov. 25 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville as part of a double header with the Nashville Predators. Game time is to be determined. The game sets up a rematch of the NCAA Northeast Regional semifinal game between … Read more
Mel Pearson will not return as head coach at Michigan for the 2022-23 season. Michigan athletics director Warde Manuel made the announcement in a brief statement on Friday.
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors on Wednesday adopted the first group of transformation committee recommendations aimed at allowing schools to provide more benefits to student-athletes. While generally supportive of elements of the transfer package, the board took no action on changes to transfer rules during the meeting. Schools now are empowered to support … Read more
Minnesota Duluth assistant coach Derek Plante is heading to the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks for a similar role. Plante will join the coaching staff for the upcoming 2022-23 NHL season. “The opportunity to play and coach as a Bulldog has been a dream come true,” said Plante in a statement. “It has been a great experience … Read more
Colgate has announced the hiring of Chris Azzano as an assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Azzano has been working with the Raiders for the last two years after joining the staff as a volunteer assistant prior to the 2020-21 season. “We are very excited to be adding Chris to our staff,” said Colgate … Read more
The Quinnipiac women’s hockey team has hired Melissa Samoskevich as the director of player development and operations ahead of the 2022-23 season. Samoskevich, who began her duties Aug. 3, returns to her alma mater after serving as an assistant coach of the Penn State women’s hockey team during the 2021-22 season. Prior to joining Penn … Read more
In a story published Tuesday by The Athletic, according to an anonymous survey of Michigan players and staff, Wolverines head coach Mel Pearson is accused of telling players to provide false information on COVID contact-tracing forms, of misleading recruits about how much scholarship money they would receive, and of allegedly calling one player a “Jew.” … Read more
Stonehill has named Lauren Williams an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team, which is set to open competition in the NEWHA this fall. Williams joins the coaching staff after spending the last two years working at various hockey training organizations, most recently at Elite High Performance, which is an organization that uses a science-based … Read more
Bemidji State has announced that longtime assistant coach Travis Winter has been promoted to associate head coach for the Beavers’ men’s hockey team. “Travis has been an integral part of the success of Beaver hockey and the Beaver hockey tradition,” said BSU head coach Tom Serratore in a statement. “He’s an accomplished and well-respected professional … Read more
Penn State announced Monday the hiring of Makenna Newkirk as a new assistant coach for the women’s hockey team. Newkirk, a standout player at Boston College, joins the Nittany Lions after spending the 2021-22 season as an assistant coach for Brown. “We are thrilled to work with Makenna,” said Penn State head coach Jeff Kampersal. … Read more
According to the Bangor Daily News, Maine women’s hockey coach Richard Reichenbach and assistant coach Sara Reichenbach have resigned. Richard joined the program as an assistant coach in the 2011-12 season and became the head coach two seasons later. Sara has been with the Black Bears for 12 seasons. As of Monday morning, no announcement … Read more
According to the Daily Collegian, UMass forward Garrett Wait suffered an offseason training injury and will not play for the Minutemen during the 2022-23 season. The injury may also end Wait’s hockey career. Wait transferred to UMass from Minnesota in 2020. He scored the game-winning goal against Minnesota Duluth in the 2021 national semifinals, sending … Read more
Alaska head coach Erik Largen has agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep him behind the Nanooks’ bench through the 2025-26 season. “I would like to thank Dr. Brock Anundson and Dr. Dan White (UAF chancellor) for their continued support of our hockey program,” Largen said in a statement. “We still have things … Read more
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has hired Jeremiah Ketts as head coach of the men’s hockey team, which is returning for the 2023-24 season. Ketts comes to MCLA following six years as the assistant coach at UMass Dartmouth. He’ll officially start with the school on August 1. “I am excited to name Jeremiah Ketts to … Read more
The CCHA announced Friday that Northern Michigan senior defenseman Ben Newhouse has been voted the CCHA’s student-athlete of the year. The award is voted on by the league’s eight institution’s faculty athletic representatives and is awarded to one CCHA player that performed consistently as a regular member of their CCHA team, displayed outstanding sportsmanship, made … Read more
The ECHL’s Adirondack Thunder have announced that Mike Bergin has been named an assistant coach for the 2022-23 season. Bergin, an RPI graduate and former Thunder captain, joins the team after coaching at Skidmore the past four seasons. “Mike is a professional in every sense of the word,” said Thunder coach Peter MacArthur in a … Read more
Syracuse has announced that associate head coach Brendon Knight will continue his role with new Orange head coach Britni Smith. Smith was hired in May to take over for Paul Flanagan, who had previously announced his retirement. “First, I’d like to thank Paul for giving me the opportunity 10 years ago to coach at the … Read more
Colorado College assistant coach Mark Stuart is leaving his position with the Tigers to become an assistant coach with the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers. Stuart, a former CC All-American who played 12 years in the NHL, spent the 2021-22 season as part of Kris Mayotte’s first staff at Colorado College. “I could not be happier for … Read more
In the quarterly report of Binghamton University president Harvey Stenger, the idea of bringing college hockey to the school is mentioned. “Collegiate sports are an important part of our University experience — currently, more than 400 students participate on our Division I athletics teams, and many more are active in our Club Sports programs,” the … Read more
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a significant overhaul to the video replay process in men’s and women’s hockey effective for the 2022-23 academic year. In the new process, coaches may challenge a reviewable play. If the play is not reversed, a timeout will be charged for the unsuccessful challenge. Any subsequent unsuccessful challenges … Read more