Organization: NCAA

RedHawks Star at CCHA Awards Banquet

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Miami finished first in the CCHA this year off a surprise Frozen Four appearance last April, and coach Enrico Blasi took home the prize for the league’s coach of the year Thursday. He’s the first coach in CCHA history to win four times. In his acceptance speech, he emphasized the personal struggles he’s gone through … Read more

Rensselaer’s Polacek Named ECAC Player of the Year, Teammate Jerry D’Amigo ECAC Rookie of the Year

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Rensselaer junior forward Chase Polacek was named the ECAC Player of the Year at the annual ECAC banquet on Thursday. Polacek netted 35 points in 22 ECAC games this season, tallying 17 goals and 18 assists, with six of the goals being power play goals and two shorthanded. Overall, he finished third in the nation … Read more

Denver’s Cheverie, Gwozdecky Get Major Awards in WCHA

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Denver picked up two major awards and took half of the spots on the first team at the WCHA’s awards ceremony Thursday. Goaltender Marc Cheverie is the league’s player of the year, and George Gwozdecky is the WCHA’s top coach. Cheverie, forward Rhett Rakhshani and defenseman Patrick Wiercioch were first-team all-WCHA members, along with Wisconsin … Read more

Brown’s Pietrus to Return to Lineup in Albany

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With all the attention surrounding the injury to Yale’s Sean Backman last weekend, it was probably forgotten that Brown senior tri-captain Jordan Pietrus had been out of their lineup since the beginning of February. In an odd coincidence, both players wore No. 16 for their respective teams. The Providence Journal has reported that Pietrus, who … Read more

Denver, Wisconsin Each Have Two on Hobey Top 10

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The top three teams in the country claimed half of the finalist spots for the Hobey Baker Award when the list of 10 was revealed Thursday. Denver goaltender Marc Cheverie and forward Rhett Rakhshani, Miami goaltender Cody Reichard and Wisconsin forward Blake Geoffrion and defenseman Brendan Smith made the cut to the final 10 names … Read more

Canisius’ Conacher Named Atlantic Hockey’s Top Player

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Canisius junior forward Cory Conacher was named player of the year in Atlantic Hockey at the league’s annual awards banquet Thursday. The Burlington, Ontario, native led the league with 44 points, the second-highest regular season point total in AHA history. Overall, Conacher has 53 points to date (20 goals, 33 assists). Joining Conacher on the … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: March 17, 2010

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Let’s face it: Even though this is a pretty unusual quartet, Albany-wise, it’s not the first time we’ve seen them. If you want the nitty-gritty on each team, I recommend reading the past two columns … this is purely the final polish. Go get ’em, boys. No. 11 Brown The bear went over the mountain … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: March 17, 2010

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Lucky you, you get the last column of the year a day early due to the WCHA switching around its awards banquet. So, onward, and if of legal age, hope you’ve been enjoying being Irish today. Around the WCHA As the season has ended, we’ve already seen two players sign … Read more

This Week in the CCHA: March 17, 2010

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The Name of the Game Quick, what’s the bigger surprise? Michigan sweeping Michigan State in Munn last weekend, or ABBA being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before Patsy Cline? Before KISS? Before Heart, for the love of all that’s holy? Let me make this clear: I am not anti-ABBA. In fact, … Read more

Minnesota’s Schroeder Signs with Vancouver

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Minnesota forward Jordan Schroeder has signed a contract with the Vancouver Canucks, ending his college career after two seasons. A three-time member of the U.S. World Junior team, Schroeder had nine goals and 28 points in 37 games for the Gophers this season. Those numbers were down from a freshman season in which he was … Read more

This Week in the CHA: March 17, 2010

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The night of March 13, 2010, is one of those situations where you’ll always remember where you were and what you were doing. The date ranks up there with Nov. 22, 1963, and Sept. 11, 2001. March 13, 2010 — the day the CHA died. OK, in all fairness, the death of a college hockey … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: March 17, 2010

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All or Nothing The Atlantic Hockey Championship will be settled this weekend in Rochester, N.Y., and this year’s final quartet features a pair of regulars, as well as two teams that haven’t gotten this far in a while. Air Force is making its fourth trip to the Blue Cross Arena, and the Falcons have enjoyed … Read more