RIT women’s coach McDonald given three-year extension

Rochester Institute of Technology women’s coach Scott McDonald signed a three-year contract extension Tuesday that will see him behind the Tigers’ bench through the 2014-15 season. Last season, McDonald led the Tigers to their first Division III championship tournament appearance in school history, setting a Division III record with 28 wins. The Tigers finished the … Read more

SUNYAC names Davey new commissioner

Azure Davey has been appointed as the second commissioner of the SUNYAC and will begin her new position on July 9. “I look forward to working with an outstanding group of Division III institutions and a storied conference,” said Davey in a statement. “The SUNYAC represents the best of Division III and I’m honored to … Read more

Cahoon resigns as Massachusetts head coach, sees ‘lot of positives to this’

Massachusetts announced Tuesday that head coach Don “Toot” Cahoon has stepped down from his position. “Through the course of our recent conversations, coach Cahoon and I mutually agreed that it would be in the program’s best interest for him to take this action at this time,” UMass athletic director John McCutcheon said in a statement. … Read more

Former Niagara, Massachusetts-Lowell coach MacDonald hired to guide Colby

Blaise MacDonald, who has Division I head coaching experience and has won national championships as a player and an assistant coach, was named Friday as the new head coach at Colby College. MacDonald, a former head coach of Niagara (1996-2000) and Massachusetts-Lowell (2000-11), helped Boston University to a national championship in 1995 as an assistant … Read more

Berry returns to North Dakota as assistant coach

North Dakota announced Wednesday that Brad Berry has been hired as an assistant coach, with his primary responsibilities including coaching and developing the team’s defensemen. It will be the second stint on the UND coaching staff for Berry, who previously served as the program’s associate head coach from 2004-06 and assistant coach from 2000-04. He … Read more

Liegl named to Dartmouth women’s coaching staff

Dartmouth announced on Tuesday the addition of Josh Liegl to the coaching staff. Liegl was a volunteer assistant with the Big Green last season and previously was an assistant at Ohio State from 2008-11. “We are very excited to have Josh Liegl join Dartmouth and our women’s hockey team,” Dartmouth head coach Mark Hudak said … Read more

Harvard’s Stone to coach women’s Olympic team in 2014

Harvard head coach Katey Stone, who just completed her 18th season behind the Crimson bench, has been named head coach of the 2014 U.S. Olympic women’s team that will compete in Sochi, Russia. Stone’s 378 career wins is tops among active coaches in Division I. “Katey knows what it takes to build gold-medal teams,” said … Read more

Johnson named new assistant at Nebraska-Omaha

Nebraska-Omaha announced Tuesday that Steve Johnson has been named the team’s new assistant coach, replacing Mike Hastings, who left UNO to take the head coach position at Minnesota State. “I’m very pleased to have a coach of Steve’s caliber fill the void left by Mike Hastings’ departure,” said Nebraska-Omaha coach Dean Blais in a news … Read more

Former Holy Cross goalie McCullion named Penn State women’s assistant

Former Holy Cross goaltender and New England prep school coach Casey McCullion has been named an assistant coach for the Penn State women’s team. From 2008-10, McCullion worked alongside Brandwene at Kingswood Oxford (Conn.) as an assistant/goaltending coach. McCullion was then elevated to head coach for the 2010-11 season after former coach Josh Brandwene (now … Read more

Alaska AD Karr moving to Northern Michigan for similar role

Forrest Karr has been named the Northern Michigan director of athletics, recreational sports and the United States Olympic Education Center/special assistant to the president and will start his new position on June 11. Karr is currently the athletic director at Alaska and was one of three finalists considered for the Wildcats athletic director position. “I’m … Read more

Army out as Providence head coach

Providence head coach Tim Army has resigned as head coach of the Friars, the school announced Thursday. A search to find his successor will begin immediately. “I want to thank Tim for his dedication and service to the men’s ice hockey program over the last six seasons,” Providence athletics director Bob Driscoll said in a … Read more