According to the Denver Post, Denver freshman defenseman Will Butcher has been suspended for Friday’s game at Colorado College for breaking one of DU coach Jim Montgomery’s unofficial rules. “For not doing the right thing,” Montgomery said to the Post. “It wasn’t a team rule, but more of one of my obvious unwritten rules.” Butcher … Read more
While not made official by Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported Wednesday that women’s head coach Maria Lewis will resign her position Thursday. Lewis has been on paid administrative leave since Sept. 16, when an investigation began focusing on potential NCAA violations. “It’s good to have it resolved,” said Maine athletic director Steve Abbott in … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Army freshman forward Kyle Plageman for one game under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. Plageman was given a major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct at the 19:58 mark of the first period against Merrimack on Oct. 26. Upon further review by AHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio and … Read more
Joe Battista, the longtime Penn State employee and associate athletic director for Pegula Ice Arena and hockey development, announced Tuesday that he will leave the school, effective Nov. 8, and will take a new role with Pegula’s East Management Services as its vice president of hockey related businesses. “Joe Battista has been an integral part … Read more
Hockey East announced Monday that it has suspended Northeastern senior forward Cody Ferriero for two games as a result a slashing incident on Saturday, Oct. 26, at St. Lawrence. Ferriero, who has a goal and three assists with 39 penalty minutes in four games this season, will miss this coming weekend’s home-and-home set with Boston … Read more
Denver associate head coach Steve Miller has been named the first general manager and head coach of the United States Hockey League’s new expansion franchise in Madison, Wis. Miller will start with the unnamed program on Jan. 1, 2014, and the team will start play in the USHL with the 2014-15 season. “We interviewed dozens … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Canisius junior forward Doug Beck and Niagara freshman forward Patrick Conte for one game each under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. Beck was given a minor penalty for cross-checking at the 1:34 mark of the first period in last Saturday’s game against Niagara. Upon further review by AHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio … Read more
Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold has signed a contract extension through the 2017-18 season. Pecknold is currently in his 20th year as the Bobcats’ head coach and his 368 career wins rank seventh among active head coaches. “I’m extremely thankful to Quinnipiac University president John Lahey, executive vice president Mark Thompson and director of athletics … Read more
According to the Burlington Free Press, Vermont junior forward Kyle Reynolds will miss the rest of the season after suffering a left knee injury in last Saturday’s exhibition game against Ottawa. Reynolds was the Catamounts’ third-leading scorer a season ago with nine goals and 11 assists for 20 points. “It’s a big loss, there’s no … Read more
The Buffalo News has reported that Niagara senior forward Ryan Murphy has been suspended 18 games by the team for driving while intoxicated and causing an accident in Lewiston, N.Y., back on Sept. 29. Murphy, Niagara’s top returning scorer, will be arraigned in Lewiston Town Court on Wednesday. Murphy’s suspension ends Jan. 13, 2014, and … Read more
Robert Morris announced Thursday that it has extended the contract of head women’s coach Paul Colontino through the 2016-17 season. Colontino was originally named the third head coach in program history in June of 2011 and was signed through 2014-15. “Coach Colontino has already established himself as a top-notch head coach for the women’s hockey … Read more
Merrimack announced Tuesday that Stop It Goaltending director and former Northeastern goaltending coach John Carratu has joined the Warriors’ staff as the volunteer goaltending coach this season.
Minnesota State forward Zach Lehrke announced Tuesday that he will not play his senior season with the Mavericks. “This is a difficult decision, but due to a medical condition that I have been battling for some time, it has become apparent to me that I will not be able to compete for Minnesota State my … Read more
Former Plattsburgh All-American forward Steph Moberg has been named an assistant women’s coach at Colby. Moberg, who will work under Colby interim head coach Mallory Young, was an assistant coach at Connecticut College for two seasons (2010-12). “We are excited to have Steph Moberg on board at Colby,” Young said in a news release. “Steph … Read more
On the night Providence celebrated the reopening of Schneider Arena, the Friars announced that head coach Nate Leaman has signed a contract extension. While not officially confirmed by the school, the Providence Journal reported the extension is through the 2020-21 season as Leaman had four years remaining on the original six-year deal he signed when … Read more
Rensselaer announced Thursday the hiring of former Holy Cross assistant women’s coach Derek Alfama as a new assistant women’s coach with the Engineers. “Derek is a tireless worker and will bring great deal of experience and energy to our program,” said PRI head coach John Burke in a statement. “He has been both successful on … Read more
Maine women’s head coach Maria Lewis has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation of “potential personnel and NCAA compliance issues,” the school announced Tuesday. Lewis’ leave began on Sept. 16. The school is looking at whether Maine violated NCAA bylaws restricting the number of hours Maine players spent in activities directed or … Read more
Minnesota announced Tuesday that freshman defenseman Tommy Vannelli has decided to leave the program before playing one game with the Gophers. “After a few weeks of trying to balance academics and athletics, Tommy made the decision this morning that college hockey was not the best route for him at this time,” Minnesota coach Don Lucia … Read more
Shera Fetter will be coaching alongside her husband, Jim Fetter, this season as the former Elmira women’s assistant is the new assistant at St. Cloud State, where Jim has been an assistant the past two seasons. “That’s probably the bonus [coaching with her husband], but she’s somebody that I interviewed before and with different circumstances, … Read more
Massachusetts redshirt freshman forward Frank Vatrano, who enrolled at UMass in January 2013, will become eligible for competition beginning with the 2014 Hockey East tournament. This announcement comes as a result of an admissions documentation discrepancy at his previous academic institution, Boston College. Vatrano will continue to practice with the Minutemen throughout the 2013-14 regular … Read more