Connecticut head coach Bruce Marshall, the all-time winningest coach in program history with 337 wins, has resigned from his position, effective immediately. Marshall had been on medical leave since last November. Assistant coach Dave Berard will continue to serve as the team’s head coach for the remainder of the 2012-13 season and a national search … Read more
The Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights have added their second collegiate player in a week as Nebraska-Omaha announced Monday that freshman goaltender Anthony Stolarz is leaving the Mavericks to play for the OHL-leading Knights. “I’m obviously disappointed by Anthony’s decision,” said UNO coach Dean Blais in a news release. “He has been making a very … Read more
While no official statement has been given by the school, the Watertown Daily News is reporting that Carl Michaelson has been replaced as head coach with the Canton men’s team by Pat Martin, currently the school’s assistant athletic director and compliance coordinator. A Canton spokesperson said he couldn’t elaborate on why the change was made, … Read more
College Hockey, Inc., has named Notre Dame graduate Kyle Lawson as the organization’s new director of education and recruitment and also announced the organization’s restructuring into three regional offices and the promotion of Nate Ewell to deputy executive director. “We are thrilled to welcome Kyle Lawson and know he will thrive in this role, educating … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Army freshman Andrew O’Leary an additional two games under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. O’Leary was handed a major penalty for contact to the head/cross-checking and also received a disqualification penalty at the 6:02 mark of the first period on Saturday, Dec. 29 against Canisius. Along with sitting out the second … Read more
The CCHA announced on Wednesday pair of one-game suspensions as a result of separate incidents that occurred in Great Lakes Invitational games on Dec. 30, 2012. Michigan senior captain A.J. Treais and Western Michigan sophomore defenseman Matt Stewart will both sit one game, with Stewart getting the additional game from the CCHA after a game … Read more
Holy Cross freshman forward Brandon Adams left the team at the semester break to join the Soo (Mich.) Eagles of the North American Hockey League, where he made his debut with a hat trick on Dec. 28 against the Port Huron Fighting Falcons. Adams was held to without a point in two games with Holy … Read more
Denver freshman defenseman Dakota Mermis has decided to leave school to play in the Ontario Hockey League with the London Knights, the school announced Tuesday. “Dakota has decided to take his hockey career in a different direction and we wish him good luck,” Denver coach George Gwozdecky said in a statement. Mermis, who was a … Read more
Brown sophomore defenseman Taki Pantziris has left school to play with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League. Pantziris had a goal and an assist in seven games this year at Brown and made his OHL debut on Dec. 28, the same day his OHL rights were obtained by Sarnia from the Guelph Storm. … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth athletic director and football coach Bob Nielson resigned from both positions Wednesday to become the new head football coach at Western Illinois, effective immediately.
Maine sophomore right wing John Parker has been dismissed from the Black Bears for what coach Tim Whitehead told the Bangor Daily News was “several alcohol-related infractions.” “It’s a shame,” said Whitehead in the report. “We were really looking forward to having him on the team. He had the potential to be an impact player … Read more
Michigan State defenseman Branden Carney, who fractured two vertebrae at practice on Nov. 3, 2011, has chosen to end his hockey career on the advice of medical professionals. Carney fractured his C1 and C2 vertebrae when he went head-first into the dasher boards during drills. He was transported to Sparrow Hospital for treatment and was … Read more
David Sayler has been named Miami’s 16th director of athletics, the school announced Dec. 13. Sayler, leader of South Dakotas’ intercollegiate athletic program for the past two-and-a-half years, will begin his duties at MU in early January 2013. He succeeds Brad Bates.
According to a story in Harvard’s student newspaper, The Crimson, four players have reportedly left the team, with one returning to junior hockey. The four players — defensemen Max Everson, Patrick McNally and Mark Luzar and goaltender Stephan Michalek, who left school in early November for the USHL’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders — did not play … Read more
Minnesota sophomore defenseman Blake Thompson will leave the Gophers’ program and transfer at the end of the current semester, according to a school-issued news release Tuesday. “While I’m disappointed in Blake’s decision to transfer, I respect his choice and appreciate his contributions to the program over the last two years,” Minnesota coach Don Lucia said … Read more
Northeastern announced Friday that sophomore forward Joseph Manno has decided to leave the program, becoming the second player in three weeks to do so. Freshman Cam Darcy left the school last month. “After discussions with Joe, it became apparent he was not content with his role on the team and he decided to pursue other … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage sophomore forward Corbin Karl will depart the Seawolves’ program after the holiday break, the school announced Wednesday. “Corbin has decided it would be more financially feasible to pursue an education and play hockey back at home in Canada or at a Division III school,” said UAA coach Dave Shyiak in a statement. “We certainly … Read more
Boston University redshirt sophomore forward Yasin Cissé has left the Terriers, according to a school-issued press release Tuesday afternoon. According to BU, Cissé, whose NHL draft rights belong to the Winnipeg Jets, has decided to “pursue other hockey endeavors in his native Canada.” Cissé played in 39 career games with the Terriers and recorded seven … Read more
Denver announced Wednesday that Randy Press has been named associate director of media relations and will be responsible for coordinating all DU hockey media relations. Prior to arriving in Denver, Press was the assistant commissioner/director of strategic communications for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
The CCHA announced Tuesday that Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson has been fined and been publicly reprimanded for a violation of the league’s good conduct regulations. “The CCHA offers a number of postgame means for a coach to properly express their concerns over situations and issues that may have arisen over the course of … Read more