Michigan State junior forward Zach Golembiewski has decided to end his college hockey career on the advice of medical professionals, the school announced Tuesday. Golembiewski’s doctors have advised him to stop playing due to a back issue. “We are obviously disappointed in learning the news that Zach’s injury will prevent him from continuing his playing … Read more
Minnesota has agreed to terms on a contract extension with head coach Don Lucia through the 2014-2015 season. “Don is a championship caliber coach and is deserving of this extension,” said Minnesota director of athletics Joel Maturi in a news release. “He has led the University of Minnesota to two national titles and recently battled … Read more
Former Union goaltender Kris Mayotte has been named a volunteer assistant coach at Cornell. “I think that we’ve had a tremendous amount of success with our coaches here helping our goaltenders develop,” Cornell head coach Mike Schafer said in a statement. “I think with Kris, it gives them one extra person to pay specific attention … Read more
After a dozen years at the helm, Keith Levinthal has stepped down as head coach of the Manhattanville men’s hockey team. Levinthal, the only coach the team has ever had, leaves as the sixth winningest coach in Division III college hockey history with a record of 202-84-28 (.688). Eric Lang, currently the head coach of … Read more
Trinity College has named Matt Greason the third head coach in the 38-year history of the program. Greason returns to Trinity, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, served as an assistant coach from 2007-09, and was a two-time All-NESCAC honoree in 2002 and 2003. He spent the last two years as an assistant … Read more
Lucy Schoedel has been named the new assistant coach for the Brown women’s team. Schoedel, a former player at New Hampshire and Syracuse, spent the 2010-11 season as an assistant coach at Wesleyan University. “I am thrilled to have Lucy join our staff,” Brown head coach Amy Borbeau said in a news release. “She is … Read more
Holy Cross has named former Northeastern captain Jason Guerriero as an assistant coach. “We are very excited to have Jason on our staff,” said Holy Cross head coach Paul Pearl. “He brings a ton of enthusiasm and hockey knowledge to the job and his work ethic is outstanding.” Guerriero graduated from Northeastern in 2005 having … Read more
Franklin Pierce announced on Thursday that David Stockdale has been named the head coach of the newly-formed women’s program that will begin play next season. Stockdale has been an assistant and head coach in the college ranks over the past 10 years. “This is a tremendous opportunity and one that I’m eager to begin right … Read more
St. Lawrence head coach Joe Marsh will not start the season behind the bench and would not say when he may return after he told the Watertown Daily Times this week that he’s planning an indefinite medical leave. Marsh has battled a chronic arthritic condition the past several years and has missed games and practices. … Read more
Stan Moore has been named interim head coach of Colby College. A veteran of more than 25 years as a Division I coach at Providence, Colgate, Union and Brown, the Colby job is Moore’s third as a head coach at the NCAA level. He coached Union from 1996 to 1998 and was the interim coach … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha forward Alex Hudson, the Mavericks’ top returning scorer, has been suspended indefinitely from the team for an unspecified training violation, according to the Omaha World-Herald. UNO coach Dean Blais did not elaborate on Hudson’s status, but Hudson did not play in Saturday night’s exhibition game against the University of British Columbia. “I’m not really … Read more
Sophomore Michigan defenseman Jon Merrill has been suspended for the first 12 games of the season due to a violation of team rules. “Jon has an obligation to the team and he did not live up to those responsibilities,” said Michigan coach Red Berenson in a statement. “He needs to be accountable to his teammates … Read more
Niagara has announced the hiring of Allysen Weidner as an assistant coach for the Purple Eagles’ women’s hockey team. “We are excited to have Allysen coming to us from Hamilton College,” NU head coach Josh Sciba said in a press release. “She’s a young coach with a great passion for the game. We’ll look for … Read more
Robert Morris has announced the hiring of Josh Brown as a volunteer assistant coach with the Colonials’ men’s program. Brown has nearly a decade of coaching experience, most recently as an assistant coach with Northern Arizona’s ACHA Division II team. “We are very excited to add Josh to our staff,” said RMU head coach Derek … Read more
Both Western Michigan and St. Cloud State announced Thursday that they have accepted the invitations to join the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for the 2013-2014 season, the inaugural year for the NCHC. The invitations were extended Wednesday and both schools took little time in accepting. “This is a great day for the National Collegiate Hockey … Read more
Chris MacKenzie has resigned as head coach of the Niagara women’s hockey team to pursue a position within a professional hockey organization and assistant coach Josh Sciba will assume the role of interim head coach for the upcoming season. MacKenzie, who played for the Purple Eagles, graduating in 2000, was the second head coach in … Read more
New Hampshire junior defenseman Blake Kessel, after deciding in May to forego his senior season to play professionally, has signed with the Philadelphia Flyers. Kessel was a sixth-round pick of the New York Islanders in the 2007 National Hockey League entry draft and much like what North Dakota’s Jason Gregoire did in May when he … Read more
Former Clarkson star Ken Scuderi has been hired as an assistant coach with Hamilton College. Scuderi was a four-year letter winner for Clarkson from 2001 to 2005 and played professional hockey for four seasons in the ECHL and American Hockey League from 2005 to 2009. Scuderi collected 24 points in 133 career games as a … Read more
St. Thomas has named Jeff “Duke” Boeser full-time head coach, removing the interim tag he held this past season after replacing the retired Terry Skrypek in April 2010. Last year, Boeser, who played at St. Thomas from 1971-1975, led the Tommies to a runner-up conference finish in the MIAC and a 14-10-2 overall record. “I … Read more
Mike Souza has been named an assistant coach at Brown, getting his first coaching job after playing the last five seasons in Italy. “He’s someone that our guys will lean on because he’s played at such a high level,” said Brown head coach Brendan Whittet in a press release. “From my side of it, he’s … Read more