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Massachusetts names former American International, Quinnipiac assistant Johnson director of hockey operations

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Graham Johnson has joined the Massachusetts hockey staff as the program’s director of hockey operations. Johnson comes to the Minutemen after most recently serving as the head coach and general manager of the junior-level Connecticut Nighthawks (EHL/MJHL) in Simsbury, Conn. “The director of operations is a complicated position that requires array of skills, including organization, … Read more

WCHA suspends Lake Superior State forward Hults one game

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The WCHA announced Saturday a one-game suspension for Lake Superior State freshman forward Mitch Hults. The suspension is a result of Hults’ game misconduct infraction, which was assessed following a blindside hit with contact to the head of an opposing player, at the 5:15 mark of the third period in Lake Superior State’s game Friday, … Read more

DeVito expected to regain eligibility for Rensselaer in Jan. 2016

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Rensselaer announced Friday that junior forward Jimmy DeVito is expected to regain his eligibility in early January 2016. DeVito has practiced, but not played this semester due to failure to meet the NCAA’s mandatory progress-toward-degree requirement. “Jimmy has had the opportunity to concentrate on the most important aspect of college- earning a degree – and … Read more

Connecticut’s Segalla gets one-game ban from Hockey East for spearing against Quinnipiac

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Hockey East has suspended Connecticut junior defenseman Ryan Segalla for one game stemming from a spearing incident at 3:05 of the second period against Quinnipiac on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Segalla will miss UConn’s next game on Tuesday, Nov. 24 against Boston College, but will be eligible to return to action Saturday, Dec. 5 against Massachusetts-Lowell.

North Dakota announces new nickname as Fighting Hawks

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North Dakota has announced that Fighting Hawks will be the university’s new nickname. The results of the nickname runoff vote, held online Nov. 12-16 for eligible voters, were tallied and provided to UND by Qualtrics, the third-party voting platform management firm that conducted the voting process. In a tally of 27,378 votes, the Fighting Hawks … Read more

Lake Superior State sophomore blueliner Bird leaves team

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Lake Superior State announced Wednesday that sophomore defenseman Jason Bird has left the team. Bird appeared in 23 games as a freshman and tallied a goal and four assists. He has not played yet this season for the Lakers. “We would like to thank Jason for the commitment and service he put into the program,” … Read more

Hockey East hands down one-game suspension to Massachusetts’ Iacobellis for high-sticking incident

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Hockey East has suspended Massachusetts senior forward Steven Iacobellis for one game stemming from a high-sticking incident at 11:45 of the second period at Boston College on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Iacobellis will miss this Friday’s contest at Connecticut at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., and will be eligible to return to action Saturday, Nov. … Read more

Atlantic Hockey doles out suspensions to Mercyhurst’s Ferriero, Army’s Pomarico

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Atlantic Hockey announced suspensions for two players stemming from actions that occurred during the Army-Mercyhurst game on Saturday, Oct. 24. The conference determined additional action was needed following review of major penalties committed by Mercyhurst’s Nathan Ferriero at the 19:11 mark of the first period and by Army’s Christian Pomarico at the 18:40 mark of … Read more

Bracco bolts Boston College for OHL’s Kitchener Rangers

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Boston College forward Jeremy Bracco has decided to depart the program, according to a school-issued press release sent out Wednesday morning. Then Wednesday afternoon, the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers announced that Bracco had signed with the club. The Freeport, N.Y., native recorded three assists (all on Oct. 23 at Colorado College) in five games played for … Read more