ECAC Hockey has announced the appointment of Nick Sczerbinski as associate commissioner. Sczerbinski begins his duties July 18. “I am excited to have Nick join the staff,” said ECAC Hockey commissioner Stephen Hagwell in a statement. “He is a talented and experienced administrator who knows the league very well. I look forward to working with … Read more
Arizona State and coach Greg Powers have agreed to a new five-year contract that runs through the 2026-27 season. Powers led ASU to five straight wins versus USCHO.com top-20 opponents in 2021-22 for the first time in program history. This past season, the team boasted three of the top 10 scorers in the nation in … Read more
Minnesota-bound Logan Cooley was the top player with college ties selected in the opening round of the 2022 NHL Draft, heading to Arizona with the third pick overall (Courtesy Photo: USNTDP)
As we look ahead to Thursday’s opening round of the 2022 NHL Draft, those who follow college hockey shouldn’t be as optimistic for the same success as there was in 2021.
The transfer portal is akin to the intercollegiate athletics version of free agency — more so now than ever — with the NCAA relaxing its transfer rules last year, at least where ice hockey was concerned. Previously, student-athletes in most NCAA sports who transferred to a new school were required to sit out a full … Read more
Steve Miller has joined the Minnesota men’s hockey team as the Gophers’ new associate head coach. Miller most recently served at Ohio State in the same role for the previous five seasons. “Steve is one of the most decorated coaches in our sport,” Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said in a statement. “From the national … Read more
Denver has announced that the Pioneers have signed forwards Casey Dornbach and Tristan Broz as transfer students for the 2022-23 season. Dornbach joins the Pioneers as a graduate student after playing the previous four years with Harvard, including captaining the Crimson last season, while Broz comes to DU after helping Minnesota to the Frozen Four … Read more
Entering its 20th anniversary season, Atlantic Hockey has announced changes to its postseason. The battle for the Jack Riley Memorial Trophy will play out on AHA campuses over three weekends in March with a new format that will culminate in a single-game championship weekend. The 2023 postseason will open with best-of-three quarterfinal series March 3-5 … Read more
Massachusetts has hired Tom Upton as an assistant coach for the Minutemen. Upton comes to UMass following a two-year stint as head coach and general manager of the USHL’s Madison Capitols. “I am very excited to announce Tom Upton as our new assistant coach and to welcome him, his wife Sarah and their young family … Read more
Forward Justin Ertel, who played the 2021-22 season with Cornell, has left school and signed with the OHL’s North Bay Battalion. Ertel was also a third-round choice (79th overall) of the Dallas Stars in the 2021 NHL Draft. “Getting to play pro faster was a big part of this decision,” Ertel told the OHL website. … Read more
The video review process is set to change starting in the 2022-23 season under rule changes proposed by the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee.
Omaha has named Bennett Hambrook as the program’s next director of hockey operations. Hambrook started with the Mavericks this week. “Bennett is a tremendous addition to our hockey staff,” said Mavericks head coach Mike Gabinet in a statement. “He has over eight years of experience at the NCAA level, both as a player and staff … Read more
Minnesota Duluth and men’s hockey head coach Scott Sandelin have agreed to a two-year contract extension that will keep Sandelin behind the Bulldogs’ bench through the 2026-27 season. Sandelin most recently signed a four-year contract extension in June of 2019. “I would like to thank (UMD athletic director) Josh Berlo and (UMD chancellor) Dr. Lendley … Read more
The next Great Lakes Invitational tournament will have a new look for the upcoming 2022 edition. Michigan Tech is once again the tournament host and brings the annual holiday classic to Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., on December 27-28. GLI mainstay Michigan State will join the Huskies along with Western Michigan and Ferris … Read more
Mike Towns has been added to the Michigan State hockey staff as an assistant coach. Towns joins Jared DeMichiel as part of Adam Nightingale’s first staff in East Lansing, Mich. Towns will join the Spartan program after three years as the associate head coach at Clarkson, where he helped guide his charges to three top-three … Read more
Robert Morris announced Tuesday that Matt Nicholson has been named associate head coach for the Colonials. Nicholson, who spent the 2021-22 season as assistant coach at Mercyhurst, is in his second stint at RMU, having spent six years as both an assistant coach and associate head coach for the Colonials from 2009 to 2015. “I’m … Read more
Princeton has added Shane Talarico to its men’s hockey coaching staff as an assistant coach. Talarico joins the Tigers from Cornell where he most recently served as director of hockey operations from 2019 to 2022. Before that, Talarico was an assistant coach at Skidmore from 2017 to 2019. “We are thrilled to have Shane Talarico … Read more
Minnesota State goalie Dryden McKay closed out his senior season in dominant fashion, becoming the first Maverick in program history and the first goaltender since 2001 to win the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Last week, he was also named the USA Hockey Jim Johannson College Player of the Year. The Downers Grove, Ill., native capped … Read more
Union assistant coach T.J. Manastersky has been named new head coach of the Brock men’s hockey team, located in St. Catharines, Ont. “I’ve been a fan of U SPORTS my entire life,” Mansatersky said in a news release. “The opportunity to coach at that level and pursue a national championship is a dream come true.” … Read more
Denver has announced the hiring of Josh Berlo as the new vice chancellor for athletics and Ritchie Center operations. Berlo brings to DU over 20 years of experience in collegiate athletics program leadership. Since 2013, he has served as the director of intercollegiate athletics at Minnesota Duluth where he helped usher in the most successful … Read more