UMass Lowell has announced the promotion of Dylan Zink to assistant coach ahead of the 2023-24 season. Zink, a 2017 graduate of UMass Lowell and a four-year standout on the River Hawks hockey team, has spent the last three seasons as the director of hockey operations at his alma mater. “Promoting Dylan was an easy … Read more
Michigan State has announced a pair of coaching staff additions, as Brad Fast stays on as director of player development and Mike Porter joins the Spartans staff as director of player personnel. “Brad Fast has been a member of two coaching staffs in his time at Michigan State and has been a critical asset to … Read more
Bennett Hambrook has been named a new assistant coach at Omaha. He has been serving as the Mavericks’ director of player development since June 2022. Hambrook spent the previous four seasons as an assistant coach with Hamilton. Prior to coaching, Hambrook played collegiately at Hamilton, appearing in 69 games and compiling eight assists. He was … Read more
Wisconsin has announced that Kevin Murdock is joining the Badgers men’s hockey team as the team’s new third assistant coach. Murdock, who spent last season as an assistant coach at Alaska Anchorage and helped revive the program when hired in late 2021, will coach UW’s goaltenders, among his other duties. “Kevin is a guy who … Read more
Western Michigan has announced the addition of Jared Brown as the Broncos’ new assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Brown joins the Broncos after spending the last three seasons coaching in the USHL and NAHL. He was most recently on the bench as an assistant coach for the USHL’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Prior to … Read more
For the first time since play began in 2013, the NCHC is expanding with the addition of Arizona State as the ninth member of the conference beginning with the 2024-25 season. Arizona State will join Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota Duluth, Omaha, North Dakota, St. Cloud State and Western Michigan in composing the NCHC’s membership. … Read more
Penn State has announced the hiring and return of former Nittany Lions forward Andrew Sturtz as assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Sturtz will join head coach Guy Gadowsky, associate head coach Keith Fisher and assistant coach Juliano Pagliero in Hockey Valley. He will be involved in all aspects of coaching and recruiting with … Read more
Andrew Oglevie, an assistant hockey coach at Notre Dame and former player for the Fighting Irish, has been named an assistant coach at Colorado College. Oglevie spent the 2022-23 season on the Notre Dame bench working for longtime Irish head coach Jeff Jackson. Prior to that, he played 95 games with the AHL’s Rochester Americans, … Read more
With two degrees already completed, former St. Cloud State forward Aidan Spellacy has been selected the recipient of the 2023 NCHC postgraduate scholarship as he embarks on a third. Spellacy, who plans to attend law school next, is the first Husky to win the scholarship in its eight-year existence. Spellacy completed his MBA from St. … Read more
Michigan freshman center and Hobey Baker Award winner Adam Fantilli has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Arizona State has announced the hiring of Albie O’Connell as associate coach and recruiting coordinator for the men’s hockey team. O’Connell begins his role with the Sun Devils on July 3. O’Connell spent a combined eight years at Boston University, working his way up from assistant coach to associate head coach and finally, head coach. … Read more
Rounds two through seven produced 59 picks of returning players, incoming freshmen or recruits.
It may have taken one more pick than expected, but when Michigan center Adam Fantilli, the NCAA’s reigning point leader and the 2023 Hobey Baker Award winner, heard his name called from the stage at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, he knew his future home will be in that of his school’s infamous rival. The Columbus … Read more
Michigan’s Adam Fantilli is the top-ranked NCAA player for the 2023 NHL Draft. See rankings and picks here.
Tennessee State University is set to make history by becoming the first historically black college or university (HBCU) to offer men’s hockey at the collegiate level. TSU made this groundbreaking announcement at Bridgestone Arena prior to the 2023 NHL Draft on Wednesday. The addition of ice hockey highlights the university’s dedication to fostering diversity, inclusion, … Read more
Andy Jones, most recently the associate head coach at UMass Lowell, has been named the head hockey coach at Bentley. Jones takes over for Ryan Soderquist, who departed in April after 21 seasons with the Falcons. Jones, a 2000 graduate of Amherst, has spent the last eight years on the River Hawks staff, including the … Read more
Holy Cross has announced the addition of Drew Michals as an assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Michals most recently served as the director of hockey operations at Vermont. In that role, Michals was responsible for pre-scouting opponents, post-scouting games, running team video sessions, and managing the team budget. As a volunteer assistant coach … Read more
According to the Telegraph Herald, defenseman Seamus Powell is leaving Boston College after one season to return to junior hockey with the USHL’s Dubuque Fighting Saints. During the 2022-23 season with the Eagles, Powell collected one goal and was minus-3 in 21 games. “It’s a really good opportunity to play a lot more, get stronger … Read more
The USHL’s Youngstown Phantoms have added Minnesota goaltender Owen Bartoszkiewicz to their roster for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Bartoszkiewicz played for Youngstown in the first half of the 2021-22 season before departing to play for the Gophers. In six games with Minnesota, Bartoszkiewicz compiled a 3-0-0 record with a 3.72 GAA and a .883 save … Read more
Former Irish hockey standout Brock Sheahan will return to the Notre Dame bench as an associate head coach. A 2008 graduate from Notre Dame, Sheahan returns to his alma mater following a decade away in various coaching roles at the junior, collegiate and professional levels. “We are very excited to welcome Brock back to the … Read more