The Ivy League released an announcement Thursday evening cancelling the hockey seasons for men’s and women’s hockey. Consistent with its commitment to safeguard the health and wellbeing of student-athletes, the greater campus community and general public, the Ivy League Council of Presidents has decided that league schools will not conduct intercollegiate athletics competition in winter … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation has announced that the nomination period for 26th annual Hockey Humanitarian Award is now open (photo: Jim Stankiewicz).
Hockey East announced today details for its return to play plan for the 2020-21 season, including composite league schedules, featuring a double round-robin format. League play will begin on Friday, Nov. 20 for both the men’s and women’s leagues. Hockey East also announced its NESN schedule through Jan. 1 and news that other games streamed … Read more
Yale announced on Tuesday the passing of longtime administrator Wayne Dean, who passed on Sunday, Nov. 8. He was 65. No cause of death was disclosed. Dean served the Bulldogs since 1986 and recently retired this past July from his role as deputy athletic director. Dean had served as the NCAA Hockey Committee chair as … Read more
The women’s WCHA were the first DI conference to announce a schedule that puts their teams back on the ice. The partial schedule covers five weeks, but Commissioner Jennifer Flowers hopes to have a full slate of games set before the holiday break.
Rochester Institute of Technology has canceled all winter sports, including men’s and women’s hockey, for the 2020-21 season due to what it says are “ongoing health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.” In addition to hockey – RIT’s only D-I sports – wrestling and men’s and women’s basketball, swimming and diving, and indoor … Read more
With seven first-place votes, Wisconsin is the No. 1 team in the preseason USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Also with seven first-place votes is No. 2 Cornell, which finished last season No. 1 in the USCHO.com rankings. Third-ranked Northeastern garnered the other first-place vote. In order, the rest of the top 10 are Minnesota, Ohio … Read more
The WCHA women’s conference will start the 2020-21 schedule the weekend of Nov. 20-22. WCHA schools will play eight league games from November 20 to December 19 before breaking for the holidays. League play will resume as early as Jan. 1. The post-holiday schedule will be released in the coming weeks. “We look forward to … Read more
Lindenwood announced the addition of assistant coach Mike Venezia to the women’s hockey coaching staff for the 2020-21 season (photo: Castleton Athletics).
Providence announced Thursday the hiring of Enrico Blasi as associate athletic director for men’s and women’s hockey (photo: Rich Gagnon).
The NCAA on Wednesday announced regional and Frozen Four locations for men’s national hockey tournaments from 2022 through 2026.
If you could write the perfect story about a hockey broadcaster, it would probably center around someone on a journey of self-discovery.
Bemidji State has announced the hiring of Emma Terres as an assistant coach for the Beavers’ women’s hockey team (photo: BSU Photo Services).
The IIHF has voted to cancel several tournaments for the coming season, with one exception being the 2021 World Junior Championship.
This year’s World Junior event is scheduled to run December 26, 2020 to January 5, 2021, in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta.
College hockey icons Dean Blais, Tony Granato, Jenny Potter and Jerry York will make up the United States Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2020.
The Hockey Commissioners Association announced today that the start of the 2020-21 NCAA season will be delayed due to the impact of COVID-19 (photo: Tealin Robinson/Wisconsin Athletics).
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA has adjusted several rules that may impact current and prospective student-athletes.
Rochester Institute of Technology women’s hockey coach Celeste Brown on Monday named Justin Simpson assistant coach. Simpson spent the last two seasons in the same role at Division III Colby and the previous five seasons with the Providence women’s program, four of those as director of hockey operations. Simpson also served as video coach for … Read more
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved rules to allow student-athletes in all sports to wear patches on their uniforms for commemorative and memorial purposes, as well as to support social justice issues
Hockey East announced Wednesday its intent to play the 2020-21 men’s and women’s college hockey season while focusing on games between league members and the completion of a regular-season schedule (photo: Rich Gagnon).