UMass alum Phillips joins Adrian as new assistant coach
Adrian has announced Adam Phillips as a new assistant coach. Phillips replaces Kevin Moore, who left in July to take the St. Scholastica head coach job (photo: Odessa Jackalopes).
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NCHA moves men’s, women’s conference games to 2021 calendar year due to COVID-19 pandemic
The NCHA announced this week that it will be moving men’s and women’s conference play to the 2021 calendar year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
After leaving Manhattanville bench, Marshall lands job as Army West Point assistant
Army West Point announced Wednesday the addition of Arlen Marshall as an assistant coach (photo: Manhattanville Athletics).
Longtime Manhattanville coach Marshall leaves Valiants for ‘new and exciting opportunity’
After 14 years as a member of the Manhattanville hockey team, including the last eight as head coach, Arlen Marshall “is moving on from the program and on to a new and exciting opportunity,” according to a news release (photo: Manhattanville Athletics).
NCAA allowing athletes’ uniforms to include patches supporting social justice issues, commemorative purposes
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
St. Thomas men’s team moves to Division I, will join new CCHA for 2021-22 season
The CCHA has voted unanimously to welcome St. Thomas as the league’s eighth program beginning with the 2021-22 season (photo: St. Thomas Athletics).
NEHC postpones men’s, women’s conference schedules for 2020, will reassess situation Jan. 1, 2021
The NEHC has voted to postpone the 2020 portion of this season’s men’s and women’s conference schedule (photo: New England College Athletics).
UCHC puts 2020-21 seasons on hold, will start Jan. 1, 2021, if safe to do so
The UCHC announced Friday that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the president’s council voted unanimously to postpone conference competition until Jan. 1, 2021, provided it is safe to resume at that time.
NCAA approves rule changes for 2020-21 hockey season pertaining to overtime, faceoffs, postgame handshakes
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Wednesday approved changes to the overtime format in men’s and women’s hockey, starting with the 2020-21 season.
Citing health concerns, SUNYAC nixes all fall sports, delays hockey until Jan. 1, 2021
In response to ongoing health and safety concerns, the members of SUNYAC are suspending fall sports competition. In addition, the winter conference and non-conference hockey schedules will be delayed until Jan. 1, 2021.
Commonwealth Coast Conference decides on no sports until Jan. 1, 2021, at earliest
The Commonwealth Coast Conference made the decision Friday to suspend athletics for the fall 2020 semester.
First-year Chatham coach Gershon tabbed to lead U.S. entry at 2022 Maccabiah Games
First-year Chatham coach Michael Gershon has been named head coach of the Open Team USA for the 2022 Maccabiah Games, set to take place July 12-26, 2022, in Israel (photo: Justin Cohn).
Northeast-10 suspends all sports, including hockey, through end of 2020 calendar year
The Northeast-10 Conference voted unanimously on Thursday, July 16, to suspend all NE10-sponsored competition and championships through Dec. 31, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference will work to provide a regular-season schedule and/or conference championships for its winter sport student-athletes during the spring 2021 semester, “with the intention of aligning with appropriate … Read more
Empire 8 cancels fall sports, may impact UCHC, SUNYAC schools
The Empire 8 Conference has announced it has canceled all fall sports. UCHC men’s and women’s schools Elmira, Utica, and Nazareth are full members of this conference and SUNYAC schools Brockport and Cortland are for football (photo: Mathieu Starke/Brockport Athletics).
Former Princeton, Adrian assistant Moore takes head coaching job at St. Scholastica
St. Scholastica announced Thursday the hiring of Kevin Moore as the next men’s hockey coach.
Bowdoin announces no men’s, women’s hockey for 2020-21 season until Jan. 1 at earliest
Bowdoin announced Monday that its men’s and women’s hockey teams will not play during the 2020-21 season, citing safety reasons (photo: CIPhotography.com).
Curry assistant MacDonald chosen new head coach at Wisconsin-Stout, succeeds longtime coach Watkins
Mike MacDonald has been selected as the sixth head coach in Wisconsin-Stout history. MacDonald, an assistant coach at Curry the last four years, follows Terry Watkins, who was Stout’s varsity coach for 24 seasons and club coach for eight years (photo: Curry College Sports Information).
Nichols coach Burgess steps down after five seasons, takes same role with NAHL’s Jets
Nichols coach Parker Burgess has announced his resignation to accept the same position with the NAHL’s Janesville Jets (photo: Nichols Athletics).
NCAA ice hockey rules committee proposes 3-on-3 overtime, shootout for conference games, in-season tournaments
The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee has proposed moving directly to a five-minute, 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime period to decide a winner in games tied after 60 minutes. If neither team scores, a three-person shootout could be used in conference games or for in-season tournaments to decide which team advances. In regular-season non-conference … Read more
Johnson and Wales men’s team moving home rink from Lynch Arena to New England Sports Village
Johnson and Wales will have a new home rink for the 2020-21 season, the New England Sports Village in Attleboro, Mass. For the last nine seasons, Johnson and Wales has called Lynch Arena in Pawtucket home (photo: JWU Athletics).