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Now on Tour: Team USA Canada

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35 former NCAA women’s players are competing for Team USA and Canada, looking to gain a coveted spot for the 2010 Olympics. The two teams faced off Saturday in Denver, Candace Horgan reports.

13 of 23 on Women’s National Team Played Collegiately Last Season

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Three-time Olympians Jenny Potter and Angela Ruggiero were announced Monday as part of the 23-player United States Women’s National Team roster. PICTORIAL: The U.S. Women’s National Team The team, based in the Minneapolis area, will take part in a 10-game, nine-city national tour ahead of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Twenty-one players will make … Read more

Mercyhurst Women Picked First in CHA Preseason Poll

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Detroit, MI – Mercyhurst was voted by league coaches as the preseason favorite in the upcoming College Hockey America season, announced Wednesday morning by CHA league officials. The Lakers, under the direction of head coach Michael Sisti, garnished four first place votes and 16 points to take the top spot after winning their fifth consecutive … Read more

Peters Retires As CHA Commissioner

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R.H. “Bob” Peters has announced his retirement as commissioner of College Hockey America effective June 30, 2008, a position he has held for seven years. “Coach Peters is one of the pillars of college hockey and a hall of fame human being,” said Niagara director of athletics Ed McLaughlin, chairman of the CHA Men’s Executive … Read more

Skills Challenge Rosters Announced

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The NCAA announced Friday the final rosters for the 2008 Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 11 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. For the East team, Will Engasser, Yale, Brad Flaishans, New Hampshire and David Leaderer, Massachusetts were all added to the roster. Meanwhile, Eric Ehn, Air Force, Nino Musitelli, Miami … Read more

Ahead Of Schedule

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Big things were expected of Mercyhurst’s Meghan Agosta, but the sophomore has risen to a still-unexpected level in just her second year of college. Terese Karmel reports.

Wayne State Men’s Hockey To Fold After 2007-08

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The Wayne State men’s hockey program will be no more after this season. Iona. Fairfield. Findlay. Now the Warriors have joined the ranks of lost Division I teams. Years of speculation about the program’s future have apparently turned to reality as the Warriors will play their ninth and last season in 2007-08. “From all the … Read more

Hockey Humanitarian Finalists Named

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The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation named the five finalists for the 2007 Hockey Humanitarian Award. This list of five was narrowed down from a list of 13 nominees that were released earlier in January. The Foundation will look at all of the candidates and then announce the winner of the Award on Friday, April 6, 2007, … Read more

NCAA Directive On Rules Enforcement Reinforced

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Frank Cole, the NCAA’s National Coordinator of Officals, along with Col. James Knowlton, the chair of the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee and Ty Halpin, the NCAA’s liasion to the Ice Hockey Rules Committee recently sent a memorandum to the Conference Commissioners and Hockey Coaches in regards to the Officiating Directive. Below is the text … Read more

Women’s Commissioners’ Cup Inaugurated

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Commissioners from the nation’s four Division I women’s ice hockey conferences have announced a 24-game series to be played among the conferences throughout the 2006-2007 season. The first annual Women’s Commissioners’ Cup Series faces off with the University of New Hampshire visiting the University of Minnesota on Saturday, Oct. 7. Each conference participates in 12 … Read more

Bowdoin’s Amidon Named Director of USA Women’s Hockey

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Michele Amidon, a former U.S. Women’s National Team player who has spent the last eight seasons of her professional career as the highly successful head coach of the Bowdoin College women’s ice hockey team, has been named USA Hockey’s first-ever Director of Women’s Hockey. Amidon has resigned her post at Bowdoin and a search has … Read more

Report On NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee Meeting

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Every year the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee meets to determine how the past season went and to look forward to future seasons. This past meeting is summarized by Ty Halpin, the NCAA’s liaision to the Rules Committee. The Committee reports on rules changes, points of emphasis and future discussions.

Skills Rosters Finalized

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The roster for the 2006 NCAA Skills Challenge is now finalized. Below is the list of student-athletes that will be participating in the Challenge. The Challenge takes place at 8:00ET at the Bradley Center on Friday, April 7. It will be preceded by the Hobey Baker and Humanitarian Award ceremonies. Tickets to the event can … Read more

CHA Tournament Preview

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If familiarity breeds contempt, as the saying goes, then Thursday’s CHA semifinals at Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum will be full of contempt, as both games are rematches of two-game series played out this past weekend. There is no NCAA autobid at stake in this tournament, but there is plenty of pride with a league championship … Read more

Niagara AD Hermann Leaves For Towson U.

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Niagara athletics director Mike Hermann has stepped down after eight years to become the athletics director at Towson University in Towson, Md. “The eight years I have spent at Niagara have been the most rewarding of my professional career. I have appreciated, in particular, the support of the president, Father Joseph Levesque,” Hermann said. “The … Read more

NCAA Skills Challenge Participants Announced

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The NCAA has announced the participants for the inaugural NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 7 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The competition will be held in an East versus West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two … Read more

BC’s Collins Named To Skills Challenge Team

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The NCAA announced Monday that Boston College senior forward Chris Collins, currently the nation’s leading scorer, is the first student-athlete selected to the inaugural Frozen Four Skills Challenge roster. Collins, who has scored 24 goals and 47 points this season, will be one of 16 members of the East Team. If the Eagles reach the … Read more

Seven Hockey Humanitarian Finalists Named

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The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today announced seven outstanding student athletes who were selected as finalists for the 2006 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are: Janelle Armitage, Sr., University of Connecticut Eric Leroux, Sr., Princeton University Drew Miller, Jr., Michigan State University Mason Oakes, Sr., Lawrence University Jaime Sifers, Sr., University of … Read more