The ECAC administrative committee has announced that Steve Bamford has been named interim commissioner and Ben Layton has been promoted to assistant commissioner for programs and services. Part of Layton’s responsibilities will be to oversee the ECAC Division III hockey leagues.
A year ago, Quinnipiac finished sixth out of 12 teams in ECAC Hockey, and that is where the league’s coaches predicted that the Bobcats will appear once February winds down. They are slightly ahead of that pace, standing fourth in conference points, but fifth in winning percentage. Signs indicate the field will be bunched to … Read more
When two top players went down to season-ending injury, the prognosis looked grim for Harvard’s season, but the Crimson have rallied and are off to a strong start. Matthew Semisch reports.
The ECAC announced Saturday that St. Lawrence senior forward Jamie Goldsmith has been suspended one game as the result of her actions in Friday night’s game against Brown. At the 8:34 mark of the second period last night, Goldsmith was assessed a major penalty for slashing and a game misconduct. Goldsmith is not eligible to … Read more
Goaltender Eric Howe arrived at Clarkson in the fall 2010 as part of a freshman class of eight. The Golden Knights had competed in the NCAA tournament for the first time in March of that year and graduated several key players, but based on the quality of talent being added, Clarkson was ranked No. 7 … Read more
The ECAC announced Saturday that Colgate freshman defenseman Nicole Gass has been suspended one game as the result of her actions against Yale on Oct. 26. At the 15:26 mark of the second period, Gass was assessed a boarding penalty. Gass is not eligible to play in Colgate’s next game on Saturday, Oct. 27, when … Read more
The Colgate Raiders begin their 12th season as a member of ECAC Hockey, the previous 10 with Scott Wiley as head coach. Under Wiley, the Raiders performed at a fairly consistent level, always managing double-digit wins. In Wiley’s first eight seasons, Colgate qualified for the postseason every year, finishing as high as fifth in the … Read more
The ECAC season title has been Cornell’s to lose over the last couple of years. Now, the pack at the top figures to be more closely bunched. Cornell, while still formidable, graduated Olympian Rebecca Johnston among others, and may be a smidgen below its apogee. The teams that finished second through sixth all show … Read more
The 2012-13 ECAC preseason all-league team was announced Monday and is made up of three seniors and three juniors who all ranked near the top of every statistical category last season in league play. As voted on by the league’s 12 head coaches, players come from four different teams – Clarkson, Cornell, Harvard and Quinnipiac.
ECAC director of officiating Paul Stewart has joined the Kontinental Hockey League as a consultant and as an advisor to KHL president Alexander Medvedev on judicial matters. He will stay with the ECAC in his current role.
Quinnipiac announced Wednesday that women’s head coach Rick Seeley has signed a contract extension to remain with the Bobcats through the 2016-17 season. “I am thrilled with my contract extension,” said Seeley in a statement. “Quinnipiac University has become home for my family. I feel so fortunate to enjoy the incredible support president John Lahey, … Read more
Colgate head coach Don Vaughan has been promoted to associate athletics director, while associate athletics director Shaun Richard has added external operations and Nathalie Carter has been promoted from compliance and game operations coordinator to assistant athletics director for event management.
The Colgate women’s team has hired former Niagara head coach Josh Sciba as an assistant coach. Sciba was the Purple Eagles’ head coach last season after spending three seasons as an assistant coach with the program. “Josh brings a wealth of experience from his time at Niagara University where he spent several years as an … Read more
Hillary Witt, a former member of the U.S. Women’s National Team (2001) and the all-time winningest women’s coach at Yale, has been named the coordinator of player development and Women’s National Team scout for USA Hockey. She will begin her duties August 1. Witt served as an assistant coach at Northeastern the past two seasons. … Read more
Dartmouth announced on Tuesday the addition of Josh Liegl to the coaching staff. Liegl was a volunteer assistant with the Big Green last season and previously was an assistant at Ohio State from 2008-11. “We are very excited to have Josh Liegl join Dartmouth and our women’s hockey team,” Dartmouth head coach Mark Hudak said … Read more
Harvard head coach Katey Stone, who just completed her 18th season behind the Crimson bench, has been named head coach of the 2014 U.S. Olympic women’s team that will compete in Sochi, Russia. Stone’s 378 career wins is tops among active coaches in Division I. “Katey knows what it takes to build gold-medal teams,” said … Read more
Colgate has announced the hiring of Greg Fargo as the new head coach of its women’s team. Fargo spent the last four seasons coaching the Elmira women’s squad, where he was the 2009 ECAC West co-coach of the year and a two-time nominee for top AHCA coaching honors. He was also a goalie at Elmira … Read more
Yale senior forward Aleca Hughes, whose efforts to help save lives have been inspired by her late teammate Mandi Schwartz, was named the winner of the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Wednesday night in a ceremony held at the Egyptian Ballroom at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Hughes started a number of initiatives, including the Mandi … Read more
Yale senior Aleca Hughes has been named the 2012 recipient of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award, which is given to a college hockey player who “gives back to their community in the true humanitarian spirit,” recognizes Hughes’ efforts to battle cancer on behalf of her teammate Mandi Schwartz, who passed … Read more
Colgate announced Wednesday afternoon that Scott Wiley has resigned from his position as head women’s hockey coach. “We would like to thank Scott for his 10 years of service as a head coach,” stated Colgate director of athletics David Roach in a statement. “We wish him well thank him for all he has contributed to … Read more