Maine athletics are paused until at least Dec, 8 due to positive COVID-19 tests among varsity athletes. University president Joan Ferrini-Mundy, in consultation with the University of Maine system and other campus leaders, announced the decision Tuesday. This decision will most immediately impact students participating in the men’s and women’s basketball, and the men’s and … Read more
Due to a small cluster of recent COVID-19 cases that led to quarantining athletes on five varsity teams, Northeastern has canceled games and practices for all winter sports through Dec. 18. Northeastern athletic director Jeff Konya said he is hopeful that the winter teams will resume practices in early December and launch abbreviated seasons after … Read more
Hockey East announced Monday the following schedule updates: The men’s teams at Boston College and Massachusetts are now scheduled to play a home-and-home series on Friday and Saturday, November 27-28. Friday’s game from Conte Forum will be shown live on NESN at 6:00 p.m. while Saturday’s contest will air on NESN+ beginning at 4:30 p.m. … Read more
Boston College and Minnesota Duluth swept their opening weekend series in Division I women’s hockey.
Hockey East announced Friday the following schedule updates: The women’s programs at Providence and UConn are now scheduled to play a home-and-home series Nov. 21-22. “The scheduling of this series is consistent with the league’s commitment to a flexible scheduling model to provide meaningful opportunities for competition for all student-athletes throughout the 2020-21 season while … Read more
In the before times, the best case scenario for season previews was to give somewhat educated guesses. Those guesses came from watching teams last season, watching many of the incoming freshmen in U-18 World Championships and looking at how teams’ schedules might benefit or hurt them. Most of that isn’t available to us this year. … Read more
The 2021 men’s and women’s Beanpot championships have been canceled for the first time in the history of the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Beanpot committee announced on Friday. “The Beanpot, TD Garden’s annual college hockey tournament, will not be played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” reads a statement from TD … Read more
Vermont announced Sunday evening that it will delay the start of competition in men’s and women’s hockey and basketball until December 18. “After discussions with President Garimella and the Vermont Department of Health, it became clear that delaying the start of our seasons was the most responsible course of action,” said UVM director of athletics … Read more
Hockey East announced Friday the results of the coaches polls for both the men’s and women’s conferences. MEN’S POLL Points, with first-place votes in parentheses 1. Boston College, 95 (8) 2. Massachusetts, 87 (2) 3. Providence, 77 4. UMass Lowell, 71 (1) 5. Northeastern, 68 6. Boston University, 55 7. UConn, 48 8. New Hampshire, … Read more
Hockey East is hopeful women’s teams will complete and double round robin of 18 games against conference opponents this season. They’ll drop the puck on November 20.
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
Holy Cross has announced the hiring of Devan Taylor as an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team.
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).
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
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).
No Northeastern athletics events of any kind will take place on Election Day, Nov. 3, the school announced Friday.
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Holy Cross head coach Katie Lachapelle has been named head coach of the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team that will play in the 2021 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship anticipated to take place this coming January (photo: Mark Seliger Photography).
Boston University senior defenseman Breanna Scarpaci, whose efforts to support young hockey players began in high school, has been named the first recipient of the College Hockey Inc. Scholarship, presented by JLG Architects (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Boston University captain Sammy Davis has been named the winner of the 2020 Sarah Devens Award (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Hockey East announced Friday that Kate McAfee has been named associate commissioner.