Connecticut Season Preview

Former Niagara coach Chris MacKenzie takes over a Connecticut team that has nowhere to go but up as it comes off of a three-point season. “We’re just getting to know each other right now as a team,” he said. More often than not, just such a fresh start under a new regime proves beneficial to … Read more

New Hampshire Season Preview

When New Hampshire was topping the standings on a regular basis, it featured a high-octane offense capable of dominating games. The 82 goals scored by the Wildcats last season in getting back to the upper half of the standings was the most the team had managed in three seasons, yet no player reached 30 points … Read more

Vermont Season Preview

  In his first season at Vermont, Jim Plumer lifted the Catamounts to a sixth-place finish and had his team contending for more. Is the team positioned for additional improvement in his second year? “I think last year was a very good learning experience for all of us,” Plumer said. “For me personally, there was … Read more

Northeastern Season Preview

Northeastern coach Dave Flint can relate to the challenge that Durocher faces, because the Huskies are also minus their top three scorers from a season ago. Sparkplug Kendall Coyne is bound for the Olympics, while Casey Pickett and Rachel Llanes have graduated. “We have some big shoes to fill, losing [Coyne] with the national team … Read more

Boston University Season Preview

Boston University is coming off its most successful Hockey East season in program history, going 18-2-1 and earning its second regular-season title. Adding a third this year will be a major challenge. Top scorer Marie-Philip Poulin is off to her second Olympics. Jenelle Kohanchuk and Isabel Menard, second and third in points a year ago, … Read more

Boston College Season Preview

The fact that the Eagles have yet to hoist a Hockey East regular-season banner is all the more perplexing given they have reached the Frozen Four in each of the last three seasons. Boston College appears destined to advance to the Frozen Four hosted by Quinnipiac with the 2014 Hockey East crown already secured in … Read more

Boston College expected on top in Hockey East

“The Olympic year is an equalizer for all of college hockey, not just Hockey East,” said Providence coach Bob Deraney. “There’s increased parity because some of the marquee players throughout the country are with their national teams at this time. I think that’s a wonderful thing, because it really shows the parity in women’s hockey … Read more

Full slate of events announced for Frozen Fenway 2014

Fenway Sports Management announced Thursday the full schedule of hockey and skating events taking place at Fenway Park as part of Citi Frozen Fenway 2014 that will run from Dec. 28, 2013 through Jan. 13, 2014. Aside from the scheduled events, a ramp will be installed in center field for sledding and tubing and will … Read more

Minnesota starts year No. 1 in women’s D-I poll

Defending national champion Minnesota starts the 2013-14 season where it ended 2012-13 – ranked in the top spot of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The Gophers earned 14 of 15 first-place votes, with No. 2 Boston College getting the other No. 1 nod. Clarkson comes in at No. 3, followed by Cornell at No. … Read more

Maine women’s coach Lewis placed on paid leave as school investigates possible violations

Maine women’s head coach Maria Lewis has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation of “potential personnel and NCAA compliance issues,” the school announced Tuesday. Lewis’ leave began on Sept. 16. The school is looking at whether Maine violated NCAA bylaws restricting the number of hours Maine players spent in activities directed or … Read more

Dumais takes ECAC Division III post

Greg Dumais has been named the field director of hockey operations for ECAC Division III hockey. Dumais was most recently the assignor and director of officials for Maine Junior Hockey and Preparatory Schools and officials supervisor for ECAC Division I men’s and women’s hockey. He has also worked as an on-ice official with the QMJHL, … Read more

Flint gets contract extension with Northeastern women’s squad

Northeastern women’s head coach Dave Flint has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the Huskies through the 2017-18 season. In five seasons at the school, Flint is 90-60-24, highlighted by two Beanpot championships, two appearances in the Hockey East championship game and the 2012 regular-season championship. “I want to thank [director … Read more

Penn State adds Dawes to women’s staff

Penn State has announced that Alex Dawes, former Utica assistant coach and student video coordinator and director of hockey operations at Vermont, will take over as the director of operations for the PSU women’s team on July 29. Dawes replaces Mo Stroemel, who accepted an offer from Penn State-Altoona as an academic instructor in the … Read more

MacKenzie tabbed to lead Connecticut women’s team

Former Ohio State assistant and Niagara head coach Chris MacKenzie has been named the new head women’s coach at Connecticut. MacKenzie has 11 years of collegiate coaching experience in both the women’s and men’s games. “My family and I are excited to be coming to the UConn family,” said MacKenzie in a news release. “UConn … Read more

Princeton’s Kampersal tabbed U.S. Women’s National Under-18 coach

USA Hockey announced Thursday that Princeton’s women’s coach Jeff Kampersal has been named head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team for the 2013-14 season. Joining him as assistant coaches will be Boston College associate coach Courtney Kennedy and Boston University assistant coach Katie Lachapelle.

Yale’s Zupon named Devens Award winner

Yale senior forward Alyssa Zupon has been named the winner of the 2013 Sarah Devens Award, a joint award between ECAC Hockey and Hockey East that is presented annually to a player who “demonstrates leadership and commitment both on and off the ice.” The winner receives a post-graduate scholarship of $10,000.