College Hockey America announced Saturday that the conference’s postseason championship trophy will be renamed the Robert DeGregorio Cup in honor of retiring CHA commissioner Robert DeGregorio. The announcement was made Saturday afternoon as DeGregorio participated in a pre-game puck drop prior to the start of the CHA championship game between Penn State and Mercyhurst at … Read more
College Hockey America has announced its 2022-23 player of the year, goaltender of the year, rookie of the year, coach of the year, best defenseman, best defensive forward, individual sportsmanship award winner and scoring champion. CHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR & SCORING CHAMPION Kiara Zanon, Jr., F, Penn State Penn State’s Kiara Zanon leads the … Read more
College Hockey America has announced the 2022-23 All-CHA teams and CHA All-Rookie Team. Mercyhurst has the most representation in the All-CHA First, Second and All-Rookie teams with six players. Penn State is second with five players, Syracuse has three and RIT and Lindenwood each have one player represented. The All-CHA First Team forwards consist of … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Ohio State In the first game, Sophie Jaques scored a hat trick to lead OSU to a 4-1 win. She put in a shot off the faceoff in the first, lit the lamp with .2 seconds left in the second and added a shot from the slot in the third to … Read more
There are three weeks left of the regular season, but many teams will either take a bye week or play non-conference opponents in that time, meaning for some teams, they have just four games in which to make their final play for seeding in postseason tournaments. There are tight races in every conference, even if … Read more
Following a thorough national search, Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America have named Michelle Morgan as their next commissioner. “I am honored to be named the next commissioner of Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America,” Morgan said in a news release. “I’d like to thank the search committee for their dedication throughout the process. I’m … Read more
Minnesota State at (1) Ohio State On Friday Jenn Gardiner and Paetyn Levis each scored twice and Madison Bizal added three assists to lead the Buckeyes to a 6-2 win. Sophie Jaques also added a goal and an assist. Madison Mashuga and Kelsey King each scored for the Mavericks in the loss. In the second … Read more
It’s about to be the new year and the second half of the season. Teams have about two months and around 15 games to put themselves in the best position for the postseason. With that in mind, I’ve come up with some New Year’s resolutions for each program to propel them into the final eight weeks of the regular season.
Nicole: Hi friends! Welcome to the first Wednesday Women of the 2022-23 hockey season. Arlan informed me at the end of last season that he was ready to fully retire, so these will have a slightly different look this season. But before I get into that, let me say a hearty and sincere thank you … Read more
(1) Ohio State at Minnesota State The Mavericks took an early lead thanks to Kelsey King’s snipe three minutes into the game. Ohio State tied the game midway through the first on a goal by Gabby Rosenthal. Jennifer Gardiner put OSU up less than two minutes into the second and that score held to give … Read more
Robert Morris will return to CHA hockey play in the 2023-24 season, so there will be five teams competing in the conference this season. Penn State were picked first in the pre-season coaches poll, followed closely by Syracuse and Mercyhurst. Lindenwood Last Season 6-22-1, 4-9-1 (fourth). Lost to RIT in the opening round of … Read more
Penn State tops the CHA preseason coaches poll released Wednesday. The Nittany Lions garnered four of four possible first-place votes in balloting among CHA head coaches (coaches could not vote for their own teams) for 20 points, four more than 2021-22 CHA champion Syracuse, which tallied 16 points and received the remaining first-place vote. 2022-23 … Read more
Lindenwood has announced the addition of assistant coach Jordan Lipson to the program’s coaching staff for the 2022-23 season. Lipson arrives in St. Charles, Mo., after spending the previous four seasons as the women’s hockey assistant coach at Williams. “We are excited to have Jordan join or staff,” said Lions head coach Shelley Looney in … Read more
Shelley Looney (Lindenwood) and Josh Sciba (Union) will serve as assistant coaches and Alli Altmann (Minnesota State) as goaltending coach for the 2022 U.S. Women’s National Team. The trio will join head coach John Wroblewski (Notre Dame) in guiding Team USA at the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship, Aug. 25 to Sept. 4 in Herning … Read more
Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America commissioner Robert DeGregorio has announced he will retire from both positions following the 2022-23 season. DeGregorio officially notified Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America leadership of his intention to step down during both leagues’ annual meetings prior to the American Hockey Coaches Association convention in Naples, Fla., last week. … Read more
Lindenwood University announced Thursday that it will add a NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey program beginning in the fall of 2022. This statement comes on the heels of an announcement last month that the university will transition all NCAA athletic programs to the Division I level during a similar timeframe. “This marks an exciting … Read more
CHA RIT vs. Lindenwood The Tigers won just their second game of the season thanks to Abby Davies’ hat trick. After a scoreless first, RIT went up 2-0 thanks to goals from Davis and Lindsay Maloney. Gigi Pora cut the lead in half and the teams headed to the locker rooms for the final time … Read more
College Hockey America has announced its 2021-22 All-CHA Teams and CHA All-Rookie Team. Mercyhurst and Syracuse have the most representation in the All-CHA First, Second and All-Rookie teams with six players. Penn State is second with five players and RIT fills out the list with one player represented. 2021-22 All-CHA Teams First Team Natalie Heising, … Read more
College Hockey America announced Saturday a one-game suspension for Lindenwood defenseman Maddison Stitt, effective for the Lions’ next game. The suspension is a result of Stitt’s spearing of an opponent at the 5:57 mark of the third period in Lindenwood’s road game of Friday, Jan. 28 against Syracuse. Upon review, the infraction was deemed to … Read more
Of the 230 women rostered on 10 teams set to drop the puck next Thursday in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, 102 played at least one season of NCAA Division I hockey. Five more women are committed to start their NCAA career next season. In total, 107 women have connections to North American collegiate programs. They … Read more