Niagara announced Tuesday that the 2021 athletics hall of fame class will include the 2001-02 women’s hockey team. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, Dec. 4. The Purple Eagles advanced to the semifinals of the Frozen Four and tied Minnesota 2-2 in the third-place game after finishing 26-8-2 overall and 19-2-0 in conference play … Read more
In 2010, Minnesota Duluth’s reign was coming to an end and Minnesota’s was just beginning. The Bulldogs won their fifth title to start the decade. The Gophers had just two NCAA national championships when the decade started. Clarkson emerged as a force to be reckoned with and become the only non-WCHA team to win … Read more
Colgate women’s assistant coach Josh Sciba has been named the new women’s head coach at Union. Sciba had been at Colgate since 2012 and inherits a Union team that went 0-28-6 during the 2015-16 season. In his playing days, Sciba skated for Notre Dame from 2003 to 2007 after two seasons with the U.S. National … Read more
Buffalo State women’s coach and former Niagara standout Candice Moxley will represent Canada at the Federation of International Roller Sports World Inline Hockey Championships in Toulouse, France. Moxley made the final 14-player roster and will compete in the 16-team tournament that runs from June 30 through July 6.
Buffalo State has hired former Niagara standout and Ohio State assistant coach Candice Moxley as its new head women’s coach. Moxley spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio State and prior to joining the Buckeyes, served one year as the head coach at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ont., and … Read more
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
Niagara has named Thomas Crowley its new director of athletics, replacing Ed McLaughlin. Crowley has been at Butler the past five years as the associate athletic director for internal operations.
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
Niagara director of athletics Ed McLaughlin has accepted a similar position at Virginia Commonwealth University. McLaughlin has been the head of the NU athletic department for the last six years and during his tenure, McLaughlin has helped make Niagara men’s hockey a perennial contender in the now-defunct CHA and currently in Atlantic Hockey. The Niagara … Read more
Twin sisters Allisa and Allison Coomey want Niagara to know that eliminating the program is not a popular decision. Matt Mackinder reports.
Niagara University has announced a restructuring of its athletics program that includes the addition of women’s track and field and the elimination of women’s hockey. “Niagara University has a proud history of competition in the NCAA and any change to our programs are taken very seriously and reviewed completely – today’s announcement is no exception,” … Read more
Cornell is off to a fast start, Hockey East is still in transition, and Wisconsin looks in good position to repeat as champions. Candace Horgan and Arlan Marttila discuss in this week’s edition of Wednesday Women.
Previews and conference picks for the Women’s D-I 2011-2012 season by new USCHO Women’s Columnist Arlan Marttila.
Niagara has announced the hiring of Allysen Weidner as an assistant coach for the Purple Eagles’ women’s hockey team. “We are excited to have Allysen coming to us from Hamilton College,” NU head coach Josh Sciba said in a press release. “She’s a young coach with a great passion for the game. We’ll look for … Read more
Robert Morris has named Allison Rutledge an assistant coach of the Colonials’ women’s program. Rutledge previously served as an assistant coach at Wayne State from 2007 until this past May and played four years at Niagara from 2003-2007, earning All-American honors as a goaltender. “Allison brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the staff … Read more
Chris MacKenzie has resigned as head coach of the Niagara women’s hockey team to pursue a position within a professional hockey organization and assistant coach Josh Sciba will assume the role of interim head coach for the upcoming season. MacKenzie, who played for the Purple Eagles, graduating in 2000, was the second head coach in … Read more
A record 25 players have been unveiled as the nominees for the 2011 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The list includes returning nominees Sam Kuzyk of Adrian, Mario Mjelleli of Augsburg and Brigid O’Gorman of Connecticut College. Finalists will be announced in mid-February, with the award scheduled to be presented on Friday, April … Read more