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
Veteran WCHA women’s official Kristine (Langley) Morrison, who has worked four NCAA Women’s Frozen Four tournaments and several international competitions, will serve as a referee this weekend at Ferris State. A member of the on-ice officiating staff for the women’s WCHA since 2005, Morrison will skate Ferris State’s Crimson & Gold intrasquad game Saturday and … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that former NCAA goaltending standout Lisa Marshall will join the RIT women’s hockey staff as an assistant coach for the 2014-15 season. Marshall began her collegiate career at Wayne State before transferring to Elmira for her sophomore season. At Elmira, Marshall went 32-8-1 with a 1.22 GAA with … Read more
Clarkson women’s assistant coach Matt Kelly has been named head scout for the U.S. Women’s National Team. Kelly will primarily be responsible for helping identify and develop players in USA Hockey’s active player pool for the women’s program. He will also help implement a long-term strategy to ensure continued advancement of the U.S. Women’s National … Read more
USA Hockey announced Monday that Jasmine Grotto, a 2014 graduate of Wayne State, has been named the 16th recipient of the Brian Fishman Internship.
Hockey Canada named St. Cloud State assistant women’s coach Jim Fetter head coach of its women’s under-18 team for the 2013 world championship that will be held in January in Finland. Fetter will be joined on the Team Canada staff by assistants Rebecca Russell, Laura Schuler (Minnesota-Duluth) and Joe Johnston.
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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
St. Cloud State has named Jim Fetter and Brita Schroeder as women’s assistant coaches for the upcoming season. “After a long process, I am very excited to have a full staff in place,” said SCSU head coach Jeff Giesen in a statement. “Jim and Brita will be a great coaching mix of knowledge and expertise … Read more
Angela Ruggiero has joined a Wayne State hockey online campaign against the abrupt shutdown of its women’s hockey team. Wayne State senior Ciara Lee started an online petition on May 27 on Change.org, one day after WSU athletic director Rob Fournier announced the school would be discontinuing the women’s hockey program. Administrators cited massive budget … Read more
Three years after dropping its men’s hockey program, Wayne State has followed suit with the women’s team. Citing “continuing reductions in state appropriations to higher education,” the school announced in a statement Friday that it was dropping the women’s program immediately. The move leaves the CHA with four teams — Mercyhurst, Niagara, Robert Morris and … 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