Former Holy Cross goalie McCullion named Penn State women’s assistant

Former Holy Cross goaltender and New England prep school coach Casey McCullion has been named an assistant coach for the Penn State women’s team. From 2008-10, McCullion worked alongside Brandwene at Kingswood Oxford (Conn.) as an assistant/goaltending coach. McCullion was then elevated to head coach for the 2010-11 season after former coach Josh Brandwene (now … Read more

Fargo tapped to guide Colgate women’s team

Colgate has announced the hiring of Greg Fargo as the new head coach of its women’s team. Fargo spent the last four seasons coaching the Elmira women’s squad, where he was the 2009 ECAC West co-coach of the year and a two-time nominee for top AHCA coaching honors. He was also a goalie at Elmira … Read more

Yale’s Hughes named Wooden citizenship award winner

Yale senior forward Aleca Hughes, whose efforts to help save lives have been inspired by her late teammate Mandi Schwartz, was named the winner of the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Wednesday night in a ceremony held at the Egyptian Ballroom at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Hughes started a number of initiatives, including the Mandi … Read more

WCHA suspends Minnesota State women’s coach Means five games

The WCHA announced Monday that Minnesota State women’s coach Eric Means has been served a five-game suspension due to a violation of the WCHA Code of Conduct during a game on Feb. 17 against Minnesota-Duluth. The five-game suspension, which includes one first round WCHA playoff game that Means sat out voluntarily on Feb. 24, will … Read more

Penn State celebrates Pegula Ice Arena groundbreaking

Penn State celebrated the official groundbreaking for Pegula Ice Arena on Friday as coaches, fans and dignitaries gathered at the Penn State field hockey complex to mark the occasion. Penn State president Rodney Erickson, board of trustees vice chairman Karen Peetz, acting director of athletics Dr. Dave Joyner and Terry Pegula, who along with his … Read more

Merrimack to start women’s program?

A recent published report in the New England Hockey Journal suggests Merrimack may soon be on its way to fielding a women’s hockey program that would play in Hockey East. The report states that Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna has had discussions with Merrimack and if added, due to its men’s program being in Hockey … Read more

Wiley steps down as Colgate women’s head coach

Colgate announced Wednesday afternoon that Scott Wiley has resigned from his position as head women’s hockey coach. “We would like to thank Scott for his 10 years of service as a head coach,” stated Colgate director of athletics David Roach in a statement. “We wish him well thank him for all he has contributed to … Read more

Robert Morris home rink to now be called 84 Lumber Arena

Robert Morris’ home ice of the university’s men’s and women’s teams has been named the 84 Lumber Arena, effective March 21, 2012. The 84 Lumber Arena is part of the RMU Island Sports Center, which also hosts numerous youth and adult ice hockey leagues and tournaments. “84 Lumber has been a significant sponsor of hockey … Read more

RIT to go D-I, play full CHA schedule in 2012-13

Rochester Institute of Technology has announced that it is moving its women’s hockey team to Division I, and has been accepted as a full member of the College Hockey America conference, effective for the 2012-13 season. “This is a momentous event in the history of RIT women’s ice hockey,” said RIT Executive Director of Intercollegiate … Read more

Niagara to discontinue women’s hockey program

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

Minnesota ends season No. 1 in D-I women’s poll

In the final USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll of the 2011-12 season, newly-crowned national champion Minnesota received all 15 first-place votes this week. National runner-up Wisconsin is No. 2 this week, while the rest of the poll mimics last week’s poll with Cornell at No. 3, Boston College fourth and Boston University fifth. North Dakota … Read more