ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey

    Cougs finish the 2021-22 season at the West Division Regionals

    Date:02/28/2022  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    The BYU hockey team has faced a lot of adversity over the years, but this season has been full of trials for the team. Last spring Brigham Young University informed the team that they would no longer allow affiliation with the school. All signs pointed to a firm stand against any discussion and it appeared that this would be the BYU hockey teams last season. Fortunately, most of the rec...


    No Guarantees, but BYU is discussing Hockey's Future at BYU

    Date:02/06/2022  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

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    New Players Coming this Season

    Date:07/28/2021  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    Zac Boam - BYU Hockey is excited to announce the commitment of defenseman, Zac Boam! A native of Farmington, UT and recently returning from the Texas Houston East mission, Zac will bring a physical and aggressive presence to our defensive core this season. Zac formerly played for the Viewmont Vikings, winning two high school state championships and an additional state title with the Gold Eagl...


    After 15 years BYU says it will drop Hockey after 2021-22 Season

    Date:06/25/2021  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    In a meeting last week with the team's coaching staff, the Ice Cat Hockey Board (the governing board for the team) announced that they have been told by Brigham Young University that they would not renew the contract allowing the team to be affiliated with the school. The Board issued the following statement to the public: The Board of Directors of BYU Hockey (IceCat Hockey, Inc.) is dee...


    Historic Season for the Cougars

    Date:02/07/2021  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    Due to the pandemic, the only teams allowed to play in the Western Division this fall were BYU and four teams in North Dakota. Plans for a road trip to North Dakota in the fall semester fell apart in November when the Utah Governor issued restrictions on sports teams to travel and play. The only games BYU was able to pick up in the fall were two exhibition games against the Park City Pioneers (a m...


    2020-2021 Team Captains

    Date:09/04/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    Each season at camp players are asked to select their team Captains for the year. Players are allowed to make three selections; a first choice, a second choice and a third choice.  Based on the number and order of the players' selections the Captains are chosen. This season the nearly unanimous choice for Team Captain was Jacob Eisenstat.  Alternate Captains as chosen by the team a...


    BYU Tryouts for 2020-2021 Season

    Date:08/17/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    BYU Hockey is planning on moving forward with completing a roster for the 2020-2021 season. This will begin with our scheduled tryout session on Thursday August 27th at Peaks Ice Arena. Please register at this link: BYU Hockey Tryouts ...


    Buy BYU Hockey Apparel and Game Worn Jerseys

    Date:06/30/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

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    BYU Hockey signs Dusty Gardner

    Date:06/18/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    Dusty will be joining the team this fall and comes to us from Blackfoot Idaho where he played since he was 4 years old.  Dusty has participated on travel and high school teams before going on an LDS mission to Pittsburgh.  We're happy to welcome Dusty to the Cougar family and look forward to his contributions on the ice this season. ...


    BYU Hockey signs Jacobi Clark

    Date:05/28/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    This player has been on our recruiting radar for some time now, and we are very happy to finally have the commitment of Jacobi Clark to play for the Cougars this coming season.  Jacobi is a not only a Utah native, but also a Utah County native.  After his family moved to Utah from Las Vegas at the age of five, Jacobi took up skating and then hockey and hasn’t looked back since. Pea...


    BYU Hockey signs McKade Daines

    Date:05/28/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    BYU Hockey is pleased to announce the signing of McKade Daines! An Arizona native, McKade has played hockey most of his life. During his senior year of high school, he played Jr A for the Phoenix Knights of the WSHL. He wasn’t sure where his hockey career might go after that, but after attending some ice sessions with the Cougars, he impressed the coaching staff with his speed, work ethic an...


    BYU Hockey announces new Strength and Conditioning Coach

    Date:05/28/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    Hannah Adkins is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, ACE Sports Nutritionist, and certified Yoga Instructor. A trainer for five years, Hannah specializes in strength and sports performance. She was worked with hockey players, figure skaters, and fencing athletes to help them develop the skills to enhance their sports performance. After working with BYU hockey for two seasons as their yoga instructo...


    The ACHA has named the West Division All-Academic Awards

    Date:04/29/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    In order to be recognized for the All-Academic honors a player must be at least a junior in college and have at least a 3.2 GPA.  The ACHA announced that the following BYU players earned All-Academic Honors: Alex Barrus Aleks Stroud Nathan Baker Tucker Cox Sam Rutter Duncan Beutler Jared Manzella Jeremy Manzella We congratulate these players on this outstanding achievement! ...


    BYU Hockey - National Final Four #JerseyMadness

    Date:04/16/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    In 2019 BYU Hockey added two new jersey designs for Home and Away jerseys. The entire uniform was updated with new helmets, gloves, shells, socks, and jerseys. People noticed and now BYU has advanced to the National Final Four in the ACHA's Jersey Madness competition. The Cougars have successfully beat out Loyola Marymount, Texas, Boise, and Oregon.  Fans have really come up with some bi...


    BYU Cougar Hockey Announces New GM

    Date:04/09/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    The Board of Directors of BYU Hockey (IceCat Hockey, Inc.) would like to express our appreciation of the generous service of time and resources that Brent Ring has provided to the hockey team for the past several years.  The team has grown and developed under his oversight and is on a positive trajectory forward.  Brent has sacrificed many things for the development of the team and the i...


    BYU Spring Showcase has been cancelled

    Date:03/08/2020  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    We’re sorry for any inconvenience. Anyone who has paid will be fully refunded.  ...


    The Cougars are ranked #13 with an *

    Date:11/08/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    The ACHA's initial rankings have come out and BYU is starting the season at #13, but it comes with an asterisk because of teams who failed to meet the requirements for good standing with the ACHA.  Even so, had those teams maintained their good standing, BYU would still be at #18. In spite of a slow start, the team has started to see some successes by narrowing the point differentia...


    Ethan Martinez Signs as a Cougar

    Date:09/01/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

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    BYU welcomes Coach Scott McKay

    Date:08/22/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

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    BYU signs Alex Osborne

    Date:08/15/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

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    Announcing 2019 BYU Hockey Tryouts

    Date:08/07/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    BYU Hockey will be holding tryouts for all currently enrolled students and prospective (non-admitted, future) students interested in playing Collegiate hockey.   Because of conflicts with a figure skating event at Peaks Ice Arena, the tryouts will be held at County Ice Center - 5201 Murray Park Lane, Murray, UT.   Registration is online on this website along with the forms and additi...


    Eccles Named ACHA M2 Commissioner

    Date:07/25/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    TROY, Mich. – (July 25, 2019) – The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), the governing body for non-NCAA men’s and women’s collegiate hockey in the United States, announced today the appointment of Jon Eccles as Men’s Division 2 Commissioner.   In the role of commissioner Eccles will be responsible for promoting membership, providing technical assista...


    BYU Hockey signs Jake Adams

    Date:07/15/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

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    BYU Adds Goaltender Ben Smith

    Date:07/15/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

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    Adding Players Now and Future

    Date:07/02/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    If you've been following our posts on Facebook and Instagram, you'll notice that we've been slowly adding to our roster both for the current season and for future seasons with players that have been returning from missions or just leaving to go. We recently added Wes Prime who will start playing for BYU this year.  Wes impressed us at our Showcase in April where we offered him a ...


    BYU Hockey Youth Summer Camp Add Sessions for HS-Aged Players

    Date:05/22/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    The BYU Hockey Staff, along with Elevated Power Skating  (Shannon Bennett) will be hosting their annual youth summer hockey camp at the Peaks Ice Arena on June 24-28.  This year, they have decided to add sessions to accommodate the hockey training needs of High School Aged players. There will be both sessions for players ages 8-13, and HS-aged players. Please click the link on the BYU Ho...


    BYU Hockey has a Youth Summer Camp

    Date:04/24/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    Last season the BYU Hockey team put on a successful youth summer camp which included professional instruction and skating analysis from Shannon Bennett with Elevated Power Skating.  She'll be back again this season along with coaches and players from the BYU Hockey team for a week of fun and instruction.  Follow the links on the website for additional information and a registration f...


    BYU secures spot in Regional Playoffs

    Date:02/14/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    Provo, UT:  BYU has secured a spot at Regionals in Arizona going in ranked #7 in the West. It was announced in the ACHA D2 Reveals Show on Wednesday evening that #7 Brigham Young University would play #6 Grand Canyon University in their first game of the Western Division Regional Playoffs.   BYU's road trip to Arizona last semester included a preview of the regional ...


    Cougars Secure the Mountain West Conference Championship

    Date:02/11/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    LOGAN, Ut:  The BYU Cougar hockey team secured its second Championship in as many weeks by winning the Mountain West Conference Championship. Brigham Young University went into the MWCHL tournament as the second seed behind first seed Grand Canyon University from Arizona. Grand Canyon received a bye Thursday night while the other six teams played for favorable games on Friday. While the tou...


    BYU wins Wasatch Cup

    Date:02/04/2019  Source:ACHA: Brigham Young University Hockey 

    OGDEN, UT - The BYU Cougars once again make history with the club's first Wasatch Cup Championship. The Wasatch Cup is a playoff tournament between all D2 Utah collegiate hockey teams for claim to the State championship. Utah State went into the tournament as the reigning champion from 2018, but faced a tough road to reclaim that title. BYU played UVU in the first round on Friday and d...