College Hockey
Kansas City to Host 2012 Ice Breaker
Date:09/27/2011 Source:College Hockey
Kansas City, MO (September 27, 2011) – The Kansas City Sports Commission, in collaboration with College Hockey, Inc., announced today that Kansas City will host the 2012 Ice Breaker College Hockey Tournament at Sprint Center. A press conference regarding the Ice Breaker Tournament, which traditionally marks the start of the college hockey season, was held at Sprint Center (Barnes Plaza ...
Polls Split on Preseason No. 1
Date:09/27/2011 Source:College Hockey
The 2011-12 college hockey season figures to be wide open, based on two preseason polls released Monday. Notre Dame and Miami hold down the No. 1 positions in the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls, respectively. Seven teams received first-place votes in the two polls, which feature a total of 77 voters. While disagreeing on the top spot, the two polls featured the same teams in...
UAH Rallies Alumni, Community Support
Date:09/21/2011 Source:College Hockey
Alabama-Huntsville, in the midst of a university review of athletic department expenses, has rallied alumni and community support to ensure that its varsity hockey program - a fixture on campus for more than a quarter century carries on. The Chargers won two Division II national championships under legendary head coach Doug Ross and the year after their last one, in 1998, moved up to Division ...
Johnson, Sauer Among Lester Patrick Winners
Date:09/20/2011 Source:College Hockey
Two Wisconsin legends who spent time together on the same Badger coaching staff are among the 2011 winners of the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the U.S. Former Badger Mark Johnson and former Colorado College and Wisconsin head coach Jeff Sauer are joined by Bob Pulford and Toni Rossi among the honorees. The recipients will be honored at an evening reception on Wedn...
Colgate's European Vacation
Date:09/14/2011 Source:College Hockey
In nearly 20 years at the helm at Colgate University, head coach Don Vaughan has seen a lot, including Hobey Baker finalists, All-Americans and NCAA Tournament appearances. He had his eye on broadening his players’ experiences even further and for years toyed with the idea of taking his team on a European trip. Vaughan never could seem to fit it into the school’s academic schedule ...
Thomas Takes Cup Back to Campus
Date:09/06/2011 Source:College Hockey
The city of Burlington, Vt., turned out in droves on Saturday, Sept. 3, to celebrate University of Vermont alumnus Tim Thomas, as the Vezina and Conn Smythe Trophy winner brought the Stanley Cup to town. Thomas became the second member of his class of 1997 to bring the Cup back to Burlington, following in the footsteps of Martin St. Louis in 2004. Thomas paraded the Cup and his other pieces ...
Six Brown Players Rescue Swimmers
Date:09/02/2011 Source:College Hockey
Six Brown players showed the ultimate level of teamwork Tuesday in Rhode Island, working together to rescue three swimmers who were caught in a rip current in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. Mike Wolff, Jeff Ryan, Dennis Robertson (pictured, right), Mike Borge, Bobby Farnham and David Brownschidle were enjoying a sunny day at South Shore Beach in Little Compton, R.I., before they had to...
Alumni Shine at Snoopy Tournament
Date:09/01/2011 Source:College Hockey
By D.J. Powers These players don’t play for a spot on an NHL team or for large sums of money. They simply play for the love of the game, the camaraderie, and for a trophy with Snoopy’s likeness on it. And they’re all old enough to be your father or grandfather too. This is the Snoopy’s Senior World Hockey Tournament (aka “Snoopy Tournament”), which was h...
Lots to Look Forward To
Date:08/16/2011 Source:College Hockey
A distance of more than 1,000 miles appears to be all that has separated Boston College’s Brian Dumoulin and Wisconsin’s Justin Schultz this summer. Otherwise, their offseasons had remarkable parallels. Both players spent the summer months on campus, taking classes and preparing for their junior seasons. The two players – arguably the two best defensemen in college hockey l...
Camp Checklist
Date:08/11/2011 Source:College Hockey
While playing in a Canadian Hockey League game will cost a prospect his NCAA eligibility, there is still the opportunity to attend a camp to learn more about a CHL team while retaining amateur status. What comes in to play is often called the “48-hour rule,” and can be easy to misinterpret. The full language in the NCAA Manual is pasted at the bottom of this article and, as you&rsq...
Golfers Support College Hockey, Inc.
Date:08/11/2011 Source:College Hockey
More than 130 members of the hockey community gathered Aug. 8 in Marlborough, Mass., to participate in College Hockey, Inc.'s second annual golf tournament and support the organization's mission to promote the sport. Current college coaches, NHL executives, current and former NHL stars, hockey media and fans of the game took part at the beautiful Marlborough Country Club, playing throu...
Sixteen Collegians Make Cut at Junior Camp
Date:08/09/2011 Source:College Hockey
Sixteen current, future or former college hockey players remain on USA Hockey's roster of 29 players that will face off against Finland and Sweden this week in Lake Placid, N.Y., to conclude the U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp. Boston University, Cornell, Denver, North Dakota and Notre Dame each have two representatives among the remaining players (full roster here). Jason Zucker, t...
US Hockey Hall of Fame Honors Collegians
Date:08/02/2011 Source:College Hockey
By Ryan O'Leary, College Hockey, Inc. The United States Hockey Hall of Fame will once again induct multiple former college hockey standouts as a part of their 2011 class. Among the inductees are University of Wisconsin alumnae Chris Chelios and Gary Suter as well as former Boston University star, Keith Tkachuk. In addition to these three players, Mike “Doc” Emrick, renowned com...
Behind the Bench: Red Berenson
Date:07/25/2011 Source:College Hockey
In Behind the Bench, College Hockey, Inc. will introduce college hockey head coaches from around the country and provide some insight into their approach, their program and their background, in their own words. Our 13th subject is Michigan's Red Berenson, who will enter his 28th season with the Wolverines in 2011-12. | Previous Entries WHAT IS … The best way to describe your coa...
Behind the Bench: Dave Smith
Date:07/20/2011 Source:College Hockey
In Behind the Bench, College Hockey, Inc. will introduce college hockey head coaches from around the country and provide some insight into their approach, their program and their background, in their own words. Our 12th subject is Canisius's Dave Smith, who will enter his seventh season with the Golden Griffins in 2011-12. | Previous Entries WHAT IS … The best way to de...
Behind the Bench: Jeff Jackson
Date:07/18/2011 Source:College Hockey
In Behind the Bench, College Hockey, Inc. will introduce college hockey head coaches from around the country and provide some insight into their approach, their program and their background, in their own words. Our 11th subject is Notre Dame's Jeff Jackson, who will enter his seventh season with the Fighting Irish in 2011-12. | Previous Entries WHAT IS … The best way to describe...
Moorhead Continues Hockey Pursuit
Date:07/15/2011 Source:College Hockey
Officials at Minnesota State Moorhead held a press conference Friday to provide an update on their efforts to bring Division I hockey to the Fargo-Moorhead area. The school is 40% toward its goal of raising $37 million to endow the men's and women's hockey programs and believes the ongoing changes in the college hockey conference landscape could play into their hands. "The time is...
Schools Form National Collegiate Hockey Conference
Date:07/13/2011 Source:College Hockey
Athletic directors and head coaches from six schools met Wednesday in Colorado Springs to introduce college hockey’s newest conference, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, which will begin play in 2013-14. Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota Duluth, Nebraska-Omaha and North Dakota are the original members of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, with the possibility to...
Gone Camping
Date:07/12/2011 Source:College Hockey
In the month of July exists a hockey oasis for the best college players, a stopover in the spotlight that falls three months after the Frozen Four and three months before the start of the season. Dozens of college players are participating in NHL teams’ development or prospect camps, either suiting up for the teams that drafted them or upon invitation as free agents. It’s an opport...
Behind the Bench: Wayne Wilson
Date:07/11/2011 Source:College Hockey
In Behind the Bench, College Hockey, Inc. will introduce college hockey head coaches from around the country and provide some insight into their approach, their program and their background, in their own words. Our 10th subject is RIT's Wayne Wilson, who will enter his 13th season with the Tigers in 2011-12. | Previous Entries WHAT IS … The best way to describe your coa...
College Hockey, Inc. Hosts Golf Tourney
Date:07/07/2011 Source:College Hockey
College hockey supporters including coaches, former players and other friends of the game will hit the links on Monday, Aug. 8, at the Marlborough Country Club in Marlborough, Mass., for the second annual College Hockey, Inc. Golf Tournament. Proceeds from the event benefit College Hockey, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Division I men’s college hockey. ...
Behind the Bench: Dave Burkholder
Date:07/06/2011 Source:College Hockey
In Behind the Bench, College Hockey, Inc. will introduce college hockey head coaches from around the country and provide some insight into their approach, their program and their background, in their own words. Our ninth subject is Niagara's Dave Burkholder, who will enter his 11th season with the Purple Eagles in 2011-12. | Previous Entries WHAT IS … The best way to describe yo...
Called to the Hall
Date:06/28/2011 Source:College Hockey
In 2011, for the second time in three years, the Hockey Hall of Fame will induct two former college hockey players in the same class in its player category. North Dakota’s Ed Belfour and Cornell’s Joe Nieuwendyk are among the 2011 class, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced today. Both players finished their college careers in 1986-87, Belfour after his freshman year and Nieuwendyk af...
Behind the Bench: Mark Osiecki
Date:06/28/2011 Source:College Hockey
In Behind the Bench, College Hockey, Inc. will introduce college hockey head coaches from around the country and provide some insight into their approach, their program and their background, in their own words. Our eighth subject is Ohio State's Mark Osiecki, who will enter his second season with the Buckeyes in 2011-12. | Previous Entries WHAT IS … The best way to describe your...
61 Collegians Selected in NHL Draft
Date:06/25/2011 Source:College Hockey
Sixty-one current or future college hockey players were selected in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, the same number that were drafted in 2010. It marked the sixth straight year - each season since the draft was shortened to seven rounds - that more than 60 college players were drafted. Twenty-seven of the 30 NHL teams took at least one college player in the draft. Twenty-four colleges were represent...
NHL Draft Deep with College Talent
Date:06/22/2011 Source:College Hockey
The first hour or so of Friday night’s NHL Entry Draft may pass slowly for college hockey fans. But while no current or future collegians are expected to be taken in the first 10 selections, once the dam breaks a torrent of college picks should follow. At least 60 college or college-bound players have been taken in each NHL Draft since the NHL lockout of 2004-05, and the 2011 version fig...
Behind the Bench: Mike Schafer
Date:06/21/2011 Source:College Hockey
In Behind the Bench, College Hockey, Inc. will introduce college hockey head coaches from around the country and provide some insight into their approach, their program and their background, in their own words. Our seventh subject is Cornell's Mike Schafer, who will enter his 17th season with the Big Red in 2011-12. | Previous Entries WHAT IS … The best way to describe your coac...
Behind the Bench: Derek Schooley
Date:06/17/2011 Source:College Hockey
In Behind the Bench, College Hockey, Inc. will introduce college hockey head coaches from around the country and provide some insight into their approach, their program and their background, in their own words. Our sixth subject is Robert Morris's Derek Schooley, who will enter his seventh season with the Colonials in 2011-12. | Previous Entries WHAT IS … The best way to describ...
