NCAA
NCAA: Coaching changes stir up the summer
Posted on June 22, 2021
Jerry Keefe has been named the new head coach at Northeastern, while current head coach Jim Madigan will take over as the school’s new athletic director. The move will be announced as early as today and was preceded by former Northeastern AD Jeff Konya accepting the job at San Jose State last week. Madigan has been at the helm of…
NCAA: Merrimack adds a D, Providence lands former Maine star recruit
Posted on June 22, 2021
2001 (D) Trevor Griebel commits to Merrimack for 2022 Griebel is a Florida native who came up through the Phoenix Jr. Coyotes system. Griebel played last season for the Fargo Force of the USHL this past season and finished with 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) in 53 games. This was Griebel’s first season in…
NCAA: Mercyhurst, Canisius land portal commitments
Posted on June 1, 2021
Former Vermont defenseman Phip Waugh has committed to Mercyhurst out of the transfer portal. Waugh began last season on UVM’s roster and then returned to juniors with the PAL Islanders. Another former Vermont D, Cory Thomas, has committed to Canisius out of the portal. Waugh had 29 points in 25 games for the Jr. Islanders after debuting this…
NCAA: Murray returning to UMass out of the portal, plus the latest commitments
Posted on May 26, 2021
UMass will bring back goaltender Matt Murray, who had entered the transfer portal not long after the Minutemen won the national championship. UMass made the announcement on its social media channels that Murray was set to return. This past season he appeared in 14 games and finished with a 1.97 GAA and .917 save percentage. CLICK…
NCAA: Graziano flips commitment to Notre Dame
Posted on May 5, 2021
2000 (G) Josh Graziano commits to Notre Dame for 2021 Graziano was originally committed to Union and played four games for the Dutchmen last season before returning to junior hockey. In 20 games this season for the Johnstown Tomahawks and New Mexico Ice Wolves, he posted a 2.19 GAA and .930 save percentage. Graziano is…
NCAA: Ohio State adds Russian forward
Posted on April 22, 2021
2000 (F) Georgi Merkulov has committed to Ohio State for 2021 Merkulov is from Russia but is currently in his second season of hockey in the U.S. playing for the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL. This season Merkulov has 37 points (12 goals, 25 assists) in 35 games and he debuted last season with 33…
Maine head coach Red Gendron passes away suddenly
Posted on April 9, 2021
Absolutely heartbreaking news to deliver today … Maine head coach Red Gendron died this afternoon while playing golf. He was 63 years old. “We are shocked and deeply saddened by Red’s sudden death,” says UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. “He was a force in UMaine Athletics and in the legacy of our men’s ice hockey program. We mourn…
FREE: NCAA: LIU adds Welsh and Marrocco out of the transfer portal
Posted on April 8, 2021
LIU picked up a couple of players in the transfer portal. The Sharks added Yale forward Tyler Welsh and Arizona State forward PJ Marrocco. Welsh did not play this season — Yale, and the rest of the Ivy League schools, opted out of the season — but he had 23 points in 32 games two seasons ago as…
FREE: NCAA: Merrimack adds 6-foot-8 Swedish goalie, Minnesota’s Moe to Wisconsin in the portal
Posted on April 6, 2021
2002 (G) Hugo Ollas commits to Merrimack for 2021 Ollas is a huge — literally — commitment for the Warriors. He measures 6-foot-8 and was drafted by the New York Rangers in the seventh round of the 2020 NHL Draft. “Ollas’ style in net is like a typical modern well-schooled goaltender,” Elite Prospects wrote in…
NCAA: RIT, Bentley and Northeastern add recruits, plus portal commitments
Posted on April 5, 2021
2002 (F) Hunter Brazier commits to RIT for 2022 Brazier is a native of Val Caron, Ontario. He was slated to play the 2020-21 season with the Kemptville 73’s in the CCHL before COVID-19 impacted the season. Brazier debuted with the 73’s last season and he posted 14 goals and 16 assists in 57 games….
