Summer 2021 NCAA Division I Hockey Thread

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USCHO.com keeping up with the summertime staff shuffling ...

• Manastersky leaves Curry head coaching position, joins Union as new assistant coach

• Mercyhurst announces extensions for men’s hockey coach Gotkin, women’s hockey coach Sisti

• Holy Cross names Sommer, Sorenson new assistants, Butler volunteer assistant, Hailer director of hockey operations

• Canisius names Holy Cross assistant coach Mobley to same role with Golden Griffins

 

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A feature piece on the Army's Black Knights program, from Seamore Sports ... Army West Point Hockey welcomes new cadets, remembers seniors, and prepares for a more normal season

 

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R.I.P. WCHA men ...

Sad deal. This was the best conference in the country for years

 

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From: Michigan State University >Men's Ice Hockey

7/8/2021 9:14:00 AM
MSU receives $1.5 million from Gary & Joanne Harpell for Munn Expansion

EAST LANSING -- Building on the rich tradition of Michigan State ice hockey and expanding on its future, MSU Athletics announced $1.5 million gift to the Munn Ice Arena expansion project from former Spartan Hockey player Gary Harpell and his wife Joanne Harpell. ...

Gary, a 1982 alumnus, played on the Spartan Hockey team from 1978-82, including for legendary coaches Amo Bessone and Ron Mason. ...

The renovation started in 2019, was paused in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is resuming this summer.

The $26.2 million, 35,000-square-foot facility will dramatically improve the Big Ten's second oldest ice arena (built in 1974) by elevating many areas from ice level to above ground, including a weight room, training room, film room, offices, conference rooms and administrative spaces. Fans will be welcomed through a new "front door" entrance on the south end, complete with an MSU Hockey hall of history. ...

To date, nearly $17 million has been raised for the expansion project. The Harpells, along with five other donors, including Tom and Lupe Izzo and the Forest Akers Trust, have committed over $1 million each to the facility. In all, 89 donors have stepped up with gifts of $10,000 or more. ...

To read an MSU Developments magazine feature on the Munn Expansion project and a feature on Gary and Joanne Harpell, please visit: In with the new, as a nod to the old


Read more at: MSU receives $1.5 million from Gary & Joanne Harpell for Munn Expansion - Michigan State University Athletics

 

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From: College Hockey News

July 23, 2021
GLI Down-scaling to 'Showcase' Format

CHN Staff Report

For 55 years, the Great Lakes Invitational took place over a couple days in downtown Detroit. The vaunted holiday tournament is now changing formats.

Instead of a tournament, the GLI will now be a "showcase," with two games each being played at Michigan and Michigan State. There will be no champion crowned for the first time.

Western Michigan and Michigan Tech are the other teams involved. WMU will play Michigan State on Dec. 29, with MTU playing at Michigan. WMU and MTU will then switch to the other venue on Dec. 30.

Waning attendance at the GLI in recent years, plus difficulty finding dates that work in the new Little Caesars Arena, have forced this decision. ...

 

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USCHO.com's 2021 NHL Draft Tracker for college players/recruits ... https://www.uscho.com/ncaa-players-2021-nhl-draft/

 

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From: College Hockey Inc. > News

Friday, July 23, 2021

Nine Selected in NHL Draft First Round

Michigan rising sophomore defenseman Owen Power (Mississauga, Ont./Chicago-USHL), at No. 1 overall, led a parade of nine NCAA players and recruits selected in the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft, held virtually Friday night. ...

More than half of the NCAA selections represented Michigan, as Power and his teammates made up four of the top five selections and five total in the first round. ...

NCAA Selections in the First Round​

No.	First Name	Last Name	Pos.	NHL Team	NCAA Team	2020-21 Team
1	Owen	Power	D	BUF	Michigan
2	Matty	Beniers	F	SEA	Michigan
4	Luke	Hughes	D	NJD	Michigan	U.S. NTDP
5	Kent	Johnson	F	CBJ	Michigan
10	Tyler	Boucher	F	OTT	Boston University	U.S. NTDP
13	Matthew	Coronato	F	CGY	Harvard	Chicago (USHL)
18	Chaz	Lucius	F	WPG	Minnesota	U.S. NTDP
24	Mackie	Samoskevich	F	FLA	Michigan	Chicago (USHL)
25	Corson	Ceulemans	D	CBJ	Wisconsin	Brooks (AJHL)

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Read more at: Nine Selected in NHL Draft First Round - College Hockey, Inc.

 

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NHL Draft Round 2 coverage from USCHO.com ...

High-end incoming NCAA freshmen selected early on Day 2 of 2021 NHL Draft; 54 total collegians chosen

By USCHO Staff
July 24, 2021


The second day of the 2021 NHL Draft kicked off Saturday morning and a handful of incoming NCAA college hockey players heard their names called early.

Shai Buium, a defenseman who played for the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers in 2020-21, was taken by the Detroit Red Wings with the 36th overall pick. The San Diego native is off to Denver in the fall.

One pick after Buium, the Arizona Coyotes nabbed Arizona-born forward Josh Doan, son of Shane Doan, from the USHL champion Chicago Steel. The younger Doan will be a freshman this fall at Arizona State.

Three picks later, the Carolina Hurricanes selected blueliner Scott Morrow, committed to UMass, out of Shattuck-St. Mary’s prep school. ...

Read more at: https://www.uscho.com/2021/07/24/hi...shmen-taken-early-on-day-2-of-2021-nhl-draft/

 

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From: College Hockey Inc. > News

Saturday, July 24, 2021

56 Selected in NHL Draft

47 selections on Saturday follow historic first round.

Fifty-six NCAA players were selected in the 2021 NHL Draft, with 47 selections coming on Saturday during rounds two through seven. Friday’s historic first round saw five of the top 10 picks come from the college ranks for the first time in NHL Draft history.

Sortable: NCAA Selections in 2021 NHL Draft

Twenty-five schools – nearly half of those in Division I – had a player or recruit selected in the draft, led by Michigan with six. Denver, Massachusetts and Minnesota followed the Wolverines with four selections each. ...

Read more at: 56 Selected in NHL Draft - College Hockey, Inc.

 

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Good luck to MN State's Coach Blue ... Darren Blue Resigns Assistant Men's Hockey Coaching Post to Enter Private Sector

 

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This will be one to watch ... USCHO.com: Granted eligibility by NCAA, former OHL player Swankler commits to Bowling Green for 2021-22 season

 

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From: The Detroit Free Press > College Sports

Andy Murray out as WMU hockey coach; former Detroit Red Wings assistant hired

Ryan Ford
Detroit Free Press

Western Michigan's hockey season is just over two months away, but the Broncos will have a new coach behind the bench for the first time in a decade.

Andy Murray and WMU announced Tuesday that Murray was stepping down as WMU’s coach after 10 seasons, a 167-156-43 record and two NCAA tournament appearances. WMU will promote assistant coach Pat Ferschweiler to the top spot.

Ferschweiler, 51, was an assistant under Murray in his most recent stint at WMU. Prior to that, the WMU alum was a Detroit Red Wings (2015-19) and Grand Rapids Griffins (2014-15) assistant under former WMU coach Jeff Blashill, Murray’s predecessor who also hired Ferschweiler at WMU in 2010. ...

Read more at: Andy Murray replaced as WMU hockey coach by ex-Detroit Red Wings coach

 

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From: University of Minnesota

Darwitz, Bobrowski Added to Women's Hockey Staff

Frost adds two experienced assistant coaches to staff.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY | 7/29/2021 10:00:00 AM

University of Minnesota women's hockey coach Brad Frost announced two new additions to the bench today in assistant coaches Natalie Darwitz and Jake Bobrowski. ...

During their time at Hamline, Darwitz and Bobrowski led the Pipers to the NCAA Division III Frozen Four in 2018 and NCAA Division III national runners-up in 2019. In their first season at Hamline, the team posted a 9-13-3 record, the most wins by the program in nearly a decade. In the 2017-18 season, Hamline made the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history and finished third. That season, Darwitz was named both MIAC and USCHO Coach of the Year. The next season, Hamline posted a program record 23 wins and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division III national championship game -- marking the first national title game appearance by a MIAC program. In six seasons under Darwitz and Bobrowski, Hamline went 88-41-14 overall and 58-26-9 in the MIAC. ...

Read more at: Darwitz, Bobrowski Added to Women's Hockey Staff - University of Minnesota Athletics

 

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The Big Read: A virtual tour of Arizona State University's new hockey arena

 

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From: The Mankato (MN) Free Press > Sports > Local Sports

Hockey Day Minnesota 2022 matchups announced

By Kevin Dudley
Aug 7, 2021

MANKATO —The wait is finally over.

After about 17 months that included a postponement due to the pandemic, Hockey Day Minnesota 2022, which will be in Mankato, has finally taken shape.

The matchups and participants were announced in a ceremony Saturday at Vetter Stone Amphitheater, with representatives from each participating team in attendance to be part of the announcement.

The week-long festivities will run from Jan. 16-23, with the actual “Hockey Day” taking place Jan. 22. Games will be played on an outdoor sheet of ice at Minnesota State’s Blakeslee Stadium. ...

The high-school slate will start Jan. 19 with the Mankato East/Loyola and Mankato West girls playing at 7 p.m. The East/Loyola and West boys will play at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21.

On Jan. 22, the Edina and Andover girls will start the action at 9:30 a.m., followed by the Prior Lake and East Grand Forks boys at 1 p.m. The MSU men will then play St. Thomas at 4:30 p.m.


The MSU women will take on St. Thomas at 2 p.m. on Jan. 23.

Other local youth, adult and alumni games will also be played on the outdoor sheet at various points during the week, allowing everyone a chance to get in on the fun. ...

Read more at: Hockey Day Minnesota 2022 matchups announced

 

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Stick taps to @Favin for the very good thread in the NHL Draft - Prospects forum a/b possible U.S. college free agents ... NCAA Free Agents this Summer

 

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The Buffalo News reports ... Sabres' No. 1 pick Owen Power to return to Michigan for sophomore season

 

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From: The Wolverine > Other Sports

It's Official: All Three Michigan Hockey Draft Picks Returning This Year

Chris Balas • The Wolverine
Senior Editor
14 hours ago (August 20, 2021)

Michigan Wolverines hockey made history last month with three players drafted in the top five picks of the NHL Draft. The program got even more good news when the trio — Owen Power, Matty Beniers and Kent Johnson — all announced they'd return for another season.

Power was the No. 1 overall selection in July's 2021 NHL Draft, Beniers was selected No. 2 and Johnson No. 4. They'll be joined by freshmen Luke Hughes (No. 4), Mackie Samoskevich, junior Johnny Beecher (No. 30, 2019), sophomore Brendan Brisson (No. 29, 2020) along with five other NHL Draft picks. ...

Read more at: It's Official: All Three Michigan Hockey Draft Picks Returning This Year

 

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From: B1G > News

8/23/2021 10:00:00 AM

MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE 2021-22 BIG TEN CONFERENCE FORFEITURE POLICY

ROSEMONT, Ill. – In collaboration and communication with the Big Ten Conference Athletic Directors, Chancellors and Presidents, the Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the Sports Medicine Committee – effective today – the conference has determined that if one of its member institutions is unable to play a conference contest due to COVID-19, that contest shall be declared a forfeit and will not be rescheduled. That contest shall be considered a loss for the team impacted by COVID-19 and a win for its opponent in the conference standings. If both of the two competing teams are unable to participate in a scheduled Conference competition due to COVID-19 and as a result the competition is unable to occur on the calendar day on which it is scheduled, the competition shall be considered a “no contest.”

Click here to view the 2021-22 Big Ten Conference Forfeiture Policy.

 

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Evan Marinofsky | NCAA.com | September 10, 2021
Owen Power explains decision to go back to Michigan after being selected No. 1 overall in NHL draft

Watch a single shift of Owen Power and it’s easy to see the comparisons many make between the current Michigan defender and top-tier NHL defenseman Victor Hedman.

Big, smooth skating and heavily effective at both ends of the ice. Those qualities excited the Buffalo Sabres enough to select Power No. 1 overall in this summer’s NHL Entry Draft. Power even admits to looking up to and emulating the two-time Stanley Cup champion.

But the Sabres will have to wait at least a year for Power’s services, allowing Michigan to get another season of the 6-foot-5 defender. He’s the first No. 1 overall pick in an NHL Entry Draft since 2007-08 to not report straight to his team.

“I think just another year of development,” Power said to NCAA.com when asked why he decided to return to Michigan. “Just continue to get better and develop with another year. Last year we didn’t really get a true experience of playing hockey at Michigan, so I think that had a little bit to do with it just with the COVID last year and everything that went on with that. I think coming back one more year and trying to win a national championship and just using this extra year as a time to make a leap in my development.” ...

Read & Hear more at: Owen Power explains decision to go back to Michigan after being selected No. 1 overall in NHL draft