From Aug. 7-12, USA Hockey will hold the Women’s National Festival at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y. With the over-18 players, the goal is to evaluate players for the 2023-24 U.S. Women’s National Team, which competes at the Rivalry Series in November and December. It also is used to help … [Read more...]
3 locals named to Hlinka Gretzky Cup Camp roster
Three players from New Yorker and New Jersey were among the 38 players chosen to attend the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Camp in Plymouth, Mich., next month. In past summers, they picked who would play for Team USA at the Select 17 camp, which just wrapped up on Wednesday. Selections for the Hlinka … [Read more...]
Quentin Musty chosen by Sharks in first round of NHL Draft
Quentin Musty, the pride of Hamburg, N.Y., heard his name called in the first round of the NHL Draft on Wednesday night. Musty was drafted 26th by the San Jose Sharks. Musty starred for the Buffalo Junior Sabres and North Jersey Avalanche during his youth hockey days, then took a major step in … [Read more...]
Three New York teams make men’s NCAA Hockey Tournament
Three New York teams made the cut for the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament. Cornell, Canisius and Colgate will have a chance to advance to the Frozen Four in Tampa on April 6 and 8 and potentially win a national championship. Each will look to be the first New York school to get back … [Read more...]
At Union College, a milestone is reached for college hockey
The hockey world recorded a milestone when Olivia Soares of Union College and Nina Rodgers of Dartmouth became the first two Black women coaches to oppose each other in a Division 1 college hockey game on Nov. 5. Soares' Union College team earned a 5-4 win in overtime over Rodgers' visiting … [Read more...]
Merrimack assistant coach Josh Ciocco, a N.J. native, dies at 38
Merrimack announced Tuesday that men’s hockey assistant coach Josh Ciocco passed away. He was 38 years old. “Josh was entering his fifth season with the Warriors and was tireless in recruiting talented and dedicated student-athletes to Merrimack, and equally passionate in his commitment to … [Read more...]