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Beauts Add Goaltending Coach

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BUFFALO –Buffalo Beauts head coach Rhea Coad has finalized her coaching staff for the 2021-22 NWHL season. The team announced today that Shane Madolora will join the Beauts as the team’s new goaltending coach. He is the owner and founder of the Madolora Consulting and Development hockey clinic, and is also the goaltending coach for the Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) men’s hockey team.

“In the Beauts organization we believe in giving our players the best possible experience,” said Coad. “We believe that adding Shane to our staff adds quality to our players’ overall experience. We are not only excited to have Shane’s goalie IQ, but also to have someone with his knowledge of the game.”

Madolora played three seasons as a goaltender for RIT from 2009-2012. He set program records with a 1.98 goals against average, a .932 save percentage, and 13 shutouts. Madolora went 36-14-12 during his collegiate career while appearing in 65 contests for the Tigers. His 36 career wins are third most by a RIT netminder at the NCAA Division I level.

Madolora went on to play professionally in the CHL, ECHL and SPHL in North America. He continued his professional playing overseas with stops in France, Italy and England. During his playing career, Madolora backstopped numerous championship winning teams, including the 2006-07 St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) the 2007-08 Omaha Lancers (USHL) the NCAA Division I RIT Tigers in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011, Italy’s Serie A Valpellice Bulldogs in 2015, and England’s Nottingham Panthers 2016 in the EIHL.  

Outside of his own playing career, the goal of Madolora’s consulting group has been to provide youth athletes, families, and organizations the opportunity to develop and learn from elite level coaches that have had playing and/or coaching experience at the highest levels of hockey. This is achieved all while providing them with the tools necessary to reach their goals and to have success throughout their own hockey journeys.

Madolora now intends to bring this same mindset and approach to the Beauts organization.

“I am extremely excited to be joining the Beauts organization to aid in goaltending development for the goaltenders next season,” said Madolora. “I have heard nothing but great things about current goaltenders Carly Jackson and Caty Flagg. I look forward to getting to know them both and helping elevate their skills to new heights as we strive for an Isobel Cup Championship next season. I want to thank Nate Oliver, Rhea Coad, Mark Zarbo, and the rest of the Beauts staff and organization for this opportunity. I can’t wait to get on the ice with the Beauts team in the fall.”

Former Elmira College Asst. Athletic Trainer Earns Promotion To NHL

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LOS ANGELES — Former Elmira College assistant athletic trainer, Jeff Andrews M.S. ’09, was recently promoted to the National Hockey League to serve as an assistant trainer for the Los Angeles Kings.

Andrews received the NHL call-up after four years as the head athletic trainer for the Ontario Reign, the Kings’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in Ontario, California. As part of the AHL’s effort to recognize training staffs from each of the league’s 31 franchises during the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrews was honored as a recipient of the Yanick Dupré Memorial Award last month.

The Horseheads, New York, native began his career in professional hockey shortly after graduating from EC with a master’s degree in Health Service Management. After two seasons with the Elmira Jackals of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), he made the short trip down I-86 and spent four years as the head athletic trainer for the AHL’s Binghamton Senators.

As a graduate assistant at EC, Andrews worked alongside head athletic trainer Dave Tomkalski to provide coverage for numerous Soaring Eagle programs, including basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse, and soccer.

2008-09 Athletic Training Staff Photo
Jeff Andrews M.S. ’09 (back row, far right) with the 2008-09 EC athletic training staff.

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12 Colgate Hockey Players Land AHCA All-American Scholar Honors

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HAMILTON – 12 players from Colgate men’s and women’s hockey were named All-American Scholars by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) on Monday afternoon.
 
A balanced count – six from the men’s team and six from the women’s team – mark the most combined honorees in the five-year history of the award. Last year’s nine honorees were the most before this year. The men’s team landed six honorees for the second straight year, while women’s hockey jumped from three to six.
 
Repeat recipients Andrew Farrier, Will Friend, and Henry Marshall are joined by Mitch Benson, Tyler Jeanson and Paul McAvoy on the men’s side.
 
Maggie MacEachern, Sammy Smigliani and Shelby Wood take the honors for the second straight year, while Taylor Kirwan, Coralie Larose and Caroline Ross are first-time recipients for the women’s program.
 
Due to the effects of Covid-19, the AHCA adopted revised criteria for this year’s honorees. To qualify, a student-athlete must have attained a 3.6 GPA for each semester, regardless of whether the school’s hockey team was able to play this season or not.
 
Colgate Men’s Hockey
Andrew Farrier, Goaltender
Will Friend, Goaltender
Henry Marshall, Forward
Mitch Benson, Goaltender
Tyler Jeanson, Forward
Paul McAvoy, Forward
 
Colgate Women’s Hockey
Maggie MacEachern, Defense
Sammy Smigliani, Forward
Shelby Wood, Defense
Taylor Kirwan, Defense
Coralie Larose, Forward
Caroline Ross, Defense

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Colgate Women’s Hockey Class of 2025

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HAMILTON – The Colgate women’s hockey program welcomes eight incoming student-athletes for the 2021-22 season, including seven first-years and a Wisconsin transfer.
 
The Class of 2025 joins a team already loaded with returning talent. The 2020-21 campaign featured the first outright ECAC Hockey Regular Season and Tournament titles in program history, before the team advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
 
The addition of the three forwards, three defenders, and two goaltenders join 16 returners to the program, including a six-player senior class. Colgate graduated five to the Class of 2021, while returning captain Malia Schneider for a fifth year.
 
#2 Rachel Golnitz
Wyoming, Minn. // Forest Lake Area High School // Defense
A 2021 graduate of Forest Lake Area, Golnitz won a gold medal with the 2020 USA Hockey U-18 Women’s National Team. She totaled 148 points in her career by 52 goals and 96 assists, while most recently notching 32 points behind 11 goals and 21 assists as a senior.
 
A three-year team captain, Golnitz was a three-time conference champion, All-Conference honoree, and All-State selection. After being named 2017 Rookie of the Year for her program, she was a three-time Defensive Player of the Year and two-time team MVP. Just as strong off the ice, Golnitz was also a member of the National Honor Society.
 
#6 Gwen Eichfeld
Winnetka, Ill. // Shattuck-St. Mary’s // Defense
A 2021 graduate of Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Minnesota, Eichfeld also competed with the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Girls Team and the Northern Virginia Ice Dogs previously in her career. In addition to serving as team captain as a senior, she recorded 20 goals and 23 assists through 41 games played to average more than a point per game.
 
Eichfeld joins Allyson Simpson from the Colgate roster as current Raiders coming out of Shattuck-St. Mary’s.
 
#12 Annaka Mettler
New Canaan, Conn. // The Taft School // Defense
A 2021 graduate of the Taft School, Mettler also competed for the North American Hockey Academy. Most recently playing for the Mid-Fairfield Stars U-19 program in the 2020-21 campaign, she became the 2020 NAHA U19 JWHL Regular Season and Tournament Champion with her program.
 
#15 Katie Chan 
Richmond, British Columbia // South Delta Secondary // Forward
A 2021 graduate of South Delta Secondary School, Chan was a multi-sport athlete that played hockey, basketball, and volleyball, while also playing with the Delta Hockey Academy. A three-time member of Team BC at Nationals, Chan won the bronze medal with Team BC in 2017 and 2018 before serving as an assistant captain in 2020. Also listed on the U-18 Team Canada roster in the summer of 2020, Chan recorded 21 goals and 16 assists through 21 games played in 2019-20.
 
A two-time captain for her team, Chan was also nominated for MVP in the CSSHL in 2018-19 and 2019-20. She was also nominated for Rookie of the Year in 2018-19.
 
#17 Neena Brick 
Regina, Saskatchewan // Miller Comprehensive // Forward 
A 2021 graduate of Miller Comprehensive High School, Brick was a multi-sport athlete that played hockey, football, badminton, and ran track. She played midget AAA hockey with the Regina Rebels and junior hockey with the Oakville Junior Hornets.
 
Invited to the Team Canada U-18 Team summer camp in 2020, Brick played for Team Saskatchewan at Nationals in 2020, where she won a silver medal and led the tournament in total points. In her career, Brick has totaled 228 points through 144 games, and became the 2019 league champion with the Regina Rebels. Named team MVP, Rookie of the Year, and a First Team All-Star, Brick served as team captain as a second-year bantam.
 
#30 Averill McCorkle
Salem, Mass. // The Governor’s Academy // Goaltender
A 2021 graduate of The Governor’s Academy, McCorkle was a multi-sport athlete that lettered in hockey, soccer, and softball. She most recently recorded a .933 save percentage and 2.66 goals against average in her senior season, to total an outstanding .928 save percentage and 2.50 goals against average in her career.
 
Just as strong off the ice, she was also a member of the Cum Laude Society and served as co-director at the Special Olympics Massachusetts Soccer Cup in 2019-20.
 
#77 Dara Greig 
Lethbridge, Alberta // Wisconsin (WCHA) // Forward 
Greig joins the Raiders after two seasons at Wisconsin, where she most recently saw ice in all 21 games with the National Championship team. She recorded five points in the 2020-21 campaign, behind two goals and three assists, and tied for fourth in the WCHA for power play goals. Finishing the season with a plus-4 rating, Greig previously played all 36 games as a freshman helping the Badgers to a WCHA regular season title.
 
A graduate of the Pursuit of Excellence where she scored a league-high 63 points by 25 goals and 38 assists as a junior, Greig joins Schneider and Danielle Serdachny as current Raiders that are products of the Pursuit of Excellence. Greig also suited up for Team Canada in 2017 in its U-18 summer series against the United States.
 
#83 Hannah Murphy
Bradford, Ontario // Bradford District // Goaltender 
A 2021 graduate of Bradford District High School, Murphy was a multi-sport athlete who played hockey, volleyball, and track & field. Also competing in the PWHL with the Aurora Panthers, Toronto Aeros, and most recently the Durham West Lightning, Murphy posted a 1.64 goals against average and .931 save percentage in the 2020-21 campaign.
 
Throughout her career, Murphy held an impressive 1.89 goals against average and .920 save percentage.
 

Beauts Re-Sign Veteran Taylor Wasylk

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BUFFALO – The Buffalo Beauts announced an important re-signing to their roster. Veteran forward Taylor Wasylk will return for her second straight season with the team and her fourth in the NWHL. A late addition to the Beauts roster for Lake Placid in 2020-21, Wasylk is looking forward to being back with the team for a much more regular duration. 

“I could not be more excited to re-sign with the Buffalo Beauts,” she said. “I hold so much respect for the players, coaches and management that make up this team and organization as a whole. I had an incredible first experience with the team in Lake Placid in January and I am looking forward to carrying that into the 2021-2022 season.”

In nine career NWHL games spent between the Beauts and the Boston Pride, Wasylk has recorded four assists. Her first professional season came in 2017-18 when she suited up for the CWHL’s Boston Blades and went 3-2-5 for scoring in 12 regular season games. Wasylk would join the NWHL’s Boston Pride in 2018-19 and has remained in the league ever since. 

Collegiately and internationally, Wasylk has been a standout player. She played 145 NCAA games for the Boston College Eagles. During that time she never scored less than 19 points in a season, and finished her career having scored 48 goals, 48 assists and 96 points. On the international stage, Wasylk earned a gold medal (2009) and silver (2010) for the United States’ Women’s U18 squad. Additionally, she earned a silver medal with the USA Women’s National Team in 2012. 

Off the ice, Wasylk is the head coach for Suffolk University women’s hockey team. 

“TayWas will be integral to our team’s success this season,” said Beauts General Manager Nate Oliver. “Not only is she a highly accomplished hockey player with a great deal of talent, but her veteran presence will be invaluable for our younger players. Factor in her coaching career, and there really isn’t much that Taylor hasn’t experienced or done in hockey. On the ice, she is very physical and hard-nosed. Off the ice, she is one of the finest mentors I have ever met.”

Wasylk is very much looking forward to her role within the Beauts. 

“I look forward to meeting and getting to work with some of the Beauts younger players beginning in October,” she said. “I am hopeful that my prior experience in the league and my years spent as a collegiate coach will help me provide support and encouragement to some of our new players. Motivation, respect, and hard work are some of the most important aspects of being a good teammate and I plan to utilize them all in an effort to create a positive team culture and bring us success on the ice.”

Colgate Women’s Hockey Name Captains

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HAMILTON – The Colgate women’s hockey program has announced its leadership squad in Malia Schneider, Rosy Demers, Taylor Kirwan, and Danielle Serdachny as captains for the 2021-22 campaign.

Womens Hockey 2021-22 Captain Graphic

For 2021-22, the four captains are slated to lead a squad of 16 returners from the 2020-21 campaign, that includes eight newcomers and a six-player senior class.

Malia Schneider returns for a fifth season with the Raiders and her third as a member of the captain squad. After serving as an alternate as a junior, she received full captain status as a senior in 2020-21. Schneider currently holds 97 career points through her 140 games played, including 51 goals and 46 assists. The native of Millarville, Alberta was most recently honored on the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team and Raider Academic Honor Roll as a sociology and theater double-major.

Senior Rosy Demers joins Schneider on the squad of captains as a psychological and brain sciences major. A native of Blainville, Quebec, Demers most recently posted 14 points by three goals and 11 assists in the 2020-21 campaign, totaling 48 points in her 97-game career. An ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team member, Demers notched an assist in the first seven games of the season for a career-long point streak.

An educational studies and writing double-major, Taylor Kirwan enters her senior season holding 25 career points. The Gull Lake, Saskatchewan native most recently led the Raiders with her plus-18 rating on the ice while recording five points in the 2020-21 campaign. Just as effective off the ice, Kirwan was honored as an AHCA/Krampade Academic All-Star for maintaining above a 3.60 GPA and on the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.

Danielle Serdachny joins the captain squad as a junior, coming off of an outstanding sophomore season. Behind a team-leading 21 points with nine goals and 12 assists, the Edmonton, Alberta native was named a CCM/AHCA First Team All-American for her efforts in the 2020-21 season’s 23 games. In addition to the first All-American honor for Colgate in the Division I era, Serdachny added an ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, ECAC Hockey Best Forward, and First Team All-League honor. As an economics major, Serdachny has been a two-time ECAC All-Academic Team member and currently holds 53 career points through her 61 games played.

Ganser Signs With The Beauts

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BUFFALO – The Buffalo Beauts announced that their first of three 2021 3rd-round draft selections has signed with the team. Chosen 13th overall in the recent NWHL Draft, center Kennedy Ganser is now beginning her professional career. Becoming a Beaut is something she views as a dream come true. 

“It still feels pretty surreal to have been drafted by the Beauts,” said Ganser. “Growing up, I had always hoped that there would be a ‘women’s NHL’. Now that I have that opportunity, it is pretty exciting.”

A native of Provost, Alberta, Canada, Ganser is the second player in Beauts history to be drafted from the University of Alberta. She had double digits in assists and points for the Pandas in each season from 2016-17 through 2019-20 before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the 2020-21 U SPORTS season. Ganser produced numbers of 34 goals, 51 assists, and 85 points in 112 games – an average of 0.76 points per game. She not only was part of the Pandas’ U SPORTS Championship winning team in 2016-17, but was named U SPORTS West’s Rookie of the Year and was named to the Canada West’s All-Rookie Team that season as well. 

“When you look at Gans’ production and her achievements with the Pandas, we were pretty elated to get her in the draft,” said Beauts General Manager Nate Oliver. “Now she is under contract, and we anticipate that she is going to be an impact player right off the bat. I have a lot of respect for (Pandas head coach) Howie Draper and he told me quite bluntly, ‘Nate – Kennedy is going to be your favorite player.’ Gans has a great blend of physicality and finesse.”

With the Beauts Ganser will rejoin her former University of Alberta winger Autumn MacDougall. The two formed a deadly combination for the Pandas and hope to do so once more in Buffalo. 

“Auttie and I always seem to know where each other are out on the ice,” Ganser said. “We have different styles of play that seem to compliment each other quite well.

USA Hockey Announces 2021 U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team

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Six New York State Natives On The Roster.
Roster set for Under-17 Five Nations in Visp, Switzerland 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Twenty players who participated at the USA Hockey Boys BioSteel Select 16 Player Development Camp have been chosen for the 2021 U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team that will compete Aug. 17-21 at the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Visp, Switzerland.The week-long Boys Select 16 Player Development Camp concluded at the Northtown Center in Amherst, New York, with its annual All-Star Game and Under-17 Five Nations Tournament roster selection.

Bob Mancini (Saginaw, Mich.) will serve as head coach for the 2021 U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team. Mancini previously served as an assistant coach at the 1997 and 1998 IIHF Men’s World Championships, the 1998 and 1999 IIHF World Junior Championships and the 1999 and 2000 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championships. Mancini has also served as general manager and head coach of the Ontario Hockey Leagues Saginaw Spirit from 2004-07.

Behind the bench assisting Mancini will be Matt Curley (Anchorage, Alaska), Mike Corbett (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Mike Leone (Plymouth, Mich.). Ken Martel (Monument, Colo.), USA Hockey’s technical director of the American Development Model, will serve as general manager.

“This was a fantastic week of camp with great competition,” Mancini said. “There are so many deserving players and we had to make some difficult decisions.

“We are extremely happy with the group we have selected and we’re very excited for the opportunity to compete in Switzerland.”

Steve Thompson (Denver, Colo.) will serve as goaltending coach, TC Lewis (Houston, Texas) will serve as team leader, Dr. Dennis Sullivan (Portland, Maine) will serve as team physician, Kevin Margarucci (Colorado Springs, Colo.) will serve as athletic trainer, Andrew Zagorianakos (Providence, R.I.) will serve as equipment manager.

NOTES: The 2021 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament will include teams from Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland … Since 2007, Team USA has captured titles at seven competitions (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) as well as four second-place finishes (2007, 2008, 2009, 2019) with an overall record of 41-2-1-8 (W-OTW-OTL-L) at the Five Nations Tournament … The annual USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp provides top young players with elite instruction, as well as the opportunity to compete at the national level against other players in their age group.

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Beauts Sign Colton, Add Fieseler To Seventh Season Roster

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BUFFALO – The Buffalo Beauts announced that two more players have been added to their 2021-22 roster. Forward-defender Brittany Colton has re-signed with the team, while Buffalo also inked former Metropolitan Riveters defender Samantha Fieseler.  Colton and Fieseler are the 13th and 14th players respectively to be signed by the Beauts this offseason. 

“Britt is a tremendous role player for us and always has a smile on her face,” said Beauts General Manager Nate Oliver. “She can play either forward or defense, which is a great option for us to have. While Britt’s strengths are more on the defensive side, she can play on the topmost line like she did at Maine if called upon to do so.”

“Likewise, we really wanted to add further depth to our blue line and that is why we brought in Sam Fieseler. Sam was at our free agent tryouts and she literally earned herself a spot onto the Beauts roster with a strong showing. She has good professional experience already with Göteborg and the Rivs.”

A native of Groton, Massachusetts, Colton was a late addition to the Beauts 2020-21 roster. She played in all six of Buffalo’s games in Lake Placid. Prior to beginning her professional career, Colton played for the University of Maine Black Bears from 2016-17 through 2019-20. Her first two seasons at Maine saw her play defense, until she was moved to the top forward line as a right wing to play alongside Michelle Weis and Tereza Vanišová. In 133 NCAA games, Colton went 9-18-27 in scoring. 

Fieseler was a member of the Metropolitan Riveters in 2020-21 but was not in Lake Placid for the NWHL’s Season 6. In 2019-20 she played in the SDHL for Göteborg HC, appearing in 30 games and tallying a goal and three assists. Fieseler played for Mercyhurst University during her collegiate career, and was teammates with Beauts captain Taylor Accursi. She scored 15 goals, 23 assists and 38 points in 138 NCAA games. In international competition, Fieseler earned a gold medal with Team Canada’s Women’s U18 squad at the 2014 Women’s U18 World Championship in Budapest, Hungary. 

“The Beauts are excited to sign both Britt and Sam,” said head coach Rhea Coad. “Both are eager to make our organization better both on and off the ice. We are excited to have their ability on our blue line and up front.”

Twenty-Seven Players Invited to U.S. Women’s National Team Residency Program

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Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., will be home base in preparation for 2022 Olympic Winter Games

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced the 27 players invited to be part of the 2021-22 U.S. Women’s National Team Residency Program that will commence in October at the Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., in preparation for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

“We’re excited to return to Blaine,” said Katie Million, director of women’s national team programs for USA Hockey. “The Super Rink will be a great home for our players and staff as we train for the upcoming Olympics.”

Million noted that a series of games against high-level competition will be part of the Olympic preparations, including several that will be played in the U.S.

“We’re still finishing our game schedule that will be used to help our athletes prepare for Beijing and will have further details as we head toward the Fall.”

RESIDENCY ROSTER INCLUDES 14 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS

Among the 27 invited athletes are 14 members of the gold medal-winning 2018 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team, including Cayla Barnes (Eastvale, Calif.), Hannah Brandt (Vadnais Heights, Minn.), Dani Cameranesi (Plymouth, Minn.), Alex Cavallini (Delafield, Wis.), Kendall Coyne Schofield (Palos Heights, Ill.), Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.), Kali Flanagan (Hudson, N.H.), Nicole Hensley (Lakewood, Colo.), Megan Keller (Farmington, Mich.), Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.), Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho), Kelly Pannek (Plymouth, Minn.), Maddie Rooney (Andover, Minn.) and Lee Stecklein (Roseville, Minn.).

SEEKING TO MAKE OLYMPIC DEBUT

Eleven players will be looking to make their first-ever Olympic team, including Caroline Harvey (Salem, N.H.), Savannah Harmon (Downers Grove, Ill.), Jincy Dunne (O’Fallon, Mo.), Natalie Buchbinder (Fairport, N.Y.), Abby Roque (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.), Grace Zumwinkle (Excelsior, Minn), Hayley Scamurra (Getzville, N.Y.), Jesse Compher (Northbrook, Ill.), Britta Curl (Bismarck, N.D.), Lacey Eden (Annapolis, Md.) and Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill.).

STATE BREAKDOWN

The 27 players represent 13 different states. Minnesota leads the way with six representatives followed by Illinois with five, Wisconsin with three, and Michigan, New Hampshire and New York each with two. California, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri and North Dakota all have one representative.

OTHER ROSTER HIGHLIGHTS

Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) and Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass.) are seeking to make their Olympic return. Both were part of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team, but did not make the Olympic team in 2018 … The average age of the 27 players is 25.4, with Caroline Harvey (10/14/02) being the youngest player at 18 and Hilary Knight (7/12/89) the oldest at 31. Knight is seeking to become just the fourth U.S. women’s ice hockey player to make four Olympic hockey teams, joining Julie Chu, Jenny Potter and Angela Ruggiero … Cumulatively, the players have combined for 97 gold medals in IIHF world championship and Olympic competition … Twenty players are post-graduates, while seven are current collegiate athletes … The University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin each have eight players who are playing or have played at their respective universities.For a complete roster, click here. 

NOTES:  The 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship is set for August 21-30 in Calgary, Alberta. The event, originally slated for May, was postponed due to COVID challenges in Nova Scotia. USA Hockey will name its 25-player roster for the world championship from among the 27 players named to its residency program roster later this month … USA Hockey conducted its residency program in front of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games at the Super Rink in Blaine, Minn. … The final 23-player roster for the 2022 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team is expected to be revealed in very late December or early January. 

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UC Hockey’s Landrigan Named To 20-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team

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UTICA, NY- Senior Conor Landrigan (New Tripoli, PA/Binghamton Jr. Sens (NAHL)) of the Utica College men’s hockey team was named to the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District® At-Large Team, announced Thursday.
 
The 2020-21 Academic All-District® Men’s At-Large Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation’s top student athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom. The Academic All-America® program separately recognizes outstanding student-athletes in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
This marks the second consecutive year that Landrigan has been named to the Academic All-District® Team.  The senior Captain compiled a 3.98 GPA throughout his undergraduate career as he earned a degree in Economics.  He led Utica to four straight UCHC regular season championships and two conference tournament titles.  He was named the UCHC Player of the Year in both his junior and senior seasons and was a second team All-American in 2019-20.  He wrapped up his career ranked third in program history with 114 points in 86 career games. 
 
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early August.
 

Lancers Name Chadd Cassidy as Head Coach, General Manager

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RALSTON, NE – The Omaha Lancers have named Chadd Cassidy as its new Head Coach and General Manager replacing David Wilkie, who stepped down earlier to pursue other opportunities.

For the past 5 years, Cassidy coached the Northwood School in Lake Placid, NY to a 211-56-19 record, including a New York State championship and a bronze medal at the national tournament. Prior to Northwood, Cassidy was the head coach of the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League for 3 years and an assistant for one year. Cassidy led the Americans to the AHL playoffs three times during his tenure. Prior to the Americans, Cassidy served as an assistant coach for the United States National Development Team Program for five years, during which time the team won 2 gold medals and a silver medal. A native of Lake Placid, NY, and the youngest ever inductee to the New York State Coaches Hall of Fame, Cassidy will relocate to Omaha with his wife Tara, son Sheldon and daughter Ireland.

“I am honored and excited to be the next Head Coach and General Manager of the Omaha Lancers. The rich history and tradition of the Lancers organization speaks for itself. My family and I can’t wait to get started and are looking forward to becoming part of the Lancer family”, said Cassidy.

“Chadd Cassidy is the right person to lead our storied franchise on the ice. His consistent success at the professional level, with younger players, and with the U.S. National program in our league is the perfect fit”, said David DeLuca, president of the Omaha Lancers. “We are thankful for Coach Wilkie’s tireless work ethic and his many contributions to the Omaha Lancers over the past 4 years, but at the same time we are extremely grateful and honored to welcome Coach Cassidy”.

During Coach Wilkie’s 4 years with the Omaha Lancers, he posted a record of 123 wins, 78 losses and 24 post-regulation losses, for a winning percentage of .600. After finishing in second place in the Western Conference of the USHL for 2020-21, the Omaha Lancers will open their 2021-22 season in Pittsburgh at the USHL Fall Classic on September 23.

Mobley Added As Canisius Assistant Hockey Coach

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Canisius hockey head coach Trevor Large announced the addition of Max Mobley to his staff as an assistant coach on Wednesday.

“Max is a terrific addition to our staff,” Large said. “He is passionate, professional and has the positive energy to enhance our current players’ development as well as the experience to drive our recruiting efforts. Max brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience as a player and coach at the Division I level. I am excited for our staff and players to bring such a quality person and coach to our program.”

Mobley makes his way to Main Street after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Atlantic Hockey Association foe Holy Cross.

In his two seasons with the Crusaders, Mobley served as the program’s recruiting coordinator and also headed the skills development program for the team’s forwards. He aided in the development of All-AHA Eastern Pod Second Team selection Matt Slick and was also influential in the maturation of a forward group that saw three players record double-digit goals during the 2019-20 campaign. 

I’m extremely excited to join the Canisius Hockey staff and want to thank Coach Large for giving me this opportunity, Mobley said. “I have the utmost respect for Trevor, both as a coach and as a person. He’s a great hockey mind as well as a genuine person, invested in developing relationships with players – both past and present. It was a very easy decision for me to join the Golden Griffins.

“Canisius has developed a great reputation of consistently competing as one of the top teams in Atlantic Hockey, and I’m looking forward to continuing the push towards winning conference championships and competing in the national tournament. I know this group is hungry to accomplish both goals, so I can’t wait to get started.”

Before his stint at Holy Cross, Mobley spent the 2018-19 season as a volunteer coach at Notre Dame. He aided the Fighting Irish coaching staff during a highly-successful campaign that saw the team earn a No. 1 national ranking, capture the B1G Ten Tournament Championship, and advance to the finals of the NCAA Northeast Regional.

Prior to his time in South Bend, Mobley worked for four seasons at Hamilton College (2014-18) as an assistant coach. He oversaw the Continentals’ individual skill development and coached the team’s penalty kill unit, which ranked among the top five nationally in that category in back-to-back seasons.

As the co-head of recruiting at Hamilton, Mobley was instrumental in helping construct the 2016-17 squad that captured the NESCAC Regular Season Championship, won its first NCAA Tournament game and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history. As a member of the NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year, Mobley helped the Continentals set program records in both wins (22) and goals scored (92) during the 2016-17 season while also ranking among the top five teams nationally in scoring defense (1.86).

A native of Glendale, Ariz., Mobley began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater, St. Lawrence University, during the 2013-14 season.

As a four-year letterwinner with the Saints from 2008-12, Mobley earned the ECAC Student-Athlete award three times during his collegiate career (2010-2012).  He went on to play professionally in the ECHL and SPHL after graduating with a history degree from St. Lawrence in 2012.

Elizabeth Hanson ’21 Named To Academic All-District Women’s At-Large First Team

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ELMIRA, N.Y. — Recent Elmira College graduate and former women’s ice hockey student-athlete, Elizabeth Hanson ’21, was named to the Academic All-District® Women’s At-Large First Team.

Hanson is now eligible for the Academic All-America® ballot, as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). She is the fourth player in team history to garner Academic All-District® honors, joining Ari Smith ’18, Sarah Hughson ’18, and Katie Granato ’19.

A four-time United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) champion, Hanson received a degree in Speech and Language Disabilities in June after graduating summa cum laude with a cumulative 3.86 grade-point average. Her academic accomplishments include UCHC All-Academic Team, Empire 8 Conference President’s List, and American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-American Scholar awards. She was also secretary of the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society and vice president of the League of Intern Speech Pathologists.

On the ice, the Stoughton, Massachusetts, native was a two-time All-UCHC selection, the 2021 UCHC Goaltender of the Year, and winner of the College’s 2021 Female Career Achievement Award. As a junior in 2019-20, Hanson finished second in Division III in goals-against average (0.82) and save percentage (.960), and was third in shutouts (7). During the abbreviated 2021 season, she backstopped the Soaring Eagles to a fourth consecutive conference title by going 12-1-0 with a 0.76 goals-against average and five shutout victories.

Hanson finished her collegiate career this winter with Elmira’s all-time record for highest save percentage (.952). She also ranks second in goals-against average (0.80), sixth in shutouts (16), seventh in wins (34), and eighth in saves (596).

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