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2010-11 national television schedule, the (updated) working version

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UPDATE: FSN Rocky Mountain has released its 12-game schedule, which is reflected in the list below.

UPDATED AGAIN: FSN North has released its schedule for Minnesota games, and those are in the list.

We’ll find a more permanent home for this soon, but with the first entry on Sunday, I wanted to get our working version of the national television schedule for the 2010-11 season out there.

We’re still waiting on schedules for FSN North (Minnesota) and maybe ESPNU, but here’s what is on the list so far.

If you have more info on games that fit the criteria below, send us a message here.

Games available on national television and regional sports networks that are available on national cable and satellite providers:

Sunday, Oct. 3
Manitoba at North Dakota, 6 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports

Friday, Oct. 8
New Hampshire at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Massachusetts at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North

Saturday, Oct. 9
Massachusetts at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North

Friday, Oct. 15
Maine at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Alabama-Huntsville at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Central, FSN Wisconsin
Nebraska-Omaha at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North
Boston College at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Saturday, Oct. 16
Nebraska-Omaha at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North

Friday, Oct. 22
Boston University at Massachusetts, 7 p.m. Eastern, NESN
North Dakota at Maine, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
St. Cloud State at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North
Wisconsin at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Mountain, FSN Wisconsin, FSN Rocky Mountain

Saturday, Oct. 23
St. Cloud State at Minnesota, TBA, FSN North

Friday, Oct. 29
Denver at North Dakota, 7:30 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports
Minnesota at Colorado College, 7:30 p.m. Mountain, FSN North

Saturday, Oct. 30
Denver at North Dakota, 7 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports
Minnesota at Colorado College, 7 p.m. Mountain, FSN North

Friday, Nov. 5
Wisconsin at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN Wisconsin, FSN North
Minnesota-Duluth at North Dakota, 7:30 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports
Colorado College at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Saturday, Nov. 6
Wisconsin at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, Big Ten Network
Minnesota-Duluth at North Dakota, 7 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports

Friday, Nov. 12
North Dakota at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Central, FSN Wisconsin

Friday, Nov. 19
Boston University at New Hampshire, 7 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Yale at Cornell, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Minnesota-Duluth at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Central, FSN Wisconsin
Bemidji State at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Friday, Nov. 26
Michigan State at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North
Notre Dame at North Dakota, 7:30 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports
Lake Superior State at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Saturday, Nov. 27
Quinnipiac at Massachusetts, 7 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Notre Dame at North Dakota, 7 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports

Sunday, Nov. 28
Michigan at Minnesota, 4:30 p.m. Central, Big Ten Network

Friday, Dec. 3
Boston College at Boston University, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Michigan at Ohio State, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, Big Ten Network
St. Cloud State at North Dakota, 7:30 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports
Minnesota at Minnesota State, 7:30 p.m. Central, FSN North

Saturday, Dec. 4
Ferris State at Michigan State, 7 p.m., FSN Detroit
Boston University at Boston College, 8 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
St. Cloud State at North Dakota, 7 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports
Minnesota at Minnesota State, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North

Friday, Dec. 10
New Hampshire at Maine, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Minnesota-Duluth at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North

Saturday, Dec. 11
Michigan State at Michigan, 3 p.m. Eastern, Big Ten Network/FSN Detroit (Big Chill at the Big House)
Bemidji State at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Central, FSN Wisconsin
Minnesota-Duluth at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North

Saturday, Dec. 18
U.S. Under-18 Team at North Dakota, 7 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports

Thursday, Dec. 30
Great Lakes Invitational championship, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit
Massachusetts at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Central, FSN Wisconsin

Friday, Dec. 31
Massachusetts at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Central, FSN Wisconsin
Northern Michigan at Denver, 6 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Saturday, Jan. 1
Ferris State at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North

Friday, Jan. 7
Miami at Ohio State, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Michigan at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, Big Ten Network
Providence at Boston College, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Robert Morris at North Dakota, 7:30 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports

Saturday, Jan. 8
Michigan State at Michigan, 7 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit Plus
Robert Morris at North Dakota, 7 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports

Sunday, Jan. 9
Boston University at Vermont, 7 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports

Friday, Jan. 14
Ferris State at Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Massachusetts at Massachusetts-Lowell, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Minnesota at North Dakota, 7:30 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports, FSN North
Army at Air Force, 8 p.m. Mountain, CBS College Sports

Saturday, Jan. 15
Harvard at Boston University, 7 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Minnesota at North Dakota, 7 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports, FSN North

Sunday, Jan. 16
Boston College at Maine, 7 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports

Friday, Jan. 21
Miami at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Alaska at Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit Plus
Boston College at Boston University, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Nebraska-Omaha at North Dakota, 7:30 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports
Alaska-Anchorage at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Saturday, Jan. 22
Boston University at New Hampshire, 7 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Nebraska-Omaha at North Dakota, 7 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports
Alaska-Anchorage at Denver, 7 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Thursday, Jan. 27
Michigan State at Ferris State, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit

Friday, Jan. 28
Miami at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Massachusetts at Northeastern, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Alaska-Anchorage at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North
North Dakota at Colorado College, 8 p.m. Mountain, CBS College Sports

Saturday, Jan. 29
Miami at Notre Dame, 5 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit
Vermont at Merrimack, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Michigan vs. Michigan State at Detroit, 8 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit
Alaska-Anchorage at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North

Friday, Feb. 4
Michigan at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Michigan State at Ohio State, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, Big Ten Network
Maine at New Hampshire, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Minnesota at Minnesota-Duluth, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North
Denver at Colorado College, 8 p.m. Mountain, CBS College Sports

Saturday, Feb. 5
Michigan at Miami, 5 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit
Maine at New Hampshire, 7 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Minnesota at Minnesota-Duluth, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North
Colorado College at Denver, 7 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Monday, Feb. 7
Harvard vs. Northeastern, 5 p.m. Eastern, NESN (Beanpot)
Boston College vs. Boston University, 8 p.m. Eastern, NESN (Beanpot)

Friday, Feb. 11
Boston University at Massachusetts, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Ohio State at Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, Big Ten Network
Denver at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North
Alaska-Anchorage at North Dakota, 7:30 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports

Saturday, Feb. 12
Northern Michigan at Michigan State, 5 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit
Denver at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Central, FSN North
Ohio State at Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, Big Ten Network
Alaska-Anchorage at North Dakota, 7 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports

Monday, Feb. 14
Beanpot championship game, 8 p.m. Eastern, NESN

Friday, Feb. 18
New Hampshire at Vermont, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Minnesota at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Central, Big Ten Network
Michigan Tech at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Saturday, Feb. 19
Western Michigan at Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit
Maine at Massachusetts-Lowell, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Minnesota at Wisconsin, 8 p.m. Central, FSN Wisconsin, FSN North
Michigan Tech at Denver, 7 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Friday, Feb. 25
Niagara at Rochester Institute of Technology, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
Bowling Green at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit Plus
Vermont at Boston University, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Michigan Tech at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Central, FSN North

Saturday, Feb. 26
Bemidji State at North Dakota, 3:30 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports
Vermont at Boston University, 6 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Michigan Tech at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Central, FSN North

Sunday, Feb. 27
Bemidji State at North Dakota, 3:30 p.m. Central, Fox College Sports

Friday, March 4
CCHA playoffs first-round game, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit
New Hampshire at Boston College, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, NESN
Minnesota at Bemidji State, 7:30 p.m. Central, FSN North
St. Cloud State at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Mountain, FSN Rocky Mountain

Saturday, March 5
Colorado College at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Central, FSN Wisconsin
Minnesota at Bemidji State, 7 p.m. Central, FSN North

Sunday, March 6
Hockey East women’s championship, TBA, NESN

Saturday, March 12
Hockey East quarterfinal, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, NESN

Thursday, March 17
WCHA Final Five, TBA, FSN Wisconsin

Friday, March 18
WCHA Final Five semifinals, TBA, FSN Wisconsin
ECAC semifinals, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
CCHA semifinals, 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit Plus
Hockey East semifinals, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern, NESN

Saturday, March 19
Hockey East championship, 7 p.m. Eastern, NESNPlus
ECAC championship, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, CBS College Sports
CCHA championship, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, FSN Detroit Plus
WCHA Final Five championship, TBA, FSN Wisconsin

How I voted in WCHA preseason poll

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The WCHA preseason polls were released the other day, and, to my mind, there weren’t many surprises near the top.

North Dakota is a solid favorite for the MacNaughton Cup, Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State should be in the mix and Denver could be hanging around the top, even without a number of the players that made it successful over the last few years.

Before I get into what did surprise me, albeit mildly, here’s how I voted in the media poll, organized this year by Bruce Ciskie:

1. North Dakota
2. Minnesota-Duluth
3. St. Cloud State
4. Denver
5. Bemidji State
6. Minnesota
7. Wisconsin
8. Colorado College
9. Nebraska-Omaha
10. Minnesota State
11. Alaska-Anchorage
12. Michigan Tech

Player of the year: Chay Genoway, North Dakota
Rookie of the year: Jaden Schwartz, Colorado College

I thought either Bemidji State or Nebraska-Omaha would appear in the top half of the polls, but they traded off eighth and ninth.

Honestly, I think either one could end up in the top half of the standings, but I put Bemidji State at fifth because I think it has a great chance of carrying over what it accomplished last season. The Beavers have most of their scoring and both of their goaltenders back, and they shouldn’t be awed by the transition to the WCHA because they’ve played a lot of the teams over the last few seasons.

All in all, though, I had a lot of hesitation about hitting the send button on the e-mail with my ballot. I don’t really like where I had Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado College and UNO, but I had to settle on something.

I can’t remember putting a team that played in the last game of the season so low in the rankings the next year. Then again, I can’t remember a team losing quite as much as Wisconsin did over the summer.

Minnesota is a mystery to me. So much talent, but we’ve seen where that doesn’t always matter.

I think Colorado College is a middle-of-the-pack team this season, but I have in my mind that whenever I think that, the Tigers turn out to be pretty good.

And picking a Dean Blais-coached team for ninth just feels wrong.

But it’s done, and we can put away the polls until March, when we can all have a good laugh.

Now it’s on to picking the national top 20 for the first USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, which will be released on Monday. I know who I’m picking for first, but spots 2 through 20 are up for grabs.

Anchorage Defenseman Lafranchise Out for First Semester

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Alaska-Anchorage defenseman Kane Lafranchise is academically ineligible for the first semester, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

Lafranchise is the Seawolves’ top returning defenseman in terms of last season’s offensive production. He had three goals and 12 assists.

“It’s definitely going to hurt us,” Seawolves coach Dave Shyiak told the newspaper. “The second half of last season, he really came on offensively. But, with [Lafranchise out], it gives some other guys opportunity.”

Miami, Michigan Split Votes in CCHA Polls

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CCHA coaches and media don’t agree on the order, but they agree on this in preseason polls: Miami and Michigan should be the top two teams in the league this season.

Michigan took the top spot in the coaches poll, while Miami led off the media poll.

The Wolverines, who return 19 letterwinners from a team that rallied in the CCHA playoffs last season to extend its streak of NCAA tournament berths to 20 years, got eight of 11 first-place votes from the coaches.

Miami got the other three first-place votes from the coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own team.

The RedHawks, featuring 17 returning players from a team that made its second straight Frozen Four appearance in 2010, earned 57 first-place votes from the media.

Michigan got 17 first-place votes, and Michigan State got one.

The full polls follow:

Coaches Poll

Team (first-place votes)   Points
 1. Michigan (8)              108
 2. Miami (3)                 103
 3. Alaska                     81
 4. Michigan State             76
 5. Notre Dame                 75
 6. Northern Michigan          65
 7. Ferris State               64
 8. Ohio State                 56
 9. Lake Superior State        35
10. Western Michigan           29
11. Bowling Green              23

Media Poll

Team (first-place votes)   Points
 1. Miami (57)                877
 2. Michigan (17)             825
 3. Michigan State (1)        651
 4. Alaska                    618
 5. Notre Dame                567
 6. Ferris State              546
 7. Northern Michigan         536
 8. Ohio State                428
 9. Lake Superior State       312
10. Western Michigan          225
11. Bowling Green             190

Three Miami players and two Michigan players made the league’s preseason all-conference first team, selected by the coaches.

Forward Andy Miele, defenseman Chris Wideman and goaltender Cody Reichard represent the RedHawks on the first team. Michigan forwards Carl Hagelin and Louie Caporusso and Ferris State defenseman Zach Redmond also appear on the first team.

The second team is forwards Carter Camper of Miami, Andy Taranto of Alaska and Matt Rust of Michigan; defensemen Torey Krug of Michigan State and Chad Langlais of Michigan; and goaltender Pat Nagle of Ferris State.

Vermont Dumps Pacan for Conduct Violation

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Vermont has dismissed sophomore forward David Pacan after what coach Kevin Sneddon said was a violation of the school’s student-athlete code of conduct, the Burlington Free Press reported.

“We have a clearly defined set of expectations as a hockey program here that the players are very well aware of,” Sneddon told the newspaper. “On top of that, we have the UVM code of conduct, which the guys sign and are obliged to uphold.

“[Pacan] violated that student-athlete code of conduct to a point where we felt it was in everybody’s best interest to release him from the team.”

Pacan played in all 39 games for the Catamounts last season, posting seven goals and 14 points.

He was a sixth-round pick (No. 177 overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2009.

It is the second dismissal from the team in 2010. Justin Milo was let go in February for what Sneddon said at the time was “the best interest of the program.”

Boston College the Favorite, Hockey East Coaches Say

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Defending national champion Boston College is as unanimous a favorite as possible in the Hockey East preseason poll.

The Eagles got nine first-place votes to finish atop the balloting. Coaches are not able to vote for their own school, and Maine received the first-place vote from BC coach Jerry York.

Maine finished second, followed by defending Hockey East regular season champion New Hampshire.

The full poll follows:

Team (first-place votes)   Points
 1. Boston College (9)         90
 2. Maine (1)                  80
 3. New Hampshire              76
 4. Boston University          59
 5. Northeastern               54
 6. Vermont                    53
 7. Merrimack                  48
 8. Massachusetts-Lowell       33
 9. Massachusetts              26
10. Providence                 21

Massachusetts color commentator Brock Hines was named the recipient of the Joe Concannon Hockey East Media Award.

RIT’s Arena Project Will Build New Locker Rooms

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A $3.5 million project scheduled to start in October will expand the men’s and women’s hockey locker rooms at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Ritter Arena.

A one-story, 12,000-square-foot addition to the 52,125-square-foot facility will house team locker rooms, coaches’ rooms and other team areas.

“This is exciting news for our program,” RIT men’s coach Wayne Wilson said in a statement. “We’ve always had the great game night atmosphere and now we will have first-class facilities for our players when they prepare for games.”

Ritter Arena was built as part of the original school campus in 1968.

The work is scheduled to be finished in April 2011.

The existing RIT locker rooms will be used for visiting teams, allowing the school to host tournaments.

“It’s a great addition for both programs,” RIT women’s coach Scott McDonald said. “It’s an exciting time to be part of the RIT hockey program. These upgrades will help us in our competition for top recruits. The commitment our administration is showing to building a winning tradition is second to none.”

North Dakota Runaway Favorite in WCHA Polls

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North Dakota is the nearly unanimous choice of WCHA coaches and media members to win that league’s regular season title.

The Fighting Sioux took 10 of 12 first-place votes in the coaches poll, organized by the Grand Forks Herald and 28 of 29 first-place votes in the media poll, conducted by KZIO-FM of Duluth, Minn.

St. Cloud State got the other first-place votes — two from the coaches to finish second and one from the media to finish third behind Minnesota-Duluth.

North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway was selected as the preseason player of the year by the media, while Minnesota-Duluth forward Jack Connolly got the honors from the coaches.

Colorado College forward Jaden Schwartz was the consensus pick as the preseason rookie of the year.

The full polls follow:

Coaches Poll

Team (first-place votes)   Points
 1. North Dakota (10)         120
 2. St. Cloud State (2)       105
 3. Minnesota-Duluth          100
 4. Denver                     88
 5. Minnesota                  82
 6. Colorado College           67
 7. Wisconsin                  64
 8. Nebraska-Omaha             55
 9. Bemidji State              46
10. Minnesota State            31
11. Alaska-Anchorage           19
12. Michigan Tech              15

Media Poll

Team (first-place votes)   Points
 1. North Dakota (28)         347
 2. Minnesota-Duluth          300
 3. St. Cloud State (1)       295
 4. Denver                    242
 5. Wisconsin                 218
 6. Minnesota                 203
 7. Colorado College          182
 8. Bemidji State             156
 9. Nebraska-Omaha            125
10. Minnesota State            97
11. Alaska-Anchorage           51
12. Michigan Tech              46

Yale Adds Koizumi to Women’s Coaching Staff

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Former Minnesota-Duluth captain and assistant coach Jessica Koizumi has joined new Yale coach Joakim Flygh’s staff as an assistant.

Koizumi, who played at Minnesota-Duluth from 2003 to 2007 and also was part of the world championship 2008 U.S. Women’s National Team, spent last season as an assistant coach at the North American Hockey Academy.

She also was a part-time player for the Montreal Stars in the Central Women’s Hockey League. This season, she will have the same role for the new Boston team in the same league.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have Jess join our staff,” Flygh said in a statement. “She will be a tremendous role model for our student-athletes and I am excited for her to start working with our players on and off the ice. She comes from a culture of winning and she is passionate about the game. As a player, Jess was meticulous in her preparation — I have no doubt that this will carry through in her coaching. Jess is an important addition to our staff as we look to build a very competitive program.”

Providence Tabs Rask to Join Staff

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Former Providence All-American Devin Rask will join his alma mater as an assistant coach.

Rask replaces Stan Moore, who resigned earlier this month.

“Devin will be a terrific addition to our coaching staff,” Providence coach Tim Army said in a statement. “He had a wonderful career at Providence College and he embodies all that we expect of our student-athletes. We look forward to him joining our staff and helping us to continue to instill those values in our current student-athletes.”

Rask was an assistant coach at Connecticut last season.

He was an All-American in 2001, when he had 51 points to help the Friars make the NCAA tournament.

Back on Top: Minnesota-Duluth Opens at No. 1 in Women’s Poll

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Minnesota-Duluth starts the 2010-11 season where it left off in 2009-10: at the top of the pack in women’s college hockey.

Related link: USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll — Sept. 27, 2010

The defending national champion Bulldogs got 14 of 15 first-place votes to take first in the inaugural USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll of the season.

Cornell was a distant second in the voting, with Mercyhurst, Minnesota and Wisconsin filling out the top five.

Minnesota got the only first-place vote that didn’t go to Minnesota-Duluth.

Wisconsin-Stout Players Charged in Murder

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A Wisconsin-Stout incoming freshman player faces a felony murder charge, while a teammate is charged with being a party to the crime.

Jedidiah R. McGlasson, 21, and Jared C. Britton, 23, were in Dunn County (Wis.) Jail in advance of a Friday afternoon bond hearing.

The charges they face stem from the death of UW-Stout student Bradley L. Simon as the result of a run-in with McGlasson and Britton in the early-morning hours of Sept. 18, according to the Menomonie (Wis.) Police Department.

McGlasson is described by the school as as freshman from Kenai, Alaska, majoring in engineering technology and a hockey recruit.

Britton is a senior from Regina, Saskatchewan, who is majoring in manufacturing engineering and has played three years for the hockey team.

According to police:

• McGlasson, Britton and Simon were involved in a verbal altercation along with other customers inside the Log Jam tavern in Menomonie before the sides were separated.

• A short time later, Simon left the bar and was riding a bicycle when he was confronted by McGlasson and Britton, who allegedly assaulted Simon. That caused the bicycle Simon was riding to crash into a concrete wall, sending Simon over the handlebars. Simon struck his head on the wall.

• McGlasson and Britton left the scene before emergency medical and police officials arrived. Simon was transported by helicopter to Luther Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis., where he died on Thursday.

UW-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorenson said the school is doing “everything possible” to help Simon’s family.

“I was severely disappointed today to hear about the alleged behavior that led to the charges brought against two UW-Stout students, one who has played for our hockey team for three years and one who was recruited to play for the team,” Sorenson said in a statement.

“I cannot comment on the specifics of the case. The Menomonie Police Department, assisted by our campus police department, has done a remarkable job in investigating the incident. We have been kept informed of the major developments as they affected UW-Stout, and I have directed everyone on campus to give the investigators their full cooperation.”

Britton played in 34 games over his first three seasons with the Blue Devils, including 23 in 2008-09.

McGlasson split last season between Kenai River and Alaska in the NAHL.

UPDATE (July 10, 2011): Former Wisconsin-Stout player Britton found not guilty of murder

Stem Cell Transplant Complete for Yale’s Schwartz

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Yale’s Mandi Schwartz received the long-awaited stem cell transplant Wednesday in a 32-minute procedure at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s inpatient transplant unit at the University of Washington Medical Center.

Yale’s athletic department confirmed the procedure in a post on a site dedicated to Schwartz’s battle with acute myeloid lymphoma.

The next step is engraftment, when the transplanted stem cells start to grow in her bone marrow and manufacture new blood cells and immune cells, according to the post.

For more information, see Yale’s latest update.

Augsburg Women Add Holldorf, Horak as Assistants

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Augsburg has named Carrie Holldorf and Jody Horak as assistant coaches under Michelle McAteer on the women’s team.

Holldorf was a forward for Providence in 2001-02 and for St. Cloud State from 2002 to 2005.

Horak played goal at Minnesota from 2001 to 2005.

“I am very excited to have Carrie and Jody join the Augsburg coaching staff,” McAteer said in a statement. “Both had successful Division I playing careers and both have captured national titles. They are great coaches and role models for our program.”

Holldorf was an assistant coach with the Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.) prep school under-16 team from 2007 to 2010.

Horak served as an assistant coach at Centennial (Minn.) High School in 2005-06 and at Roseville (Minn.) High School from 2006 to 2010.

Minnesota-Duluth Favored to Win Women’s WCHA

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Defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth is the pick of WCHA coaches to win the women’s league title in 2010-11.

The Bulldogs, who tied Minnesota for last year’s regular-season title, claimed six of eight first-place votes from the coaches, who could not vote for their own team.

Wisconsin got the other two first-place votes and came in second in the poll, followed by Minnesota.

The full poll follows:

Team (first-place votes)   Points
1. Minnesota-Duluth (6)        48
2. Wisconsin (2)               43
3. Minnesota                   37
4. Ohio State                  30
5. North Dakota                27
6. Bemidji State               17
7. St. Cloud State             13
8. Minnesota State              9

Wisconsin forward Hilary Knight, returning from a year off to play with the U.S. women’s Olympic team, was the pick of seven of eight coaches as preseason player of the year.

Minnesota forward Amanda Kessel got six of the eight votes for the league’s preseason rookie of the year.

RIT Heads Atlantic Hockey Coaches Poll

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Defending champion and national semifinalist Rochester Institute of Technology has been picked to repeat as champions in the Atlantic Hockey coaches poll, announced Tuesday at the league’s media day, held at Blue Cross Arena, site of the 2011 league championships.

Mercyhurst, which finished fourth last season, was picked to finish second and Air Force third. Newcomers Niagara and Robert Morris were tied for fourth in the poll.

The league has a new schedule this season, dividing into two geographic “pods,” with each team playing the other teams in its pod three times, and teams from the other pod twice. The teams in the western scheduling “pod” finished in the top six positions in the poll.

“Atlantic Hockey continues to grow and become stronger each year, as evidenced by RIT’s success in the NCAA tournament last season,” league commissioner Bob DiGregorio said. “We’re excited to welcome Niagara and Robert Morris to the league, two excellent hockey programs.”

The expansion also means a new playoff format for the AHA. While there will be a single set of standings, the top two teams in each scheduling pod will receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs.

The third- through sixth-place teams in each pod will play in first-round games, with the surviving eight teams then seeded according to the overall standings and paired off in best-of-three quarterfinal series. The four winners then advance to Rochester for the semifinals and finals.

The full poll follows:

Team (first-place votes)   Points
 1. RIT (8)                    118
 2. Mercyhurst (2)             101
 3. Air Force                   98
 4. Niagara                     82
    Robert Morris (2)           82
 6. Canisius                    63
 7. Sacred Heart                61
 8. Holy Cross                  60
 9. Army                        48
10. Bentley                     47
11. Connecticut                 21
12. American International      11

Media, Coaches See Yale as Tops in ECAC Hockey

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Two-time defending ECAC Hockey champion Yale is the pick of both league coaches and media to finish atop the standings in 2010-11.

The Bulldogs got 11 of the 12 first-place votes from coaches and 25 of the 30 votes in the media poll, conducted through the ECAC Hockey Writers and Broadcasters Association.

Cornell, Union and Rensselaer filled out the top four in the coaches poll, with Colgate replacing Rensselaer in the top four of the media poll.

The full polls follow:

Coaches Poll

Team (first-place votes)   Points
 1. Yale (11)                 121
 2. Cornell (1)                92
 3. Union                      86
 4. Rensselaer                 79
 5. Colgate                    69
 6. Dartmouth                  67
 7. Harvard                    62
 8. Quinnipiac                 54
 9. St. Lawrence               52
10. Princeton                  43
11. Brown                      34
12. Clarkson                   33

Media Poll

Team (first-place votes)   Points
 1. Yale (25)                 354
 2. Cornell (2)               288
 3. Union (1)                 276
 4. Colgate (2)               263
 5. Rensselaer                211
 6. Dartmouth                 188
 7. St. Lawrence              172
 8. Quinnipiac                142
 9. Princeton                 135
10. Harvard                   120
11. Brown                     118
12. Clarkson                   82

A pair of Rensselaer players were named to the coaches’ preseason all-league team.

Engineers goaltender Allen York and forward Chase Polacek joined defensemen George Hughes of St. Lawrence and Evan Stephens of Dartmouth and forwards Broc Little of Yale and Austin Smith of Colgate on the team.

Mercyhurst the Favorite in 2010-11 CHA Women’s Race

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Mercyhurst is the choice of CHA women’s coaches to win the league’s regular-season title in 2010-11.

The Lakers, national semifinalists last season, took four of five first-place votes in the balloting.

Syracuse got the lone remaining first-place vote to finish second, followed by Niagara, Robert Morris and Wayne State.

The full results follow:

Team (first-place votes)  Points
1. Mercyhurst (4)             16
2. Syracuse (1)               13
3. Niagara                    10
4. Robert Morris               7
5. Wayne State                 4

Boston University Women Picked to Repeat in Hockey East

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Defending champion Boston University is the favorite for the 2010-11 Hockey East women’s regular-season title, according to league coaches.

The Terriers received six of the eight first-place votes in the preseason balloting, with second-place Boston College taking the other two.

Providence, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine were picked to finish third through eighth, respectively.

The full results follow:

Team (first-place votes)   Points
1. Boston University (6)       55
2. Boston College (2)          49
3. Providence                  42
4. New Hampshire               35
5. Northeastern                34
6. Connecticut                 31
7. Vermont                     20
8. Maine                       14

Battista Named to Key Role in Penn State Programs

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Penn State is putting many of the key components of its transition to Division I status into the hands of a familiar face around hockey in the area.

Joe Battista, the longtime men’s club coach and school employee, will be the associate athletic director for ice arena operations and the director of the Ice Arena and Hockey Campaign.

Some of the main elements of the role include coordinating search committees for the men’s and women’s Division I coaches, administering those programs and consulting on the design of the new arena.

Last Friday, the school announced it was forming varsity men’s and women’s programs and building a new hockey arena after an $88 million gift from alumnus Terry Pegula and his wife, Kim.

Battista also will be in charge of the efforts to raise another $10 million to support the arena, and the programs and intramurals that will be housed in it.

“This is a dream come true for all skating and hockey enthusiasts and the entire Penn State Icer Family,” Battista said in a statement. “I want to thank Terry and Kim Pegula for their incredible generosity to make all of this possible. We have a shared passion for Penn State, ice hockey and skating, and for helping others. We are committed to bringing their vision for a world-class facility and skating programs and to build championship-caliber college ice hockey teams, to fruition. This new facility will serve Penn State students, alumni, faculty, and staff and be a great destination for residents of Central Pennsylvania and visitors to Centre County.”

Formerly the executive director of the Nittany Lion Club, Battista most recently was the director of major gifts for the Smeal College of Business.

“We are extremely excited to have Joe back in the athletic department and think he is the perfect person for this position,” Penn State athletic director Tim Curley said. “As we elevate our club programs to Division I status, Joe’s vast knowledge of hockey, connection to our alumni and donors, and overall charisma and ‘can-do’ attitude made him the best choice for this important role. We cannot wait for him to get started.”

Penn State plans to debut its Division I programs in the 2012-13 season.

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