NCHA News

UW-Eau Claire's Matt Loen removes interim tag
Eau Claire, Wis. (April 14, 2008) - After leading UW-Eau Claire to their best finishes in many years, Matt Loen was named the head coach for the Blugolds' men's program. More >>

St. Norbert's Coghlin, Jones garner USCHO.com top honors
DePere, Wis. (April 10, 2008) St. Norbert's Kyle Jones and Tim Coghlin added more hardware to their trophy case. Jones was named the USCHO.com player of the year and Coghlin was named coach of the year. The NCHA dominated the West Region all-star team picked by the USCHO, placing eight players on the combined first and second teams. More >>

St. Norbert's Coghlin Division III coach of the year
DePere, Wis. (April 3, 2008) Tim Coghlin, who led St. Norbert College to a 27-1-4 record and the school's first NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey National Championship, has been named the winner of the 2008 Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the Men's Division III Ice Hockey Coach of the Year.. More >>

St. Norbert wins NCAA Division III championship title
Lake Placid, NY (March 23, 2008) St. Norbert College got an extra special present in their Easter basket - an NCAA championship. The Green Knights defeated Plattsburgh State, 2-0, to claim their first national title. More >>

St. Norbert moves into Division III championship game
Lake Placid, NY (March 22, 2008) St. Norbert College extended their unbeaten streak to 28 games with a 3-0 win over Norwich College in a NCAA Division III semi-final game. The Green Knights will face Plattsburgh in the championship game, Sunday, March 23. More >>

UW-Superior women finish fourth at NCAA finals
Plattsburgh, NY (March 22, 2008) UW-Superior lost a heartbreaker in a women's NCAA Division III Ice Hockey semi-final game, 4-3, in overtime to Manhattanville, then could not score a goal in a 3-0 loss to Elmira in the third place game. More >>

SNC's Jones national player of year; four NCHA women, six men honored
St. Paul, Minn. (March 20, 2008) St. Norbert goalie Kyle Jones received the Sid Watson Awrd as the NCAA Division III player of the year. On the men's side, UW-River Falls' TJ Dahl and Jim Henkemeyer, and St. Norbert's Marc Belanger joined Jones on the first team. The Falcons' Pat Borgestad, as well as UW-Stout's Jack Wolgemuth were named to the second team. On the women's side, UW-Superior's Gina Baranzelli and Kristi Hakala and UW-Stevens Point's Nicole Grossman and Jamie Lewandowski were first team picks. More >>

St. Norbert returns to Frozen Four with OT win over St Thomas
Green Bay, Wis. (March 15, 2008) Ben Peterson scored 8-minutes, 18-seconds into overtime to lift St. Norbert College to a 2-1 win over St. Thomas Saturday to send St. Norbert back to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey championships. More >>

UW-Superior women upend Gustavus, 'Jackets on to final rounds
St. Peter, Minn. (March 15, 2008) Second ranked Gustavus Adolphus scored first, but UW-Superior scored three unanswered goals to defeat the Gusties, 3-1, in an NCAA Division III first round game Saturday. The Yellowjackets will meet Manhattanville, Friday, March 21 at 3:30 pm. (ET) in at Plattsburgh State. More >>

UW-Stout falls to St. Thomas, St. Norbert to host Tommies Saturday
Mendota Heights, Minn. (March 12, 2008) St. Thomas scored two goals within a 10 second span in the third period and went on to give UW-Stout a 4-1 NCAA tournament first round loss. St. Thomas will play at St. Norbert College, Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m. More >>

UW-Superior advances to NCAA Division III women's hockey tourney
Superior, Wis. (March 10, 2008) UW-Superior received a bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championships and will play at Gustavus Adolphus, Saturday, March 15, at 2 p.m. in St. Peter, Minn. More >>

St. Norbert, UW-Stout earn NCAA Division III men's hockey playoff bids
St. Paul, Minn. (March 9, 2008) St. Norbert College and UW-Stout were awarded bids to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championships. Stout will be at St. Thomas, Wednesday, March 12. The winner will be at St. Norbert, Saturday, March 15. The women's bids will be announced, Monday, March 10. More >>

Belanger's overtime goal lifts St. Norbert over Stout in championship game
Green Bay, Wis. (March 8, 2008) Marc Belanger's goal with 2:57 left in overtime lifted St. Norbert to a 4-3 win over UW-Stout in the championship game of the Peters Cup. More >>

UW-Superior wins O'Brien Cup in overtime
Superior, Wis. (March 2, 2008) UW-Superior forward Teagan Cassan scored at the 10:09 mark of overtime to lift the Yellowjackets to a 2-1 win over UW-River Falls in the championship game of the O'Brien Cup Sunday. More >>

Green Knights to host Blue Devils in Peters Cup championship
DePere, Wis. (March 1, 2008) UW-Stout and St. Norbert College will meet Saturday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Cornerstone Community Center to determine the Peters Cup champion, and who will earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. More >>

UW-Superior's Gina Baranzelli is NCHA women's player of the year
Menomonie, Wis. (February 28, 2008) UW-Superior forward Gina Baranzelli (Sr, Virginia, Minn was named the NCHA women's player of the year, leading the announcement of the 2007-08 women's all-NCHA team. Her coach, Dan Laughlin, was named the coach of the year. UW-Stevens Point's Katy Lankey earned the NCHA Scholar-Athlete Award. More >>

DeHoey, Jones selected to participate in Frozen Four Skills Challenge
Denver, Colo. (February 28, 2008) Lake Forest forward Courtney DeHoey and St. Norbert goalie Kyle Jones were selected to participate in the 2008 Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 11 in conjunction with the NCAA Divison I men's Frozen Four at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo. More>>

UW-River Falls' Jamie Briski is NCHA women's player of the week
Menomonie, Wis. (February 25, 2008) UW-River Falls forward Jamie Briski (Fr, Chisholm, Minn) tallied four points in regular season ending series and was named the NCHA women's player of the week. More >>

St. Norbert's Kyle Jones is NCHA player of the year
Menomonie, Wis. (February 17, 2008) St. Norbert College goalie Kyle Jones (Sr, North Delta, BC) was named the NCHA men's player of the year, leading the announcement of the 2007-08 men's all-NCHA team. His coach, Tim Coghlin, was named the coach of the year. UW-Superior's Dustin Cosgrove earned the NCHA Scholar-Athlete Award. More >>

UW-Stout's DeFrancesca a finalist for Humanitarian Award
Menomonie, Wis. (January 29, 2008) UW-Stout senior Jeff DeFrancesca (Sr, Mt. Prospect, Ill) is a finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award. The 2008 recipient will be announced at the NCAA Division I men's championships in April in Denver, Colo. More >>

NCHA Standings

This Week's Games

Saturday, March 15
NCAA First Round
UW-Superior 3, Gustavus Adolphus 1

Friday, March 21
NCAA Semi-Final at Plattsburgh, NY
Manhattanville 4, UW-Superior 3 (OT)
Plattsburgh 2, Elmira 0

Saturday, March 22
NCAA Finals at Plattsburgh, NY
Third place game
Elmira 3, UW-Superior 0
Championship game
Plattsburgh 3, Manhattanville 2

Wednesday, March 12
NCAA Playoffs
St. Thomas 4, UW-Stout 1

Saturday, March 15
NCAA Playoffs
St. Norbert 2, St. Thomas 1 (OT)

Saturday, March 22
NCAA Playoffs at Lake Placid, NY
St. Norbert 3, Norwich 0
Plattsburgh 6, Elmira 3

Sunday, March 23
NCAA Playoffs at Lake Placid, NY
Championship Game, 3 pm
St. Norbert 2, Plattsburgh 0