University of Rhode Island sports information director Mike Lepay refuted this week a report that the school was interested in moving its club hockey program up to the Division I level by The Boston Herald and US College Hockey Online.  In an interview with Rhode Island NPR, he stated, “We’re not pursuing adding either men’s […]

The Atlantic Hockey Association’s expansion talks are heating up following multiple reports of two schools’ interest in joining the Division I hockey conference.  After the league’s spring meetings held at Bentley University last week, the AHA and its officials acknowledged that two schools were in talks with interest in joining following the departure of the […]

The Atlantic Hockey Association announced that it received applications from two institutions regarding expansion of the league following the departure of Connecticut after the 2013-2014 season.  The league, which held its spring meetings at Bentley University this past week, also announced it would increase the scholarship limit from 12 to 14 in time for the […]

Two years ago, it was an eyebrow-raising move. As college hockey realignment continued to shake down, Hockey East made a logical but still bold move.  After inviting and accepting Notre Dame as its 11th member, the conference looked locally to find a 12th team.  The rumor mill rolled forward on a daily basis, with the […]

Senior week is nearly dawning on college campuses across America.  As institutions of higher learning plan on expelling the latest batch of graduates into the harsh realities of the working world, the college hockey world enters a summer of relative peace following the last two summers of realignment discontent. When colleges reconvene in September, two […]