Scouting Reports
QMJHL Announces Plan for Oct. 1 Return with Limited Fans
Posted on June 9, 2020
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, which just held its draft last week, announced plans for the league to return on Oct. 1 with limited fans in attendance. The league said it’s planning to play a full 68-game schedule in 2020-21. League commissioner Gilles Courteau made the announcement. He said that the league informed the…
Boston Advantage Joins USPHL, NCDC
Posted on June 9, 2020
The Boston Advantage will join the USPHL and NCDC for the upcoming 2020-21 season; the sides announced an agreement last week. The Advantage will join the Tier-II NCDC along with the USPHL Premier and will have full-season teams at the 18U, 16U and 15U levels. “We’ve always had a good relationship with the USPHL, especially…
Michigan Tech’s Mitch Meek Transfers to LIU; Sharks Add More Recruits
Posted on June 8, 2020
Michigan Tech defense Mitch Meek announced that he’s transferring to Long Island for this upcoming season. Meek just completed his third season with Michigan Tech, and will head to LIU as a grad transfer eligible to play next season. Meek has appeared in 61 games in his college career, posting three goals and seven assists…
NAHL’s Janesville Jets Hire Burgess as Head Coach
Posted on June 8, 2020
The Janesville Jets (NAHL) announced the hiring of Parker Burgess as head coach and promoted former assistant coach Lennie Childs to a new role of associate head coach. Burgess replaces Corey Leivermann, who had accepted the role of associate head coach with the Madison Capitols of the United States Hockey League (USHL), and will transition out of his Jets…
BC Recruit Cam MacDonald Signs with Saint John in QMJHL
Posted on June 4, 2020
Cam MacDonald, a 17-year-old forward who was committed to Boston College, has signed with the Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL. MacDonald is a Novia Scotia native and is already 6-foot-2 as a 2003-born player. He’s a prospect eligible for the 2021 NHL Draft. “It means a lot to sign with an organization like…
Gary Roberts Off-Season Goals
Posted on June 3, 2020
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UAH Head Coach Mike Corbett Resigns
Posted on June 3, 2020
Just last week, Alabama-Huntsville’s men’s hockey program was saved after a fundraising campaign raised more than $500,000 in five days. But on Wednesday, the Chargers lost their head coach. Mike Corbett will announce at a team meeting this afternoon that he is resigning. An official announcement will come shortly thereafter. According to Corbett, who told…
LIU Lands Two More As Program Builds
Posted on June 2, 2020
LIU landed its first recruit, ’99-born defenseman Jordan DiCicco, on Monday and the Sharks kept building the program with two more additions on Tuesday. DiCicco has a potential D partner in ’99-born defenseman Robert McCollum, who heads to LIU after being ranked No. 62 in our 1999 National Rankings report from last month. He also was…
LIU Lands First Recruit
Posted on June 1, 2020
Long Island University hired Brett Riley as its head coach last week, and on Monday, the Sharks added their first player. ’99-born defenseman Jordan DiCicco announced his commitment to the program. A native of London, Ont., DiCicco had a strong offensive season for the Brooks Bandits in the AJHL, posting six goals and 24 assists…
Dartmouth Hires Reid Cashman as Head Coach
Posted on June 1, 2020
Dartmouth announced the hiring of Reid Cashman as head coach on Monday. Cashman comes to Hanover as the 22nd head coach in program history after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to his pro career, Cashman was coaching at his alma…
