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Canadian hockey referee arrested after allegedly hitting youth player
A Canadian hockey referee has been arrested after allegedly hitting a youth hockey player at the end of a game last weekend. Quebec City police spokesperson Sandra Dion told reporters that police responded to the incident just before 9:30 AM on Su...

Study: High School Seniors Playing Contact Sports Are 50% More Likely to Future Misuse of Prescription Stimulants
High school seniors who play sports were suggested to be more likely than non-athletes to misuse prescription stimulants in young adulthood, according to a recent study. Researchers from the University of Michigan also found that high school senio...
Michigan Hockey Parts Ways with Coach Mel Pearson
The University of Michigan men's hockey team will no longer be coached by Mel Pearson. Last Friday, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said the decision "has been weighed heavily and for some time," according to a report from the Associated P...

Offensive-Zone Faceoff Adjustments Headline Hockey Rule Changes
In a situation where the puck goes out of play during game action in the offensive zone, the ensuing faceoff will now remain in that zone, regardless of whether a player from the attacking team or the defending team was the last to touch the puck. ...

Illinois Athletics Will Not Field Div. 1 Hockey Team
The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics has concluded its exploration of Division I men's ice hockey and, barring an unforeseen change, does not intend to add the sport, Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced. Effecti...

ASU Appoints Naming Rights to New Multipurpose Arena
Arizona State University (ASU) announced a multi-year naming rights partnership with Mountain America Credit Union to name its new on-campus ice rink the Mountain America Community Iceplex. ASU’s new 5,000-seat multipurpose arena will open in fa...

Citing Abuse, MA Hockey Officials Quitting En Masse
As of October 5, Massachusetts youth hockey referees have lost roughly half of their officials from a year ago due to ongoing harassment and abuse from parents, coaches, and players. Typically, the Association for Referees of Massachusetts Hockey ...

Robert Morris Cuts D1 Men’s & Women’s Hockey
Robert Morris University announced today it will no longer field NCAA Division I men’s and women’s ice hockey teams as part of a series of strategic initiatives intended to position the university to be amongst the most agile and professionally f...






