|
Rand Pecknold
Rand Pecknold (born February 4, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach who serves as the head coach for the men's ice hockey team at Quinnipiac University. Early life Pecknold was born February 4, 1967, in Bedford, New Hampshire. He attended, and played varsity hockey, for Manchester High School West and Lawrence Academy. He went on to play collegiately at Division III Connecticut College, where he set single season scoring records for goals and points by a defenseman. Career Pecknold was an assistant hockey coach at Connecticut College for three years. Pecknold is currently the head coach of the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team. He took over the program at Quinnipiac in 1994 and led the transition from Division II to Division I in the 1998–99 season, when he was able to become full time as coach of the program. In his first five years at Quinnipiac, he continued to teach high school history at North Haven High School. In his 19th season behind the bench, he led the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach, or manager is a professional responsible for training and developing athletes within a sports team. This role often has a higher public profile and salary than other coaching positions. In some sports, such as association football and professional baseball, this role is referred to as the "manager," while in others, like Australian rules football, it is called "senior coach." The head coach typically reports to a sporting director or general manager. In professional sports, where senior players are full-time employees under contract, the head coach often functions similarly to a general manager. Other coaches within the organization usually report to the head coach and specialize in areas such as offense or defense, with further subdivisions into specific roles like position coaches. In youth sports, the head coach often serves as the primary representative of the coaching staff, managing communication with parents and overseeing the overall developmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance, and Shot (ice hockey), shoot a vulcanized rubber hockey puck into the other team's net. Each Goal (ice hockey), goal is worth one point. The team with the highest score after an hour of playing time is declared the winner; ties are broken in Overtime (ice hockey), overtime or a Shootout (ice hockey), shootout. In a formal game, each team has six Ice skating, skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, including a goaltender. It is a contact sport#Grades, full contact game and one of the more physically demanding team sports. The modern sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada, most notably in Montreal, where the first indoor ice hockey game, first indoor game was play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''2023 WJHC'') was the 47th edition of the IIHF World Junior Championship, Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, held from 26 December 2022 to 5 January 2023. It was won by Canada men's national junior ice hockey team, Canada, in overtime of the gold-medal game. Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team, Czechia won the silver, their first medal since 2005. Background The relegation round was revived, after a two-year hiatus due to the 2021 Division I, II, and III tournaments having been cancelled, and in 2022, both Russia and Belarus were expelled from the competition. Top Division Venues Originally, Novosibirsk and Omsk in Russia were selected as host cities, however Russia's hosting rights were revoked in February 2022 due to Russian invasion of Ukraine. Instead, hosting rights were given to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax and Moncton in Canada. This was the 18th time Canada hosted the competition, and the third consec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIHF World Junior Championship
The IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC), sometimes referred to as World Juniors, is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. It is traditionally held in late December, ending in early January (beginning from Boxing Day to January 5). The tournament usually attracts the top hockey players in this age category. The main tournament features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world, comprising the 'Top Division', from which a world champion is crowned. There are also three lower pools—Divisions I, II and III—that each play separate tournaments playing for the right to be promoted to a higher pool, or face relegation to a lower pool. The competition's profile is particularly high in Canada, and this is partly for historical reasons because prior to NHL players being allowed in the Winter Olympics, this was a rare tournament where the best western players faced the best play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 20th IIHF World U18 Championship. The tournament was played from 19 to 29 April 2018 in Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk, Russia. United States lost the final to Finland. It was also the first time France had ever played in the top division at the U18 World Championship. Top Division Match officials 12 referees and 10 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Jonathan Alarie * Kenneth Anderson * Geoffrey Barcelo * Christoffer Holm * Benjamin Hoppe * Ken Mollard * Denis Naumov * Kristijan Nikolic * Daniel Pražák * Peter Stano * Kristian Vikman * Milan Zrnič ;Linesmen * Maxime Chaput * Daniel Hynek * Balazs Kovacs * Jan-Christian Müller * Lauri Nikulainen * Tobias Nordlander * Charlie O'Connor * Ulrich Pardatscher * Nikita Shalagin * Dmitry Shishlo Preliminary round Group A ''All times are local ( UTC+5).'' Group B Relegation round Playoff round Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIHF World U18 Championship
The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to the Ice Hockey World Championships and the IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament was first held in 1999. History The United States leads the tournament with eleven championships followed by Canada with five championships, Finland with four, Russia with three, and Sweden with two. Players who do not participate in the World Championship due to their respective league postseasons have the alternative of representing their country in the non-IIHF Hlinka Gretzky Cup in August. Results * Number of tournaments placing in a particular top-four position at the time. Medal table Hosting countries See also * IIHF World Ranking * Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Season
The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 1, 2022, and concluded with the NCAA championship on April 8, 2023. This was the 75th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and was US college hockey's 129th year overall. Conference realignment On August 31, 2021, Alaska Anchorage announced that the $3 million fundraising goal had been reached and the team would return for the 2022–23 season. On February 23, Lindenwood University announced that they would be promoting their athletic program to Division I for the 2022–23 academic year. Then on March 17, Lindenwood announced that they would promote their men's ice hockey team from club to Division I, which was confirmed the next day by university president John R. Porter. The formal announcement was made on March 24. On April 5, Stonehill College announced that they would also promoting their athletic program to Division I for the 2022–23 academic year. Stonehill's hockey program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Penrose Award
The Spencer Penrose Award is awarded yearly to the top coach in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The finalists for each year's award comprise the conference Coach of the Year winners from each Division I men's ice hockey conference, plus the coaches of the four Frozen Four teams. Spencer Penrose was a philanthropist who helped construct The Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010 United States Census, 2 ..., where the first ten college ice hockey championships were held. Several coaches have won the award more than once but Len Ceglarski and George Gwozdecky are the only people to have done so for different teams. Mike Hastings is the only coach to win the award in consecutive seasons (As of 2023). Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Taylor Award (ECAC Hockey)
The Tim Taylor Award is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey regular season to the best coach in the conference as voted by the coaches of each ECAC team. The Coach of the Year was first awarded in 1987 and every year thereafter until 2007 when it was renamed in honor of long-time Yale head coach A head coach, senior coach, or manager is a professional responsible for training and developing athletes within a sports team. This role often has a higher public profile and salary than other coaching positions. In some sports, such as associat ... Tim Taylor after he had retired following the 2005–06 season. The vote for the award was split in its second year, but not since. (as of 2020) Award winners Winners by school Multiple winners References General * * * Specific External links ECAC Hockey Awards (Incomplete) {{ECAC Hockey League List of ECAC ECAC Hockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Atlantic Hockey Coach Of The Year
The Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Atlantic Hockey regular season to the top coach in the conference as voted by the coaches of each Atlantic Hockey team. Award winners Winners by school Multiple Awards References {{Atlantic Hockey Atlantic Hockey, Coach of the Year College ice hockey coach of the year awards in the United States, Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Season
The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 2, 2021, and concluded with the NCAA championship on April 9, 2022. This was the 74th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and was US college hockey's 128th year overall. Conference realignment and program suspensions Seven schools that had been members of the men's WCHA made a joint decision to leave and reestablish the CCHA, whose original version had last played in the 2012–13 season. They were joined by St. Thomas, who were raising their athletic programs from Division III. Of the remaining three WCHA men's teams, Alaska would continue as an independent program, Alaska Anchorage would suspend operations until fundraising efforts could determine the future of the team and Alabama–Huntsville would suspend operations until they could secure placement within a conference. On May 26, Robert Morris University announced the termination of both their men's and women's ice hockey t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
