| Jul 6 | Summers, Chris | D | Phoenix | Phoenix | $550K | 1 | $550K |
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| Jul 6 | McNeill, Patrick | D | Washington | Columbus | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Jul 6 | Roy, Derek | C | Vancouver | St. Louis | $4M | 1 | $4M |
| Jul 6 | Jones, Ryan | RW | Edmonton | Edmonton | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Jul 6 | Pardy, Adam | D | Buffalo | Winnipeg | $600K | 1 | $600K |
| Jul 6 | Santorelli, Mike | C | Winnipeg | Vancouver | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jul 6 | Samson, Jerome | RW | Carolina | Winnipeg | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jul 6 | Gordon, Andrew | RW | Vancouver | Winnipeg | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jul 6 | Sulzer, Alexander | D | Buffalo | Buffalo | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Jul 5 | Khabibulin, Nikolai | G | Edmonton | Chicago | $2M | 1 | $2M |
| Jul 5 | Johnson, Chad | G | Phoenix | Boston | $600K | 1 | $600K |
| Jul 5 | Cooke, Matt | LW | Pittsburgh | Minnesota | $7.5M | 3 | $2.5M |
| Jul 5 | Iginla, Jarome | RW | Pittsburgh | Boston | $6M | 1 | $6M |
| Jul 5 | Bolduc, Alexandre | C | Phoenix | St. Louis | $550K | 1 | $550K |
| Jul 5 | Mancari, Mark | RW | Buffalo | St. Louis | $600K | 1 | $600K |
| Jul 5 | Pouliot, Benoit | LW | Tampa Bay | NY Rangers | $1.3M | 1 | $1.3M |
| Jul 5 | Ryder, Michael | RW | Montreal | New Jersey | $7M | 2 | $3.5M |
| Jul 5 | Lapierre, Maxim | C | Vancouver | St. Louis | $2.2M | 2 | $1.1M |
| Jul 5 | Koivu, Saku | C | Anaheim | Anaheim | $2.5M | 1 | $2.5M |
| Jul 5 | Adams, Craig | C | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | $1.4M | 2 | $700K |
| Jul 5 | Olesz, Rostislav | C | Chicago | New Jersey | $1M | 1 | $1M |
| Jul 5 | Desbiens, Guillaume | RW | Vancouver | Colorado | $600K | 1 | $600K |
| Jul 5 | Wyman, J.T. | RW | Tampa Bay | Colorado | $750K | 1 | $750K |
| Jul 5 | Holden, Nick | D | Columbus | Colorado | $1.2M | 2 | $600K |
| Jul 5 | Hamilton, Ryan | LW | Toronto | Edmonton | $1.2M | 2 | $600K |
| Jul 5 | Johnson, Aaron | D | Boston | NY Rangers | $600K | 1 | $600K |
| Jul 5 | Brennan, T.J. | D | Nashville | Toronto | $600K | 1 | $600K |
| Jul 5 | Richardson, Brad | RW | Los Angeles | Vancouver | $2.3M | 2 | $1.15M |
| Jul 5 | Schultz, Jeff | D | Washington | Los Angeles | $700K | 1 | $700K |
| Jul 5 | Weber, Yannick | D | Montreal | Vancouver | $650K | 1 | $650K |
Saturday, July 06, 2013
Updated Free Agent Signings.
Friday, July 05, 2013
The Wild make some Wild moves (RW77) - UPDATED
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First, the Wild traded away Devon Setoguchi for a 2nd round pick, but that's a "who cares" kindof trade. The big news?
THE CHEAPEST HACK IN THE NHL IS NOW A MINNESOTA WILD!
Matt Cooke, more famous for ending careers than winning games, signed a 3 year contract with the Minnesota Wild.
Ok, the upside to this: Matt Cooke is a big hitting forward that is an obvious replacement of Cal Clutterbuck. He has been on winning teams in the past. He can score goals on occasion. He was nominated for the Masterton and lost to current Wild Josh Harding.
The downside? This is a player that is almost universally reviled. I say almost because the Pens fans still defend him for the same reason, invariably, that Wild fans will inevitably defend him: He's on your team. Another downside? He's one blindside Savard-esque hit from being McSorley'd. This guy skates on thin ice everywhere he goes.
CORRECTION: 3 years $7.5 million contract or $2.5 million a year. THAT, my friends, is OVERPAYING worse than Stalberg's new contract.
He did have a decent year last year blocking shots but then again, someone had to because Marc Andre Sievry couldn't.
Trust me when I say it: This was a BAD idea. If the Wild really did want Cooke's services, they should have gone for a 1 year contract with a club option (if that's possible) for a second year. He may have only had 36 PIM in 48 games last season, but he's still one of the most if not the most dangerous skater in the NHL and that's saying something (as a Red Wings fan who couldn't defend the Wings' signing Bertuzzi).
Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) on Twitter said it best: The Wild traded 1 year contract of Devon Setoguchi for 1 2nd round pick and 3 years of Matt Cooke.
Be Proud Minnesota.
Goon the Magnificent Carnac: Ballard to the Wild
Back in May I was suggesting that the Minnesota Wild pick up Keith Ballard and yesterday the former Gopher defenseman was signed by the Minnesota Wild. Also, two players that I wanted to see gone from the Wild roster are no longer here. I am thinking, I need to go out and buy a lottery ticket this weekend. Below is what I wrote...
Based on what I have seen during the past season, I would say that the Minnesota Wild are challenged defensively, after the first defensive pairing of Ryan Suter and Jonas Brodin, the Wild are thin on defense and need some help.
Granted, Jared Spurgeon is a great up and coming offensive defenseman and Marco Scandella proved to be a nice surprise during the Wild's short playoff run. After that, Justin Falk proved that he's a defensive liability and at times look like a big green road cone. Former Badgers defenseman Tom Gilbert looked to have taken a step back this past season and I was unimpressed with his play as well because he was a defensive liability.
In my opinion, the Minnesota Wild could use a solid stay-at-home defenseman or two. Former Minnesota Defenseman Keith Ballard "could" be a candidate for an amnesty buyout in Vancouver and might be available to come to the Minnesota Wild at a reduced rate.
I know people get lucky sometimes but here is what I submitted for the season grades for Tom Gilbert and funny how things worked out for the Minnesota Wild.
The former Wisconsin Badger Tom Gilbert is an utter disappointment in my opinion, that Wild are being cheated, he’s not worth the money he’s being paid. Gilbert is being paid a hefty four million a year to be a turnover factory and an unimpressive top-six defenseman. If I was a general manager for a day, he would be the first Wild player out of Minnesota; Justin Falk would be number two. The Wild should consider his four million dollar contract for an Amnesty buyout this summer as well. If they Wild could trade him for a bag of wood hockey sticks I would urge them to consider the deal. One positive is that he can’t play any worse than he did this season. Nowhere to go but up for Gilbert, I don’t think he can play any worse. Looking at the stats, in the plus/minus department, -11 is brutal.
Updated: Free agent frenzy has begun…
| DATE | NAME | POS | FROM | TO | Total | Years | Avg/Yr |
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| Jul 5 | Weber, Yannick | D | Montreal | Vancouver | $650K | 1 | $650K |
| Jul 5 | Nystrom, Eric | LW | Dallas | Nashville | $10M | 4 | $2.5M |
| Jul 5 | Khudobin, Anton | G | Boston | Carolina | $800K | 1 | $800K |
| Jul 5 | Filppula, Valtteri | LW | Detroit | Tampa Bay | $25M | 5 | $5M |
| Jul 5 | Ellis, Dan | G | Carolina | Dallas | $1.8M | 2 | $900K |
| Jul 5 | Hendricks, Matt | LW | Washington | Nashville | $7.4M | 4 | $1.85M |
| Jul 5 | Weiss, Stephen | C | Florida | Detroit | $24.5M | 5 | $4.9M |
| Jul 5 | Guenin, Nate | D | Anaheim | Colorado | $600K | 1 | $600K |
| Jul 5 | Cullen, Matt | C | Minnesota | Nashville | $7M | 2 | $3.5M |
| Jul 5 | Stalberg, Viktor | LW | Chicago | Nashville | $12M | 4 | $3M |
| Jul 5 | Clarkson, David | RW | New Jersey | Toronto | $36.75M | 7 | $5.25M |
| Jul 5 | Bozak, Tyler | C | Toronto | Toronto | $21M | 5 | $4.2M |
| Jul 5 | Rozsival, Michal | D | Chicago | Chicago | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| Jul 5 | Aucoin, Keith | C | NY Islanders | St. Louis | $625K | 1 | $625K |
| Jul 5 | Mottau, Mike | D | Toronto | Florida | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Jul 5 | Danis, Yann | G | Edmonton | Philadelphia | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Jul 5 | Joensuu, Jesse | LW | NY Islanders | Edmonton | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| Jul 5 | Hannan, Scott | D | San Jose | San Jose | $1M | 1 | $1M |
| Jul 5 | MacArthur, Clarke | LW | Toronto | Ottawa | $6.5M | 2 | $3.25M |
| Jul 5 | Scuderi, Rob | D | Los Angeles | Pittsburgh | $13.5M | 4 | $3.375M |
| Jul 5 | Clowe, Ryane | LW | NY Rangers | New Jersey | $24.25M | 5 | $4.85M |
| Jul 5 | Horton, Nathan | RW | Boston | Columbus | $37.1M | 7 | $5.3M |
| Jul 5 | Bouchard, Pierre-Marc | RW | Minnesota | NY Islanders | $2M | 1 | $2M |
| Jul 5 | Labarbera, Jason | G | Phoenix | Edmonton | $1M | 1 | $1M |
| Jul 5 | Ribeiro, Mike | C | Washington | Phoenix | $22M | 4 | $5.5M |
| Jul 5 | Benoit, Andre | D | Ottawa | Colorado | $900K | 1 | $900K |
| Jul 5 | Gordon, Boyd | C | Phoenix | Edmonton | $9M | 3 | $3M |
| Jul 5 | Handzus, Michal | C | Chicago | Chicago | $1M | 1 | $1M |
| Jul 5 | Komisarek, Mike | D | Toronto | Carolina | $700K | 1 | $700K |
| Jul 5 | Greiss, Thomas | G | San Jose | Phoenix | n/a | 1 | n/a |
First off, in what world is Victor Stalberg worth 3 million dollars a year? Nice to see nothing has changed and teams are still over paying free agent players.
Tyler Bozak gets a pretty big deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The State of Hockey Loses Matt Cullen, not a big shock to Wild fans, but tough to see him go.
The Boston Bruins are going to be looking for a new back-up goalie.
Thursday, July 04, 2013
High River’s Corban Knight counts flood losses as his family’s rebuild begins
High River’s Knight counts flood losses as his family’s rebuild begins http://t.co/tCkDhsHgIV
— Eric J. Burton (@goon48) July 5, 2013
Ryan Gropp commits to North Dakota
Committed to the University of North Dakota! Very excited for the opportunity #sioux
— Ryan Gropp (@Gropper8) July 5, 2013
Penticton Vees forward Ryan Gropp has committed to play hockey at the University of North Dakota. Gropp is the team mate of Vees captain Troy Stecher who's also committed to the University of North Dakota as well. Gropp is said to be one of the top forwards from the 1996 age group. Gropp is also a team mate of in coming freshman Wade Murphy who's set to make his debut at UND this fall.
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
List of NHL 2013 Compliance Buyouts so far
| Player | Team | Length | Total Amount | Yearly Breakdown |
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| Vincent Lecavalier | Tampa Bay | 14 | $32,666,667 | $1,761,905* |
| Rick DiPietro | NY Islanders | 16 | $24,000,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Ilya Bryzgalov | Philadelphia | 14 | $23,000,000 | $1,642,857 |
| Keith Ballard | Vancouver | 4 | $5,600,000 | $1,400,000 |
| Danny Briere | Philadelphia | 4 | $3,333,333 | $833,333 |
| Tomas Kaberle | Montreal | 2 | $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Rostislav Olesz | Chicago | 2 | $2,833,333 | $1,416,667 |
| Steve Montador | Chicago | 4 | $2,733,333 | $683,333 |
| Jeff Schultz | Washington | 2 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Mike Komisarek | Toronto | 2 | $4,500,000 | $2,250,000 |
| Tom Gilbert | Minnesota | 2 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Carlo Colaiacovo | Detroit | 2 | $1,900,000 | $950,000 |
| Nathan Gerbe | Buffalo | 2 | $1,450,000 | $308,333 |
UND Hockey: Hitting the links on Wednesday
Here is the press release from the Rangers on their newest player and former UND star Danny Kristo. http://t.co/T8sSancfkg
— Dan Corey (@DanCorey8) July 2, 2013
First off, if you're not following @DanCorey8 on twitter, I highly recommend following him. Dan does some interesting stuff for WDAZ Channel eight.
Dillon Simpson included. RT @CopperandBlue: Oilers Development Camp Roster http://t.co/ngb44qb1My
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDMHockey) July 3, 2013
Read what Nashville's scouting dept. had to say about UND freshman Wade Murphy: http://t.co/lkgdQhNN4L via
— Sioux Tradition (@SiouxTradition) July 3, 2013
Today, I am home with a stomach bug and a little bit under the weather, but no worries, thought I would catch you up on some of the latest news surrounding UND hockey.
VIDEO: Check out the newest #NYR @dkristo7's highlight reel from this past season @UNDMHockey. http://t.co/4sHm8TWbfw.
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) July 3, 2013
It's hard to believe that Dillon Simpson is entering his senior season and the defenseman is now only 20 years old.
Dillon Simpson included. RT @CopperandBlue: Oilers Development Camp Roster http://t.co/ngb44qb1My
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDMHockey) July 3, 2013
Jonathan Toews has been named to the NHL Second All-Star Team: http://t.co/6SPExQxwKs
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDMHockey) July 3, 2013
Here is the press release from the Rangers on their newest player and former UND star Danny Kristo. http://t.co/T8sSancfkg
— Dan Corey (@DanCorey8) July 2, 2013
Read what Nashville's scouting dept. had to say about UND freshman Wade Murphy: http://t.co/lkgdQhNN4L via
— Sioux Tradition (@SiouxTradition) July 3, 2013
Wild to buyout Tom Gilbert
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| English: Tom Gilbert in 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Michael Russo, Russo's Rants -- The Wild plans to place Tom Gilbert on unconditional waivers, sources say. That is the first necessary step to buy out the remaining one year of the veteran defenseman’s contract.Here was my grade season ending grade for Tom Gilbert that I submitted for the Hockey Wilderness. Incidentally, I look like I will be getting my wish as Justin Falk was traded this week to the New York Rangers.
When Gilbert clears, the Wild plans to use one of its two allowable compliance buyouts on the 30-year-old native of Bloomington.
What's unclear, and we'll know soon, is whether Gilbert will go on unconditional waivers today or tomorrow. A correction to yesterday's blog: Teams have until tomorrow to put somebody on unconditional waivers for the purpose of using a compliance buyout by tomorrow's 4 p.m. CT deadline.
Gilbert will receive $1 million in each of the next two seasons (two-thirds of his $3 million salary), but it will free up an additional $4 million of salary cap space this summer for the Wild.
The move is designed to give Minnesota more flexibility this offseason. One can assume the Wild will need to add a defenseman or two this offseason. Gilbert would be free to sign with any team once free agency opens at 11 a.m. CT Friday.
Tom Gilbert: D
The former Wisconsin Badger Tom Gilbert is an utter disappointment in my opinion, that Wild are being cheated, he’s not worth the money he’s being paid. Gilbert is being paid a hefty four million a year to be a turnover factory and an unimpressive top-six defenseman. If I was a general manager for a day, he would be the first Wild player out of Minnesota; Justin Falk would be number two. The Wild should consider his four million dollar contract for an Amnesty buyout this summer as well. If they Wild could trade him for a bag of wood hockey sticks I would urge them to consider the deal. One positive is that he can’t play any worse than he did this season. Nowhere to go but up for Gilbert, I don’t think he can play any worse. Looking at the stats, in the plus/minus department, -11 is brutal.
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
DU Logo possibilities, just say no...
As an alumnus of a university that recently retired a popular nickname and logo, I am afraid a travesty such as this could happen at UND. Incidentally, UND will begin selecting a new logo and nickname in 2015. I like many North Dakota alumni will be watching. Seriously, this could happen at UND as well, if we're not proactive.
Former UND forward Danny Kristo traded to the to New York Rangers
Canadiens acquire right winger Christian Thomas from the New York Rangers in return for Danny Kristo.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 2, 2013
Former UND forward Danny Kristo has been traded to the New York Rangers for forward winger Christian Thomas.
Haven't seen Christian Thomas play, but Danny Kristo has skills. Could turn out to be a really good move for #NYR.
— Matt Pryor (@BigTex1926) July 2, 2013
Canadiens trade Danny Kristo to Rangers for Christian Thomas. He's a 2nd round pick in 2010. Played 1 game with Rangers. #RDS
— Renaud Lavoie (@RenLavoieRDS) July 2, 2013
New #NYR prospect Danny Kristo, 23, is a 5-11, 185-pound right wing who was the 56th pick in 2008. He's from Minnesota.
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossRecord) July 2, 2013
RT @dkristo7: Just wanted to thank the Canadiens organization for their support over past couple years. Excited to be a New York Ranger.
— All Habs (Canadiens) (@All_Habs) July 2, 2013
Time for a National College Hockey pay per view television package
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As most of you know, as of right
now, home UND Hockey games are not going to be on DirecTV anymore. As of right now, there will be “no" UND Hockey games
shown outside of the regional area unless the games are on CBSSN… So, going
forward, you will have to use the webcasts if you want to watch the games live.
Now, here’s what we “could” do, I
suggest that we flood the lines at DirecTV 1-800-531-5000 and tell them that we would like to have MidcoSportsnet.com from Midcontinent Communications on
DirecTV. I would even suggest that you’re willing to pay extra so you can have
those games on your DirecTV programming.
Also, let's start a campaign to call MidcoSportsnet at (605)-274-7638 and flood their lines as well.
College hockey needs to have a hockey television packed like the NHL does. Recently, I touched on some of these issues at the Hockey Writers.
Obviously, the Big Ten has the Big Ten Network, which is a financial gold mine. The NCHC has a new television deal with CBS Sports Network. In its current form, the WCHA has no current television deal.
Without a current television deal, the WCHA will get little exposure on the national level.
I am not sure, how a web deal is going to do much for national exposure. Hooking up a desktop computer or laptop to your home television can be a bit difficult, if you’re not very tech savvy.
During the 2012-13 NHL Lockout, college hockey played a major role in filling the gap left by the NHL lockout, especially in the USA. NBC Sports Network and CBS Sports Network allowed college hockey fans to see firsthand that Division I college hockey is a viable game and gave them an option to the NHL. Some hockey fans, decided to stick with the NCAA Hockey after the NHL lockout ended.
If you have DirecTV package – with the sports package – you can watch many regional broadcasts of college hockey. This season, thanks to DirecTV, I watched both Monday’s of the Beanpot Tournament, as well as both games of the 2013 Hockey City Classic.
Why not develop a college hockey television package like the NHL and the NBA have? I know many fans that would pay extra money to subscribe to a college hockey television package
#NCHC will launch new website, announce full schedule for CBS Sports Network broadcasts on July 15 #CCTigers
— Joe Paisley (@Paisleyhockey) July 2, 2013
Is the NHL closer to sending its players to 2014 Sochi Olympics?
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NEW YORK — NHL players are just a slap shot away from returning to the Olympics next year.
While a deal hasn't been reached yet between the NHL, the union and the International Ice Hockey Federation, to send the league's players to Sochi, a long meeting Monday pushed the sides much closer to an agreement.
"Things are moving along," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said.
Bettman, union leader Donald Fehr and IIHF President Rene Fasel met for more than five hours Monday at league headquarters to work on a deal that would allow NHL players to compete at the 2014 games in Russia. This would be the fifth Olympics for the NHL.
Not everything has been agreed to and the various sides need to meet internally to sign off on any pact. Still, Bettman called Monday's session a "constructive meeting," adding there are still "some I's to dot and T's to cross."
"I think it's fair to say that we're not quite ready to announce it's done," Bettman said.
Monday, July 01, 2013
Wild send Clutterbuck’s rights to the Islanders
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| English: Minnesota Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck during warm-up prior to a National Hockey League game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Mike Doyle, Minnesota Wild --- The Minnesota Wild has acquired right wing Nino Niederreiter from the New York Islanders in exchange for to the rights to Cal Clutterbuck and a third-round pick (70th overall) in today's NHL Entry Draft.Needless to say, I am shocked that the Wild didn't try to re-sign their hit leader.
Niederreiter was the fifth-overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. In 2012-13, the Chur, Switzerland native played in 74 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate, scoring 28 goals and adding 22 assists. The 20-year-old was second on the team in scoring. He is the highest drafted Swiss player in NHL history.He also led Switzerland with five goals, and added three assists in the 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship, as the Swiss earned a silver medal – its first World Championship medal in 60 years.
Josh Fenton Named Commissioner Of NCHC
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Board of Directors announced today that longtime Miami University administrator Josh Fenton has been named conference commissioner. Fenton will begin his appointment as commissioner on July 15.
Fenton played an integral role in the formation and development of the NCHC, involved with athletics director meetings and assisting legal counsel in drafting documents creating the conference. Fenton also helped secure CBS Sports Network as the conference’s national broadcast partner, created the operating financial models, secured the Target Center in Minneapolis as the tournament championship site and served as the conference’s liaison on legal and financial matters.
“Josh brings solid administrative experience, an exceptional business mind, a real depth of knowledge of the workings of the NCHC and a passion for the game to the position of commissioner,” said North Dakota Athletics Director and NCHC Chair Brian Faison. “He has been heavily involved with the work of creating the conference since the very beginning. That background means the NCHC won't miss a beat in getting ready for our first season of competition.”
Fenton has a wealth of intercollegiate athletics experience, most recently serving as senior associate athletic director for finance and administration at Miami. He was responsible for assessment and management of the athletic department’s $21 million annual budget and was the sport administrator for men’s ice hockey, football, field hockey and men’s golf. Fenton served on the athletic director’s executive leadership team and was the athletic department’s liaison to the university president, vice-president for finance and university general counsel.
“I am excited, honored and humbled by the opportunity to lead eight great institutions and their hockey programs into the inaugural season,” said Fenton. “I am appreciative of the support of each institution’s president or chancellor, athletics director, hockey coach and faculty athletic representative as we develop the best conference in college hockey. I want to thank Jim Scherr for laying the foundation for the conference’s early development, and to Brian Faison for having the vision to lead the board of directors through the conference’s early evolution. We will work tirelessly to create a conference which will engage our passionate fans and provide our student-athletes with life enriching experiences. My wife, Lindsay, and our two sons are excited to immerse ourselves into the collegiate communities this great conference represents, including our new home in Colorado Springs.”
Fenton’s duties at Miami also included negotiation and management of department contracts, key prospect and donor relations, selling of naming rights, oversight of personnel management, and the supervising of strength & conditioning and equipment services areas. Specific to hockey, Fenton assisted in bringing the 2014 NCAA Ice Hockey Regional to Cincinnati, negotiated Miami’s participation in the Hockey City Classic at Soldier Field in Chicago, and led discussions to secure Bauer Hockey as the official team equipment supplier. He has also represented Miami at Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and NCHC meetings, along with serving as a current member of the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee.
Fenton was appointed to his most recent role at Miami in 2012 after spending the previous two years as Miami’s associate athletic director for external relations. From 2010 to 2011, Miami saw a 20-percent increase in football season ticket sales and a 65-percent increase in overall football revenue. Additionally, Fenton was integral in developing the ticket sales strategies for the men’s hockey program, consistently selling out Steve Cady Arena since it opened in 2006. He was involved in donor strategies for numerous sports programs, resulting in over $3 million raised for scholarships, salaries and capital projects.
Fenton joined Miami in 2002 as a volunteer assistant hockey coach while completing his master’s degree. Upon completion of his degree, he was hired as the ice hockey program’s first director of hockey operations, while also doubling his time within the department’s sponsorship area as an assistant director of corporate relations. In 2006, Fenton was promoted to assistant athletic director where his focus was sport administration (ice hockey, men’s golf, baseball, volleyball, and field hockey) along with overseeing all department strategic planning.
Fenton is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and most recently served on the CCHA Executive Committee in 2012 and 2013.
A native of Litchfield, Minn., Fenton received a bachelor’s degree in finance in 2001 from Iowa State University, where he was a member of the men’s golf team. He earned his master’s degree in sport studies from Miami in 2004. His family includes his wife, Lindsay, and sons Ryan (3) and Luke (1).
Fenton replaces Scherr, who resigned as NCHC Commissioner in May to accept the position of chief operating officer with the European Games.
The NCHC, which begins its inaugural season in 2013-14, includes member institutions Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota Duluth, Nebraska Omaha, North Dakota, St. Cloud State, and Western Michigan.
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