The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with University of Michigan forward Cristoval "Boo" Nieves on a two-year, entry-level contract, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.
The 22-year-old is coming off his senior year, in which he finished with a career high 10 goals and 31 points in 35 games.
Nieves - who was drafted by the Rangers in the second round in 2012 - could have elected to become a free agent on Aug. 15, according to McKenzie, but elected to sign with the team,
Nieves will report to the Rangers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, on an amateur tryout, with his contract kicking in at the start of next season.
ALBANY, N.Y. - Sam Anas scored the tiebreaking goal, Michael Garteig made 14 saves and Quinnipiac beat Massachusetts-Lowell 4-1 on Sunday night in the NCAA East Regional final to reach the Frozen Four.
Anas gave top-ranked Quinnipiac (31-3-7)...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Blake Hillman broke a tie with 4:32 left and Denver beat Ferris State 6-3 on Sunday in the NCAA West Regional final to advance to the Frozen Four.
Nolan Zajac added another goal 25 seconds later, and Quentin Shore capped the...
The Minnesota Wild signed forward Mario Lucia to a two-year, entry-level contract beginning next season, the club announced Sunday.
The 22-year-old wrapped up his career at Notre Dame on Friday with a 3-2 overtime loss to Michigan at the NCAA Tournament. In four seasons with the Fighting Irish, Lucia recorded 61 goals and 49 assists in 110 games.
Selected in the second round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (60th overall), he will report to the Wild's AHL affiliate in Iowa on an amateur tryout for the remainder of this season.
ALBANY, N.Y. - Michael Garteig made 27 saves and Soren Jonzzon scored twice in top-ranked Quinnipiac's 4-0 victory over RIT on Saturday in the NCAA East Regional semifinals.
The Bobcats (30-3-7) will face the winner of the second semifinal be...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Will Butcher scored two power-play goals to help Denver rout Boston University 7-2 on Saturday night in the NCAA West Regional semifinals.
The Pioneers (24-9-6) will face Ferris State on Sunday for a spot in the Frozen Four ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Jared VanWormer scored at 18 seconds of overtime to give Ferris State a 5-4 victory over St. Cloud State on Saturday in the NCAA West Regional semifinals.
The Bulldogs (20-14-6) will face the Denver-Boston University winner ...
WORCESTER, Mass. - Alex Tuch and Austin Cangelosi each scored two goals to help Boston College beat Harvard 4-1 on Friday night in the NCAA Northeast Regional semifinals.
The Eagles (27-7-5) advanced to play Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday night...
CINCINNATI - Tyler Motte took a pass in front of the goal and scored 8:19 into overtime Friday night, giving Michigan a 3-2 victory over rival Notre Dame in an NCAA Tournament's Midwest Regional semifinal.
The long-time rivals have faced each...
WORCESTER, Mass. - Karson Kuhlman scored at 57 seconds of the second overtime to give Minnesota-Duluth a 2-1 victory over defending NCAA champion Providence on Friday night in the Northeast Regional semifinals.
The Bulldogs (19-16-5) will fac...