Day: June 10, 2021

College Football Playoff News: 12-TEAM PLAYOFF PROPOSED BY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF WORKING GROUP; Proposal Would Provide Greater Participation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2021 -First Step in a Long Process- IRVING, Texas – A sub-group of College Football Playoff’s (CFP) management committee today presented a proposal to change the current four-team format to a 12-team event. The proposal was made to the full CFP […]

Ohio Northern Junior All-American Brock Martin named First Team Academic All-District in Football by CoSida

June 10, 2021 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (.pdf) ADA — Ohio Northern junior All-American Brock Martin (Attica/Seneca East) was named First Team Academic All-District 7 in football by the College Sports Information Directors of America. First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. […]

NHL releases 2020-21 Hart Trophy Finalists: Avs’ MacKinnon, Leafs’ Matthews and Oilers’ McDavid

NEW YORK (June 10, 2021) – Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid are the three finalists for the 2020-21 Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team,” the National Hockey League announced today. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers […]

NHL releases 2020-21 Norris Trophy Finalists: Rangers’ Fox, Lightning’s Hedman and Avs’ Makar

NEW YORK (June 9, 2021) – Adam Fox of the New York Rangers, Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche are the three finalists for the 2020-21 James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position,” the National Hockey […]

NHL announces 2020-21 Bill Masterton Award Nominees: Wild’s Dumba, Flyers’ Lindblom and Sharks’ Marleau

NEW YORK (June 8, 2021) – Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba, Philadelphia Flyers left wing Oskar Lindblom and San Jose Sharks center Patrick Marleau are the three finalists for the 2020‑21 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded “to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to […]

NHL fines Bruins’ Ritchie for Elbowing

NEW YORK (June 8, 2021) – Boston Bruins forward Nick Ritchie has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for elbowing New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield during Game 5 of the teams’ Second Round series in Boston on Monday, June 7, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. […]