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Brian Idalski has mixed emotions about leaving SCSU for PWHL Vancouver
Yes, Brian Idalski is excited about being the first head coach of the PWHL Vancouver franchise. The team announced his hiring on Monday, June 23. But Idalski got a bit choked up when he was asked on Friday, June 27, about what it was like leaving being the head coach of the St. Cloud State […]
Yes, Brian Idalski is excited about being the first head coach of the PWHL Vancouver franchise. The team announced his hiring on Monday, June 23.
But Idalski got a bit choked up when he was asked on Friday, June 27, about what it was like leaving being the head coach of the
St. Cloud State
women’s hockey team. Idalski held that position for the last three seasons.
“I think that’s the hard part that people don’t see,” Idalski said. “There’s never a good time to move on. It doesn’t matter if you’re successful, not successful. It’s never easy especially when you create so many positive relationships and you care and invest as much as we have into the program and players.
“There’s a lot of mixed emotions with the whole endeavor. Competitive people want to be at the highest levels and compete at the highest levels. I am that. But, I still feel like that there are some things that are unfinished and it’s hard to walk away from some pretty awesome kids, people that you really care about.”
A PRESENCE on the bench 💪
Brian Idalski has been named the first Head Coach in team history! He brings 20 years of experience to the helm, most recently from St. Cloud State University women’s hockey program.
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Idalski was in the unique situation where he was interviewed by both Vancouver and Seattle, the other PWHL expansion team.
“I never even sent them a resume,” he said. “I got contacted on the same day by Seattle and Vancouver, asking if I’d be interested in having a conversation. That’s how that went. I never really saw any kind of formal application process. I kind of thought that they knew what they were doing and who they had because there was such a lag from the GM announcements to the draft. I assumed they already had their people.”
There was another nuance to the interviews.
“It was such an interesting situation because they’re owned by the same person,” Idalski said. “At one point, a league official had a conversation with me and they asked which one? (I said), ‘How can I even answer that? I don’t have an offer from both of them and you want me to tell you which one I like better? If they don’t offer me the job, what’s that going to do for the other one?’ They said, ‘Oh, that’s fair.'”
After he was hired by Vancouver, Idalski got on a Zoom call with all of his players to let them know.
“People who couldn’t make it, they let me know and I could follow up with them,” Idalski said. “I told them the situation, a timeline and how some things had worked out. I assured them that St. Cloud was going to do the right thing and get a good coach in here quickly because I’d been working on that. Even though I wasn’t at liberty to say, I told them it was going to be done quickly and this will be soon.
“I answered any questions that anyone had and told them if they had any more, I could talk with them privately. I’d be happy to talk and I’ll be in and around for awhile.”
To make his situation even more chaotic, Idalski and his family were in the process of moving into an apartment in St. Joseph. So he had to get in touch with the apartment manager to tell them that they were leaving.
“Pretty hectic trying to live in 2-3 different worlds at the same time and make sure everything is taken care of,” he said. “You’re interviewing and negotiating at the same point. You’re communicating with the athletic director and making sure the staff is aware of what’s going on and what could potentially happen.”
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After he got hired, Idalski was asked to attend the PWHL Draft on Tuesday, June 24, in Ottawa. Idalski got to see former SCSU forward
Emma Gentry
(Toronto, 11th overall),
defenseman Dayle Ross (New York, 25th)
and goalie
Sanni Ahola
(Ottawa, 37th) all get drafted in person.
“That was awesome,” Idalski said. “They’re going to be great players in the league and it will be cool to see them and have a front row seat for that.”
While all of this was going on, Idalski was having conversations with Mira Jalusuo about applying to be his replacement. Jalusuo spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Frost after spending the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach for Idalski.
“That was one of my first calls. I was interviewing and telling her, ‘you need to take this,'” Idalski said. “She’s driven. What she’s accomplished with the Frost in the PWHL winning two championships as an assistant. This is the next step in her coaching experience.
“I don’t know if you could walk into a better situation in terms of being more familiar with how things work, what the culture is. She’ll definitely put her take on a few things and be more organized and better with paperwork than I am. It’s a great setup for her. It’s teed up for her to take the next step and she’s ready.”
Idalski sees a lot of similarities in his coaching style with Jalusuo’s.
“Mira and I are wired pretty similarly,” Idalski said. “We don’t have a problem speaking directly, frankly, holding people accountable. That’s why I’m super excited about maintaining the staff. It’s going to be a pretty seamless transition.
“She was front and center and a big part of creating the culture that we have. I have no doubts that she’s going to take them the next steps and finish a lot of things that we haven’t accomplished yet like making it to the NCAA tournament and finishing in the top four (in the WCHA). All these things we wanted to do from Day 1.”
The assistant coaches for St. Cloud State last season included Jinelle Siergiej, Noora Räty and Emily Ach.
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John Marshall grad Ole Fevold stands out in his return to the ice at Rochester Grizzlies camp – Post Bulletin
ROCHESTER — Ole Fevold graduated from John Marshall in June, already with two seasons of junior hockey under his belt. Sort of. Fevold, a star forward for the Rockets as a sophomore, then for the Century/JM co-op as a junior and senior, played for the Rochester Grizzlies before and after his final two seasons of […]
ROCHESTER — Ole Fevold graduated from John Marshall in June, already with two seasons of junior hockey under his belt.
Sort of.
Fevold, a star forward for the Rockets as a sophomore, then for the Century/JM co-op as a junior and senior, played for the Rochester Grizzlies before and after his final two seasons of high school hockey.
Though he played in 31 total games with the Grizzlies over two seasons, that experience was designed with the 2025-26 season in mind. Not only did those games in the rugged North American 3 Hockey League prepare him for his final two high school seasons, they prepared him for this moment, when he’s set to begin his first full season of junior hockey.
“I can’t thank Veener enough for taking me in; it’s prepared me so much for the junior experience,” Fevold said of Tyler Veen, who was the Grizzlies coach the past two seasons, but is moving on to an assistant coaching job at Augsburg University. “It’s prepared me so well to be able to go out there and battle every single day.
“It’s definitely a faster pace (than high school hockey) and I’m a little bit of a smaller guy (5-feet-11, 180 pounds), so playing up against those bigger boys, you have to play a grittier game and protect yourself.”
The majority of the past two years, the standout power forward was playing through some discomfort, the result of a lingering injury he suffered in the Section 1, Class 2A playoffs in early 2024, just days before Century/JM played in the state tournament.
But, last spring, after helping the Grizzlies to within a victory of a trip to the Fraser Cup — the NA3HL’s national championship tournament — Fevold signed a tender agreement to play for the Austin Bruins in the North American Hockey League this season. And he had surgery to fix the lower-body injury.
Though he says he’s currently about 70-75%, Fevold was back on the ice over the weekend, skating in the Rochester Grizzlies’ main tryout camp, where close to 80 players were battling to earn a spot on the team’s roster for 2025-26. Fevold wore a non-contact jersey throughout the weekend, but he’s climbing closer and closer to full strength.
He also skated at Austin’s orientation camp two weeks ago.
Always one to play with a physical edge to his game, Fevold is counting down the days until he is cleared for contact.
“Everything feels good; unfortunately, I’m still no-contact, but I’m waiting for that clearance day — I think it’s late August, so it’s coming up,” said Fevold, who expects to bounce between practices with the Grizzlies and Bruins to start the upcoming season. “I’m excited just to get back on the ice and get to work.”
The Grizzlies open their regular season on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Wisconsin Woodsmen (Tomah, Wis.). Rochester’s home opener is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, against the Woodsmen at the Rochester Recreation Center.
🚨TENDER ALERT🚨
Grizzlies Forward, Olin Fevold, signs a tender with the NAHL Austin Bruins!
Over the last 2 seasons, Ole played before and after his high school season with the Grizz, with 25GP and 6 points
Fevold had 111 points during his High School career!
Congrats, Ole! pic.twitter.com/5RdSXsuSeO
— Rochester Grizzlies (@RochesterGrizz) March 30, 2025
• Rochester native and former Grizzlies head coach Chris Ratzloff is set to start his first full season as the head coach of the Minnesota Wilderness, who like the Grizzlies, play in the NA3HL. Ratzloff left Rochester after the 2022-23 season to become the head coach of the Chippewa Steel in the NAHL. He was let go from that position halfway through last season, then he took over the Wilderness in late December. He led the Grizzlies to an NA3HL national championship in the spring of 2022.
• Rochester native Mike Aikens, a 1989 John Marshall graduate, will be a head coach again this season. Aikens spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Division I St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., approximately 80 miles south of Ottawa. He’ll return for his second stint as head coach of the Anchorage Wolverines of the North American Hockey League. Aikens, who was an assistant coach for the Rochester Grizzlies from 2018-21, guided the Wolverines to a 41-21-8 overall record in 2021-22 and a national runner-up finish.
• Casey Mignone, the very first head coach of the Grizzlies, also has a new home for the 2025-26 season. Mignone was an assistant coach at Division I University of Alaska-Fairbanks the past two seasons. He’ll be the associate head coach with the Muskegon (Mich.) Lumberjacks in the USHL this season. The Lumberjacks also just hired Pat Maroon, a three-time Stanley Cup winner, as an assistant coach.
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Sam Pandolfo commits to BU
Sam Pandolfo has been a standout at Rivers for the last two seasons. (Brian Kelly/NEHJ) Surprise, surprise. Sam Pandolfo, son of Boston University bench boss Jay Pandolfo, committed to the Terriers on Sunday night. A native of Winchester, Mass., Sam Pandolfo will play for the U.S. National Team Development Program this coming season after being […]
Sam Pandolfo has been a standout at Rivers for the last two seasons. (Brian Kelly/NEHJ)
Surprise, surprise.
Sam Pandolfo, son of Boston University bench boss Jay Pandolfo, committed to the Terriers on Sunday night.
A native of Winchester, Mass., Sam Pandolfo will play for the U.S. National Team Development Program this coming season after being a top player at Rivers for the last two seasons.
Pandolfo has been a longtime member of the ’09 Boston Junior Eagles. As a 14U eighth grader, he was part of the trio with Carter Meyer (Winchester, Mass.) and Finn Sears (Medford, Mass.) to take prep by storm. In 2023-24, Pandolfo notched four goals and dished out 21 assists in 27 games, playing alongside Meyer and Sears.
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WOMEN'S SOCCER FALLS TO IONA 1
Next Game: at Niagara University 8/21/2025 | 7:00 P.M. Aug. 21 (Thu) / 7:00 P.M. at Niagara University New Rochelle, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College women’s soccer team were defeated 1-0 in its second game of the 2025 season against the Iona Gaels. Le Moyne (0-2)Starters: McPheron (GK), Calle, Sylstra, Courcy, Cookinham, Vigliotti, LeBlanc, Barhoumhi, Pietrzak, […]
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at Niagara University
New Rochelle, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College women’s soccer team were defeated 1-0 in its second game of the 2025 season against the Iona Gaels. Le Moyne (0-2)Starters: McPheron (GK), Calle, Sylstra, Courcy, Cookinham, Vigliotti, LeBlanc, Barhoumhi, Pietrzak, Casey, Cutuli Iona (1-1)Starters: Rogers (GK), Infantino, Jones, Haertter, Smith, Canetti, Graziano, Little, Ryan, Banegas, Thompson. Recap: The Dolphins made one change to their starting XI from their previous matchup against Rhode Island, as senior midfielder Jasmina Barhoumi (Worms, Germany/Nelly-Sachs-IGS/D’Youville) recorded her first start of the season.
Le Moyne looked to get on the front foot quickly, as they registered their first shot of the game taken by fifth year midfielder Gabriella Sylstra (Little Falls, N.Y./Little Falls/Richard Bland/Old Dominion) in the 4th minute of play, not troubling junior goalkeeper Savannah Rogers of the Gaels.
Rogers was the first keeper called into action, as graduate student midfielder Danielle Casey (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenedehowa) fired two shots into the bottom corner, both of which were saved by Rogers.
In the 15th minute of play, Iona earned its first shot of the game taken by senior midfielder Krystal Haertter, sailing over the crossbar and out for a goal kick. Three minutes later, Haertter took another shot, hitting the right post but staying out of the net to keep the score even.
The two sides continue to battle throughout the first half, until Iona were able to find a breakthrough in the 42nd minute of play. The Gaels earned a throw in close to the corner flag, taken by freshman forward Mya Jackson. The initial throw in was cleared back out wide by the ‘Phins, before being redirected back into the box by Jackson, eventually finding the head of junior defender Camille Daniel, placing her header into the bottom left corner to give the Gaels the lead just before halftime.
Both Le Moyne and Iona recorded four shots in the first half as the Gaels entered the break leading 1-0.
The second half did not see as many shots as the first, with both sides registering just one shot a piece. Freshman forward Kaitlyn Gilhooly (Chicopee, Mass./Chicopee Comprehensive) got things started for the ‘Phins, forcing Rogers into making her third and final save of the game in the 48th minute.
Sophomore goalkeeper Mikayla McPheron (Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy) earned her first save of the game in the 67th minute of play, as Jackson took a shot down the middle of the goal.
The Gaels would see out the game to finish with a 1-0 result, earning their first win of the season.
Following today’s action, Le Moyne will continue its road stretch on Thursday, August 21st as they are set to take on the Purple Eagles of Niagara University. Action is scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 P.M.
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Tigers Battle Pioneers To A Draw In Home Opener
Next Game: at Univ. of Buffalo 8/21/2025 | 7 pm ET Aug. 21 (Thu) / 7 pm ET at Univ. of Buffalo History The Colorado College women’s soccer team battled to a 0-0 tie with the University of Denver on Sunday in the home opener. CC (1-0-1) is undefeated after the first two games of the season for […]
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The Colorado College women’s soccer team battled to a 0-0 tie with the University of Denver on Sunday in the home opener.
CC (1-0-1) is undefeated after the first two games of the season for the first time since the 2021 COVID season. The Tigers took 10 shots compared to the Pioneers’ 15. DU had seven shots on goal compared to CC’s 3.
“That was a tough battle against a talented Denver team,” head coach Keri Sanchez said. “I thought we got better from the first half to the second half, and we had a solid performance in defense. I love the mentality of this team and their unity and grit in the fight.”
Sophomore Nadia Cassamajor shone in her Stewart Field debut. The Holy Cross transfer led the team with four shots, including the potential winner in the 85th minute that was barely deflected by the DU goalkeeper Alina Santos to keep the game scoreless.
Junior Tyler Rose found Cassamajor one-on-one with the keeper, who rocketed the ball to the top left corner of the net, but Santos got enough to deflect the shot away from harm.
It was one of the best looks for the Tigers, who also had senior Makenna Kolson and Emily Hitt with shots on net. Kolson had the first one of the game in the 21st minute, which hit the fingertips of the goalkeeper and bounced out off the crossbar.
The Pios outshot the Tigers 7-3 in the first half. Goalkeeper Regan Wallace finished the game with seven saves, including two in the opening 45.
In the second half, Wallace made a save in the 50th and 52nd minutes, Hitt had her shot on goal in the 51st minute as both teams looked to take the lead.
The next solid scoring chance didn’t come again until the 76th minute when the Pioneers pushed downfield and Lily O’Grady laced a shot at the net, but Wallace saved it.
Both teams received yellow cards in the 80th and 81st minutes as time ticked down. Cassamajor nearly broke the game open in the 85th minute after Rose made a pass from the ground to an open Cassamajor, whose shot was saved by Santos.
The Pioneers were able to get one more look on the net before time expired, and the game settled in a 0-0 tie.
It’s the second tie in the last three meetings for the two programs, both coming at Stewart Field.
Freshman Taylor Mentink made her first college start and finished the game playing all 90 minutes.
CC will hit the road next week on an East Coast road trip to New York to face the University at Buffalo on Thursday, Aug. 21, and Canisius on Sunday, Aug. 24th.
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Women's Soccer vs Denver on 8/17/2025
45:00 Start of 2nd period [45:00]. Start of 2nd period [45:00]. 45:00 FOR DU: , #95 Santos, Alina, #3 Philbin, Annie, #19 Nguyen, Kera, #8 Tate, Hannah, #21 Dreiling, Samantha, #12 Vincent, Luci, #25 Miller, Audrey, #9 Lund, Lilly, #20 Thielbahr, Emma, #18 LaPiano, Rowan, #27 Harvey, Kacey. FOR DU: , #95 Santos, Alina, #3 […]
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FRESHMAN GRAYSON EDWARDS SCORES GAME WINNING GOAL IN SEASON OPENER
Story Links SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Grayson Edwards’ first collegiate goal proved to be the winner as the Bryant women’s soccer team kicked off its 2025 season with a 1-0 win over Stonehill on Sunday afternoon. Edwards’ strike in the 30th minute would be all the scoring on Sunday as the Black and Gold opened the season […]
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Grayson Edwards’ first collegiate goal proved to be the winner as the Bryant women’s soccer team kicked off its 2025 season with a 1-0 win over Stonehill on Sunday afternoon.
Edwards’ strike in the 30th minute would be all the scoring on Sunday as the Black and Gold opened the season with victory for the first time since 2023.
Shannon Mejia and Selena Negron combined to make three saves to post the clean sheet.
Game Information
Bryant 1, Stonehill 0
Records: Bryant (1-0), Stonehill (0 -2 )
Location: Easton, Mass
Coach Bigg’s comments on the win …
“I thought our team’s performance in the season opener was definitely one we can be proud of,” Coach Biggs said.
“Our energy, effort and communication were excellent throughout the game and we defended at a high level in their half and in ours. We generated some quality scoring opportunities, particularly in the first half and our goal was the result of some very good passing and running in their penalty box.”
Key Moments
- In the 13th minute, Madison Luke had one shot on goal. Stonehill’s Allie Sougaris made a diving save, forcing a corner.
- In the 30th minute, true freshman Grayson Edwards scored her first career goal, assisted by transfer, Nyema Prentice-White. Edwards came off the bench. Her goal led to the Bulldogs’ first win of the season.
Scoring Summary
- 30th minute – Bryant 1, Stonehill 0, Prentice-White crossed the ball in the box, one Stonehill player tried to clear but Edwards was there and scored off the volley.
Game Notes
- Sunday marked the Bulldogs’ first season opener and shutout win since 2023.
- Edwards is the first true freshmen to score the game winning goal in a season opener since 2016.
- Eight shots in the first half, 13 shots total.
- Keeper Shannon Mejia played in the first half, making one save.
- Selena Negron defended the net in the second half, making two saves.
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