Chris LerchThe annual NCAA Convention recently wrapped up, with little implication for hockey. However, two proposals did impact Division III. (This item is discussed in further detail in Chris Lerch’s Division III column. ed.). Proposition 41 would have reduced the length of Division III winter sports, including hockey, from 21 weeks to 19 weeks. It was … Read more
By The Numbers Since I’m a stats geek, I love USCHO’s PairWise Rankings (PWR) and Rating Percentage Index (RPI). The PWR attempts to mimic the Division III selection committee’s criteria for picking at-large teams and seeding the field, while the RPI is used by many Division I sports as a key indicator of a team’s … Read more
It’s Crunching Time Whip out your slide rules. The coming of a New Year also means that its time for USCHO to release its PairWise Rankings (PWR) and Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) for the current season. The PWR for each region approximates the Division III selection committee’s process for picking at-large teams and seeding the … Read more
Midway through one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory, Chris Lerch offers up his assessment of the first half in Division III.
Shootouts take center stage; Wentworth upholds league pride; and Chris Lerch recaps last weekend’s tournament action.
Division III hockey is now fully underway and turkey tournaments are right around the corner. There’s lots to celebrate as Chris Lerch reports.
Marian visits unfamiliar territory in MCHA play; Neumann gets (a little) more comfortable in the ECAC West; and as always, Chris Lerch picks some of the nation’s top D-III contests.
A proposal to further limit the Division III hockey season draws plaudits and opposition from coaches; also, Chris Lerch outlines the impact of officiating on sports.
The D-III season is off to its usual slow start, with just 21 games played during the first two weeks. Things begin in earnest this coming weekend, as league play begins in the NCHA, MICA and SUNYAC. The ECAC Northeast will begin play next week, but we’re still two full weeks away from the season … Read more
With Division III play just getting under way, Chris Lerch rounds up the offseason news, including the (near-) demise of the minigame, potential NCAA tournament layouts, and the 15-second faceoff rule.
And, they’re off … Wisconsin-Superior may be defending D-III champs, but it’s Norwich again on top of the polls.
Grant Potulny is Minnesota’s first out-of-state player in over a decade. That didn’t seem to mean much Saturday night.
After a disappointing overtime loss to Maine in last year’s NCAA East Regional, then-junior Minnesota defenseman Jordan Leopold had a difficult decision to make. The WCHA’s top defensive player of 2000-2001, whose NHL rights are held by the Calgary Flames, could have left school early for a pro career. Minnesota’s Jordan Leopold, the 2002 Hobey … Read more
Michigan saw both sides of the home-ice coin during the NCAA tournament.
Not Their Day New Hampshire got off to a very fast start, scoring just 21 seconds into the first period. But after that, the team that led the nation in scoring (4.67 goal per game), and backed by a goaltender who set a Hockey East record for save percentage (.938) could do very little right. … Read more
Colin Kendall’s tying goal with 1:26 left in regulation and his game winner just 23 seconds into overtime — plus a little “HTD” — led Wisconsin-Superior to its first national championship.
All will probably end well this weekend. You can make a case that the four best teams made it to Middlebury, and that a worthy national champion will be crowned. But in the eyes of many fans, coaches and players, the 2002 NCAA Division III tournament has been tainted by a selection process that seemed … Read more
Feb. 15: NCHA Quarterfinals Game 1: No. 1 St. Norbert 8, No. 8 St. Scholastica 1 NCHA Quarterfinals Game 1: No. 7 Lake Forest 2, No. 2 Wis.-Superior 2 NCHA Quarterfinals Game 1: No. 3 Wis.-Stevens Point 5, No. 6 Wis.-Stout 1 NCHA Quarterfinals Game 1: No. 4 Wis.-River Falls 4, No. 5 Wis.-Eau Claire … Read more
Feb. 22: ECAC East First Round: No. 4 Rensselaer 9, No. 5 Union 2 Feb 23: ECAC East First Round: No. 2 RIT 15, No. 7 MIT 0 ECAC East First Round: No. 3 Southern Maine 5, No. 6 Salve Regina 1 NCHA Semifinals: No. 1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3, No. 4 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1 NCHA … Read more
Bowdoin had to sweat it out until receiving an at large bid to the NCAA tournament. Now that it’s there, it has to sweat out RIT, as Chris Lerch reports.