Chris Lerch

We’re about two hours away from dropping the puck on the final game of the 2005-2006 season. We at USCHO are at 41 stories and counting so far this week, with much more to come.

I’m blogging from the press area at Bradley arena, watching the skills challenge, a new idea that’s growing on me. Similar to the NHL challenge done at all-star time, the Skills Challenge pits seniors (men and women) from the East and West regions against each other in events like skating, stick handling, etc. Prior to … Read more

Friday is one of my favorite days at the Frozen Four. Practices, Hobey and Humanitarian, and often some time to sightsee. This year, things are running a bit differently with the skills competition added to the mix. That messed up USCHO’s plans a bit, as for the past few years we’ve been holding a Town … Read more

Seriously. The consensus is centered around the other two thirds of the “Hobey Hat-Trick”. Most pundits are picking Denver’s Matt Carle, and Wisconsin’s Brian Elliott stock has certainly risen even more in the past few weeks. Most of the talk has centered around these two players, both of whom deserve the award. But Collins has … Read more

Things have come a long way since I covered my first Frozen Four in 1996. Heck, it wasn’t even called the Frozen Four back then. In the “olden” days many reporters didn’t have laptops. Most relied on notepads and tape recorders. But things have gone high tech lately with solid state recorders and the newest … Read more

It’s my turn in the pressbox, and I’ve got one of the best seats in the house. I’ll be giving updates throughout the game. First Period: 0:12: A huge hit in the corner energizes the crowd, of which is 90% is clad in red. 4:04: Wisconsin takes the first penalty of the game. It’s one … Read more

Wow. What a great game. It reminded me of an old-fashioned Division III barnburner. Lots of goals. Loads of power plays. Three short-handed goals. 72 total shots on goal. The goals came fast and furious, and BC needed every one of them for the win. “The game featured a great rush from us early,” said … Read more

With six writers, two editors and two photographers, USCHO executive editor Scott Brown has his hands full doling out the assignments and coordinating the coverage. We have four seats in the press box and people will be cycling in and out based on their job. I will be in the press box for the second … Read more

The press is supposed to be objective, but we are all fans as well. The folks that work at USCHO started out as college hockey fans, and turned that love of the game into an opportunity to share that with other fans, giving them a place to come together to be informed and to share … Read more

The USCHO staff is in the house at the Bradley Center after a long evening of studying media guides…ok, not really. We have 10 staffers working the Frozen Four and at least that many staff and associate staff here attending the games. About 15 of us went to dinner at the Rock Bottom Brewery last … Read more