Ed Trefzger

PITTSBURGH — Hobey Baker Award winner Drew LeBlanc of St. Cloud State and Hobey Hat Trick finalists Johnny Gaudreau of Boston College and Eric Hartzell of Quinnipiac met the media after the ceremony Friday night. [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/xjjjZDvrQDE width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/F0rOs-Q4s_k width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/onOnjuNlLLM width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/UXsg9CyWsCI width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/vz_Sy7AiQDs width=500]

How many of you had Quinnipiac and Yale in the national championship game at the start of the season? At the start of the tournament? At the start of Thursday? Saturday’s matchup — unexpected by casual fans and experts alike — is notable for a few reasons: • The last time two ECAC teams faced … Read more

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A number of firsts happened at the Atlantic Hockey semifinals today. A few: • The game between Mercyhurst and Connecticut marked, surprisingly, the first use of video replay in Atlantic Hockey history. Trevor Gerling’s wrist shot in the first period trickled through goalie Jordan Tibbett’s legs and across the goal line before getting … Read more

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Here are videos of the postgame news conferences after Mercyhurst’s 4-1 win over Connecticut in the Atlantic Hockey semifinals: [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/EBKGMQ6RvdI width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/fR56rpgVynw width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/bnLDV7oFKfQ width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/4xU83IMZuRY width=500]

Once again, USCHO.com’s PairWise Predictor is live. What’s the PairWise Predictor? It’s your opportunity to test out your choices for winners in next weekend’s five conference tournaments to see how they affect the PairWise Rankings. You can find out which teams are in no matter what, which ones are definitely out, and which ones need … Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — In a meeting on Thursday before the broadcast of the national semifinal games, NCAA officials and ESPN production staffers met to improve communication about replays and agreed on a method to let the broadcast crew know what was being reviewed. “We’ve actually taken some steps here at the Frozen Four to make … Read more

A well-executed plan resulted in yet another trip to the Atlantic Hockey championship game for top-seed Air Force in a 5-2 win over Mercyhurst. “We knew we’d be able to move down low below the goal line and create some opportunities,” said Air Force coach Frank Serratore. “Our guys executed our game plan.” It was … Read more

With the final four teams set in each conference — or six, in the case of the WCHA — USCHO.com’s PairWise Predictor is now live. We’d like to see your scenarios. Can you come up with some strange combinations that put your favorite team in, or your hated nemesis out? How high or low can … Read more