Ed Trefzger

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

Despite the impending loss of Alabama-Huntsville from the ranks of Division I hockey, College Hockey Inc. executive director Paul Kelly remains optimistic about the expansion of the sport. Kelly, a guest on the Nov. 1 episode of USCHO Live!, said that he is continuing to speak with “four to six” schools about moving to D-I. Kelly would … Read more

On the next edition of USCHO Live! — our weekly college hockey talk show — we’ll be joined by Paul Kelly, executive director of College Hockey Inc., to discuss the landscape of college hockey and his organization’s role in promoting the sport. Join us for the conversation and information, Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 8 to 9 p.m. … Read more

An old friend of mine, a retired sports information director, beats everyone on his list to the punch by sending out his Christmas cards early. He beat his own record this year: I received his card yesterday. (Thanks, Roger!) We’ve sent out our Christmas card to statistical fanatics a bit early, too. It’s way too … Read more

Coming soon, USCHO.com’s weekly call-in program USCHO Live! debuts, featuring news, analysis, guests — and your calls. Watch for it.

If you’re like us, you spend a lot of time talking college hockey. Now we’re giving you a chance to call in and talk college hockey with us. Debuting at the Frozen Four is USCHO Live, our new call-in program dedicated to the sport we love: NCAA hockey. We’ll be streaming live each day from … Read more

USCHO.com is gearing up for wall-to-wall coverage of the 2011 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four. In addition to features, news and game recaps, we’ll also keep you updated here with blog posts from our team of writers, editors and photojournalists. You can find all of USCHO’s coverage of the Frozen Four at our Frozen Four Central … Read more

Here at USCHO.com, we always have fun finding weird hypothetical Division I college hockey conference playoff scenarios that put teams in or out of the NCAAs. We know that some of you do the same. Can you get your team in the 2011 NCAA men’s ice hockey tournament? Show us how the Atlantic Hockey, CCHA, ECAC … Read more

Friday afternoon, we were discussing among the USCHO staff what one game that evening would have the greatest impact on the PairWise Rankings. We zeroed in on Merrimack at New Hampshire. Why? That contest got the Warriors to 10 games against Teams Under Consideration (TUC) — and that’s the number needed for that criterion to … Read more