Ed TrefzgerThanksgiving was tournament time, and the best of the tourneys ended in a shootout. A couple of preseason top 15 teams are on hard times, and another coach is close to the 400 mark and could get there this weekend.
A D-III coach hits a big milestone, and a couple of others aren’t far behind. Plus, a look a inter-conference records and a big weekend for shutouts.
Are things out of sorts in the SUNYAC, or is it really just business as usual? Also, the NCHA-MIAC series is competitive, Curry gets hosed, and attendance figures get inflated, in this week’s look back at the weekend.
Though it’s still early, some pivotal games were played last weekend; the MIAC does a little better against the NCHA; and once again, it’s time to retire some dubious traditions.
Is officiating in D-III going to be different in the east and west? And if you’re going to be drunk and stupid, why must you also photograph it? Officiating and hazing are two topics of discussion in this week’s column.
As part of USCHO.com’s expanded D-III coverage, Ed Trefzger debuts a Monday D-III column, noting that penalties indeed are up, and fans and coaches are irritated with it.
ECAC commissioner Phil Buttafuoco today confirmed his conference’s commitment to following the NCAA’s points of emphasis in its leagues and in the conferences for which it assigns officials.
Streaks were extended and ended in the early semi.
Levi Doria’s wrister from the top of the faceoff circle at 7:17 of the second overtime ended over 33 minutes of deadlocked hockey, giving Middlebury a 3-2 win, and a shot at its sixth national championship. Doria had just hopped onto the ice on a line change, and took a touch pass from winger John … Read more
Now that the field has been selected, USCHO takes a forensic look at the decisions made by the NCAA men’s D-III committee.
USCHO has released PairWise Rankings for Division III men’s and women’s hockey based on the NCAA’s new selection process for 2003-04. The PairWise Rankings (PWR) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which at-large teams are invited to the NCAA men’s and women’s Division III tournaments. … Read more
Anybody need tickets? Buyers and sellers found each other again.
Humanitarian Award winner Sam Paolini learned about helping people at a young age. When Sam’s parents, Sam and Diane, got married, his father wanted his children to be involved in athletics. Growing up in Rochester, N.Y., Sam and his older brother Tom played youth hockey, a sport their father played, coached, and loved. “The hockey … Read more
It was fun in the sun for Frozen Four fans who watched the replay of the first semifinal at Dunn Tire Park.
The food’s the thing in Buffalo — and not just wings, either.
Mike Lukajic’s first-period goal would prove to be the game winner, but weathering seven Middlebury power plays with that one-goal lead was the difference. After staving off the Panthers’ man-up attack, the Lakers opened the floodgates in the third on the way to a 6-0 win. Oswego started the game with a tough forecheck, and … Read more
Oswego coach George Roll confirmed Saturday that he is in discussion with Clarkson to replace fired coach Mark Morris. When asked if he had been offered the Clarkson job, Roll replied, “I have to be honest with you. They have called me, and I have talked to them. I asked them to continue our discussions … Read more
Last season, Norwich was less than a minute and a half away from its second national title, until a shot that deflected off a Cadet defenseman’s stick sent the game into overtime. Despite outplaying the Yellowjackets for much of the game and outshooting them handily, 23 seconds after the end of regulation Wisconsin-Superior was the … Read more
A forensic investigation into how the teams were chosen.
With the games done in D-III, it’s time for the NCAA selection committee to do its work, and for us to project the results.