Hobey Watch – The Casting Call

As the 2008-09 college hockey season gets under way, there are all sorts of questions all over the college hockey map. Will Boston College be able to repeat as national champion? Will Notre Dame continue its meteoric rise as a program? Will Minnesota bounce back after what was clearly a down year for the program? … Read more

Hobey Watch – The Casting Call

As the 2008-09 college hockey season gets under way, there are all sorts of questions all over the college hockey map. Will Boston College be able to repeat as national champion? Will Notre Dame continue its meteoric rise as a program? Will Minnesota bounce back after what was clearly a down year for the program? … Read more

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Tick Tock, Tick Tock

So much for Jean-Philippe Lamoureux getting to shake Kevin Porter’s hand after the national championship game, huh?  Oh well… In any case, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award will be presented tonight, in all likelihood to Kevin Porter, and while I won’t be watching the ceremony here in New York – I don’t get ESPNU…thank you very much, Cablevision – … Read more

Tick Tock, Tick Tock

So much for Jean-Philippe Lamoureux getting to shake Kevin Porter’s hand after the national championship game, huh?  Oh well… In any case, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award will be presented tonight, in all likelihood to Kevin Porter, and while I won’t be watching the ceremony here in New York – I don’t get ESPNU…thank you very much, Cablevision – … Read more

Clearing Up A Few Things

You know, I’m really not the kind of guy to say that I told you so, but…well, you know. Congratulations to Michigan’s Kevin Porter, Miami’s Ryan Jones, and Boston College’s Nathan Gerbe, who have been named to the Hobey Hat Trick as the top three vote-getters in the final voting for the Hobey Baker Memorial … Read more

Clearing Up A Few Things

You know, I’m really not the kind of guy to say that I told you so, but…well, you know. Congratulations to Michigan’s Kevin Porter, Miami’s Ryan Jones, and Boston College’s Nathan Gerbe, who have been named to the Hobey Hat Trick as the top three vote-getters in the final voting for the Hobey Baker Memorial … Read more

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Yes, Regis, This Is My Final Answer

As Tony Kornheiser might say when discussing American Idol, “It’s Go Time.”  The regionals are behind us, and while we have 10 days to wait before the Frozen Four, there’s an important bit of news headed our way before then: the Hobey Hat Trick. This is the last real question that I have to answer this year, … Read more

Yes, Regis, This Is My Final Answer

As Tony Kornheiser might say when discussing American Idol, “It’s Go Time.”  The regionals are behind us, and while we have 10 days to wait before the Frozen Four, there’s an important bit of news headed our way before then: the Hobey Hat Trick. This is the last real question that I have to answer this year, … Read more

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Thanks For Playing

In the first round of last year’s NCAA tournament, so goes the prevailing wisdom, Michigan’s T.J. Hensick slammed the nail in the coffin on his Hobey Baker chances. In the first round of this year’s tournament, his former linemate, Kevin Porter, slammed the nail in the coffin on everyone else’s chances. In case anyone had … Read more

Thanks For Playing

In the first round of last year’s NCAA tournament, so goes the prevailing wisdom, Michigan’s T.J. Hensick slammed the nail in the coffin on his Hobey Baker chances. In the first round of this year’s tournament, his former linemate, Kevin Porter, slammed the nail in the coffin on everyone else’s chances. In case anyone had … Read more

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A Stab At The Logic

The second-to-last college hockey weekend of the season is upon us, but for the Hobey Baker finalists who are still playing, this is it: time to put up or shut up. Oh, the heck with it: Kevin Porter won the award months ago, and everyone else is playing for second…and third. And of course, among … Read more

A Stab At The Logic

The second-to-last college hockey weekend of the season is upon us, but for the Hobey Baker finalists who are still playing, this is it: time to put up or shut up. Oh, the heck with it: Kevin Porter won the award months ago, and everyone else is playing for second…and third. And of course, among … Read more

I Was…I Was…I Was Not Exactly Right

Last year, I correctly pegged nine of the 10 Hobey Baker finalists. This year, I’m down to six.  Oops.  So, let’s look at the four finalists whom I missed, and gauge the level of surprise.  Lee Jubinville, Princeton: For someone who had this wrong, I can’t imagine being any less surprised than I am. I … Read more

I Was…I Was…I Was Not Exactly Right

Last year, I correctly pegged nine of the 10 Hobey Baker finalists. This year, I’m down to six.  Oops.  So, let’s look at the four finalists whom I missed, and gauge the level of surprise.  Lee Jubinville, Princeton: For someone who had this wrong, I can’t imagine being any less surprised than I am. I … Read more

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Picking 10

Well, here we go. By the end of the day, we’ll know the 10 players who have earned the status of finalist for the 2008 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. For the first time, we’ll have some concrete answers after all of the pontificating that tends to happen around this award, not to mention the snazzy … Read more

Picking 10

Well, here we go. By the end of the day, we’ll know the 10 players who have earned the status of finalist for the 2008 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. For the first time, we’ll have some concrete answers after all of the pontificating that tends to happen around this award, not to mention the snazzy … Read more

The Questions Remaining

First of all, I’d like to thank everyone at USCHO for inviting me to be part of the site again following my departure from CSTV.com. This is a very special community we have the privilege to be involved in, and I’m glad for any opportunity I have to speak to that community and offer my … Read more

The Questions Remaining

First of all, I’d like to thank everyone at USCHO for inviting me to be part of the site again following my departure from CSTV.com. This is a very special community we have the privilege to be involved in, and I’m glad for any opportunity I have to speak to that community and offer my … Read more

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