David H. HendricksonLast year’s national coach of the year, Nate Leaman, built Union into an ECAC Hockey regular season champion and an NCAA tournament team. He’s got his work cut out for him, though, at Providence, which missed the Hockey East playoffs the last two seasons. “Right now we’re focused on building our program one day at … Read more
Whether Massachusetts can crack the top half of Hockey East comes down largely to one position: goaltender. Prior to graduating, Paul Dainton played almost every game in the Minutemen nets and played well. Freshmen Kevin Boyle and Steve Mastalerz may be well regarded, but that’s no guarantee of success. Sophomore Jeff Teglia struggled in his … Read more
Just as for the players, for the referees selected for the NCAA championship game, it’s the culmination of a lot of hard work over the season. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Referees compete for spots in the final, but conference affiliation often gets in the way. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Notre Dame allowed three power-play goals and didn’t score on its own man advantage. Dave Hendrickson reports.
If there was a single overriding theme from the Notre Dame players at today’s press conference, it was that they’ve got nothing to lose. As a No. 3 regional seed with a dozen freshmen, they’re playing with house money. “Last time we were here [in 2008], we were a four seed and this time we’re … Read more
If there was a single overriding theme from the Notre Dame players at today’s press conference, it was that they’ve got nothing to lose. As a No. 3 regional seed with a dozen freshmen, they’re playing with house money. “Last time we were here [in 2008], we were a four seed and this time we’re … Read more
Every team depends on its goaltender to rise to the occasion. The team that wins a national championship with shoddy play between the pipes will probably be the first. But with 12 freshmen on its roster, Notre Dame will likely be depending even more on its goalie, sophomore Mike Johnson, to get the Fighting Irish into the championship game. … Read more
Every team depends on its goaltender to rise to the occasion. The team that wins a national championship with shoddy play between the pipes will probably be the first. But with 12 freshmen on its roster, Notre Dame will likely be depending even more on its goalie, sophomore Mike Johnson, to get the Fighting Irish into the championship game. … Read more
Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson has brought six teams to the Frozen Four, four with Lake Superior State and two now with the Fighting Irish. One would think that all those teams shared a common thread of a lock-down defense and some of them the abundance of freshmen in this year’s edition. But while that might … Read more
Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson has brought six teams to the Frozen Four, four with Lake Superior State and two now with the Fighting Irish. One would think that all those teams shared a common thread of a lock-down defense and some of them the abundance of freshmen in this year’s edition. But while that might … Read more
This is Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson’s sixth trip to the Frozen Four. The first four came with Lake Superior State, three of which resulted in national championships. (The other would have resulted in a fourth title if not for some guy named Paul Kariya.) The most recent trip came with the Fighting Irish in 2008. By any … Read more
This is Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson’s sixth trip to the Frozen Four. The first four came with Lake Superior State, three of which resulted in national championships. (The other would have resulted in a fourth title if not for some guy named Paul Kariya.) The most recent trip came with the Fighting Irish in 2008. By any … Read more
If the semifinal contests break one way, we’ll have a championship game between the Fighting Irish and the Fighting Sioux. Almost certainly, that will be the first title matchup between Fighting anythings. If the semis go the other way, it’ll be the Wolverines against the Bulldogs. A matchup of animals that we’ve only seen about … Read more
If the semifinal contests break one way, we’ll have a championship game between the Fighting Irish and the Fighting Sioux. Almost certainly, that will be the first title matchup between Fighting anythings. If the semis go the other way, it’ll be the Wolverines against the Bulldogs. A matchup of animals that we’ve only seen about … Read more
Notre Dame senior Joe Lavin enjoyed the journey to the Frozen Four even more than the rest of his teammates. At least in some ways. The Fighting Irish had to navigate through Hockey East, defeating Merrimack and New Hampshire in the hostile environment of the Manchester, N.H., regional. But for Lavin, it was home sweet home. … Read more
Notre Dame senior Joe Lavin enjoyed the journey to the Frozen Four even more than the rest of his teammates. At least in some ways. The Fighting Irish had to navigate through Hockey East, defeating Merrimack and New Hampshire in the hostile environment of the Manchester, N.H., regional. But for Lavin, it was home sweet home. … Read more
The semifinal game between North Dakota and Michigan will involve two of the most storied schools in college hockey. Michigan’s nine NCAA championships leads the field; North Dakota’s seven titles ties the Fighting Sioux with Denver for second place. The contestants in the other semifinal, Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth, have zero national championships compared to Michigan … Read more
The semifinal game between North Dakota and Michigan will involve two of the most storied schools in college hockey. Michigan’s nine NCAA championships leads the field; North Dakota’s seven titles ties the Fighting Sioux with Denver for second place. The contestants in the other semifinal, Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth, have zero national championships compared to Michigan … Read more
At today’s press conference the Notre Dame players were asked if they watched the school’s women’s basketball team playing for a national championship last night. Not only was the answer in the affirmative, but ND coach Jeff Jackson quipped that because of the game it was “the first time they were late for a snack.”