Site AdministratorMuch discussion through the week focused on whether or not other sporting events would attract most of the local sports fans and leave few for the women’s Frozen Four. An NCAA men’s basketball regional at the Metrodome, the state boy’s high school basketball tournament, and a Gopher men’s hockey regional game in Grand Forks, N.D. … Read more
When she leaves the rink, Wisconsin’s Bobbi-Jo Slusar takes on a different set of responsibilities working with autistic and other special-needs children. Dave Starman can relate.
One year ago, Bemidji State came within an eyeblink of a colossal upset. With Wisconsin in the Beavers’ sights, Dave Starman asks if this is the year.
Freshman T.J. Oshie scored his nation-leading ninth game-winning goal and junior Drew Stafford tallied his nation-best seventh shorthander to power North Dakota past Michigan 5-1 in the semifinals of the NCAA West Regional Friday. The win enabled UND (28-15-1) to avenge its 1998 loss to the Wolverines (21-15-5), who knocked the Sioux out in the … Read more
When big names departed Hockey East prior to the season, only a few might have picked Chris Collins to fill the void. Joe Haggerty reports.
Once Bobbi Ross got started, there wasn’t any way to stop her. After being fairly quiet in the goal-scoring department over much of the second half of the season, Ross exploded for four goals to propel Minnesota to a 5-4 win over No. 1 New Hampshire. The Gophers (29-10-1) advanced to their third straight NCAA … Read more
For the first time ever, no seniors were among the selections for First Team AHCA All-Americans and all 12 were first-time selections. Only three honorees came from the United States. Eight came from Canada and one from Switzerland. Five selections came from Hockey East, four from the WCHA, and three from the ECACHL. The All-American … Read more
What’s a college hockey nut to do when he moves to a non-college hockey hotbed? DirecTV, of course! Or maybe not … Read Nicholas Jon Wood’s Tale of Joy and Woe and see how it’s all about Karma, Nicholas and DirecTV.
The bounce of the puck to Tia Hanson at the blue line seemed fairly innocuous at first, but a quick move around a defender and a perfect shot was all Wisconsin needed to reach its first NCAA final. Hanson broke a defensive deadlock just over five minutes into the third period, less than a week … Read more
Switching schools is a tough choice for anyone, but for student-athletes, it’s that much more complicated. Tom Reale takes a look at some transfers making big impacts.
You Again Minnesota celebrates its NCAA semifinal win over New Hampshire. (Photo: Ryan Coleman) Sunday’s national championship tilt between Wisconsin and Minnesota will be the sixth time the WCHA rivals have faced off this season. The Badgers hold a 4-1 advantage in the season series. If familiarity breeds contempt, then the Minnesota-Wisconsin series is truly … Read more
When the season began, some said North Dakota was too young to challenge for titles. Suddenly, the Sioux don’t look so inexperienced, Patrick C. Miller finds.
Standing in stark contrast to Boston University’s blowout of Nebraska-Omaha in the early semifinal, the nightcap of the Northeast Regional between No. 2 seed Miami and No. 3 Boston College was closely contested from the opening whistle. Boston College made more of its special-teams opportunities than the RedHawks and that, combined with a steady performance … Read more
It’s an obvious choice — when a team reaches its first Frozen Four, look to a senior with 68 career starts and 48 wins between the pipes, rather than starting a freshman goalie with only 11 college games under her belt. Maybe not, if that freshman is Jessie Vetter. Goalie Jessie Vetter remains amidst the … Read more
Below are the transcripts of the pre-semifinal Thursday press conferences from the 2006 Women’s Frozen Four. Wisconsin-SLU Press Conference Participants Mark Johnson (Head Coach, University of Wisconsin) Sharon Cole (Player, University of Wisconsin) Kate Michael (Player, St. Lawrence University) Paul Flanagan (Head Coach, St. Lawrence University) Wisconsin-SLU Opening Comments Johnson: First of all, I’d like … Read more
Wisconsin’s tale of two seasons could turn into a triad of pieces this weekend. The Badgers, who dominated college hockey in the first half of 2005-06, saw the wheels come off in the wake of goaltender Brian Elliott’s practice injury, and matters didn’t get any better when Elliott was initially ineffective on his return. But … Read more
After a slow start, the two-time defending NCAA champion Gophers found their way back home for the 2006 Women’s Frozen Four.
The battle for the last No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament this season was resolved last Saturday in favor of Michigan State, which won the Mason Cup to edge ECACHL tournament champion Harvard for the honors in Albany. Those two teams — the No. 4 and No. 5 overall seeds this season — face … Read more
USCHO.com has learned that Butch Bellemore, the ECACHL Supervisor of Officials, and Brewster Earle, the Director of Officiating Development for the ECACHL, will resign their positions once their contracts expire in a few months. Bellemore and Earle sent their intentions to members of the ECACHL Officiating Staff in an email and letter. When reached, ECACHL … Read more
Boston University knew all along where it was headed come NCAA tournament time. That the Terriers are the top seed in Worcester is just an added bonus. BU, which won the Hockey East regular-season title in a chaotic final weekend of league play, became a dual champion last weekend by toppling Boston College in the … Read more