Site AdministratorQuinnipiac’s Matt Froehlich netted two goals and defenseman Reid Cashman collected two assists as a two-goal second period allowed the Bobcats to advance past Bentley 4-1 Friday afternoon in the first semifinal of the Atlantic Hockey tournament at the Northford Ice Pavilion. “We’re very excited as a team to advance to the championship game here … Read more
Northeastern has relieved coach Bruce Crowder of his coaching duties, following just two winning seasons in nine years. The Huskies went 15-18-5 this season, finishing sixth in Hockey East. They lost to New Hampshire in two games in the Hockey East playoffs. Crowder was 120-170-36 in nine seasons. Northeastern athletic director Dave O’Brien said the … Read more
As the saying goes, “it’s not where you start, it’s where you finish.” That’s a good thing for top-seeded Minnesota where the NCAA Tournament is concerned. The Gophers (34-2-2) continued their pattern of allowing the first goal, before scoring the rest in a 6-1 defeat of the Friars (21-11-5), who were making their first NCAA … Read more
Seventeen different schools can boast CCM All-American selections in the starry squads announced today at the NCAA Division III Men’s Championships hosted by Middlebury College. St. John’s University, St. Norbert College and the University of Wisconsin-Superior lead the way with three selections each, followed by Trinity College with two. Noteworthy among the selections is Norwich … Read more
Sophomore netminder David McKee made 25 saves to earn his single-season league record 10th shutout and lead his Cornell Big Red to a 3-0 victory over the Vermont Catamounts in the semifinals of the ECACHL Tournament. “This was a big one for me,” said McKee about his blanking. “I wanted to get one deep in … Read more
Despite Alaska-Fairbanks freshman goalie Wylie Rogers’ best efforts, Jeff Tambellini and No. 4 Michigan are headed to their fifth consecutive CCHA championship game after a 3-1 win in the first semifinal at Joe Louis Arena Friday. The Wolverines peppered Rogers with 46 shots total, but were unable to put one in the net until midway … Read more
In the first eight-team D-I women’s hockey tournament, Wisconsin at Dartmouth promises to be the marquee quarterfinal. The puck drops at 7 p.m. ET Saturday.
For two years, Northern Michigan netminder Tuomas Tarkki was stuck behind a wall. More specifically, he was stuck behind a K-Wall. Craig Kowalski — K-Wall, for short — the four-year starting goalie for the Wildcats, was unflappable in net from 2000-2004. During his run in Marquette, Kowalski rewrote the NMU record book for goaltending stats. … Read more
The ECACHL handed out its league awards Thursday, and the Cornell Big Red was the big winners. Goaltender David McKee picked up Player of the Year, the Dryden Award and First-Team ECAC honors, while Mike Schafer was named Coach of the Year. McKee is 24-4-3 this season, with a 1.24 goals against average and a … Read more
The Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks continued their surprising run through the CCHA playoffs, beating the Northern Michigan Wildcats 6-3, in the CCHA Super Six quarterfinals at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Last week, the No. 8 seed Nanooks upset the No. 5 seed Bowling Green Falcons in Bowling Green, and have gone 5-1-1 since being swept at … Read more
Wisconsin provides us with a perfect case study for why a more pure ranking system is needed right now.
Northern Michigan senior goaltender Tuomas Tarkki became the first Wildcat in 24 years to be named the CCHA Player of the Year. Eight individual honors were awarded Wednesday at Detroit’s historic Fox Theatre, including six determined by a vote of the league’s 12 coaches. NMU’s Tuomas Tarkki became the first European to win CCHA Player … Read more
After rebounding from one foot in the grave all the way to the league’s regular-season championship, it’s no surprise that Quinnipiac cleaned up at the Atlantic Hockey awards banquet, taking home two of the league’s top three honors. Defenseman Reid Cashman, who led the nation in scoring for defensemen this season with 43 points, was … Read more
One year removed from an All-American performance that earned Jim Slater a spot as a Hobey Baker Finalist, Michigan State’s senior sniper couldn’t even crack the All-CCHA team. For many around the league, the numbers just don’t add up. Blame it on unrealistic expectations or strong competition, but Slater’s 16-28–44 line is only four points … Read more
The Division I men’s ice hockey committee can avoid some common sense pitfalls in creating the NCAA tournament bracket if it decides to give itself room to maneuver.
Since the inception of the Super Six, the CCHA has transformed its playoff championship into a five-day spectacle of entertainment.
Western Michigan’s Vince Bellissimo has decided to leave the school after his junior season to enter the professional ranks. A 2002 draftee of the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers, Bellissimo will begin his career with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. “We appreciate Vince’s contribution to the program and wish him the … Read more
Dave Starman investigates the art of overtime coaching after seeing three straight overtime games in an ECAC playoff series at Union.
Gridiron Club of Greater Boston named Harvard goalie Dov Grumet-Morris the winner of the 53rd Walter Brown Award, the nation’s oldest college hockey honor. Presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 Massachusetts Rangers, a team coached … Read more
CSTV, acknowledging an significant public demand, will now air Friday’s first ECACHL semifinal between Cornell and Vermont on the same day, albeit still tape delayed. Originally, CSTV, the only station available nationally to carry the ECAC semifinals, was only going to televise the first semifinal on tape delay Saturday morning at 11 a.m. But after … Read more