This Week in West Region D-III: March 3, 2005
MSOE has won the MCHA, while the NCHA and MIAC choose their champs, with autobids on the line.
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Corriero Earns Harvard a Three-Peat Of Top Ivy Honor
On Wednesday Harvard tri-captain Nicole Corriero earned the first of surely many postseason honors to come when she was named the Ivy Player of the Year. She is the third straight Crimson player and sixth in seven years to receive that distinction, which is determined by league coaches. Harvard dominated the Ivy awards with three … Read more
Friday’s WCHA Quarterfinals: By the Numbers
Quarterfinal #3: St. Cloud State vs. Wisconsin, 4 p.m. CT Quarterfinal #4: Minnesota State vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m. CT St. Cloud State (9-21-4, 7-18-3 WCHA) Top Scorers: Kristy Oonincx, Jr., F (14-9-23), Ashley Stewart, Jr., F (10-13-23), Hailey Clarkson, So., F (5-17-22) Top Goaltender: Lauri St. Jacques, So. (5-14-3, 3.40, .889) Scoring Offense: 1.82 … Read more
Hughes Steps Down at Assumption
Keith Hughes has stepped down at Assumption College as head coach after a 15-year stint as a player and coach with the team. Hughes was a standout player for the team from 1990-94, served as an assistant under Coaches Bill Bowes and Tom Connors (1994-98) and as head coach since the 1998-99 season. The team … Read more
This Week in the CHA: March 3, 2005
Wayne State keeps Niagara’s third-place finish in waiting; Alabama-Huntsville holds on to a chance at the CHA’s regular-season title; and Jared Ross cracks the top of yet another all-time scoring list. Brian Coe reports.
Captains Lead Gophers Past Bemidji Upset Bid
Prior to their game, Bemidji State and Minnesota players watched from the Ridder Arena stands as North Dakota extended No. 2 Minnesota Duluth into overtime. Upon taking the ice, the Beavers were ready to deliver a shocker of their own. But Minnesota (31-2-2) has been ranked No. 1 in the country all season for a … Read more
Thursday’s WCHA Quarterfinals
By the Numbers
Quarterfinal #1: North Dakota vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 4 p.m. CT Quarterfinal #2: Bemidji State vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m. CT No. 7 seed North Dakota (9-22-3, 6-21-1 WCHA) Top Scorers: Cara Wooster, Fr., F (15-11-26), Cami Wooster, Fr., F (13-9-22), Elizabeth Funk, Jr., F (8-11-19) Top Goaltender: Amber Hasbargen, Jr. (6-15-1, 3.92, .870) Scoring Offense: 2.12 (22nd) … Read more
Kessel Ready to Choose
Phil Kessel, the 17-year-old highly-touted U.S.-born phenom, has set a news conference for Friday at the U.S. National Team Development Program headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he announce a decision on where he will play next season. The Friday news conference date is in contrast to an earlier report, in the Wisconsin State Journal, … Read more
Wendell Earns Second Straight WCHA Player of the Year Honor
Whenever Krissy Wendell was asked who from her team deserved a Player of the Year award, she’d say Natalie Darwitz. Whenever Darwitz was asked the same question, she’d say Krissy Wendell. The WCHA coaches and SIDs finally had to make a decision, and they have chosen Wendell as the WCHA’s Player of the Year for … Read more
Heart Of The Huskies
Criticism of Keni Gibson is as hard to find as the proverbial needle in the haystack, as Northeastern’s star goaltender departs college to a crowd of well-wishers.
All Women’s Hockey Teams But One Meet NCAA APR Standard
Women’s ice hockey scored fifth-highest among all NCAA Division I women’s sports in the new Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, released Monday. The NCAA’s new academic measurement, known as APR, is based on the academic eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes. An APR score of 925 is equivalent to an approximate graduation rate of 50 … Read more
Hockey Ranks Highly in New NCAA Academic Report
Men’s ice hockey scored second-highest among all NCAA Division I men’s sports in the new Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, released Monday. The NCAA’s new academic measurement, known as APR, is based on the academic eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes. An APR score of 925 is equivalent to an approximate graduation rate of 50 … Read more
Tigers Edge Big Red For No. 1 In Monday’s Poll
A split decision among the voters in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll saw Cornell earn a majority of first-place votes, but Colorado College gain the top spot overall. The Tigers, who were idle last weekend, took only 12 of 40 first-place votes but managed 556 points overall to return to No. 1, three points … Read more
St. Norbert Leads 4th Straight Men’s D-III Poll
St. Norbert kept its perch at No. 1 for a fourth straight time in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll, again receiving 14 first-place votes and one fifth-place vote. The Green Knights downed Lake Forest to advance to the NCHA championship game next Saturday. Staying at No. 2, and receiving the other first-place vote, … Read more
Sioux-Badger Goalie Duel Ends In Tie
North Dakota’s 1-1 tie with visiting Wisconsin moved the Sioux tantalizingly close to securing fifth place in the WCHA and home ice for the playoffs. By taking three of four points from the Badgers this weekend, the Sioux moved three points ahead of sixth-place Minnesota-Duluth with two regular-season games remaining. Next weekend, UND needs either … Read more
Horak, Gophers Shut Out UMD
Opposing fans, be warned. If you chant “Sieve!” at Jody Horak during pregame introductions, you might not get to use the chant again that day. In each of the past three seasons, Horak has responded to hostile treatment by crowds in Madison, Wisc. by pitching a shutout. On Sunday, she did the same to the … Read more
Warriors Knot Up Air Force
Air Force blew a 3-1 third-period lead to Wayne State, but held on for a 3-3 tie Sunday afternoon in College Hockey America play. With the tie, the Warriors are now just two points back of third-place Niagara and five up on Air Force heading into the final weekend of regular-season play. Adam Krug got … Read more
Brown Knocks Off Second Ranked Opponent in Two Weeks
With its second win over a top-five opponent in two weeks, Brown has reaffirmed itself as the team no one wants to play in the playoffs. This time the Bears’ victim was No. 3 Dartmouth, who lost for the fourth time in seven games. The Bears (14-13-2, 11-8-1 ECACHL) jumped out to a 2-0 first … Read more
Demons Exorcised: BC Breaks Whittemore Hex
Okay, quickly guess the year in which scientists welcomed the return of Comet Hale-Bopp, and Boston College last defeated New Hampshire at the Whittemore Center. If you guessed 1997, take a bow and pat yourself on the back. And if you’re an Eagles fan, take an extra minute or two to savor your first victory … Read more
Catamounts Claim Final ECACHL Bye
Raise your hand if you thought at the beginning of the year that Vermont, a team picked to finish 10th and 11th in the ECACHL’s preseason polls — a team that didn’t win its first game last season until December — could earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs. That’s exactly what … Read more