Site AdministratorUnderstandably, Michigan Tech coach Mike Sertich wasn’t in much of a talking mood after his Huskies lost 8-0 to North Dakota at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The one topic he was willing to discuss at length was how avalanches are caused. MTU was buried under a blizzard of Sioux goals midway through the second period when … Read more
In a match between the two basement-dwellers of the WCHA, it was two goals in 12 seconds that propelled the Wisconsin Badgers to a 4-1 win over the Seawolves of Alaska-Anchorage. A pair of freshmen, Ryan MacMurchy and Nick Licari, dealt Alaska-Anchorage (1-19-7, 0-17-6 WCHA) a knockout blow halfway through the second period. Before the … Read more
Chris Higgins notched his second hat trick of the season and Zachary Mayer and Joe Zappala each had a goal and an assist as Yale scored the game’s final five goals to defeat St. Lawrence, 7-2, before a sellout crowd of 3,486 at Ingalls Rink. The Bulldogs set season bests in shots on goal (45), … Read more
Many of the 6,286 in attendance at the Mullins Center left wondering what they had showed up for. That was because Boston University used its trademark defense to make a first-period lead stick in a 2-0 win over Massachusetts. Netminder Sean Fields aided the defensive effort with a spectacular performance, making 25 saves for his … Read more
Northeastern coach Bruce Crowder was desperate. His club hadn’t scored on Merrimack goalie Joe Exter in nearly two hours of hockey this season. So when the Huskies were given their sixth power-play opportunity of the game Friday night, trailing by three goals with five minutes remaining, it was time for a desperate move. Crowder pulled … Read more
Trailing 2-1, Harvard scored five goals in the second period and went on to defeat Rensselaer, 6-4. Harvard, which saw six different players score goals, remains in first place in the ECAC, tied with Cornell with 26 points, while the Engineers are in 11th place in the league. RPI, which has six points, has now … Read more
With a month left in the regular season, Wisconsin looks to pad its hold on third place, while Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth try not to look ahead to their series next weekend. Craig Roberts reports.
If new legislation passes as expected, the WCHA and CHA will continue to enjoy an automatic bid to the NCAAs.
The issue of the WCHA and CHA automatic NCAA tournament bids being put into jeopardy was all but rectified as quickly as it arose. But the catalyst to the recent crisis remains an interesting issue, with major implications to the future of the MAAC. As reported by USCHO’s Jim Connelly in a recent MAAC column, … Read more
Union climbs the standings; a scouting perspective on Dartmouth phenom Hugh Jessiman; the origins of the Big Red Freakout revealed; and much more. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy open the mailbag again.
In a thin week of games in the CHA, Bemidji State finds a link to the Edmonton Oilers dynasty — two, in fact; meanwhile, the CHA gets three representatives into the next round of Hobey Baker fan voting, but Geof F. Morris has some issues with that.
The nation’s number-one team puts an effective end to the CHA’s NCAA tournament hopes, while Wayne State achieves a milestone. Craig Roberts reports.
Fairfield is dropping men’s ice hockey and football following this season.
Twelve players have been named finalists by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston for the 51st Walter Brown Award, given annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The slate of candidates includes seven players from Hockey East schools, four from ECAC teams, and one from the MAAC. Harvard is the only … Read more
North Dakota junior defenseman David Hale doesn’t expect to play for the Fighting Sioux again until their Feb. 14-15 series in Denver against the Pioneers. Hale After being struck with illness shortly after the Sioux arrived in Colorado Springs on Jan. 30, Hale missed all of UND’s series against Colorado College and won’t play this … Read more
The WCHA and CHA could lose their automatic bids to the NCAA tournament, beginning in 2004, under new rules clarified at the January NCAA Convention in Anaheim. The Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee was recently advised of the news by NCAA Director of Championships Tom Jacobs during their most recent regularly-scheduled conference call. Section … Read more
The USA Hockey Foundation Monday announced the top 10 candidates for the 2003 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. (See listing and bios below.) An award of the USA Hockey Foundation, Patty Kazmaier Award recognizes the most outstanding player in women’s college hockey each season. This year the awards dinner, set for Saturday, March 22 at the … Read more
Being just the second college goalie to play in the World Juniors for Team Canada was a cherished experience for Cornell’s Dave LeNeveu.
Colorado College was the only team in the top five of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll not to lose a game, and ascended to the number one position in this week’s poll. After winning two games against No. 3 North Dakota, the Tigers captured 35 of the 40 first-place votes for a commanding lead … Read more
Rest Factor In Beanpots past the Harvard Crimson had a legitimate gripe to claim the role of underdog. Hockey East, the conference of the other three Beanpot schools — BC, BU and Northeastern — allowed those teams to play only one game the weekend before each Beanpot Monday. Harvard’s conference, the ECAC, wasn’t as generous. … Read more