Matt MackinderThe next Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner won’t likely come from the U.S. Air Force Academy. But in listening to the Falcons’ coach and key players talk, this year has the potential to be an all-out “ultimate team” on the ice in Colorado Springs, with no single player taking the spotlight. After a first-round overtime … Read more
Wayne State’s senior class was its freshmen class back in 2002-03, when the Warriors earned their third straight College Hockey America title and their first NCAA tournament automatic bid. The past two years have yielded little as far as postseason play, but the class of 2006 has aspirations of returning to the winner’s circle this … Read more
Not a single regular-season game has been played in College Hockey America, but already teams are being hyped, promoted and readied for the opening of conference play. Bemidji State won the regular-season title and tournament championship last year and nearly advanced in the NCAA tournament only to go down in overtime to eventual champion Denver. … Read more
Barret Ehgoetz and Ryan Gale have moved on and left Niagara with gaping holes up front. But coach Dave Burkholder isn’t one to panic, and in fact has high optimism as his Purple Eagles start their 10th season of college hockey. Ehgoetz, NU’s all-time leading scorer, was Mr. Everything for Niagara a year ago, including … Read more
The colors of Robert Morris are red, white and blue — and after last season’s surprising inaugural season with a cast of freshmen, the Colonials are hoping for an all-American turnaround in 2005-06. Last year, RMU featured a lineup of 18 freshmen, a sophomore and a junior and though the Colonials finished in the CHA … Read more
The defending CHA champions, the Bemidji State Beavers, lost some of their firepower from a year ago, but still should post big numbers and finish near the top of the conference standings. Andrew Murray, last season’s CHA player of the year, graduated and then signed an NHL deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Brendan Cook … Read more
Alabama-Huntsville senior captain Jeremy Schreiber said it best. “Every year since I’ve been here we’ve been saying, ‘This is the year, this is the year we go all the way.’” So far, postseason tournament heartbreak has been the common season-ending theme for the Chargers. They’ve been to the finals of the CHA Tournament as recently … Read more
Jason Durbin’s life after hockey is a happy one.