Holiday Tournament Preview: Ledyard Bank Classic
Dartmouth, Yale, New Hampshire and Minnesota Duluth make up the field for this season’s Ledyard Bank Classic tournament in Durham, N.H.
Matthew Semisch
Three things: Dec. 18
Denver gets all it can handle with Dartmouth Having won only one of its last four games in regulation, not everything is going swimmingly at the holiday break with second-ranked Denver. The Pioneers were made to work hard to split last weekend with a Dartmouth team that came to Magness Arena on Friday carrying an … Read more
Three things: Dec. 18
Denver gets all it can handle with Dartmouth Having won only one of its last four games in regulation, not everything is going swimmingly at the holiday break with second-ranked Denver. The Pioneers were made to work hard to split last weekend with a Dartmouth team that came to Magness Arena on Friday carrying an … Read more
Miami playing .500 hockey, taking strides and doing 'a better job as a collective group'
Last weekend, Miami provided a blueprint for how to have success as the visiting team at Western Michigan’s Lawson Ice Arena, though the RedHawks’ plan may not work for everyone. Namely, Miami played within itself. The RedHawks were outshot Friday 34-25 and conceded two power play goals, but Miami handed the Broncos only their third … Read more
Three things: Dec. 4
Denver sweeps on the road… Top-ranked Denver will likely hold onto that ranking through Monday after picking up a pair of road wins this weekend against No. 16 Minnesota Duluth. Both games were tight, but in the end UMD came away empty-handed from a NCHC series for the second time this season. Logan O’Connor scored … Read more
Three things: Dec. 4
Denver sweeps on the road… Top-ranked Denver will likely hold onto that ranking through Monday after picking up a pair of road wins this weekend against No. 16 Minnesota Duluth. Both games were tight, but in the end UMD came away empty-handed from a NCHC series for the second time this season. Logan O’Connor scored … Read more
Omaha enjoying home atmosphere of Baxter Arena, ‘making it a challenging place’
Less than a year after finishing four games under .500 at home, Omaha and its first-year coach are working to make Baxter Arena a tougher place to play. Four games in, at least, the Mavericks are making progress. Eight of their first 10 games this season were on the road, but they’re now 3-0-1 at … Read more
Three things: Nov. 20
Denver, UND share spoils It was difficult to imagine anything other than a split when top-ranked Denver hosted No. 3 North Dakota last weekend, and while that’s what we got, we had an interesting ride along the way. In Friday’s opener, UND dug out of a 3-0 hole and took a 4-3 lead six minutes … Read more
Three things: Nov. 20
Denver, UND share spoils It was difficult to imagine anything other than a split when top-ranked Denver hosted No. 3 North Dakota last weekend, and while that’s what we got, we had an interesting ride along the way. In Friday’s opener, UND dug out of a 3-0 hole and took a 4-3 lead six minutes … Read more
Omaha coach Gabinet honors ‘Gramps’ at Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony
It’s been an extraordinarily rewarding week for Mike Gabinet and his family. After Omaha completed a road split last weekend against Colorado College, the Mavericks’ coach caught a plane Sunday headed for Toronto. On Monday, when Clare Drake was among seven new inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Gabinet was there to honor his … Read more
Three things: Nov. 5
Broncos sweep No. 1 Denver I’m personally hesitant to talk about upsets in the first month or so of the season, but what Western Michigan did this weekend will certainly turn heads. Denver will be knocked off its perch at the top of the national rankings early next week thanks to a pair of road … Read more
Three things: Nov. 5
Broncos sweep No. 1 Denver I’m personally hesitant to talk about upsets in the first month or so of the season, but what Western Michigan did this weekend will certainly turn heads. Denver will be knocked off its perch at the top of the national rankings early next week thanks to a pair of road … Read more
Top-ranked Denver riding high, but knows consistency is key to improving
There isn’t much debate among pollsters about Denver being the top men’s Division I hockey team in the country right now, but the Pioneers are not their own finished product. That’s to be expected only a month into the season, but while DU has yet to lose (4-0-2), not everything has gone perfectly, and not … Read more
Three things: Oct. 29
Shepard steals the show Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin told USCHO earlier this week that he didn’t know if either Hunter Shepard or Nick Deery had made the Bulldogs’ No. 1 goaltender job their own six games into the season. Eight in, we might have a better idea. Shepard played a key role this weekend … Read more
Three things: Oct. 29
Shepard steals the show Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin told USCHO earlier this week that he didn’t know if either Hunter Shepard or Nick Deery had made the Bulldogs’ No. 1 goaltender job their own six games into the season. Eight in, we might have a better idea. Shepard played a key role this weekend … Read more
St. Cloud State aspiring to stay on even keel, Huskies ‘don’t want to look too far into anything’
Bye weeks can come in handy for teams on the mend, but being idle is less helpful for a healthy team that’s rolling. Second-ranked St. Cloud State is off this weekend after opening the season with five consecutive wins, three of them against top-20 teams. The two most recent games came at home last week … Read more
Three things: Oct. 8
Power play units start slowly Six NCHC teams opened their regular season slates this weekend (Omaha won an exhibition game Friday), and didn’t usually set the world alight while playing with a numerical advantage. The conference’s teams that played counter games Friday finished with a combined two wins, a tie and two losses. Part of … Read more
Three things: Oct. 8
Power play units start slowly Six NCHC teams opened their regular season slates this weekend (Omaha won an exhibition game Friday), and didn’t usually set the world alight while playing with a numerical advantage. The conference’s teams that played counter games Friday finished with a combined two wins, a tie and two losses. Part of … Read more
Frozen Four preview: Senior class poised to lead Minnesota Duluth in Chicago
Plenty of question marks plagued Minnesota Duluth at the start of the year. One of three goaltenders with zero prior collegiate game experience between them had to step up, and scoring was going to be a concern. Now, UMD is Frozen Four bound.
‘Goofy’ Minnesota Duluth squad proving to be band of marathon men
After nine overtime games in the regular season and one more to start the postseason, what’s another two? The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs have made their marks as marathon men.