This Week in the CCHA: Jan. 8, 2004
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions for the CCHA! Also, Paula C. Weston hands out her coveted first-ever Blueliner of the Week award, and the Game of the Week features … well, go see for yourself.
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Ohio State Takes It To The Brink
Quinnipiac goaltender Justin Eddy tied a record for saves in a game at the Schottenstein Center with 49. Unfortunately for Eddy and the Bobcats, it was Ohio State’s 50th shot on goal, with .2 seconds left in regulation, that mattered most. After as close as you can get to 60 minutes of hockey without a … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Jan. 1, 2004
Ferris State ends 2003 with the CCHA’s lone tournament title; FSU coach Bob Daniels and CCHA commissioner Tom Anastos address the notion of the league’s “down year”; and next, the impending debut of Paula C. Weston’s Blueliner of the Week award.
This Week in the CCHA: Dec. 11, 2003
Miami exceeds preseason expectations as the CCHA’s non-Michigan teams push toward the top of the league. Meanwhile, Michigan and Alaska-Fairbanks do not play each other this weekend, but that won’t keep USCHO’s Paula C. Weston from a little compare-and-contrast.
Miami Dumps ‘Unprepared’ Ohio State
Derek Edwardson’s 10th goal of the season at 18:31 of the third period broke a deadlock to give Miami a 2-1 win in hostile territory over intrastate rival Ohio State, but Mike Betz’s postgame summation stole the show. “I don’t get a chance to see who’s having a good game out there and who’s not, … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Dec. 4, 2003
Defending regular-season champion Ferris State starts to get its legs; Nebraska-Omaha gives visiting Massachusetts a rude welcome; and fresh off a disappointing College Hockey Showcase, Michigan and Michigan State get to take their frustrations out on each other in Paula C. Weston’s CCHA Games of the Week.
Ohio State Bounces Bowling Green
It was a special-teams kind of night for the Ohio State Buckeyes, who scored three times on the power play and twice shorthanded en route to a 7-0 win over Bowling Green. After a scoreless first period that had all the markings of a classic goaltenders’ showdown, Ohio State exploded for four second-period goals, including … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Nov. 27, 2003
Youth may or may not be served this season in the CCHA — including the extreme youth of Michigan State, which along with Michigan takes on Minnesota and Wisconsin this weekend. Also, Paula C. Weston delivers the Games of the Week: Northern Michigan vs. Notre Dame with a shot at first place in the CCHA on the line.
RedHawks Sweep Nanooks In OT
Matt Christie scored at 2:58 in overtime to give Miami a 5-4 win and weekend sweep of the Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks. One night after beating UAF 7-1, Miami was forced to battle from behind twice to take the league contest. “I thought we played our game for the most part, stayed in our systems for most … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Nov. 20, 2003
Michigan’s Al Montoya keeps up the heroics; yin-yang Ohio State continues its Saturday reversals of fortune; alumni ties help Bowling Green head East (along with OSU); and Northern Michigan coach Walt Kyle has some spicy commentary after a series with Nebraska-Omaha. Paula C. Weston reports.
Buckeyes Earn Split With Wolverines
On the strength of their penalty kill and an overall solid performance from goaltender Mike Betz, Ohio State downed Michigan, 5-2, to earn a weekend split with the Wolverines and remain in first place in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings. Dave Steckel’s fluky goal in the second period held up as the game-winner, as … Read more
Montoya Bolsters Wolverines In Shutout Of Buckeyes
Al Montoya’s 30 saves and Mike Brown’s second goal of the season proved to be all the Wolverines needed to beat the Buckeyes Friday, as Michigan posted a 4-0 shutout over Ohio State in the first of four regular-season meetings between the clustermates. Brown and Dwight Helminen each had a goal and an assist and … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Nov. 13, 2003
Michigan and Ohio State face off in a rivalry which means more with each passing season — and we’re not talking about football, either. Also: Lake Superior and Nebraska-Omaha get off the schneid, against one another, no less. Paula C. Weston reports.
This Week in the CCHA: Nov. 6, 2003
Bowling Green and Lake Superior start to turn the corner; Notre Dame starts strong thanks to the (young) man in the net; and has the CCHA Coach of the Year Curse struck again, this time in Big Rapids? Paula C. Weston reports.
Bittner Winner Gives Buckeyes Sweep
For the second consecutive night, Ohio State captain J.B. Bittner scored the game-winning goal as the Buckeyes completed a weekend sweep of visiting Alaska-Fairbanks, winning tonight 3-2. “I was very happy with the effort and the result,” said OSU head coach John Markell. “Obviously, Alaska’s a good hockey team. We were fortunate that Mike Betz … Read more
Ohio State Rebounds With Win Over UAF
Six goals, twenty penalties, and bad blood — everything you’d expect from a Nanooks-Buckeye game. This one went Ohio State’s way 4-2, with Chris Olsgard recording the game-winning goal and Mike Betz getting earning his fourth win of the season with 19 saves. “We got beat badly,” said Alaska-Fairbanks head coach Guy Gadowsky. “They certainly … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Oct. 30, 2003
Notre Dame gets a big win over a longtime rival (sort of); Alaska-Fairbanks and Ohio State square off in a little-noted but still-interesting pairing; and Paula C. Weston pulls out strange facts from the CCHA.
Lakers Stun No. 12 Buckeyes
When the Mercyhurst Lakers came to Columbus to challenge the Ohio State Buckeyes, they knew they had to play one of their better games to compete with a nationally-ranked team, but to win they needed something only Ohio State itself could have provided — former Buckeye and current Mercyhurst assistant head coach, Dave Smith. According … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Oct. 23, 2003
Apocalypse? Ragnarok? No, just the CCHA standings, where Ohio State and Western Michigan are boff to fast starts. The Broncos take on struggling Michigan State, while Ohio State must avoid a letdown against Mercyhurst. Also: Red Berenson asks the Yost Arena student section for a favor. Paula C. Weston reports.
This Week in the CCHA: Oct. 16, 2003
Mysterious forces turn the CCHA upside down in a weekend of surprises; Northern Michigan brings its new national ranking into a rivalry series; Miami uses special teams to split with Michigan; and two teams looking for stability face off in the Games of the Week. Paula C. Weston reports.