Paula C. Weston
The nation’s third-best defense experienced a complete and total breakdown within the first 3:04 of the Frozen Four semifinal against Minnesota Duluth on Thursday (photo: Melissa Wade).
Ohio State has the third-best defense in the nation, allowing 2.08 goals per game on average — a significant improvement over last year’s 30th-best blue line that allowed close to three goals per game.
For the Wolverines to make it to college hockey’s bonus round, they needed to improve every aspect of their game after midseason (photo: Melissa Wade).
The Buckeyes take the third-best defense (2.08) and the nation’s second-best combined special teams, including the best penalty kill in Division I, into the Frozen Four (photo: Omar Phillips).
Check out our preview of the Midwest Regional, which includes Ohio State, Denver, Penn State and Princeton (photo: Rachel Lewis).
Check out our preview of the Northeast Regional, which includes Cornell, Michigan, Northeastern and Boston University (photo: Omar Phillips).
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback (photo: CS Genovese).
It all comes down to this. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I have done with picks so far: Last week Drew: 3-1 (.750) Paula: 4-0 (1.000) This season Drew: 100-54-14 (.637) Paula: 103-51-14 (.658) The championship game No. 3 Notre Dame (24-9-2), the top overall seed in the Big Ten tournament, hosts No. 5 Ohio … Read more
It all comes down to this. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I have done with picks so far: Last week Drew: 3-1 (.750) Paula: 4-0 (1.000) This season Drew: 100-54-14 (.637) Paula: 103-51-14 (.658) The championship game No. 3 Notre Dame (24-9-2), the top overall seed in the Big Ten tournament, hosts No. 5 Ohio … Read more
Well, here we are. The top two teams in the Big Ten – Notre Dame and Ohio State – survived the season to meet for the championship this Saturday (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback (photo: Omar Phillips).
Big Ten fans were treated to two fantastic semifinal games Saturday night. Congratulations to winners Notre Dame and Ohio State, who will play for the B1G championship this Saturday, March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day — in the Compton Family Ice Arena. 1. Two televised 3-2 thrillers provided a perfect showcase for college hockey. Maybe … Read more
Big Ten fans were treated to two fantastic semifinal games Saturday night. Congratulations to winners Notre Dame and Ohio State, who will play for the B1G championship this Saturday, March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day — in the Compton Family Ice Arena. 1. Two televised 3-2 thrillers provided a perfect showcase for college hockey. Maybe … Read more
Drew Claussen and I didn’t do so badly last weekend. There were six games played, but we both predicted seven games would be played. Last week Drew: 5-2-0 (.714) Paula: 5-2-0 (.714) This season Drew: 97-53-14 (.634) Paula: 99-51-14 (.646) The semifinals The top seeds survived last weekend’s best-of-three series, with each team sweeping its … Read more
Drew Claussen and I didn’t do so badly last weekend. There were six games played, but we both predicted seven games would be played. Last week Drew: 5-2-0 (.714) Paula: 5-2-0 (.714) This season Drew: 97-53-14 (.634) Paula: 99-51-14 (.646) The semifinals The top seeds survived last weekend’s best-of-three series, with each team sweeping its … Read more
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback (photo: Melissa Wade).
It’s playoff hockey time! I’m excited for the new format this year, from the best-of-three series to the campus sites to the single-elimination games that begin next week. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I did with picks during the regular season. Last week Drew: 6-2-0 (.750) Paula: 5-3-1 (.625) This season Drew: 92-51-14 (.631) Paula: … Read more
It’s playoff hockey time! I’m excited for the new format this year, from the best-of-three series to the campus sites to the single-elimination games that begin next week. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I did with picks during the regular season. Last week Drew: 6-2-0 (.750) Paula: 5-3-1 (.625) This season Drew: 92-51-14 (.631) Paula: … Read more
It’s Big Ten playoff hockey time, and while top-seed Notre Dame watches to see who advances from the first weekend of play, everyone else will try to survive a best-of-three series to face off in single-elimination semifinal action next weekend (photo: Jim Rosvold/USCHO.com).
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.