Paula C. WestonCongratulations to the Wolverines, Fighting Irish, RedHawks and Broncos for their CCHA quarterfinal series wins! This marks the first time since the 2005-06 season that the top four seeds in the league advanced together to the championship tournament at Joe Louis Arena. It’s also the first time since 1994 that Western Michigan has a chance … Read more
Congratulations to the Wolverines, Fighting Irish, RedHawks and Broncos for their CCHA quarterfinal series wins! This marks the first time since the 2005-06 season that the top four seeds in the league advanced together to the championship tournament at Joe Louis Arena. It’s also the first time since 1994 that Western Michigan has a chance … Read more
“It’s do or die. It happens at every level. Once you get to the playoffs, guys get to a new gear, and it’s just a lot more intense and a lot more physical. The speed’s faster. It’s more fun to play in the playoffs, just because of all those factors.” That is how Notre Dame … Read more
“It’s do or die. It happens at every level. Once you get to the playoffs, guys get to a new gear, and it’s just a lot more intense and a lot more physical. The speed’s faster. It’s more fun to play in the playoffs, just because of all those factors.” That is how Notre Dame … Read more
Three teams advanced from the first round of the CCHA playoffs last weekend. Congratulations to Alaska, Bowling Green and Lake Superior State. I was completely wrong in my predictions on the outcome of the first round, which surprises no one. That I picked as I did was as much a symptom of the real parity … Read more
In honor of USCHO’s 15th year of NCAA hockey coverage , Tuesday’s blog each week during the 2010-11 regular season was a notebook of 15 things about the CCHA – anything that struck my fancy. As games decrease and interesting quasi-related notes become fewer in postseason, though, I’m re-purposing Tuesday’s blog to do what Monday’s … Read more
In honor of USCHO’s 15th year of NCAA hockey coverage , Tuesday’s blog each week during the 2010-11 regular season was a notebook of 15 things about the CCHA – anything that struck my fancy. As games decrease and interesting quasi-related notes become fewer in postseason, though, I’m re-purposing Tuesday’s blog to do what Monday’s … Read more
Sometimes, all I can say is, “Wow.” Congratulations to the Nanooks, Lakers and Falcons for advancing to the second round of the CCHA playoffs. Congratulations, too, to the teams on the losing end. The Spartans did not go gently into that good night, the Buckeyes showed some life before it was over and it took … Read more
Sometimes, all I can say is, “Wow.” Congratulations to the Nanooks, Lakers and Falcons for advancing to the second round of the CCHA playoffs. Congratulations, too, to the teams on the losing end. The Spartans did not go gently into that good night, the Buckeyes showed some life before it was over and it took … Read more
It’s playoff hockey time, and this weekend the CCHA begins its first round of best-of-three series with the bottom six teams in the league competing to advance to next week’s quarterfinal round. Frankly, I think the top eight teams should be in with the bottom three sitting it out, but I’m old-fashioned that way. Remember, … Read more
It’s playoff hockey time, and this weekend the CCHA begins its first round of best-of-three series with the bottom six teams in the league competing to advance to next week’s quarterfinal round. Frankly, I think the top eight teams should be in with the bottom three sitting it out, but I’m old-fashioned that way. Remember, … Read more
All Notre Dame needed to capture the regular-season title was a win at home. Heading into last weekend’s games, the Fighting Irish were a point ahead of Michigan in the CCHA standings. Friday night, Notre Dame beat Western Michigan in Kalamazoo while the Wolverines kept pace by beating Northern Michigan in Marquette. When the season … Read more
“We’re rooting for certain teams we normally don’t root for.” Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels on how the end of the season makes for strange bedfellows, following the Bulldogs’ tie and win over Ohio State on the road Feb. 25. “You can spin that any way you want it. At some point, you have … Read more
“We’re rooting for certain teams we normally don’t root for.” Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels on how the end of the season makes for strange bedfellows, following the Bulldogs’ tie and win over Ohio State on the road Feb. 25. “You can spin that any way you want it. At some point, you have … Read more
Congratulations to the Michigan Wolverines, the 2010-11 CCHA regular-season champions! Hear them sing the fastest version of “Hail to the Victors!” ever. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XejrStE8z0 As UM head coach Red Berenson says, “That’s hockey.” Entering the weekend one point behind first-place Notre Dame, the Wolverines took care of what they needed to by sweeping Northern Michigan on … Read more
Congratulations to the Michigan Wolverines, the 2010-11 CCHA regular-season champions! Hear them sing the fastest version of “Hail to the Victors!” ever. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XejrStE8z0 As UM head coach Red Berenson says, “That’s hockey.” Entering the weekend one point behind first-place Notre Dame, the Wolverines took care of what they needed to by sweeping Northern Michigan on … Read more
When Bowling Green and Michigan State took the ice on Saturday in the final game of the regular season, there was nothing at stake in terms of standings. Both teams would finish just where they started the weekend, at the bottom of the CCHA standings or one step above it. This was, however, MSU head … Read more
Michigan State led Bowling Green 2-1 by the middle of the first period, and that nearly sums up the entirety of this game. “It was fine,” said MSU head coach Rick Comley. “Kind of diligent. Business-like.” Dean Chelios scored at 1:16 in the first to make it 1-0. Brett Perlini had the goal that held … Read more
The last weekend of regular-season play – how strange it seems to be writing that, because it feels as though October was just a week ago. There is so much at stake this weekend and so much can change with just a point that the drama quotient for every game is exceptionally high. When it’s … Read more
The last weekend of regular-season play – how strange it seems to be writing that, because it feels as though October was just a week ago. There is so much at stake this weekend and so much can change with just a point that the drama quotient for every game is exceptionally high. When it’s … Read more