Paula C. WestonStealing Miami’s thunder Leave it to the Big Ten to steal the attention away from the Miami RedHawks and their first CCHA playoff championship. Well, I’m not going to talk about that today. That can wait until midweek. There’s hockey being played now. There was hockey in Detroit just two days ago. There are four … Read more
Stealing Miami’s thunder Leave it to the Big Ten to steal the attention away from the Miami RedHawks and their first CCHA playoff championship. Well, I’m not going to talk about that today. That can wait until midweek. There’s hockey being played now. There was hockey in Detroit just two days ago. There are four … Read more
They were, quite simply, unstoppable. Just under six minutes of tied hockey in the third period was as close as Western Michigan could come to a Miami team on a mission in Detroit, as the RedHawks’ offense opened up with three third-period goals to beat the Broncos, 5-2, and capture their first CCHA playoff championship. … Read more
The Michigan senior reached 10 goals with a score in the CCHA third-place game.
It’s a sunny, warm day in downtown Detroit – gorgeous day, in fact. Fans seem to be very pleased with the Fan Fest that the CCHA has put together this year – complete with a ceremonial slap shot yesterday with Detroit mayor Dave Bing – and fans from two teams are very pleased, indeed, about … Read more
It’s a sunny, warm day in downtown Detroit – gorgeous day, in fact. Fans seem to be very pleased with the Fan Fest that the CCHA has put together this year – complete with a ceremonial slap shot yesterday with Detroit mayor Dave Bing – and fans from two teams are very pleased, indeed, about … Read more
In the second half of this season, Western Michigan goaltender Jerry Kuhn has made it look easy. The senior from Southgate, Mich., has been the starter since a 4-1 win over Lake Superior State on Dec. 11, the first contest of WMU’s 14-game unbeaten streak that finally ended with a 3-1 loss to Miami on … Read more
Third-seed Miami led 3-0 by the middle of the first period and never looked back on its way to a 6-2 win over Notre Dame on Friday and their first championship game appearance since 2008. Andy Miele led Miami with two goals and two assists. Carter Camper had two goals and a helper, all in … Read more
Congratulations to all the individual CCHA award winners for the 2010-11 season! • Player of the Year: Andy Miele, Miami • Coach of the Year: Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame • Rookie of the Year: T.J. Tynan, Notre Dame • Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Carter Camper, Miami • Terry Flanagan Award: Kevin Petovello, Alaska • Ilitch … Read more
Congratulations to all the individual CCHA award winners for the 2010-11 season! • Player of the Year: Andy Miele, Miami • Coach of the Year: Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame • Rookie of the Year: T.J. Tynan, Notre Dame • Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Carter Camper, Miami • Terry Flanagan Award: Kevin Petovello, Alaska • Ilitch … Read more
The temperatures may be balmier than usual this week in southeast Michigan and the first day of Spring arrives Monday, but the only season that matters in Detroit this weekend is hockey season. It’s the 30th anniversary of the CCHA championship tournament in Joe Louis Arena, and for the first time since the 2005-06 season, … Read more
Goodbye, a little early In retrospect, I’m not surprised that Michigan State’s Derek Grant is the first CCHA player this season to leave college hockey before his proverbial time. Grant, a forward from Abbotsford, B.C., had 20 goals and 43 assists in his two seasons as a Spartan. With the uncertainty of the MSU coaching … Read more
Goodbye, a little early In retrospect, I’m not surprised that Michigan State’s Derek Grant is the first CCHA player this season to leave college hockey before his proverbial time. Grant, a forward from Abbotsford, B.C., had 20 goals and 43 assists in his two seasons as a Spartan. With the uncertainty of the MSU coaching … 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
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