Ryan, Nathan, Nino and Frank
Miami’s rise this season has been supported by youth, including the line of Jones-Davis-Musitelli. Paula C. Weston reports on the RedHawk sophs’ contributions.
Paula C. Weston
MSU Completes Second-Half Burst With Mason Cup
In their CCHA-record 15th championship-game appearance, the No. 2 seed Michigan State Spartans captured their record 11th title with a 2-1 win over No. 1 seed Miami. The title was the first for head coach Rick Comley since taking the MSU reins in 2001-02 from Ron Mason, the current Michigan State athletic director for whom … Read more
Bounce Of The Puck: Miami Rallies To Reach CCHA Title Game
Three unanswered markers in the second period gave the Miami RedHawks what they needed to overcome a two-goal deficit to beat the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 5-2, in the first CCHA semifinal Friday in Detroit. “I thought our guys played hard tonight,” said Miami head coach Enrico Blasi. “One of our goals is to play 60 … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: March 16, 2006
Bye, Bye Season When viewed in a certain light, the new format for the CCHA playoffs is a complete success. All four teams with first-round byes advanced, although each had to work to get to Joe Louis Arena this weekend. “We know these four teams worked very hard during the season to get that bye,” … Read more
Chasing Kyle Greentree
In a conversation months and miles in the making, UAF sophomore Kyle Greentree tells Paula C. Weston all about Nanook hockey, Fairbanks, and goalie fashion.
This Week in the CCHA: March 9, 2006
Two and Out, and Two to Go Who knew that we’d all have last Sunday night off? Apparently, the Bulldogs, Broncos, Nanooks, and Mavericks knew. There were two official upsets in the first round of the CCHA playoffs, but only one of them was a genuine surprise. The Western Michigan Broncos beat the Lake Superior … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: March 2, 2006
Awards, Part 2 Last week, I dished out the virtual hardware for a list of categories all of my own making, honoring many a CCHA player who deserved his nanosecond in the spotlight. I received a bit of flack for my pick of Jack Johnson as Rookie of the Year. None of the criticism came … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Feb. 23, 2006
The Envelope, Please Given the mild January and February many CCHA fans have experienced, it’s hard to believe that winter is two-thirds over. It’s harder still to believe that this is the last weekend of regular-season CCHA play. The season was shortened by a week to accommodate the new playoff format, and I’ve yet to … Read more
Buckeyes Rally With Power Play
After allowing two power-play goals to Ferris State, the battered Buckeyes found themselves in familiar territory, playing catch up midway through another CCHA contest. But Saturday, Ohio State found offense from one of the unlikeliest sources: its 58th-ranked power play. The Buckeyes scored twice with the man advantage in the second period and once more … Read more
Bulldogs, Buckeyes Battle to Stalemate
With one point separating the Bulldogs and Buckeyes in the CCHA standings, Ferris State and Ohio State exchanged leads and momentum, but when the final buzzer sounded, little had been decided, and each team had to settle for a single point and a 3-3 tie. “Probably a tie was about the right way for the … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Feb. 16, 2006
Love Those RedHawks Congratulations to the 2006 CCHA regular-season champions, the Miami RedHawks! With a 6-3 home win over Ohio State Tuesday night — Valentine’s Day — Miami captured its first regular-season title since 1992-1993. Enrico Blasi, Miami’s sometimes stoic head coach with a very dry wit, said, “For the last 11 seconds, I actually … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Feb. 9, 2006
A Happy Medium Finally, after months-long confinement, the ankle bracelet came off and I was allowed to travel outside of the zip code to see hockey somewhere other than Value City Arena. Okay, so it wasn’t a court-imposed hiatus from travel, but it felt just as stifling. And the release it provided was enough to … Read more
Spartans Topple Buckeyes In Back-And-Forth Affair
It was a 4-3 Michigan State win over Ohio State, but the Spartans took the scenic route to victory. “We don’t always win pretty,” said MSU head coach Rick Comley. “We have to work really hard to win.” On goals by Justin Abdelkader and Tim Kennedy, the Spartans led 2-0 before the game was three … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Feb. 2, 2006
Well, This Was a Given Dunkirk Dave emerged from his hibernation and saw his shadow, forecasting six more weeks of hockey that will determine the four CCHA teams headed to Detroit. What, you want Punxsutawney Phil from a girl who went to Fredonia State? This week, the nation heard the State of the Union from … Read more
Notre Dame Turns The Tables On Ohio State
One night after suffering a 1-0 shutout at the hands of Ohio State, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish returned the favor, blanking the Buckeyes 1-0 for Notre Dame’s fourth road win of the season. And just as Dave Caruso tied an Ohio State career shutout record Friday, Irish junior David Brown did the same, earning … Read more
Ohio State Blanks Notre Dame, 1-0
Senior Dave Caruso tied his former teammate Mike Betz for the Ohio State season shutout record with five and team all-time shutout record with 11, as the Buckeyes beat visiting Notre Dame, 1-0. Junior Mathieu Beaudoin had the only goal at 14:24 of the second, on which Caruso earned the second assist. Caruso, who made … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Jan. 26, 2006
Dei Ex Machinis Here are two improbable tales. Scenario One You have shamed a woman and killed her father. She, her lover, and another woman whom you’ve shamed have vowed revenge. You’re walking through a city square and a statue of the man you’ve killed, a local official, warns you that his family will have … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Jan. 19, 2006
Like that Book by Dostoevsky Two days off since Dec. 28 and 60 student drafts later, and suddenly I find myself on the other side of a mid-January Thursday, installing XP updates to a borrowed computer, brewing tea, and missing Aaron Voros. Voros, as you may remember, was the fiery forward from Alaska-Fairbanks who compiled … Read more
UNO Scores Two Unanswered To Earn 2-2 Tie Against OSU
When the Mavericks came back from a two-goal deficit to tie the Buckeyes 2-2, they had more than their hard work to thank. They owed more than a little to a broken piece of glass. “I think one of the major turning points of the game probably occurred – fortunately for us, bad break for … Read more
UNO Blanks Ohio State, 2-0
The Mavericks of Nebraska-Omaha rebounded from a disappointing one-point home weekend against Notre Dame with a 2-0 road victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes, breaking a three-game winless streak in the process. The blanking was the first of the season for UNO and the first ever for freshman goaltender Jerad Kaufmann. Tomas Klempa’s fluky goal … Read more