Icing Rule Change Gets Early Heat

The NCAA’s news release — and the story I wrote for the USCHO news section — highlighted the head contact crackdown from the proposed rules changes, but it’s clear from the Twitterverse and on the story’s comments what the real talker is out of the list unveiled today. It’s what I’m going to call always-on … Read more

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College Names on the Cup

To get your name on the Stanley Cup as a player on the winning team, you have to have played at least 41 regular-season games or at least one game in the Stanley Cup Final. If we have this right, that means six former college players will get their names on the Cup this season … Read more

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Taking the Message Out West

It’s no secret that those involved with College Hockey Inc. covet the California market. Yes, we’ve seen executive director Paul Kelly talk about the potential for Division I programs in the state, but the more immediate challenge is getting the increasingly fertile ground for players to become even more of a recruiting target for current … Read more

Taking the Message Out West

It’s no secret that those involved with College Hockey Inc. covet the California market. Yes, we’ve seen executive director Paul Kelly talk about the potential for Division I programs in the state, but the more immediate challenge is getting the increasingly fertile ground for players to become even more of a recruiting target for current … Read more

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Rule Book Headed for Change, But by How Much?

The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more

Points for Effort, but Proposed NCAA Changes Have Issues, Too

There has to be a better way, right? When you look at the attendance numbers from this year’s NCAA regionals and consider the less-than-impressive atmosphere at some of the venues, it’s natural to try to come up with a tweak — an improvement that will make things right. One such proposal emerged at last week’s … Read more

Points for Effort, but Proposed NCAA Changes Have Issues, Too

There has to be a better way, right? When you look at the attendance numbers from this year’s NCAA regionals and consider the less-than-impressive atmosphere at some of the venues, it’s natural to try to come up with a tweak — an improvement that will make things right. One such proposal emerged at last week’s … Read more

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It All Adds Up for Boston College's Kreider

Think about all Chris Kreider has seen this season, and then put the situation the Boston College freshman will be in today in context. Kreider scored a goal in the gold-medal game, helping the United States win the World Junior Championship, then two days later returned to Boston to play in front of 38,472 at … Read more

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With Genoway Back, is North Dakota the Favorite?

We probably shouldn’t be surprised that Chay Genoway is coming back to North Dakota, like he announced Thursday afternoon. He said at a news conference that he hasn’t yet been cleared to play competitively after his bout with post-concussion syndrome, an injury that cost him all but nine games of last season. Genoway is a … Read more

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Coaches' Meetings: No Florida Vacation

Just a quick note here that the annual American Hockey Coaches Association Convention begins Thursday in Naples, Fla. The interesting bit to me is that it’s the first one that will be attended by the newly formed College Hockey Inc. So this is where we might to see some lines being drawn. The mission of … Read more

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West Wins Skills Challenge, But Who’s Counting?

The record book will say that the West won the fifth annual Frozen Four Skills Challenge Friday night at Ford Field. Allie Thunstrom likely will have to actually consult that record book to pull back that particular memory. “No one’s going to remember who won,” said Thunstrom, a Boston College player who was on the … Read more

A Day at Ford Field in 1:29: Time Lapse

Photographer Jim Rosvold put together this time-lapse video of images from the center-ice press box at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday. It starts before Game 1 and ends following Game 2. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTKbcAVYcJM

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Video: Locker Room Reaction from Wisconsin, RIT

Videos from the postgame open locker rooms after Wisconsin’s 8-1 victory over RIT: Jordy Murray, Wisconsin httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gds94dDepU0 Brendan Smith, Wisconsin httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=880A5NAj-nI Sean Murphy, RIT httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyMV-h8VeXs

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