Todd D. MilewskiYou may have heard lately that the NCAA is considering a Division I proposal that would prevent schools from officially offering scholarships until July 1 of the year between their junior and senior years of high school. And, yes, it has college hockey implications. The proposal wasn’t making the rounds at the time of the … Read more
You may have heard lately that the NCAA is considering a Division I proposal that would prevent schools from officially offering scholarships until July 1 of the year between their junior and senior years of high school. And, yes, it has college hockey implications. The proposal wasn’t making the rounds at the time of the … Read more
June 26 LOS ANGELES — The following college players or recruits were chosen in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft: (I) = Incoming Recruit (*) = No Longer With Team Round One Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference) 14 St. Louis Jaden Schwartz, C (I) Colorado College (WCHA) 15 Los Angeles Derek Forbort, D (I) … Read more
June 26 MONTREAL, Que. — The following college players or recruits were chosen in the National Hockey League’s 2009 entry draft: (I) = Incoming Recruit (*) = No Longer With Team Round One Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference) 16 Minnesota Nick Leddy, D (I) Minnesota (WCHA) 18 Montreal Louie Leblanc, F (I) … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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