Todd D. MilewskiDean Blais is back in college hockey. Will his next move be back to the WCHA? That much is uncertain, but what’s known is that Blais is the new coach at Nebraska-Omaha, a move that was announced at a news conference Friday in Omaha, Neb. Blais, a two-time national champion in 10 seasons at North … Read more
Bemidji State did not get the answer it was looking for from the WCHA on Tuesday. But it also did not get the answer it dreaded. The WCHA did not vote on the Beavers’ application for admission to the league at the end of its meeting Tuesday. Instead, it voted to open the door for … Read more
One of Bowling Green’s prominent hockey alumni is involved in an effort to make sure the program stays alive in tough times for the athletic department. Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee said in a meeting with reporters in the second intermission of Saturday’s national championship game that he hosted a meeting Friday with Bowling … Read more
One of Bowling Green’s prominent hockey alumni is involved in an effort to make sure the program stays alive in tough times for the athletic department. Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee said in a meeting with reporters in the second intermission of Saturday’s national championship game that he hosted a meeting Friday with Bowling … Read more
They got so close to the Frozen Four last year that they could taste it, Miami RedHawks’ forward Justin Mercier has been telling anyone who’ll listen these last few weeks. The taste now that Miami practically had one hand on the national championship trophy, only to have it snatched away by a gritty Boston University … Read more
Miami coach Enrico Blasi threw out a one-liner today when talking about his relationship with Boston University coach Jack Parker, his counterpart in Saturday’s national championship game. Blasi was talking about Parker’s legacy and how he takes time to initiate conversation with young coaches. Then he added this: “A few years ago in Florida, he … Read more
Miami coach Enrico Blasi threw out a one-liner today when talking about his relationship with Boston University coach Jack Parker, his counterpart in Saturday’s national championship game. Blasi was talking about Parker’s legacy and how he takes time to initiate conversation with young coaches. Then he added this: “A few years ago in Florida, he … Read more
Brent Brekke joined the Miami staff last offseason knowing the challenge that lay before him. He would be working with four freshman defensemen on a team that lost plenty on that side of the ice, and would be charged with keeping the RedHawks’ identity intact. That Miami will play for the national championship on Saturday … Read more
If there was an undoing for Bemidji State this season, it was exactly what played out Thursday on the Verizon Center ice. Not being outplayed, like coach Tom Serratore and his players said they were in a 4-1 loss to Miami in the Frozen Four semifinals. Not a shortfall of scoring like the Beavers experienced … Read more
Vermont’s Drew MacKenzie went from the heights to the depths during the third period of their game against BU in the Frozen Four.
This is making its way through college hockey tonight, including over on our message board, but I thought it deserved to be mentioned here. The D.C. Sports Bog, a production of the Washington Post’s Web site, is reporting that George Mason’s pep band, known as the Green Machine, will be standing in for the Bemidji … Read more
This is making its way through college hockey tonight, including over on our message board, but I thought it deserved to be mentioned here. The D.C. Sports Bog, a production of the Washington Post’s Web site, is reporting that George Mason’s pep band, known as the Green Machine, will be standing in for the Bemidji … Read more
If you’re headed to the Frozen Four a day early and want to check out the Verizon Center and the four competing teams, check out the free practice sessions. Not only do you get the chance to see how the hockey-covering media lives (note the tongue planted firmly in cheek there), but teams usually make … Read more
If you’re headed to the Frozen Four a day early and want to check out the Verizon Center and the four competing teams, check out the free practice sessions. Not only do you get the chance to see how the hockey-covering media lives (note the tongue planted firmly in cheek there), but teams usually make … Read more
If you have no particular rooting interest in this year’s NCAA tournament (or even if you do but can separate that from an overall view of things), answer this question: Is this year’s tournament the best in recent memory, or maybe just the one with the most parity? How else does the Frozen Four feature … Read more
If you have no particular rooting interest in this year’s NCAA tournament (or even if you do but can separate that from an overall view of things), answer this question: Is this year’s tournament the best in recent memory, or maybe just the one with the most parity? How else does the Frozen Four feature … Read more
Enrico Blasi paused, perhaps to think about everything that happened. Asked to sum up his feelings about what surely ranks up there among his accomplishments in hockey, the Miami coach finally threw a question right back. “You guys have some time?” he said. In terms of time left in the season, Blasi and the RedHawks … Read more
I wanted to get this post up Friday, but then the games started and, well, there went the rest of the night at Mariucci Arena. With 37 entries in an informal NCAA tournament poll I conducted, some interesting things developed: ** Only 8 percent did not have either Boston University or Notre Dame winning it … Read more
I wanted to get this post up Friday, but then the games started and, well, there went the rest of the night at Mariucci Arena. With 37 entries in an informal NCAA tournament poll I conducted, some interesting things developed: ** Only 8 percent did not have either Boston University or Notre Dame winning it … Read more
Miami’s coaching staff apparently made the right choice in goaltenders. It was no foregone conclusion that Cody Reichard was going to be in net to earn all-regional honors and help the RedHawks claim their first trip to the Frozen Four this weekend at Mariucci Arena. In fact, after a week of competition in practice between … Read more