Todd D. MilewskiHere is the final list of 2006 NCAA Skills Challenge Participants East Squad Player School ——————————————– Justin Cross Niagara Torry Gajda Providence Matt Moulson Cornell Mike Ouellette Dartmouth T.J. Trevelyan St. Lawrence Kyle Wilson Colgate John Daigneau Harvard Brad Roberts Army Linday Hansen New Hampshire Allison Paiano Colgate Jennifer Raimondi Harvard Margaret Ramsay Brown Sam … Read more
Jon Gleed can take credit for having two pretty important shots on goal Saturday. The first was Cornell’s first and only shot of the first period, coming almost 16 minutes into the game. The second capped a rally and put the Big Red one victory away from the Frozen Four. Gleed scored his first goal … Read more
UW netminder Brian Elliott made bouncing back from losses a habit this season. That, says Todd D. Milewski, was no different Saturday against Minnesota.
Bob Motzko has been direct with two facts about his St. Cloud State team this season: Goaltender Bobby Goepfert has been carrying the Huskies, and they’re a group in search of three goals each night. Each figures prominently into why the Huskies’ season is alive for at least two more days. Goepfert, named the WCHA’s … Read more
First things first: • We’ve had time to digest that two-time defending champion Denver isn’t going to be around when the NCAA tournament field of 16 is announced on Sunday. But what of Matt Carle’s candidacy for the Hobey Baker Award? For the record, two players from teams that didn’t make the NCAA tournament have … Read more
First things first: • In the 25 WCHA first-round playoff series over the last five years, the home team has advanced 23 times. This may be a time of increasing parity in the league in the regular season, but that hasn’t carried over to the playoffs. • Even more stunning than both Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan … Read more
First things first: • Lo and behold, we finally picked a first-place finisher right. We — myself and the WCHA’s coaches — have been notoriously wrong about that subject when polled before the season but a preseason favorite finally came through with Minnesota’s first outright MacNaughton Cup championship since 1992. • Wisconsin was at “rock … Read more
First things first: • If it seems like WCHA teams have been having a harder time than usual defending home ice, it’s not your imagination. Through 122 league games this season, the home team is 55-55-12. Should make for some interesting first-round playoff series two weeks from now. • One second, we’re ready to pencil … Read more
First things first: • Many eyes will be on Minneapolis this weekend as Minnesota and Denver, the top two teams in the WCHA, square off for control with the number of remaining games dwindling. Our thoughts? Enjoy the show. • Brian Elliott will return to the goal for Wisconsin for one game this weekend. Is … Read more
Team USA Player Year Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown Brown (4) Pam Dreyer 03 G 5-5 155 8/9/81 Eagle River, AK Kathleen Kauth 01 F 5-8 150 3/28/79 Saratoga, N.Y. Katie King 97 F 5-9 170 5/24/75 Salem. N.H. Kim Insalaco 03 F 5-5 130 11/4/80 Rochester, N.Y. Dartmouth (2) Kristin King 02 F 5-4 … Read more
College hockey’s first outdoor game since 2001 is made possible by a mountain of material and a Herculean task of planning and construction, Todd D. Milewski finds.
First things first: • While Wisconsin is freezing its you-know-what off at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Denver and Minnesota will have the chance this weekend to do what seemed impossible a short time ago — knock the Badgers out of first place in the WCHA. • The roar of the crowd inside the DECC … Read more
First things first: • Now we’ve really got a race for the MacNaughton Cup. Suddenly, our preseason prediction of a Minnesota-Wisconsin-Denver finish doesn’t sound so improbable. • Phil Kessel said it was just a reaction — probably born out of a weekend full of booing by Wisconsin fans every time he touched the puck — … Read more
The following is a complete list of dates and USCHO content related to the women’s hockey postseason. All times are ET unless otherwise noted. NCAA National Collegiate Tournament Final, March 27, at UNH (Preview) Minnesota 4, Harvard 3 (Notebook) Consolation, March 27, at UNH SLU 5, Dartmouth 1 Semifinals, March 25, at UNH (Preview) Harvard … Read more
First things first: • It seems just about the right time for Colorado College to take a week off and clear its collective heads. There’s no telling how far its slump — presently at a four-game losing streak — could have gone otherwise. • That big lead Wisconsin had last week? Yeah, not so much … Read more
First things first: • Will 4:08 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, be the time when Wisconsin’s hold on the top spot in the country started sliding away? That’s when goalie Brian Elliott was injured in practice. The junior had to be helped off the ice with a left leg injury and will be out … Read more
First things first: • Wisconsin’s Adam Burish likely will get a rude welcome this weekend in Colorado Springs, after his hit on Scott Thauwald at the end of the last series the Badgers played with Colorado College ended the Tigers forward’s season. But these two teams are too good and playing for too much for … Read more
The following is a list of USCHO content related to collegians in women’s international hockey. Dec. 27: U.S. Collegians on Olympic Rosters Dec. 11: Team USA 5, Hockey East All-Stars 2 Nov. 1: Team USA 6, ECACHL All-Stars 2 Oct. 1: Team USA 5, WCHA All-Stars 2 Sept. 30: Team USA 5, WCHA All-Stars 1 … Read more
First things first: • The embarrassment of finishing fourth in your own tournament fades fairly quickly. But for Denver, the problem is the losses to Princeton and Ferris State don’t disappear from their PairWise Rankings figures. The Pioneers finished the nonconference part of their schedule 3-5. • Michigan Tech really deserved better than a fourth-place … Read more
First things first: • Thank you, Michigan Tech, for reminding us why the games still have to be played. • North Dakota’s home losing streak has reached a program-high five games after last weekend’s sweep by Minnesota. With the way that Bemidji State has handled the WCHA this season, there’s no guarantee it’ll end Saturday. … Read more