Todd D. MilewskiOtto Breitenbach, the former WCHA commissioner whose impact on college hockey transcended his conference, died Tuesday at a local hospital. He was 82. Breitenbach, a longtime athletics administrator at Wisconsin, served as the WCHA commissioner from 1983 to 1994, during which time the league added four teams and overhauled its playoff tournament. His tenure also … Read more
Robbie Bina may best be known for suffering a hit from behind that sidelined the UND forward for over a year. Now Bina is back, and Todd D. Milewski finds he wants to keep the focus forward.
Running list of Division I men’s players who have left school before graduating, since the end of the 2005-06 season. “Yr.” indicates the player’s most recent season. School Player Yr. Status ———————————————————————– Alaska-Fairbanks Jordan Hendry Jr. Signed with Norfolk (AHL) Bowling Green Alex Foster So. Signed with Toronto (NHL) Colorado College Brian Salcido Jr. Signed … Read more
The following is a complete list of USCHO content related to women’s hockey postseason games and awards. NCAA National Collegiate Tournament Final, March 26 Wisconsin 3, Minnesota 0 (Notebook) Semifinals, March 24 Wisconsin 1, St. Lawrence 0 (Notebook) Minnesota 5, New Hampshire 4 (Notebook) Frozen Four Features A New State of Hockey Penalty Killed Another … Read more
June 24 VANCOUVER — The following is a breakdown of college players or recruits that were chosen in the National Hockey League’s 2006 entry draft: Breakdown Conference Number of Picks WCHA 26 CCHA 17 Hockey East 14 ECACHL 11 By Class Current Players Drafted 18 2006 Recruits 32 2007 Recruits 17 2008 Recruits 1 By … Read more
June 24 VANCOUVER — The following college players or recruits were chosen in the National Hockey League’s 2006 entry draft: (I) = Incoming Recruit (*) = No Longer With Team Round One Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference) 1 St. Louis Erik Johnson, D (I) Minnesota (WCHA) 3 Chicago Jonathan Toews, F North Dakota … Read more
June 24 VANCOUVER — The following list shows U.S. college players who made the Central Scouting Service’s end of season North American rankings. (I) = Incoming Recruit (*) = No Longer With Team Forwards/Defensemen *NHL Draft Selection* Rank Name Team Pos. Rd. Overall By 1 Erik Johnson Minnesota (I) D 1 1 St. Louis 3 … Read more
Here 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