Rivalry Thursday
It’s not just four WCHA teams in the Frozen Four: it’s a pair of rivalry games in the semifinals Thursday.
Todd D. Milewski
New Team, New Time
A very different team produced a familiar result for Denver, which has a shot at a second straight NCAA title this weekend.
Out Of the Box, Into the Frozen Four
When the chips were down in the regional final, Mark Stuart led Colorado College out of the wilderness.
U.S. Collegians on 2005 World Women’s Championship Rosters
Listed below are the 38 players with U.S. college experience competing in the IIHF World Championships from April 2nd to April 9th in Sweden. The breakdown by country is 10 from Canada, 4 from Finland, 2 from Germany, 2 from Sweden and all 20 from the United States. The list includes 15 current U.S. collegians, … Read more
Western Scramble
When Colorado College completed a comeback from a three-goal deficit to win the Midwest Regional Saturday evening, a WCHA representative remarked that at least the league was guaranteed of having one team in the Frozen Four. Twenty-four hours later, the WCHA had taken the other three spots, too. Denver, North Dakota and Minnesota will join … Read more
Living In The Now
Colorado College players wanted to celebrate early. Scott Owens waited until he heard the horn. After the Tigers sent the puck out of the zone one last time to seal a 4-3 victory over Michigan Saturday and a trip to the Frozen Four, the CC players started jumping up and down on the bench. Some … Read more
Sioux Persevere For Consolation Win
The number of penalties, shots and available players weren’t in their favor, but North Dakota, playing its third game in three days, got the job done nonetheless. North Dakota claimed third place in the WCHA Final Five Saturday afternoon with a 4-2 victory over Minnesota in front of a paid attendance of 14,730 at the … Read more
Sources: UND’s Bina Has Broken Neck; Paukovich Suspended
North Dakota forward Robbie Bina, who was injured on a check from behind in Friday’s WCHA Final Five semifinal game against Denver, has a broken neck that may end his hockey career, sources indicated Saturday. Bina’s neck injury is being monitored by neurosurgeons at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, his mother Rose said in a … Read more
Deja Vu: Denver Takes One-Goal Victory For WCHA Title
Advantage Denver. For now. The Pioneers won a title game in a familiar fashion Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center. Their 1-0 victory over rival Colorado College, sparked by 25 saves by Peter Mannino and a second-period goal by Luke Fulghum, was a reminder of their 2004 national championship victory over Maine. They limited … Read more
Two-Fer: Gauthier Provides Offense, Pioneers Reach WCHA Title Game
The first goal was nothing special, Gabe Gauthier said. The second goal? “Very special,” Gauthier said. That seems fitting, considering Gauthier’s second goal of a WCHA Final Five semifinal game Friday came in overtime. Gauthier scored 42 seconds into an extra session to send top-seeded Denver to Saturday’s championship game with a 2-1 victory over … Read more
Michigan Tech’s Murphy Signs With Maple Leafs
It was quite a day for Colin Murphy. Not only did the Michigan Tech senior learn Thursday he was one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award and a member of the all-WCHA first team, he signed a professional deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Murphy said it’s a two-year contract but declined to … Read more
CC Shuts Out Minnesota, Looks For First Broadmoor Trophy
Their rivalry is one of the best in college hockey right now because both teams are having tremendous seasons. Colorado College and Denver, located about 70 miles apart on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, shared the MacNaughton Cup as WCHA regular-season champions. Now, they’ll get another game to decide who’s best. Colorado College … Read more
Denver, CC Big Winners at WCHA Awards
It was a Rocky Mountain-dominated WCHA awards ceremony Thursday. Co-MacNaughton Cup champions Denver and Colorado College claimed five of the six spots on the All-WCHA first team as well as awards for the coach of the year, defensive player of the year and rookie of the year. Colorado College forward Marty Sertich was named the … Read more
This Week in the WCHA: March 17, 2005
Home ice? Who cares about home ice? Apparently, WCHA teams do, as all five favorites advance to the Final Five this weekend. Todd D. Milewski previews all the competition from St. Paul, Minn.
This Week in the WCHA: March 10, 2005
Denver battled back to share the MacNaughton Cup, but now must focus on the task at hand: dangerous, if last-place, Michigan Tech. Also, Minnesota-Duluth gets hot at the right time, but Wisconsin can’t say the same; the WCHA’s final standings confound the pundits; and Todd D. Milewski previews all five first-round series.
This Week in the WCHA: March 3, 2005
The Gold Pan, symbol of the Denver-Colorado College rivalry, may be missing, but Todd D. Milewski says DU and CC have even bigger fish to fry, in the form of the MacNaughton Cup. Also: Minnesota coach Don Lucia shelves the carrot for the stick, and Minnesota-Duluth rookie Ryan Carter makes waves late.
This Week in the WCHA: Feb. 24, 2005
Coming into the final two weeks, the WCHA race is tight at both ends, Todd D. Milewski notes. Also: Marty Sertich exhibits grace under pressure for CC, Alaska-Anchorage can still pull off home ice, and Wisconsin’s power play isn’t hitting on all cylinders these days.
This Week in the WCHA: Feb. 17, 2005
Coming off a stunning weekend at Minnesota, no one is liable to want Alaska-Anchorage in the playoffs, but someone’s going to get the Seawolves regardless. Also: North Dakota welcomes back Brady Murray, and St. Cloud State head coach Craig Dahl keeps his Huskies focused. Todd D. Milewski reports.
This Week in the WCHA: Feb. 10, 2005
Denver’s unpleasant experience a year ago toughens the Pioneers this time around; Minnesota salvages a weekend at Wisconsin in the last period of play; Alaska-Anchorage has no quick fix for a difficult season; and instant replay lives up to its promise. Todd D. Milewski reports.
This Week in the WCHA: Feb. 3, 2005
Former UND head coach Dean Blais weighs in on the WCHA race; the league’s instant-replay provision gets it right at Magness Arena; and Minnesota isn’t panicking despite a rocky stretch of play. Todd D. Milewski reports.