Todd D. MilewskiThe following are U.S. college players for 2004-05 who were selected to either the USA National Festival or the Canadian U-22 Developmental Camp. The Canadian U-22 team will be selected out of players from the Canada Red and White teams after the developmental camp. In contrast, the U.S. names its U-22 team prior to the … Read more
With Dean Blais leaving North Dakota for the NHL, USA Hockey also needs a new coach for the team that will defend the gold medal at the World Junior Championship in December and January. Jim Johannson, USA Hockey’s senior director of hockey operations, confirmed Friday that Blais will step down from his position as the … Read more
Running list of Division I men’s players who have left school before graduating, since the end of the 2002-03 season. “Yr.” indicates the player’s most recent season. School Player Yr. Status ———————————————————————– Boston University Justin Maiser So. left for major junior Clarkson Randy Jones So. signed with Philadelphia (NHL) Colorado College Peter Sejna Jr. signed … Read more
The WCHA is going to try again its proposal to experiment with replay-light in college hockey. The league is asking the NCAA ice hockey rules committee to approve its proposal to try out video review in regular-season games in hopes of being able to bring a small-scale version of the NCAA’s allowed postseason protocol to … Read more
There has been such an outpouring of support for the Denver Pioneers recently that coach George Gwozdecky estimates it’ll take two weeks — two weeks he doesn’t have at the moment — to get back to everyone who has called or e-mailed or wrote a letter. The Pioneers are keeping a busy schedule these days. … Read more
Lukas Dora, who scored the winning goal in Denver’s national semifinal victory on Thursday, has been suspended for Saturday night’s championship game against Maine. Dora, a senior from Lednice, Czech Republic, violated team policy, according to a school news release. A Denver spokesman said further details on the suspension would not be released. In a … Read more
Both Maine and Denver got the puck in the net on a first-period power play in the national championship game Saturday night at the FleetCenter. Only Denver’s counted. Gabe Gauthier put DU ahead early (photo: Tim McDonald). Top-line center Gabe Gauthier was the recipient of a great pass from Connor James and put a shot … Read more
They were playing for their program, which was once a perennial NCAA power but suffered a 34-year national championship drought. They were playing for the hockey alumni, including the late Keith Magnuson, who died in a December car accident and who has been remembered near their hearts. They were playing for the underdogs, for those … Read more
Denver took advantage of its new life Thursday.
The ballots for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award have already been cast, but Junior Lessard is making a strong showing on the Frozen Four stage just to confirm his candidacy. Lessard scored just 69 seconds into the first national semifinal at the FleetCenter on Thursday, then added a second goal to cut short Denver’s run … Read more
The message traveled from the crease to the bench: Adam Berkhoel was back on his game. Because of it, Denver was still in the game. Minnesota-Duluth was one Berkhoel save away from putting away the Pioneers in the national semifinals on Thursday. Hobey Baker Award finalist Junior Lessard had an attempt at a hat trick … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth vs. Denver Thursday, noon ET, FleetCenter, Boston Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Final USCHO.com ranking: No. 5 Record: 28-12-4 NCAA seed: Midwest No. 2 How they got here: beat Michigan State 5-0, beat Minnesota 3-1 Junior Lessard was at dinner the other day when he was greeted with congratulations. Evan Schwabe was walking through the halls at … Read more
The complete list of USCHO.com Honorees for 2003-04. Award Name Class Team Player of the Year Junior Lessard Sr. Minnesota-Duluth Rookie of the Year T.J. Hensick Fr. Michigan Coach of the Year Mike Eaves Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Year Yann Danis Sr. Brown Defensive Forward of the Year Todd Jackson Sr. Maine Most Improved … Read more
Two years ago, No. 1 Denver was upset in the NCAA quarterfinals. This year’s Pioneers have a chance to erase those bad memories.
Junior Lessard shook off a near-death experience to have a great season, and a knee injury to have a great NCAA. Now, he’s close to a Hobey and a national title.
The upstart Badgers left it all in Albany, falling an OT goal short of the Frozen Four, and now look to next year.
From 2-7-1 to the Broadmoor Trophy winners. Watch out, college hockey — Minnesota is hot at NCAA tournament time again. A team that has been asked over and over again this season why it hasn’t performed up to expectations may have finally quieted the critics Saturday night with an energetic third period that provided a … Read more
The margin for error for Alaska-Anchorage goaltenders Chris King and Kevin Reiter has always been small. The Seawolves aren’t the kind of team that will win a lot of shootouts, especially against the powerful offenses they faced in the last two days of the WCHA Final Five. So as more pucks found their way past … Read more
The WCHA Final Five kicks off Thursday with two underdogs — resurgent Colorado College and upstart Alaska-Anchorage — in the play-in game. That sets the table for a potentially record-breaking weekend of action that could finish with as many as six WCHA teams in the NCAAs. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Two rivalry rematches from last weekend highlight the WCHA first round, as St. Cloud State visits Minnesota and Denver hosts Colorado College. Adding to the drama: the fact that NCAA bubble teams SCSU and CC must take a win-or-go-home (for good) approach to their games. Todd D. Milewski reports.