Todd D. MilewskiYou don’t enter college expecting to play for three different coaches in your four years. The NHL, maybe, but not college, where coaches get the time they need to try to rebuild a program that has lost its way. This season’s seniors at Michigan Tech, however, will be playing for head coach No. 3 as … Read more
June 21-22 NASHVILLE — 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 3 Thomas Vanek Minnesota LW 1 5 Buffalo 7 Ryan Suter … Read more
June 21-22 NASHVILLE — The following college players or recruits were chosen in the National Hockey League’s 2003 entry draft: (I) = Incoming Recruit Round One Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference) 5 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek, LW Minnesota (WCHA) 7 Nashville Predators Ryan Suter, D (I) Wisconsin (WCHA) 12 New York Rangers Hugh … Read more
Travis Weber, the Frozen Four all-tournament goaltender last season, is leaving Minnesota for personal reasons, taking another chip off the Gophers’ back-to-back national championship teams. Weber, who stopped 57 of 60 shots in last year’s Frozen Four as a sophomore, made no indication as to the precise reason why he was leaving in a statement … Read more
Paul Martin signed a contract with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils on Friday, leaving two-time defending NCAA champion Minnesota without its most experienced defenseman two months before the season starts. Martin, a second-team All-American for the Gophers last season whose departure had been rumored since he was named to the Frozen Four all-tournament team in … Read more
June 23-24 SUNRISE, Fla. — The following college players or recruits were chosen in the National Hockey League’s entry draft: (I) = Incoming Recruit Round One Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference) 7 Montreal Canadiens Mike Komisarek, D Michigan (CCHA) 14 Calgary Flames Chuck Kobasew, F Boston College (HEA) 16 Vancouver Canucks R.J. Umberger, … Read more
June 23-24 SUNRISE, Fla. — The following list shows U.S. college players who made the Central Scouting Bureau’s end of season rankings. (I) = Incoming Recruit (*) = U.S. Prep player not yet committed to college Forwards/Defensemen *NHL Draft Selection* Rank Name Team Pos. Rd. Overall By 4 Mike Komisarek Michigan D 1 7 Montreal … Read more
June 22-23 TORONTO, Ont. — The following list shows U.S. college players who made the Central Scouting Service’s end of season rankings. (I) = Incoming Recruit * = No Longer With Team Forwards/Defensemen *NHL Draft Selection* Rank Name Team Pos. Rd. Overall By 3 Ryan Whitney Boston University D 1 5 Pittsburgh 9 Chris Higgins … Read more
June 22-23 TORONTO, Ont. — The following college players or recruits were chosen in the National Hockey League’s 2002 entry draft: (I) = Incoming Recruit * = No Longer With Team Round One Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference) 5 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Whitney, D Boston University (HEA) 10 Calgary Flames Eric Nystrom, F … Read more
Like many others, Mike Eaves is waiting to hear a decision from Ryan Suter on whether the prized recruit will play for Wisconsin next season or jump to the pros. But that’s not the only pressing issue for the Badgers coach this offseason. Mike Brodeur, slated to figure into the team’s goaltending scene as a … Read more
(Top GPAs by position) Goaltender: Katy Augustyn, Northeastern Defense: Allison Edgar, New Hampshire Defense: Lindsay Snider, Northeastern Forward: Janelle Armitage, Connecticut Forward: Julie Marashio, Connecticut Forward: Raffi Wolf, Maine Hockey East Women’s 2003 All-Academic Team (3.0 GPA or better in two semesters) Boston College (12) Lindsey Bazzone Brittney Briggs Sarah Carlson Lisa Davis Sarah Engwall … Read more
(Top GPAs by position) Goaltender: Frank Doyle, Maine Defense: Matt Collar, Mass.-Lowell Defense: Joe Mastronardi, Northeastern Forward: David Breen, Merrimack Forward: Eric Ortlip, Northeastern Forward: Lucas Smith, Merrimack Hockey East 2003 All-Academic Team (3.0 GPA or better in two semesters) Boston College (9) Chris Collins Ben Eaves*** Stephen Gionta Ned Havern Taylor Leahy Ben Lovejoy … Read more
Jamie Russell is getting a taste of what it’s like to be a head coach. He flew into Houghton, Mich., on Wednesday to be introduced as the 20th hockey coach in Michigan Tech’s history at a news conference on Thursday. On Friday, he met with the school’s board of control. Russell In between, he’s tried … Read more
The search for Michigan Tech’s new coach is expected to go through at least three interviews in the beginning of May. Huskies assistant coach Mark Maroste, Cornell assistant Jamie Russell and Northern Michigan associate head coach Dave Shyiak will interview with the school’s six-person advisory committee, a source told USCHO. Those interviews are expected to … Read more
It wasn’t quite like last year’s thriller for the Gophers.
Midseason, Don Lucia helped right the ship for the Gophers.
So that’s where Thomas Vanek was hiding. Minnesota’s freshman phenom was noticeably absent from the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ attack for most of their national semifinal game. He had an assist on their first goal, but didn’t have the room to make the kind of impact he did in the West Regional. Then No. 26 got … Read more
Steve Saviano’s first two-goal game of the season put New Hampshire in the national championship game for the first time since 1999. Saviano, a junior right wing, scored twice in the second period, giving the Wildcats a 3-0 lead and sending them to Saturday’s title game with a 3-2 victory over Cornell in the first … Read more
Minnesota’s youth movement has kept the Gophers in the chase for a repeat NCAA title.
Minnesota, plagued by slow starts early in the season, has turned it up.