Todd D. MilewskiLike 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.
Goaltending at Minnesota is a bit unsettled entering the Frozen Four.
Minnesota coach Don Lucia was impressed with his team’s preparations for its West Regional semifinal game with Mercyhurst on Friday. The Gophers were loose, they were confident and they turned it into a runaway victory. He wasn’t as confident on Saturday — a little worried even — when he walked into the locker room before … Read more
Not too bad an initial NCAA offering for Chris Kunitz and the Ferris State Bulldogs. Kunitz, one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, scored three points in the Bulldogs’ 5-2 victory over North Dakota in an NCAA first-round game at Mariucci Arena on Friday. Ferris State, which made its first appearance in … Read more
The postseason has arrived for Minnesota, and that means it’s Grant Potulny’s time of year.
A pair of WCHA teams earned top seeds for the NCAA tournament, but unlike the last 15 seasons, that doesn’t put them any closer to the Frozen Four than the rest of the field. Colorado College and Minnesota joined Cornell and New Hampshire as No. 1 seeds for the expanded 2003 national tournament, which opens … Read more
Boston University and New Hampshire could square off for a Frozen Four spot if each wins its first NCAA game. Also, comments from many of the coaches who’ll field teams in this year’s tournament, and some who won’t.
Oswego State goaltender Tyson Gajda carried a towel into his team’s news conference after Saturday night’s NCAA Division III championship game. His coach was the one who needed it to wipe away tears. George Roll faced the media with red eyes minutes after the Lakers’ 2-1 loss to Norwich. The loss likely marked the end … Read more
It’s about validation (Colorado College), vindication (Minnesota State), restoration (Minnesota-Duluth), and more. Todd D. Milewski previews the WCHA Final Five — and bids farewell to a coaching legend.
With the WCHA playoffs opening this weekend, Todd D. Milewski dispenses with the niceties and gets right to the details; also, an analysis of this year’s preseason predictions.