Todd D. MilewskiOne of the new items at this year’s Frozen Four is a red carpet arrival for the teams. Here’s how it looked when Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth arrived Thursday afternoon: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIv3rnA4fDw httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3OYXxNnYno
One of the new items at this year’s Frozen Four is a red carpet arrival for the teams. Here’s how it looked when Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth arrived Thursday afternoon: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIv3rnA4fDw httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3OYXxNnYno
Here are the lines for today’s first semifinal between Minnesota-Duluth and Notre Dame MINNESOTA-DULUTH 22 Mike Connolly-12 Jack Connolly-37 Justin Fontaine 7 Kyle Schmidt-11 Travis Oleksuk-23 J.T. Brown 17 Mike Seidel-15 Jake Hendrickson-18 Joe Basaraba 14 Keegan Flaherty-19 Max Tardy-27 David Grun 25 Justin Faulk-24 Mike Montgomery 28 Wade Bergman-2 Brady Lamb 8 Drew Olson-5 … Read more
Here are the lines for today’s first semifinal between Minnesota-Duluth and Notre Dame MINNESOTA-DULUTH 22 Mike Connolly-12 Jack Connolly-37 Justin Fontaine 7 Kyle Schmidt-11 Travis Oleksuk-23 J.T. Brown 17 Mike Seidel-15 Jake Hendrickson-18 Joe Basaraba 14 Keegan Flaherty-19 Max Tardy-27 David Grun 25 Justin Faulk-24 Mike Montgomery 28 Wade Bergman-2 Brady Lamb 8 Drew Olson-5 … Read more
EJ McGuire, who started his coaching career at Brockport and most recently was the vice president of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, died Thursday. He was 58 and had been battling cancer. McGuire had a 44-74-1 record in five seasons at Brockport from 1977 to 1982. He later was an assistant coach in the NHL … Read more
The nation’s top scorer and the country’s top two goal scorers make up the three finalists for the 2011 Hobey Baker Award. Miami’s Andy Miele, North Dakota’s Matt Frattin and Boston College’s Cam Atkinson make up the Hobey Hat Trick, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation announced Wednesday. Miele leads the nation with 71 points. … Read more
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski go over how we got to this point, and what the outlook is like for the Frozen Four.
A pair of CCHA-WCHA matchups are in the works for the 2011 Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn. And if history holds any weight, the CCHA teams have the advantage. Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth will play in one national semifinal on Thursday, April 7, and Michigan and North Dakota will square off in the other. … Read more
A strong focus has led the Fighting Sioux to a 15-game unbeaten streak that they’ll take into the Frozen Four.
Maybe you’ve seen this YouTube video already this week, but if you haven’t, it’s worth eight minutes of your time, even amid the NCAA tournament madness we’re about to enjoy. Even if you don’t cheer for Western Michigan, even if you don’t have a stake in the Broncos’ stay in the NCAA tournament, it’s good … Read more
Maybe you’ve seen this YouTube video already this week, but if you haven’t, it’s worth eight minutes of your time, even amid the NCAA tournament madness we’re about to enjoy. Even if you don’t cheer for Western Michigan, even if you don’t have a stake in the Broncos’ stay in the NCAA tournament, it’s good … Read more
Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame and New Hampshire square off in Manchester, N.H.
North Dakota, Denver, Western Michigan and Rensselaer play in Green Bay, Wis., for a spot in the Frozen Four.
Boston College, Michigan, Nebraska-Omaha and Colorado College get together in St. Louis.
Yale, Union, Minnesota-Duluth and Air Force gather in Bridgeport, Conn.
Tom Anastos has resigned as commissioner of the CCHA to become the head coach at Michigan State. Anastos returns to coaching at the collegiate level for the first time since 1992, when he was in the second year as an assistant coach to Ron Mason at Michigan State. He was the head coach at Michigan-Dearborn, … Read more
It’s tournament time, and Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski go through the brackets in this week’s edition.
Part of this is for my own sanity. Great timing of the Big Ten Conference to announce it’s going to start men’s hockey in 2013-14, right during the busiest time of the college hockey season. Although, to its benefit, at least the league didn’t announce it during the conference tournaments. And, in its defense, I … Read more
Part of this is for my own sanity. Great timing of the Big Ten Conference to announce it’s going to start men’s hockey in 2013-14, right during the busiest time of the college hockey season. Although, to its benefit, at least the league didn’t announce it during the conference tournaments. And, in its defense, I … Read more
The Big Ten Conference will recommend to its Council of Presidents/Chancellors that it establish a men’s hockey conference starting in the 2013-14 season, the league announced Monday. The presidents and chancellors must approve sponsoring the sport, and they will get that recommendation forwarded to them in June. The addition of a Penn State program for … Read more