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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Here’s video of the news conferences after Wisconsin’s 4-1 victory over St. Cloud State on Friday in the WCHA Final Five semifinals: Wisconsin’s Mike Eaves, John Ramage and Joel Rumpel [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/xjxRjC1HCeU width=500] St. Cloud State’s Bob Motzko, Ben Hanowski and Drew LeBlanc [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/xnIEcOX2rJw width=500]
St. Cloud State v Wisconsin: Matthew: Wisconsin struggled mightily through most of this season to score and to sort out its special teams units, and yet the Badgers are as little as 60 minutes of game time away from playing for the Broadmoor Trophy and the WCHA playoff championship. UW has scored 14 goals in … Read more
Well, I went 3-1 in the quarterfinal round (.750), to bring my postseason record to 27-11 (.711). There are only three games left. Let’s see how I do. Friday, March 22 Boston College vs. Minnesota I’ve wanted to see this game all year. It should be a speedy one too. Boston College is deeper than … Read more
If Jim weren’t such a great friend, I’d gloat just a little over how thoroughly I trounced him in the picks race this year. But since Jim is such a great friend… I’m going to gloat a lot! Hey, that’s what buddies do. I might even get a sign to put over my bed in … Read more
Last Week: 2-6 On the Season: 142-81-29 (.621) This Week’s Picks: Atlantic Hockey Semifinals and Finals March 22-23 Read more about each team in my weekly AHA column. Semifinals: No. 7 Canisius vs. No. 1 Niagara All that stuff about throwing out the records when these teams play each other is true. Never have the stakes … Read more
Coach of the Year: Rand Pecknold, QU Player of the Year: Eric Hartzell, QU Goaltender of the Year: Eric Hartzell, QU Best Defensive Defenseman: Zach Davies, QU Best Defensive Forward: Greg Miller, Cornell Rookie of the Year: Jason Kasdorf, RPI All-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team F Greg Carey, SLU F Kyle Flanagan, SLU F Andrew … Read more
My last-ever, CCHA-only picks. But first, here’s how I’ve done so far. Last week: 7-4-0 (.636) Season to date: 129-94-29 (.569) Who knew I could improve, even a little, toward the end? CCHA playoff championship The semifinal games are televised by FOX Sports Detroit PLUS. The championship game is carried by FOX Sports Detroit. There … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Here are videos from the postgame news conferences after Colorado College’s 4-3 overtime victory over North Dakota in the WCHA Final Five quarterfinals: Colorado College’s Scott Owens, Peter Stoykewych, Rylan Schwartz and Alexander Krushelnyski [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/5Kjx0F8zC28 width=500] North Dakota’s Dave Hakstol, Drake Caggiula and Danny Kristo [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/Qa6MiBebHlE width=500]
Nate: Last week: 2-2 Overall (playoffs): 6-2 Three of the of the top four teams in the regular season standings meet in Atlantic City this weekend to decide this year’s ECAC champion. No. 7 Brown is the only team out of the top four to make it to the finals weekend, although I wouldn’t call … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Here’s some postgame video reaction from Wisconsin’s 7-2 victory over Minnesota State on Thursday in the WCHA Final Five quarterfinals: Wisconsin’s Mike Eaves, Tyler Barnes, Jefferson Dahl, Frankie Simonelli, video courtesy Wisconsin Athletics [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRh4_5Hnb5k width=500] Minnesota State winger Eriah Hayes [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/nPP_OkDF2M8 width=500] Minnesota State coach Mike Hastings [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/-__JUt4oF_w … Read more
Please excuse the temporary bout of morbidity I’m about to throw into one of the most exciting times in the college hockey season. At some point or another, we all wonder how we’ll be remembered after we’re gone. Some of us would like to be known for having been kind to others. Some of us, … Read more
Minnesota State v Wisconsin: Matthew: Mike Hastings was richly deserving of his WCHA Coach of the Year honors this season as MSU has been marvelous in their first year under his tutelage. The problem, though, is that the Mavericks are winless all-time in the Final Five and were taken to the three-game limit last week … Read more
A quarrelsome quartet remains in the hunt for the Whitelaw Cup, and two teams are hoping to hoist their first title in the league’s last twirl (perhaps) on Boardwalk ice. High hopes Brown and Quinnipiac each aim to raise the chalice for the first time, but they’ll have each other to tangle with first: The … Read more
Four survive to compete on the final weekend A quarterfinal of the NCAA tournament may be the most pressure-packed game of the season. Win and a team is on to the Frozen Four, and by most measures, a season is judged as a success no matter where a team may have fallen short during the … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. Boston College coach Jerry York could miss the Hockey East championships. When news broke on Saturday that York had suffered a second detached retina of his right eye, he was ruled out of the weekend’s series with Vermont and nothing more. But with … Read more
Three of the WCHA’s six opening-round, best-of-three playoff series required third games. In the end, only one of the pairings’ favored squads didn’t move on to this week’s Final Five showcase in St. Paul, Minn.. The only team that hosted a first-round series last weekend but didn’t advance was WCHA No. 5 seed Denver. The … Read more
What a weekend of hockey in the CCHA! Two sweeps, two series that took three games, and the team that won the very first conference regular-season and playoff championships returns to participate in the last-ever battle for the Mason Cup. It’ll be Michigan vs. Miami and Ohio State vs. Notre Dame March 23-24 in Detroit’s … Read more
Three things from the penultimate weekend in Atlantic Hockey for the 2012-2013 season: Things change For the first time since 2007, Atlantic Hockey will have a new champion. Air Force, which won titles in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 will not be in Rochester for championship weekend for first time since entering the league … Read more
Last week: 4-0 It’s the last weekend of hockey at campus sites across the league, as the ECAC is set to head to Atlantic City next weekend for the semifinals and championship. I picked all four opening round series correctly, although I did pick Cornell and Princeton to go to three games. Here’s a look … Read more
Last Week: 5-3 On the Season: 140-75-29 (.623) This Week’s Picks: Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals (Best of Three Series) March 15-17 Updated from last week: There have been 29 best-of-three series in Atlantic Hockey history, played either in the first or quarterfinal rounds. The home team won 28 of them. Read more about each series in … Read more