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While we try to catch our breath during this relatively quiet couple of days in the great offseason shakeup of 2011, here are a few videos that got posted in the madness of the last week: Here’s the news conference at which the National Collegiate Hockey Conference was launched: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T1srgi4t10 Here’s a video produced by … Read more
One gets the sense that there are some hard feelings growing around college hockey, and it might get worse before it gets better. Sources say that Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota-Duluth, Nebraska-Omaha and North Dakota will strike out on their own in a newly formed conference beginning with the 2013-14 season. It’s hard to do, … Read more
The 2011 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey National Champion Norwich University Cadets will be featured on national television Saturday April 30. The Cadets’ memorable run to their first national championship in just the program’s fourth season was one of the stories chosen to feature in CBS Sports’ annual NCAA Championships Winter Highlights show which … Read more
It’s the time of the year when we turn our attention to Florida and the American Hockey Coaches Association convention in Naples. Things start Wednesday afternoon with some committee meetings before the real deal gets going on Thursday. The conferences add their own annual meetings either before or after the convention, and this year there’s … Read more
The firing of George Roll at Clarkson on Monday makes it four current Division I men’s schools in need of a head coach, but there are signs that the number will be shrinking this week. I’m still not sure whether that will be thanks to Michigan Tech, however. Longtime Michigan assistant and Michigan Tech alum … Read more
Congratulations, Bulldogs. I know I may not have given you enough credit this season, but you earned it. Congratulations on your first title; may there be many more. I’d also like to thank you for scoring quickly into overtime. And, you know, thanks for bringing the title back to the WCHA. (best league! woo!)
Been meaning to blog for a little while now, but day job and then a nice long drive out to Minnesota have been delaying things a little while. That, and I know this is my last weekend with USCHO so my brain is trying to go on journalism vacation early. In any case, I’m here … Read more
I just heard someone say, “Michigan will need their best game to beat Colorado College.” I think that’s only partly true. I think that Michigan’s best game may not be enough to beat the Colorado College team I saw last night. My pick: CC 4-3.
What struck me most about Colorado College’s 8-4 win over Boston College was twofold. First, these Eagles were completely unaccustomed to being on the receiving end of this kind of drubbing and had never had to experience an NCAA tournament loss. Second, this was not the same CC team that I saw in the Great … Read more
I never used to believe in pulling for another team just because they are from your team’s conference. As a Boston University grad, I could never have imagined rooting for New Hampshire or Boston College once the Terriers’ season ended… that was tantamount to treachery, like cheering on the Yankees if the Red Sox’s summer … Read more
I know that fans only want to talk about Kevin Lynch’s game-winning goal that sent Michigan ahead and ended Nebraska-Omaha’s season. Unfortunately, the way the game ended overshadows the great sixty minutes of regulation hockey and two minutes of OT that preceded it. The Mavericks scored at 1:35 and 8:18 in the first; the Wolverines … Read more
And then there were two… Rensselaer has out-lived cross-Capital rival Union, as the Engineers hope to give North Dakota their best shot later this afternoon. Nothing new on that front, but here’s hoping RPI can give the powerhouse Sioux a run for their money. Union falls to Minnesota-Duluth The Dutchmen did almost everything but bury … Read more
First of all, 3/5 last weekend at the Final Five. Thursday games hurt, but Saturday ended out the way I predicted, so whatever. I’ll take it. *grins* We’re officially done with picks (YAY), but I figured I’d toss out my regional predictions just for the heck of it. 1. I’m not offering insight behind my … Read more
Quick thoughts Rensselaer: nothing to lose Nobody is giving RPI much of a chance against North Dakota, in the Engineers’ first NCAA appearance in 16 years… but really, why would they? The Engineers were the last team into the field and the Sioux are widely considered to be the best team in college hockey (even … 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
Just quick picks – winners, losers, scores – and no justification whatsoever for my choices, although I will be happy to respond in the comments section when I can, given travel and work this weekend. I will say that I surprised myself with my Frozen Four field. Midwest Regional No. 4 Rensselaer vs. No. 1 … Read more
With all four teams practicing Thursday at the East Regional, there were plenty of quotable moments. Minnesota-Duluth head coach Scott Sandelin kicked off his press conference on Thursday by introducing leading scorer Jack Connolly as Zac Brown from the Zac Brown Band. I’ll admit that I had to do a Google image search for Zac … Read more
It is hard to know where to begin. On Saturday morning, I listened to then-CCHA commissioner Tom Anastos discuss the ways in which he and the CCHA would deal with the impending Big Ten league. On Monday morning, the Big Ten made its Big Announcement. On Wednesday afternoon, Michigan State announced that now-former CCHA commissioner … Read more
According to several Lansing media outlets, including WLNS TV, current CCHA commissioner Tom Anastos will be the new Michigan State head coach. An announcement is supposed to come today at 4:00 p.m. Now you know as much as I do. Until this story started making its way around the internet, the name most talked about … Read more
Stealing Miami’s thunder Leave it to the Big Ten to steal the attention away from the Miami RedHawks and their first CCHA playoff championship. Well, I’m not going to talk about that today. That can wait until midweek. There’s hockey being played now. There was hockey in Detroit just two days ago. There are four … Read more