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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
Here are the compulsory “few quick thoughts” on this year’s championship weekend, now that Atlantic City is in the rear-view. Three (thousand)’s a crowd? Looking for attendance figures from the weekend? Me too. Cynical speculations aside, the 9,800 seats were perhaps one-third full each night, with announced figures of 3,357 and 4,126 on Friday and … Read more
Northeast Regional I’ll be covering the Northeast Regional in Manchester and love the games I’ll be watching. If I had my druthers, I’d have preferred Merrimack in Bridgeport so there’d be the potential of three Hockey East teams in the Frozen Four (hello, 1999!). The Warriors’ path to the Frozen Four would also probably have been … Read more
Think of this as an ongoing continuation of last week’s “I love the playoffs” blog post. I’ll update this at various times throughout the weekend, “time-stamping” each one. So check back and read my thoughts! I’ll put those as well as fun quotes from the press conferences that didn’t make it into the recaps/features. Thursday, … Read more
Well this is it, people: Cornell vs. Yale for the title game. The Big Red wore the crown last year, while the Bulldogs won it two years ago – over Cornell, to boot. Here they meet again, but under quite different circumstances. That is because these teams have quite different motivations tonight. Yale is already … Read more
It’s a sunny, warm day in downtown Detroit – gorgeous day, in fact. Fans seem to be very pleased with the Fan Fest that the CCHA has put together this year – complete with a ceremonial slap shot yesterday with Detroit mayor Dave Bing – and fans from two teams are very pleased, indeed, about … Read more
Let’s see how far we’ve come….. On Oct. 29, 2010 RIT and Norwich met at Kreitzberg Arena to open up each other’s respective seasons at Norwich’s inaugural East/West Hockey Classic. Little did we know at the the time that the Tigers’ 3-1 victory would be a prequel to the eventual 2011 NCAA Division III Women’s … Read more
OK, I promised to write another picks if I got one of my semifinals picks wrong, so here we go. Before we get into the nitty gritty though, I just want to say I think it’s pretty cool that I got the scores of BOTH games in the semifinals right in my last picks column. … Read more
Last Week: 8-3 On the Season: 111-72-28 (.592) I already previewed the championship weekend in this week’s Atlantic Hockey Column, so let’s get right to the bottom line: I’m picking Air Force to win the title. AHA Semifnals – Best of Three Series Friday, March 18 Connecticut vs. Rochester Institute of Techology – The Tigers … Read more
Congratulations to all the individual CCHA award winners for the 2010-11 season! • Player of the Year: Andy Miele, Miami • Coach of the Year: Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame • Rookie of the Year: T.J. Tynan, Notre Dame • Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Carter Camper, Miami • Terry Flanagan Award: Kevin Petovello, Alaska • Ilitch … Read more
Here it is, one of the last ECAC Hockey blogs of the season, as the final foursome prepare for battle on the Boardwalk. Here are some of my last thoughts on the matter! Final picks Friday, March 18 Colgate vs. Yale – 4:30 The Raiders have been riding hot, but will it be enough to … Read more
Last week Theresa: 3-3 (meh) Season Theresa: 140-80-25 Last week Tyler: N/A Season Tyler: 141-54-21 Well, I’m using Todd’s computer because the internet in the X press box apparently hates me (grrrr) so not much insight here. That, and we’re 30 minutes from game time – sorry these are so late! I’ll toss in my … Read more
Dave “pulled the goalie” last week in a desperate attempt to close ground, but as usually happens when that tactic is employed, he just widened the gap. With just these three games left, Jim has clinched the picks title. A tip of the fedora to Jimmy (and a well-timed one on St. Patrick’s Day)! Dave last … Read more
Dave Shyiak had just concluded practice Tuesday afternoon at Minnesota’s Ridder Arena, with a confident demeanor leading Alaska-Anchorage into its first WCHA Final Five since 2004 and second in school history. “Everybody understands what’s at stake here and we’re going to stay focused,” said Shyiak, who will make his first Final Five appearance. “We want to approach this in business-like … Read more
Well, last week wasn’t my best effort picks-wise, as I went 2-2 (.500). I honestly didn’t think Boston University could get by Mercyhurst, and while I believed Boston College could beat Minnesota, everything I saw of both teams this year made me think Minnesota had the edge. Over in the USCHO forums, user Maine-iac started … Read more
Goodbye, a little early In retrospect, I’m not surprised that Michigan State’s Derek Grant is the first CCHA player this season to leave college hockey before his proverbial time. Grant, a forward from Abbotsford, B.C., had 20 goals and 43 assists in his two seasons as a Spartan. With the uncertainty of the MSU coaching … Read more
Unlike the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs where the road teams triumphed, all four home teams won their best-of-three quarterfinal series. Three of the series were sweeps. Recaps and box scores are here. That means the following games are slated for Friday in Rochester: No. 6 Connecticut vs. No. 1 RIT No. 3 Holy … Read more
First, the euphoria. I approached Merrimack’s Lawler Arena on Saturday night about an hour before game time and was suddenly gripped with fear. Spring forward, fall back. I must have screwed up, I thought. But Daylight Savings Time didn’t start until Sunday. I was an hour early. Wasn’t I? It sure sounded like I was … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association has released its five finalists for the 2011 Laura Hurd Award, given annually to the Division III Women’s Player of the Year. The award was named after former Elmira College ’05 standout and NCAA Division III career points leader Laura Hurd, who passed away in an automobile accident a year after graduating … Read more
Yes, we are in the midst of yet another great D-III men’s ice hockey national championship tournament with this year’s Frozen Four in Minnesota next weekend. The action all year has been great, and unfortunately for some teams and their fans, the season ended prematurely at the end of the conference tournaments last week. Just … Read more