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DETROIT – When this season began, Boston College goaltender John Muse was the team’s biggest question. Coming off surgery in the summer to repair his hip, head coach Jerry York wondered if we’d see the standout netminder before November. When he appeared in net, though, to start the season, many were shocked. But a somewhat … Read more
There are two reasons why I bring you the Detroit weather forecast for the rest of the week. One, because it’s always good to plan ahead. You may expect Anaheim weather and get Wisconsin weather, like I did in 1999. Two, because I’ve heard people wondering whether warm weather would negatively impact the ice at … Read more
In the end — after quite a while Sunday night in Fort Wayne — we have three No. 1 seeds in the Frozen Four. Regional leaders Miami, Wisconsin and Boston College join No. 4 seed RIT in heading to Detroit’s Ford Field next week. It’s the first time since 2005 that three top seeds are … Read more
Here’s what we’ve compiled for live television plans for NCAA regional games this weekend, including which local and regional stations are picking up the games not broadcast live on ESPNU (all times Eastern): FRIDAY Denver vs. RIT, 3 p.m. (ESPNU HD) St. Cloud State vs. Northern Michigan, 5:30 p.m. (WBUP-TV, Marquette, Mich.; MASN) Cornell vs. … Read more
Honestly, what I think this week is that there aren’t enough hours in the day. Sorry for not posting until now. NCAA time gets a little crazy around here. I’m going to go through how I filled out my bracket, but I have to say right away that I don’t feel good about it. One … Read more
The NCAA hasn’t given up on Albany, but ECAC Hockey has. This weekend marks the last time for the foreseeable future that the league will host its championship tournament in the Empire State’s capital city. Next year? Atlantic City … the city that’s “always turned on”. Multiple public-address announcements publicized the change-of-venue during the weekend’s … Read more
Here’s the TV information for this weekend’s conference tournaments. Also, watch for our live blogs for each tournament: ECAC This schedule comes from a league release. All times Eastern. FRIDAY, MARCH 19 (SEMIFINALS) NHL Network (Live in the U.S. and taped delayed in Canada) Semifinal #1 – Cornell vs. Brown at 4 p.m. and Semifinal … Read more
I’ll write more as we go through this week, but I wanted to use this space to go through some of what we saw on what had to be one of the most insane weekends of the college hockey season. We’re (finally) done with the 23rd week of the season — of course, it fittingly … Read more
A few random (and not-so-random) thoughts after the 22nd week of the season: * I’m guessing there’s going to be a little bit of fire in two series next weekend. North Dakota hosts Minnesota in a WCHA first-round series, and Michigan State hosts Michigan in a CCHA quarterfinal series. You don’t really need to say … Read more
I’ll post a link to the pretty bracket when it’s put up, but for now, here’s the pairings: First Round: Adrian at St. Norbert St. Thomas at Gustavus Curry at Elmira Quarterfinals: Curry/Elmira winner at Norwich Bowdoin at Oswego Plattsburgh at Middlebury St. Thomas/Gustavus vs. Adrian/St. Norbert Reaction: – The good news for the West … Read more
The Big Day is here, which means it’s time for the final version of Division III Bracketology. As I write this, Bowdoin and Middlebury are about to drop the puck, so there’s still some things up in the air. But since I think both teams get in, I think the result of the game might … Read more
As Selection Sunday approaches, it’s time for version 2.0 of Division III Bracketology. We’ll do one again on Sunday prior to the NCAA announcement, and then a “what the heck happened) postmortem. Again this week, the NCAA has produced rankings based on the process it will use to select the Division III field. Using those … Read more
You can’t help but being a little bit heartbroken if you’re an American hockey fan, but I’ll preface this week by saying this: The two best teams were in the gold-medal game, and I don’t think it was coincidence that it needed overtime to separate them. With that done, here’s this week’s edition: * I’m … Read more
Here are next weekend’s first-round matchups: No. 12 Clarkson @ No. 5 St. Lawrence No. 11 Brown @ No. 6 Rensselaer No. 10 Dartmouth @ No. 7 Quinnipiac No. 9 Harvard @ No.8 Princeton Byes: No. 1 Yale No. 2 Cornell No. 3 Union No. 4 Colgate
With one game to go, things are looking much clearer in ECAC Hockey. Here’s how things are shaking out. (Current standings are listed here.) First-Round Byes are Set • Yale has clinched the No. 1 seed in the tournament and at least a share of the Cleary Cup. • Cornell has secured the second seed … Read more
The conference playoffs are in full swing, which can mean only one thing: It’s time to play Bracketology. As was the case last year, we know the criteria used by the NCAA Division III Men’s Committee to select and seed the teams, but not the weighting used in their evaluation. Starting last week, the NCAA … Read more
I do not know Aaron Marvin. I can’t speak to his personality, nor to his intent when he takes the ice for St. Cloud State. What I do know, however, is that he’s getting quite a reputation around the WCHA, and it’s not something to be proud of. I heard one longtime WCHA observer use … Read more
This is why I don’t get emotionally involved in sports any more. When I do, I end up dinged up. A fist pump with Ryan Kesler’s incredible empty-net goal for the United States against Canada on Sunday night, and my head swings enough to push the glasses from my face and across my eye. Yeah, … Read more
For those who can’t wait for Thursday’s column, a quick update on the lay of the land. Yale is alone atop the pack with 30 points, thanks to Cornell’s blown lead at Dartmouth … here’s where everybody else stands. • Yale is locked into a first-round bye and a top-three finish. Two more points clinches … Read more
Last weekend, Union scored three goals in 6:29 to draw within 4-3 of host Harvard. The only problem was that the Dutchmen’s third goal, scored by defenseman and All-American candidate Mike Schreiber, lit the lamp with merely 3.4 seconds remaining. Going for broke, Union coach Nate Leaman elected to keep goalie Corey Milan on the … Read more