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Monday’s release of the preseason USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll starts the 18th season of the rankings we put together from the votes of coaches, media members and others in college hockey.
When the 2014-15 Division I men’s season begins this coming weekend, four head coaches will be behind the bench in a new place, each with an expectation of improvement.
Pucks have been dropped A number of programs’ seasons are underway. Most teams are practicing, others have played exhibitions, and a few have started bona fide NCAA competition. Let’s look at the results of the latter. Scanlan makes history at Bemidji State Under new coach James Scanlan, Bemidji State opened its season with a road … Read more
The USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll begins Sept. 22, with its men’s counterpart a week later.
The NCAA lists 22 new rules in the 2014-16 rule book.
Starting Sept. 15, teams are able to spend two hours per week on the ice with coaches for skill instruction.
The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee will discuss that and other issues when it meets this week.
First and foremost, congratulations to the Union College Dutchmen for their national championship. There is little more to be said about the program’s rise, the team’s resilience, the coaches’ influence, or the way the team played in Philadelphia and indeed all year long than what has been already said. Union is the only team to … Read more
When the NCAA announced sites for tournaments in the next four seasons last December, it left open the 2017 and 2018 regionals to avoid being locked into a neutral-site regional format that may have run its course.
After the first day of the 2014 NCAA tournament, 93 percent of the brackets entered in College Hockey Pickem 2014 are out of the running for the coveted perfect bracket.
In nearly 11,000 valid brackets entered for College Hockey Pickem 2014, two schools combined to get more than half of the predictions to win the NCAA tournament.
Playing in its own back yard, Quinnipiac draws Providence The Bobcats will play the Friars for the second time this year, the teams tying 3-3 in Hamden in late November. After so much time, there will be little to glean from that result – it was the weekend after Thanksgiving, after all – but some … Read more
The Champions From training camp to the post game victory celebration, Plattsburgh’s resolve to return to the championship was obvious to every coaching staff in the country who attempted to wrest the Cardinals momentum away. Countless long nights of viewing film and the like, went for naught as the Cardinals blitzed through both the regular … Read more
Before the Big Ten Tournament, which was held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota knew that it would be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and that it would be back at the same arena for the NCAA West Regional the next weekend. The only unknown for the Gophers was … Read more
North Dakota fans were cheering hard for the Badgers during the Big Ten tournament championship game on Saturday night. Oh, how different things will be this Friday. Wisconsin will be the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional in Cincinnati and will face fourth-seeded North Dakota. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. EDT and … Read more
Connor Hellebuyck was a brick wall. That’s all you need to know about this past weekend in Hockey East. 1. Double shutout leads River Hawks to back-to-back title You can’t win if you can’t score. That was the simple lesson learned by both Notre Dame and New Hampshire at the Hockey East Championship this weekend. … Read more
Three things from Championship weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Marathon Friday’s semifinals saw a total of 168 minutes of hockey with both games needing overtime to settle things. The “early” semifinal between defending champion Canisius and regular season champ Mercyhurst went into double overtime before Golden Griffin defenseman Stephen Farrell’s shot from the point found the … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell, Boston College and Johnny McInnis. Who will have the biggest fan base at the Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass.? McInnis, Minnesota State’s captain and the only Boston-born player for the Mavericks, hopes his friends and family members are there cheering on his team from nearly 1,400 miles away. “We’re going to make it a … Read more
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — Ferris State and Colgate began their 2013-14 seasons against each other back on the first Saturday in October. Now on the final Friday of March, one of them will close its season against the other. The Bulldogs are back in the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years and … Read more
Well, Matthew and I went 0-2 in our first round picks. Let’s see if we can do better for the consolation and championship games. North Dakota vs. Western Michigan Candace: Western Michigan coach Andy Murray made a big deal about playing for a 20-win season and sending his seniors out with a big during the … Read more