Columns, excluding “This Week” columns
The New Hampshire women’s hockey team started last season 1-9-2. It was a brutally tough stretch where Coach Hillary Witt said her team was playing pretty well, but could not seem to find the back of the net. Despite the rough and demoralizing start, the team did not let it tank their season. The Wildcats … Read more
No Patty Kazmaier Award winner has ever transferred after having won the award. You’d be hard pressed to find any national most valuable player that’s changed teams after receiving their sport’s highest honor. Transfers have become more frequent and commonplace in women’s Division I hockey in recent years, but no change of team has been … Read more
Recent years have brought a lot of change for the Holy Cross women’s hockey program as the Crusaders moved to Division I and joined Hockey East. This season, the team also has a new head coach, but she’s the least of the upheaval that the program has seen recently. When Katie Lachapelle joined Holy Cross … Read more
One day after announcing that he will step aside as commissioner of Hockey East following the 2019-20 season, Joe Bertagna, college hockey’s longest serving commissioner, addressed the media (photo: Cindy M. Loo/Boston Red Sox).
Jim Johannson will forever be missed in the world of hockey. Fortunately, as Team USA succeeds in years to come, his fingerprints and legacy will be impossible to forget (photo: Melissa Wade).
Dan Rubin examines the effects of the Falcons’ announcement that they’ll build an on-campus arena.
The most moving, appropriate tribute to Ron Mason was the gathering of people near center ice before the ceremony — family and friends and too many hockey people to mention, so many people whose lives Ron touched.
He coached the right way, Dan Rubin writes, and, ever the gentleman, he departs in a very humble method, leaving behind a legacy no win or loss can ever measure.
“[Hockey’s] a lot bigger here than people think it is,” one fan told writer Joe Connor.
The North Dakota coach has come close before but has never won a national title in six previous Frozen Four appearances. Sean Davich thinks things will be different in Boston.
The six members of the Northeast-10 play a schedule that consists largely of Division III opponents but are shut out of NCAA play.
The school is buzzing with hockey fever, Justin Emerson writes.
The Crusaders have a recognizable brand to attract a coach, Dan Rubin writes.
Since peaking in 2006 at 64,527, total regional attendance has been virtually flat or has declined in most years. While 2014 bucked the trend, those figures have become increasingly worrisome to the college hockey community.
Jim Connelly looks at the finalist venues for the 2015 through 2018 Frozen Fours.
It’s hard not to feel a twinge of hopefulness for what the future holds, not only for the Penn State hockey program but the college game as a whole, Chris Peters writes.
Dave Starman looks at five players who could have a big 2013-14 season.
The league saw tournament attendance decline after previous events but can’t say whether it was related. Still, Jim Connelly writes that the Fenway formula is a successful one.
The American Development Model will continue to evolve into the way to produce the next generation of hockey stars, Dave Starman writes.
Joe Connor hands out some awards and ranks his top five venues from a whirlwind tour through the Northeast.