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Well the NCAA Tournament bracket has been released and I think it’s safe to say there were a few head scratches for some of the women’s Division III hockey faithful. Middlebury garnered the top overall seed, hosting rights to the Frozen Four, and most importantly, a bye through the first round of the seven-team NCAA … Read more
For all the talk of parity, and the wide-open Women’s Frozen Four championship possibilities presented to any of two dozen Division-I programs, five furious months of hockey have proven this much. The past and present are pretty much the same. In the past year, we seen a change in regimes (good), and a change in … Read more
The playoffs heat up this weekend — just in time for Dave Starman to offer his look around the “Big Four” conferences, with predictions included.
With two weekends left before Selection Sunday, Jayson Moy is back — and this week he mixes it up with some experiments involving the seeding process.
This weekend may not be the biggest one of the season, but it’s close. Jim Connelly and Scott Brown examine Boston University’s NCAA credentials, the PairWise bubble and upcoming games of note.
With Selection Monday just three days away, there is still a lot of hockey left to be played this weekend to determine the final five spots for the 2009 NCAA Division III women’s hockey tournament. Out west, River Falls and Gustavus Adolphus have already punched their tickets to the big dance by winning their respective … Read more
Women have been playing college hockey in Mankato for a dozen years but they had never once won a playoff game. That is until last week. And since the Mavericks of Minnesota State hadn’t won once, they certainly hadn’t won any playoff series. That is until last weekend, when the Mavs, seeded No. 5, bounced … Read more
Once again, Dave Starman takes us inside the preparation, the psychology and the play of college hockey, this time on a game-night visit with Ohio State and its coaching staff, led by bench boss John Markell.
Scott Brown guests this week for Bracketology, with the tournament still in flux as the season winds down. That means that multiple bids are still at risk while perennial contenders lurk outside the bubble.
With the regular season over in three leagues, Jim Connelly and Scott Brown find the PairWise still open to change. Also: the potential return of the “Colorado College rule” picks for the remaining leagues and the second-half force of nature that is North Dakota.
Playoff Fever As we enter the final week of February, playoff fever will be in full swing as every conference begins their league tournament this weekend. Although all five conferences begin their tournaments, only one of them will crown their tournament champion this weekend, the NCHA. The NCHA’s O’Brien Cup will be back on the … Read more
Tragedy struck college hockey this week with the losses of 16-year-old Brandon Gordon and Notre Dame play-by-play man Mike Lockert. Dave Starman offers his thoughts.
A note to anyone reading this. This is the annual column where the word “I†will be used. Sparingly to be sure, but used none the less. I’m an old married guy (20-plus years of connubial bliss) and never experienced the pleasures (or is that pressures) of speed dating. Yet I feel as though I … Read more
It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology — College Hockey Style. It’s our weekly look at how the NCAA tournament might shape up if the season ended today. It’s a look into the possible thought processes behind selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament teams. This is the latest installment of … Read more
Scott Brown is a fan of the PairWise Rankings, but that doesn’t mean the system is perfect. In fact, some things about the PairWise don’t make much sense at all.
With the regular season coming to an end, Jim Connelly and Scott Brown take a shot at predicting champions, then review teams in trouble and PairWise predicaments.
Cadet’s On The Rise With R.I.T.’s departure two seasons ago from the ECAC East, many people, myself included, figured penciling Manhattanville in as the conference champion was going to be a forgone conclusion for the next few years. Somebody forgot to tell Norwich that. The second year Norwich Cadets have quickly scaled up the ECAC … Read more
Playoff bound though it is, as it heads into the final weekend of the WCHA regular season, St. Cloud State isn’t going anywhere. They ain’t movin’ up and they ain’t movin’ down. They are staying right there in fourth place behind that trio of juggernauts, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Duluth. “I keep telling our kids,†said … Read more
Another week of games, another set of NCAA projections. Jayson Moy steps up with the latest edition of Bracketology.
Upsets ruled the weekend out East last weekend, while the West saw a little less of the unexpected. Jim Connelly and Scott Brown look over the results and take a crack at the Hobey Baker race as well.