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Bracketology: Feb. 11, 2009

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Jayson Moy rolls out the latest edition of Bracketology, including games to watch and an interesting observation about the current autobid projections.

Up Close And Personal

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Did you ever want a coach’s-eye view of the action in college hockey? Dave Starman spent a Saturday evening with Bowling Green and head coach Scott Paluch to bring us just that.

This Week in D-I: Feb. 6, 2009

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The venerable Houston Field House is undergoing an extensive facelift designed to make it one of the most attractive venues in the ECACHL. Meanwhile, it seems that one of the old rink’s prime tenants, the RPI women, have been testing the new elevators prematurely. How else could one explain the Engineers’ up and down fortunes … Read more

This week in D-III Women’s Hockey: Feb. 5, 2009

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Laura Hurd Award Outlook Now that the calendar has turned to February it’s time to start the discussion about who deserves the prestigious Laura Hurd Award. The Laura Hurd Award has been awarded to the top Division III women’s hockey player as voted on by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) since 2000. Last year, … Read more

Bracketology: Feb. 4, 2009

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With another full weekend of games — plus the first Monday of the Beanpot — in the rear-view mirror, Jayson Moy presents the latest edition of Bracketology.

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Feb. 3, 2009

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The consequences of Monday’s Beanpot semifinals headline this week’s discussion between Jim Connelly and Scott Brown, though there’s plenty more: Atlantic Hockey expansion and its naysayers, the rise of Yale, and this weekend’s red-circled games.

This Week in the ECAC East and NESCAC

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Just one month remains in the regular season. Yup, just four weeks of games left to decide playoff dreams and seeding for conference glory. Now is the time that all of the coaches are worried about the one thing they hope to control: the outcome of the game their team is playing (and, very likely, … Read more

This Week in the NCHA/MCHA

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A famous man named James Angleton once said something along the lines of, “Reality is not handed to us on a silver platter. Rather, we have to tease it with excruciating attention to minutiae. It takes the patience of a saint.” Though he was talking about counterintelligence operations, he might as well have been describing … Read more

This Week in the ECAC Northeast

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Sometimes in hockey, final scores are not indicative of how the game was played, nor do win-loss records always accurately sum up a team’s season. The latter is definitely the case with the Stonehill Skyhawks, who currently have a record of 3-7. In speaking with coach Garry Hebert, he is very quick to point out … Read more

This Week in D-III Women’s Hockey: Jan 29, 2009

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When you think of M.I.T., the first thought that comes into your mind is probably not women’s hockey. However, the world renowned university based in Cambridge, Mass., has had a women’s hockey program for eight years. You might not have heard of their program because coming into the 2008-2009 season the Engineers have compiled an … Read more

This Week in D-I: Jan. 29, 2009

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While the men’s side of College Hockey America may be gasping its last breath, the women’s half of the league has never been healthier. A sign of this will be on display this weekend at the Mercyhurst Ice Center, where the No. 5 Lakers will host No. 10 Wayne State in a two-game showdown. Mercyhurst … Read more

This Week in SUNYAC

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Is Morrisville Out Of The SUNYAC? Yes and no. When Morrisville started their move from a two year school to a four year institution three years ago, they had to go through an NCAA provisional period that lasts three to four years depending on how well they are able to follow the rules. During that … Read more

This Week in the ECAC West

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Spirited Contests Utica traveled downstate to Manhattanville’s Playland Ice Casino last Saturday to take on the Valiants. As was expected, it was a very physical battle as these two teams began the second half of their league schedules. “It was a spirited contest,” said Utica head coach Gary Heenan. “It was a great hockey game … Read more

Integrity First

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For Rick Comley and Michigan State, the 2008-09 season has not been a memorable one. But Comley’s disciplinary actions this week will resonate around college hockey, Dave Starman says.

Bracketology: Jan. 28, 2009

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The latest edition of Bracketology is here. Jayson Moy offers his third weekly installment of who’s in, who’s out, who’s up and who’s down in the NCAA selection process.

This Week in D-III Women’s Hockey: Jan 22, 2009

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The Week in Review Last weekend featured some very important match-ups and you would have figured that we’d have figured out a lot more about the NCAA picture but I’m afraid the picture only became muddier, especially in the NCHA. Adrian’s sweep of River Falls coupled with Eau Claire taking three points from Stevens Point … Read more

This Week in the ECAC East and NESCAC

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Staying Loose Last week was all about the NESCAC conference, so this week we focus on the ECAC East. The league is extremely tight. In fact, just three points separate third from 10th place, so each of the five remaining weekends are important. Also, it seems like every match-up down the stretch has potential post-season … Read more