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Columns, excluding “This Week” columns

Gone Too Soon

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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.

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey: Feb. 27, 2009

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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

Bracketology: Feb. 25, 2009

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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

Big Wins And Bad Losses

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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.

This Week In D-III Women’s Hockey: Feb. 19, 2009

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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

This Week in D-I: Feb. 20, 2009

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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

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey: Feb. 13, 2009

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If two years constitutes a tradition, then the ECACHL has inured itself in a fine one with it’s Pink at the Rink program. The annual initiative, held in consort with the American Cancer Society, will visit ECAC venues at Cornell and Yale during games this weekend. It’s purpose is to raise funds for cancer research, … Read more

This Week in D-III Women’s Hockey: Feb. 12, 2009

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With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the race for the NCAA Tournament is as wild as ever. After all the game games are over, the NCAA committee will convene in their yearly conference call and announce the seven teams that will make it to the 2009 Division III women’s ice hockey NCAA … Read more

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