Columns, excluding “This Week” columns
Site: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Fla. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 29-30, 2007 Participants: Rensselaer, Colorado College, Massachusetts, Notre Dame Game 1: Massachusetts vs. Notre Dame, 5:05 p.m. ET Massachusetts Minutemen (7-3-5, 4-2-4 Hockey East) Head coach: Don “Toot” Cahoon Leading scorers: Fr. James Marcou (3-10 — 13), Jr. Chris Davis (2-8 — 10) Leading netminder: Fr. … Read more
Site: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 29-30, 2007 Participants: St. Cloud State, Harvard, Miami, Ohio State Game 1: St. Cloud State vs. Miami, 6:05 p.m. ET St. Cloud State Huskies(8-8-2, 4-7-1 WCHA) Head coach: Bob Motzko Leading scorers: So. Ryan Lasch (12-14 — 26), Fr. Garrett Roe (11-14 — 25) Leading netminder: So. … Read more
Site: Germain Arena, Estero, Fla. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 28-29, 2007 Participants: Mass.-Lowell, Cornell, Clarkson, Maine Game 1: Mass.-Lowell vs. Cornell, 4:00 p.m. ET Mass.-Lowell River Hawks (7-4-4, 4-4-4 Hockey East) Head coach: Blaise MacDonald Leading scorers: Jr. Mark Roebothan (8-5 — 13), Jr. Mike Potacco (5-7 — 12) Leading netminders: So. Carter Hutton (2-1-2, 1.36 GAA, … Read more
Site: Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 29-30, 2007 Participants: Air Force, Boston College, RIT, Minnesota Game 1: Air Force vs. Boston College, 4:05 p.m. CT Air Force Falcons (9-4-3, 7-4-3 Atlantic Hockey) Head coach: Frank Serratore Leading scorers: Sr. Eric Ehn (6-15 — 21), Jr. Brent Olson (7-8 — 15) Leading netminder: So. Andrew Volkening … Read more
Site: Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, Vt. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 29-30, 2007 Participants: Western Michigan, Quinnipiac, Holy Cross, Vermont Game 1: Western Michigan vs. Quinnipiac, 4:00 p.m. ET Western Michigan Broncos (6-10-0, 2-8-0 CCHA) Head coach: Jim Culhane Leading scorers: Jr. Patrick Galivan (5-14 — 19), Jr. Jeff LoVecchio (6-5 — 11) Leading netminder: So. Riley Gill (4-5-0, … Read more
If it’s the holidays, it can only mean on thing in the college hockey world — a plethora of tournaments. This year is no different as there are nine different tournaments this season. Throughout the weekend some of the locales are college hockey hotspots and some are locales that are not used to seeing college … Read more
Site: Magness Arena (Denver) Friday-Saturday, Dec. 28-29, 2007 Participants: Dartmouth, Northern Michigan, Sacred Heart, Denver Game 1: Dartmouth vs. Northern Michigan, 4:35 p.m. MT Dartmouth Big Green (4-4-2, 2-4-1 ECAC) Head coach: Bob Gaudet Leading scorers: Sr. J.T. Wyman (6-6 — 12), Sr. Nick Johnson (3-5 — 8) Leading netminder: Sr. Mike Devine (3-4-1, 2.62 … Read more
Site: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Friday-Saturday, Dec. 28-29, 2007 Participants: Providence, Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech Game 1: Providence vs. Michigan, 4:35 p.m. ET Providence Friars (6-6-2, 4-3-2 Hockey East) Head coach: Tim Army Leading scorers: Sr. Jon Rheault (8-8 — 16), Jr. Matt Taormina (5-11 — 16) Leading netminder: Sr. Tyler Sims (5-5-1, 2.16 … Read more
Site: Kohl Center, Madison, Wis. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 28-29, 2007 Participants: Bowling Green, Northeastern, Colgate, Wisconsin Game 1: Bowling Green vs. Northeastern, 4:05 p.m. CT Bowling Green Falcons (8-6-0, 5-5-0 CCHA) Head coach: Scott Paluch Leading scorers: Sr. Derek Whitmore (13-5 — 18), Jr. Kevin Schmidt (3-11 — 14) Leading netminders: Fr. Nick Eno (5-2-0, 2.29 … Read more
After a 51-point rookie season in 2005-06, Sam Faber’s sophomore slump was hardly noticeable, but the Wildcat junior’s performance in the first half of this year’s campaign is hard to ignore — and has New Hampshire looking toward the post-season. Terese Karmel reports.
This week, Theresa Spisak fills in again for Executive Editor Scott Brown — and ably so. She and Senior Writer Jim Connelly speculate about the nature of polls, the probabilities of the holiday tournaments and the nature of modern media. This last Tuesday Morning Quarterback of 2007 brings presents for everyone. Happy holidays!
The flu bug has gotten our esteemed Executive Editor Scott Brown down for the week, but there is a more than adequate substitute in Theresa Spisak, USCHO’s WCHA Correspondent. What’s surprised thus far? How do some of the holiday tourneys look? And April will be in Colorado, hear what Theresa has to say about that and much more in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Plattsburgh Wins Primelink One of the premier tournaments in college hockey changed a bit this year. This alteration meant that only one SUNYAC team is now involved as Potsdam no longer participates with Plattsburgh, Norwich, and Middlebury. The fourth team is now a different invited guest each year. This season it was St. John’s from … Read more
Close Call We’ve heard it all year from the coaches of Atlantic Hockey — for several years actually. The parity in the league. How close the games are. How close in talent the teams are. On how any given night, anybody can beat anybody. All coaches tend to say these things. But in the AHA, … Read more
A Showdown Looms Sitting atop the ECAC NE right now is Curry College. Coach Rob Davies seems happy, but realizes there’s a lot of work left to do. “We’re pretty pleased, we’re 6-1-1, but we need to work on all facets of our game, obviously.†The Colonels only loss was to Babson College, and in … Read more
The season is finally underway and after one weekend of conference play and some terrific tournaments over the Thanksgiving holiday, the ultra-competitive nature of the league is already showing through just the first handful of games. Quick: name the only team without a blemish (loss or a tie) on their record in the first couple … Read more
There have been very few surprises so far this season in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. St. Thomas is atop the standings and everyone else seems to be falling into place. One surprise is how poorly the MIAC has performed against non-conference opponents. It is no secret that MIAC teams have had their struggles against … Read more
Miami makes a statement and Michigan stays in stride with the College Hockey Showcase looming, while Niagara gets number 22, but Boston College and Maine have fallen on tough times as new names move up the Hockey East ladder. Jim Connelly and Scott Brown return with their weekly gabfest.
Nichols Off to Fast Start Last season, Lou Izzi and the Nichols College Bisons got off to a 5-0-1 start, which was the best in the school’s history. This year, Izzi has his squad off to a 4-0-1 start, but one big difference is that this year’s team has nine freshmen. “We have a pretty … Read more
MCHA league play kicked off last weekend and two game sweeps were the top order of business. While Northland was idle, Adrian made its MCHA debut with a home sweep of Lawrence, while MSOE accomplished the same over Crookston. Concordia’s opening weekend wasn’t quite as successful as they dropped two at home to Finlandia. Marian … Read more