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Mother Nature sure can be a drag. Due to the fact that the Northeast got buried in snow this week, the big clash between Plattsburgh and Middlebury was postponed and will be made up Tuesday night. As a result, we will have to wait yet another week to see who will have the inside track … Read more
As 10 of the 24 women named Wednesday to the preliminary roster of the 2007 U.S. National Team were marked by their collegiate opponents during their Division I hockey games, they were being watched equally carefully by other, more important, watchers. The coaches and scouts of USA Hockey spent much of the 2006-07 hockey season … Read more
Nearer and nearer to the end, and the bubble continues to shift. Jayson Moy sorts out the NCAA tournament once again in Bracketology.
What does Boston University’s dominance of the Beanpot mean to the tournament’s relevance? Jim Connelly fields that question, then salutes Connecticut’s rise through Atlantic Hockey and stares down the race in the ECACHL.
At the top of the ECAC Northeast, Division II, where they have been for the majority of the year, is Southern New Hampshire University. Coach Rene LeClerc has ridden the roller coaster with the rest of his team this season. “It’s been quite a ride this year. I thought we had a pretty good team, … Read more
Although Mercyhurst has been No. 1 in the hockey polls since late November, the team still plays with an underdog mentality. And that’s just fine with them. Coach Mike Sisti says it’s the retention of the underdog mentality that keeps his team hungry and on its toes. Sure, there’s been complacency at times, but the … Read more
For the second time this season the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the nation will face off in a fight to be the top team in the nation. While the teams remain same, the rankings have changed. On Nov. 18, the then No. 1-ranked Middlebury Panthers invaded the Ronald B. Stafford Ice … Read more
Score on the power play, win the game. While that might be a little oversimplified, Dave Starman is here to examine the power play’s importance — and how to build one.
Who’s in and who’s out? Jayson Moy brings us the fourth weekly installment of Bracketology as the season marches toward its conclusion.
Earlier this week it was announced that starting next season, the ECAC East will realign into two six-team divisions. In addition to the realignment, the playoffs will be expanded to eight teams. The current format has six teams making the postseason. The two divisions will be referred to as the North and the South. The … Read more
A team that welcomes four Olympians into the fold is supposed to excel, and this has certainly been true of Dartmouth this season. Although the team opened its season in October with back-to-back losses at current No. 1 Mercyhurst (is there any shame in that, really?) the Big Green have since compiled a 17-4-2 record … Read more
The schedule marches along, and so does Bracketology. This week, in addition to the usual forecasts and explanations, Jayson Moy offers some answers to frequently-asked questions.
With the stretch run in full swing, it’s time for the return of Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim Connelly kicks us off with an examination of new No. 1 New Hampshire, props for RIT, a look at Clarkson’s NCAA tournament hopes, and more.
Not long ago, Dave Starman issued a call for the expanded use of video replay. Now, with another goal/no-goal controversy in the books, he is more confident than ever that something needs to be done.
With the end of the regular season just one month away, each game is becoming more important than ever. It is at this point in the season when the true contenders start separating themselves from the rest of the pack. That starts this weekend with three exciting matchups which will directly affect conference playoff seedings … Read more
A month ago, asking University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey coach Shannon Miller about her team’s chances for postseason glory would most likely have drawn raised shoulders and a questioning look. With a third of her 18 scholarship players either on the bench for long stretches of time with serious or season-ending injuries, Miller counted … Read more
Another week of games, another edition of Jayson Moy’s Bracketology. Take a look at how the NCAA tournament stacks up as of today…
With the unveiling of the 2006-07 USCHO.com Division I Women’s Pairwise Rankings (PWR), it’s time to discuss the new twists in the NCAA tournament selection criteria. So how are the eight teams selected for NCAAs? Automatic bids go to the conference tournament champions of the ECACHL, WCHA, and Hockey East. There are five at-large selections … Read more
As many of you know, this past summer the entire Division III college hockey community suffered a tragic loss. Arguably the greatest player to ever play Division III hockey, Laura Hurd, was the victim of a fatal car accident on an early June morning just outside of Watkins Glen, New York. I unfortunately was never … Read more
Jayson Moy brings Bracketology back, as the 2006-07 version of USCHO.com’s NCAA tournament predictions makes its debut.