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With their top line of Josh Soares, Michel Levielle, and Keith Johnson clicking, the Black Bears led by two goals before this contest was five minutes old, making their first score just 23 seconds in. Right after the opening faceoff and just 23 seconds in, Johnson gave Maine the 1-0 lead with a one-timer from … Read more
With the Frozen Four in sight, Jim Connelly and Scott Brown discuss the merits of the contending teams, as well as the Hobey Baker “Hat Trick.”
Manhattanville senior goaltender Andrew Gallant has been selected the USCHO.com National Player of the Year. The Summerville, PEI native led his team to the national semifinals this season, and had a goals against average of 1.91 and a save percentage of .928. USCHO.com has also named Oswego coach Ed Gosek National Coach of the year. … Read more
East and West — we have them both this week as Scott Brown and Jim Connelly debate the NCAA tournament in a special edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Right now, it’s hard to imagine women’s college hockey without Wisconsin’s Sara Bauer and Harvard’s Julie Chu.
Well, the NCAA tournament brackets are out and there was only one surprise, that being the placement of Maine in the third-seeded band and Massachusetts in the fourth-seeded band. Otherwise, I was right on the money. Here are the brackets I projected after last night’s games: West Regional: Air Force vs. Minnesota North Dakota vs. … Read more
The games are done, which means it’s time for Jayson Moy’s final Bracketology of the season, projecting the field and the matchups as they will be announced Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET.
In this week’s second edition of Bracketology, Jayson Moy issued a challenge to come up with novel or unlikely scenarios for the NCAA tournament using this weekend’s potential results in USCHO.com’s PairWise Predictor. Several folks sent in interesting combinations, some of which were unfortunately rendered moot in short order by Wisconsin’s victory over Michigan Tech … Read more
So does a Wisconsin win last night mean that North Dakota has clinched a spot in the NCAA Tournament? Not quite yet Sioux fans. Using the PairWise Predictor with a .003 bonus and the following results: CCHA: Michigan State defeats Lake Suprior for the title and Michigan finishes third ECACHL: Quinnipiac defeats Clarkson for the … Read more
In 25 years at Alabama-Huntsville, Doug Ross built the Chargers into a D-II and D-III powerhouse, then guided the program into Division I. Now, in his final season behind the bench, Ross has given UAH a parting gift. Dave Starman reports.
In the second half of this week’s Bracketology, Jayson Moy summarizes the major scenarios, explores some unusual possibilities, and issues a challenge.
It’s hard to believe the season is almost over. It seems like just yesterday I was writing up my season preview, which had Middlebury as the No. 1 team in the country. The time sure has flown by and what an amazing ride it has been. In the end; however, my top two teams to … Read more
Clarkson has been flying under the national radar, but that anonymity could end shortly, Jim Connelly says. Also, the Hockey East and AHA playoffs have been good to the favorites, and the east could profit when the NCAA tournament field is announced Sunday.
With just one weekend of play left before Selection Sunday, surprisingly little has been settled. Jayson Moy sets up the field of 16, then examines scenarios for the bubble teams — with some interesting results.
Katie Weatherston spent too many games sitting on the bench for Dartmouth this season. So when she got healthy as her senior season winded down, she knew it was her time to contribute. She did just that, culminating with four points including a hat trick Sunday in the Big Green’s 7-3 win over St. Lawrence … Read more
Cinderella is alive and well. With a 2-1 triple overtime victory over three-time defending National Champion Middlebury, the Amherst Lord Jeffs earned themselves the glass slipper for this year’s NCAA playoffs. When Anna MacLean put the puck past Panther goalie Lani Wright, the 101 minute, 54 second marathon came to end. However, the real story … Read more
With the second season rolling, Dave Starman offers up a passel of thoughts, including this season’s officiating, CCHA scheduling issues, the continued struggles of the CHA, and a little wish list.
After setting up the tournament one more time, Jayson Moy takes a hard look at the bubble, including the UMass-Maine series, Colorado College-Michigan Tech, and some knotty CCHA issues.
While Alaska pulls off the weekend’s biggest playoff upset, it’s bubble-speculation time for Scott Brown as he examines WCHA archrivals on the fringe of the field of 16.
Massachusetts-Lowell’s Hockey East membership may be at stake as the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees considers the program’s future. Jim Connelly says all the River Hawks need is a little help from their friends.