Columns, excluding “This Week” columns
The Cat Can’t Catch The Bird The Buffalo State Bengals great turnaround season came to an end as they were not able to keep up with the Plattsburgh Cardinals. The first game was as most expected, a tight, hard fought contest with the teams trading goals all the way till the third period. Ben Kemp … Read more
Chris Lerch looks at two teams on the NCAA bubble, as well as D-III Bracketlology, Part II.
Twenty-eight teams will start this weekend full of playoff aspirations, looking to continue their seasons into March. By Saturday night half of the teams will move on and the rest of them will be done for the season. Win, you advance; lose, you go home. “It’s a really hard thing to identify with,” stated Curry … Read more
“No, I am not worried about that.” That was the response of Guy Perron when he was asked whether or not he wanted to be updated on the score of the Connecticut-New Hampshire game. More than 24 hours ago, this was a team that looked to be going to the playoffs. One win on Saturday. … Read more
Are you prepared for the world’s quadrennial sports showcase? Mike Volonnino is ready — with some ideas to improve the Winter Olympics.
Denver’s Matt Carle has been through the fire, and as the Pioneers prepare for Minnesota, Dave Starman says the junior defenseman is poised for the ultimate individual honor.
The postseason is about to get underway, and Chris Lerch delivers his nationwide predictions for league playoffs. Plus, he checks in with UMass-Dartmouth to find the secret to the Corsairs’ success.
In the wake of the Cold War and the Frozen Tundra Classic, a tantalizing possibility presents itself for college hockey. Ohio Stadium, anyone?
Chris Lerch looks at some well-attended games, as well as the rise of MSOE in This Week in Division III.
Some teams are putting disctance from themselves and the rest of the pack as Chris Lerch reports in This Week in Division III.
Critical Weekends Last weekend was huge in the NCHA as the top two teams squared off for conference supremacy. The MIAC has its own version this week as two of the top teams battle for the conference title. The St. Norbert Showcase One point separating them. Two critical points on the line. Three weeks left … Read more
Wisconsin’s lead in the WCHA evaporates with stunning speed, St. Cloud State stays on a roll that might lead to the NCAA tourney, and Scott Brown takes on instant replay.
A Friday no-goal in the game between Michigan and Michigan State illustrated the flaws in the CCHA’s well-intentioned review system, but Dave Starman has a solution.
Big Weekends in the West The next two weekends feature some of the most exciting match-ups and biggest rivalries in the West that will have serious playoff implications. The MIAC and NCHA races look like they will come to down to the wire, while MSOE is getting closer and closer to locking up the MCHA. … Read more
Statement games! When a team plays virtually the perfect game and far exceeds the anticipated result in their favor – that’s a statement game! Examples? Middlebury 9-1 over Bowdoin Norwich 7-0 over Trinity Curry 11-0 over Wentworth All three teams made statements in their recent wins over perennial rivals that have historically posed difficulties for … Read more
How firm is Wisconsin’s grip on the No. 1 ranking? And where’s Clarkson? David De Remer examines these issues in the first D-I Women’s Bracketology.
It’s Upset City as St. Olaf, Tufts and Cortland rise up to beat their higher-ranked rivals. But is this a trend that will last? Chris Lerch takes a look at these upsets and breaks down the initial 2006 USCHO.com Pairwise Rankings.
The East regains the top spot in the polls — but not in the PWR or the NHL draft rankings, Jim Connelly notes. Also: ECACHL parity and AHA home ice.
The CCHA is riding high, while Hockey East suffers a shocker in this week’s edition of Jayson Moy’s Bracketology.
Any coach will tell you that if you are going to be competitive and win hockey games, you need to have some solid goaltending. Having a consistent guy between the pipes can be the difference in winning and losing and on occasion help your team steal a win in a game that they maybe didn’t … Read more