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Come East Young Men …

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Boyhood friends Joe Ori and Doug Kisielius grew up outside of Chicago, but came east to Trinity College. In their senior year, they find themselves battling for a national championship.

Playoffs = O-T

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Dave Starman investigates the art of overtime coaching after seeing three straight overtime games in an ECAC playoff series at Union.

Old Hat

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Middlebury has more experience than anyone in hosting the D-III tournament, and that pays off as the college extends its hospitality for the fourth time since 1995.

Stand By Your Team

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Early on in the season, my CSTV studio partner Adam Wodon and I were asked for our teams to watch in the ECACHL, Hockey East, CCHA, and WCHA. My four were Minnesota-Duluth in the WCHA, Michigan State in the CCHA, Cornell in ECAC, and Maine in Hockey East. Colorado College was my dark horse to … Read more

Recruiting Central: What’s New … March 4, 2005

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Phil Kessel’s announcement isn’t the only news in the college hockey recruiting world. It’s just the biggest. Here’s what else is new in recruiting to go along with a few last thoughts on 1980. Recruits…Please…Immediately! On Jan. 14, Albany Times Union writer and frequent USCHO contributor Jon Paul Morosi reported on RPI’s 2005-06 recruiting class … Read more

This Week in Division III: Feb. 24, 2005

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As the playoff picture gets more focused, here’s a look at teams which can host, and an update on D-III Bracketology. Plus, St. John’s coach John Harrington says he never gets tired of looking back on the Miracle.

25 Years After The Miracle

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It has really been 25 years. Despite my young age of 36, I felt old sitting in CSTV’s studio on Friday night watching Alexei Kasatonov and Dave Silk reminisce about the Olympic Hockey tournament of 1980 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Memories of that event — oh yes; Bill Baker’s goal to tie Sweden in the … Read more

From the Mailbag

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A look into our mailbag finds some questions in need of answering. How do you account for Wisconsin’s discrepency between the polls and Pairwise Rankings, and how good are they really? Wodon: Interestingly, there was once a big gap in the polls, where Wisconsin was fourth, and the Pairwise Rankings, which had Wisconsin around 11. … Read more

D-I Women’s Weekend Preview: Feb. 11-13, 2005

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Dartmouth triumphed handily over St. Lawrence in the teams’ first meeting just four weeks ago, but the Saints will hope for better luck in a different venue with reduced rosters. No. 3 Dartmouth at No. 6 St. Lawrence, Fri 7 p.m. Current Streaks: Dartmouth’s win over St. Lawrence last month snapped the Saints’ five-game win … Read more

Over the Borderline

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The Big weekend in the WCHA is here, the Border Battle between Wisconsin and Minnesota. Another Border War features UNH hosting Maine (CSTV, 8 p.m.), and an in-state rivalry in Michigan, between the Spartans and Wolverines (tonight in Ann Arbor, tomorrow at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit) highlight a great rivalry weekend in college hockey. … Read more

CSTV Game of the Week: Maine vs. New Hampshire

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As another Friday night of hockey on CSTV approaches, New Hampshire fans are breaking out their whites, as it’s time for the “Whiteout at the Whittemore Center.” Personally, with the wild weather we’ve had lately, I’m glad it’s going to be a whiteout inside and not outside. Of course, with Maine coming to Durham to … Read more