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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

D-I Women’s Weekend Preview: Feb. 4-6, 2005

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No. 2 Dartmouth’s 12-0 ECAC record is the only unblemished conference mark left in the country, but it may face its toughest challenge yet with the two-headed monster travel pairing of Brown and No. 6 Harvard. No. 6 Harvard at No. 2 Dartmouth, Sat 4 p.m. Current Streaks: Dartmouth has won three straight and 11 … Read more

Ruggiero to Play in Pro League

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Two-time U.S. Olympian and current Women’s National Team member Angela Ruggiero will become the first female skater ever to play in a Central Hockey League game on Friday, Jan. 28, when she suits up for the Tulsa Oilers in their game against the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. Ruggiero will play in front of her … Read more

Color Coded Calls

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Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna, a regular USCHO guest columnist, checks in with his thoughts on obstruction and its ties to homeland security.

Notes From Behind the Wheel

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I spend a lot of time in traffic. These are some of the things I think about to keep from wasting time on the phone: • I know it’s a couple of weeks away (Feb. 4-5), but keep that series between the Badgers and Gophers circled on your schedule. For a change, this second half … Read more