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Into The Matrix

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Jayson Moy compares the five schools up for a spot in the ECAC, and pulls out a (conditional) winner.

Young and Restless

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I can remember my first exposure to the NHL Entry Draft. It was 1993 in the hockey hotbed of Old France — Quebec City. I was in Quebec with my godparents, whose son was earmarked as a potential first-round pick. He had just come out of high school having attended one of the better-known prep … Read more

Verbal Commitments: A Lot of Talk?

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Luke Beaverson’s intuition told him something was up, and it wasn’t positive. A defenseman for the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States League, Beaverson felt uneasy about his hockey future at North Dakota as last season wore on, and his fears were realized shortly after the season ended. Tom Morrow got tired of waiting, … Read more

Crimson Tide

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Mark Mazzoleni’s departure can be picked apart, but it gives Harvard a chance to begin anew, and there is plenty to build on.

Seize the Momentum

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First, everyone looked at each other and made sure what they thought they heard was true. Steve Hagwell is being made ECAC commissioner? Haven’t we heard this before? Wasn’t he named associate commissioner in 2000 with the intention of giving him the authority to make the necessary decisions that commissioner Phil Buttafuoco, either because of … Read more

Between the Lines: Post-Frozen Four Edition

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• I guess it’s safe to say the replay rule will be under review at the upcoming coaches convention in Naples, Fla. It’s the type of thing that doesn’t become an issue unless it happens in the NCAAs, when every goal is automatically reviewed. If Maine’s goal in the NCAA final wasn’t automatically reviewed, no … Read more

Wrapup: Division III

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Middlebury claims the D-III title; commentary on this year’s All-Americans; and the offseason watch begins in earnest.

This Week in Women’s Hockey: March 18, 2004

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To the four participating teams in this week’s ECAC championship at Union, this weekend consists of just another hockey game or two, another chance to bring home an ECAC championship banner, and for the lucky few, another step along the road to Frozen Four in Providence. To many outside observers, however, the tournament’s primary importance … Read more

A Sport-Wide Problem

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Todd Bertuzzi’s hit on Steve Moore was only a symptom of a bigger problem. Juan Martinez explores violent behavior in the sport.

This Week in Women’s Hockey: March 11, 2004

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The tightness and uncertainty of the NCAA women’s hockey selection process can create some strange incentives. For instance, whoever wins Saturday’s 1:05 p.m. WCHA tournament semifinal at Ridder Arena between No. 5 Wisconsin and No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth might be best served by turning into Maroon and Gold superfans at 4:05 p.m. when the No. 1 … Read more

This Week in Division III: March 11, 2004

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Well, it wouldn’t be the NCAA selection process without some controversy, and there was plenty this time around, albeit the same complaints that have surfaced the past few seasons. Once again the events of last weekend produced a 6-3 East-West split, forcing the three Western teams, St. Norbert, Wisconsin-River Falls and St. Thomas, to play … Read more

Between the Lines

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CSTV broadcast two ECAC games this season, out of the goodness of its own heart, apparently, since the ECAC never actually announced a relationship with the network. This despite the fact that CSTV is falling over itself to get college hockey games on televison, and every other conference signed and announced a deal years ago. … Read more