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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
Jim Connelly tells us that it’s quite all right for the Black Bears to feel the sorrow of losing in the title game.
Middlebury claims the D-III title; commentary on this year’s All-Americans; and the offseason watch begins in earnest.
Minnesota is out, UMD and Denver are in, the Regionals didn’t disappoint us again, and it’s on to Boston for more.
A look at the picks, the process and more.
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
Todd Bertuzzi’s hit on Steve Moore was only a symptom of a bigger problem. Juan Martinez explores violent behavior in the sport.
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
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
College hockey is in the NHL news … and Michigan State leads a wrapup of another glorious weekend for the sport.
Down to the wire in Division III, and Chris Lerch might have the selections all figured out as we await the official word.
Now that the field has been selected, USCHO takes a forensic look at the decisions made by the NCAA men’s D-III committee.
Big weekend is here, especially for the likes of Hobey candidate Jim Slater and the Spartans … plus: lots on the ECAC plate to ponder.
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
No matter how long sports are played, watched or coached, the next week is never quite like any other. Many of women’s college hockey’s seniors, even as they’re ritually honored in their final home games of the regular season, nonetheless have plenty of new competitive experiences forthcoming. Even if the seniors were to play forever, … Read more
Championship Week It comes down to this. Twenty-two Division III teams left; there will be just nine standing on Sunday. Seven conference championships to be decided. Does it get any better than this? Let’s take a look at each of the weekend’s tournaments. ECAC East Where: Northfield, VT When: Semifinals are Saturday, March 6, 1 … Read more
One upside to having a small number of teams in the NCAA women’s hockey tournament is that it adds to the importance and excitement of the regular season. This being the most competitive year to date among the top eight teams in women’s college hockey — and perhaps the last year before NCAA expansion — … Read more
While there are some huge games this weekend, including the SUNYAC semifinals, the ECAC East, ECAC Northeast and NESCAC quarterfinals and the MCHA tournament, this is also somewhat of a slow week. Twenty teams have completed their seasons, and playoff-bound squads from the NCHA and ECAC West have a bye week before their final showdowns. … Read more
Here We Go As I’ve said at this time of the year for as long as I’ve been covering D-III hockey for USCHO, the NCAA tournament really starts this weekend. The NCHA and SUNYAC begin playing down to a single team that will claim that conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament, which starts in … Read more
Since the NCAA Frozen Four and the IIHF World Championships are two of the premier women’s hockey tournaments each non-Olympic year, one would think that the two events could be scheduled so that their training and competition schedules do not conflict. Turns out this year, it was too much to ask for. The competitions themselves … Read more