Columns, excluding “This Week” columns
It all comes down this week. Where will 15,000-plus college hockey fans be trekking to at the beginning of April in the years of 2007 and 2008? It’s down to five cities: Denver (Pepsi Center) Detroit (Joe Louis Arena) Philadelphia (First Union Center) St. Louis (Savvis Center) St. Paul (Xcel Energy Center) (Make sure to … Read more
Johnson and Wales has named Erik Noack its new coach. He replaces Lou Izzi, who resigned to devote himself further to his full-time job as the school’s compliance officer. A member of three NCAA Division III finalists while playing at RIT, Noack played in 200 professional games in the East Coast Hockey League and the … Read more
Already in hockey withdrawal? Let’s give ’em all something to talk about.
There was tumult and triumph in 2002-03. Who’s ready for 2003-04? And just who is Adam Wodon’s favorite player?
We’ve mentioned the problems with the NCAA tournament selection system, now here are the solutions, in an open proposal to the hockey committee.
Michigan has reached the Frozen Four again, but the route is unfamiliar.
What do Cornell and the ECAC have to do to prove the doubters wrong?
If there’s one thing you learn in sports, when passion and loyalty are involved, not everyone is always watching the same game.
The mother of a former Army player now fighting in Iraq relates her son’s journey.
The Division I men’s ice hockey committee made some changes to the selection process this year, both in the criteria used to compare teams, and the methodology used in selecting and placing them. Using a strict interpretation of its rules, and not budging from them, the committee selected and seeded the field in a mechanical … Read more
As the college hockey community rallies around Joe Exter, Mike Machnik stops to say thanks.
With the expansion of the NCAA tournament to 16 teams this year, even knowledgeable people around college hockey have been thrown into confusion about the new seeding process. And since the NCAA has publicized its new guidelines for seeding, here is a second peek — “bracketology”-style — at what the NCAA tournament would look like … Read more
A forensic investigation into how the teams were chosen.
Numbers don’t lie, but they may not tell the whole story, either.
Answers to your nagging selection criteria questions.
With the games done in D-III, it’s time for the NCAA selection committee to do its work, and for us to project the results.
As a tragedy unfolds before your eyes, keeping focused on the game is hard for everyone.
With the Division III women’s season over, it’s time to take a look at who will make the NCAA Tournament and who won’t. Let’s call it Bracketology, Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Style. Russell Jaslow went through all the iterations Thursday in his preview article, but now that the games are done with, has anything … Read more
Starting The Process As the 2002-03 Division III women’s hockey season winds down, fans around the country wonder whether their favorite team is going to make the NCAA playoffs and if so, where they will be playing. The good news is that there will be a few more happy fans and players this year, as … Read more
St. Norbert and St. John’s know they’re in the NCAAs. A few other teams have a pretty good feeling, but for the rest it’ll be a nailbiting weekend.