Columns, excluding “This Week” columns
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 first peek — “bracketology”-style — at what the NCAA tournament would look like … Read more
West is West and East is East, and never the twain shall meet — well, until finishing conference postseason play.
Instead of jimmying the numbers to “fix” problems, it’s time for hockey to use a rating system that really works.
Can an old rinkrat ever really quit? That, the school cheer follow up, and quite a Top 10 list, in Joe Bertagna’s latest.
Several top teams get an unaccustomed break; two more leagues open postseason play; and the last weekend in the ECAC East and NESCAC is required to settle a lot of questions.
Is the time ripe for the ECAC’s 12 schools to form a hockey-only conference?
With the postseason lurking — and in some places, already starting — Chris Lerch outlines playoff scenarios across the nation.
A determined Chris Lerch shrugs off a bout of pneumonia to bring you the playoff picture across Division III, not to mention an update on his television viewing.
Joe Bertagna is back, with a call to arms for creative fans everywhere, and in search of, as always, great arena food.
Division III will see some changes, thanks to the recently-concluded NCAA Convention; and Middlebury battles without Bill Beaney.
By The Numbers Since I’m a stats geek, I love USCHO’s PairWise Rankings (PWR) and Rating Percentage Index (RPI). The PWR attempts to mimic the Division III selection committee’s criteria for picking at-large teams and seeding the field, while the RPI is used by many Division I sports as a key indicator of a team’s … Read more
It’s Crunching Time Whip out your slide rules. The coming of a New Year also means that its time for USCHO to release its PairWise Rankings (PWR) and Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) for the current season. The PWR for each region approximates the Division III selection committee’s process for picking at-large teams and seeding the … Read more
Harvard churns out world leaders, renowned scientists, award-winning literary figures, and goalies. So what’s wrong with that?
Eight months after the 2002 NCAA title game, a Jim Connelly visit to the Twin Cities spells doom for another HEA team — or does it?
Midway through one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory, Chris Lerch offers up his assessment of the first half in Division III.
Shootouts take center stage; Wentworth upholds league pride; and Chris Lerch recaps last weekend’s tournament action.
Division III hockey is now fully underway and turkey tournaments are right around the corner. There’s lots to celebrate as Chris Lerch reports.
Marian visits unfamiliar territory in MCHA play; Neumann gets (a little) more comfortable in the ECAC West; and as always, Chris Lerch picks some of the nation’s top D-III contests.
In his second column for USCHO, Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna explores the difference between “cheating” and “gamesmanship.”
A proposal to further limit the Division III hockey season draws plaudits and opposition from coaches; also, Chris Lerch outlines the impact of officiating on sports.