Commentary: A Rule Change We Don’t Need
With the proposed change to the icing rule in mind, Dave Starman writes that too much tinkering with college hockey’s rules might alienate people more than it alleviates problems.
Defunct Program: CHA
Icing Rule Gets Icy Reception
The rule proposal was released, the coaches were repulsed and that’s it, right? Wrong. Nothing is finished in the case of the controversial proposed change to the icing rule. Brian Sullivan reports on how we got to this point and what comes next.
Contact to Head Crackdown Among Rules Changes
The NCAA is getting tough on contact-to-the-head penalties and getting creative in an effort to promote scoring when it comes to other rules changes. Contact to the head will result in a major penalty and either a game misconduct or game disqualification under proposals by the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee unveiled Friday. The proposals … Read more
McCabe Takes Over at Finlandia
John McCabe, an assistant coach at Alabama-Huntsville for the last six seasons, has been named the head coach at Finlandia. McCabe was the top recruiter for Chargers coach Danton Cole. “John brings with him all of the hockey knowledge that he’s acquired under coach Cole — and his former coaches — to help create at … Read more
Bemidji State’s New Rink Named After Legendary Coach Peters
Former Bemidji State coach and CHA commissioner R.H. “Bob” Peters will have the rink at the new Bemidji Regional Event Center when it opens in the fall. Robert H. Peters Rink will be christened Oct. 15 when Bemidji State’s men’s and women’s teams open play at the $60 million, 4,000-plus-seat arena. Peters coached the Beavers … Read more
Rule Book Headed for Change, But by How Much?
The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more
Michigan Nears 80,000 in Sales for Outdoor Game
Michigan sold nearly 15,000 tickets on the first day of the public sale for the Dec. 11 Big Chill at the Big House at Michigan Stadium, the school announced Wednesday. The school said 7,067 tickets were purchased in the first half-hour that tickets were made available to the general public on Wednesday. In the first … Read more
Denver Has 3 First-Team All-Americans
Denver led the way with three first-team selections when the Division I men’s All-Americans were announced Friday. New Hampshire had one East first-team choice and two so honored on the second team. Twenty different D-I programs are represented. Only one player is a return winner. Junior defenseman Erik Gustafsson of Northern Michigan repeated on the … Read more
Talbot Gives Up Senior Season at Alabama-Huntsville to Sign With Rangers
Cameron Talbot has given up his final year of eligibility at Alabama-Huntsville to sign with the New York Rangers. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason Talbot, 22, the CHA tournament most valuable player this season, was 12-18-3 with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage for the Chargers. “We are very proud … Read more
Reversal of Fortunes: Miami’s Power Play Trumps Alabama-Huntsville’s PK
Alabama-Huntsville had a strong penalty kill and Miami was struggling on the power play, but things flipped in the Midwest Regional semifinals. Paula C. Weston reports.
Familiar Names Pave Path for Michigan Against Bemidji State
Louie Caporusso, Shawn Hunwick, Carl Hagelin. These names have been spoken over and over again as the Michigan Wolverines continue to upset everyone in their path on their quest to compete in the Frozen Four in Detroit. They have each had great personal success, but when you ask them about the goals they score, the … Read more
2010 NCAA Tournament: Midwest Regional Preview
MIDWEST REGIONAL DATA Venue: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind. Ticket info: Click here (opens new window). Schedule: Miami vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 4 p.m. Eastern Saturday; Bemidji State vs. Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Saturday; semifinal winners, 8 p.m. Sunday. ABOUT THE TEAMS Miami Record: 27-7-7 (21-2-5-2 CCHA, 1st place) NCAA tournament appearances: 8 (5-7) Players … Read more
This Week in the CHA: March 17, 2010
The night of March 13, 2010, is one of those situations where you’ll always remember where you were and what you were doing. The date ranks up there with Nov. 22, 1963, and Sept. 11, 2001. March 13, 2010 — the day the CHA died. OK, in all fairness, the death of a college hockey … Read more
Bemidji State Left to Wait for NCAA Fate
In the postseason, things don’t always turn out the way they are supposed to. Bemidji State is the latest classic example of this. The Beavers came into the final CHA tournament riding high as the eighth-ranked team in the nation — and deservedly so. They dominated and bullied the rest of the CHA and were … Read more
CHA Tournament’s Final Performance: Cameron Talbot Superstar
A 1-0 shutout win over Robert Morris. A magnificent 43-save performance in an overtime championship game victory against Niagara. All-tournament honors, the tourney Most Valuable Player award, and an NCAA playoff berth. What can you say about Alabama-Huntsville goaltender Cameron Talbot’s work in the 2010 CHA tournament? According to Talbot, not much. “I know these … Read more
Bemidji State Sweep: Read, George, Serratore Claim CHA Honors
Bemidji State took home all of the major CHA awards at the league’s banquet Thursday. Forward Matt Read was named the CHA’s player of the year, while forward Jordan George was crowned the top rookie and Tom Serratore took home his third straight honor as the top coach. Read led the Beavers in scoring through … Read more
Gotto Comes Through When Niagara Needs Him
All season, the Niagara Purple Eagles have looked for players to step up in big games. Judging by their unimpressive record, it did not happen too often. However, in their biggest game of the season, the Purple Eagles did have someone play a paramount role, and it prolonged their season while bringing their NCAA tournament … Read more
This Week in the CHA: March 11, 2010
Time to get out the crystal ball — it’s CHA tournament time! Sadly, it’s also the last of its kind as next year, well, we all know about next year. I’m not going to belabor the point about saying farewell to the CHA or getting all mushy and teary-eyed. I won’t point fingers and pass … Read more
Bemidji State Prominent on All-CHA Teams
League champion Bemidji State placed three players on the all-CHA first team announced Wednesday. Forward Matt Read, defenseman Brad Hunt and goaltender Dan Bakala earned spots on the first team. They’re joined by forwards Chris Moran of Niagara and Nathan Longpre of Robert Morris; and Robert Morris defenseman Denny Urban. The Beavers also have three … Read more
This Week in the CHA: March 4, 2010
The regular season wraps up this weekend and soon enough, we’ll know the seeds for the last-ever CHA tournament, to be held next weekend at Niagara. It’s definitely a bittersweet time for the CHA. Really, it feels like a funeral where everybody is bawling their eyes out, but the priest wants everyone to celebrate the … Read more