What an oddball year this has been in College Hockey America. Alabama-Huntsville and Bemidji State are 1-2 in the standings and Niagara sits tied with the Beavers. Was that much expected? Perhaps. But for the bottom three, most figured Wayne State would be in the No. 4 range, maybe even No. 3, and Robert Morris … Read more
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a CCHA regular-season champion, not to mention an historic game before 40,000 fans in subfreezing weather. Scott Brown reports.
The NCAA announced Monday that Boston College senior forward Chris Collins, currently the nation’s leading scorer, is the first student-athlete selected to the inaugural Frozen Four Skills Challenge roster. Collins, who has scored 24 goals and 47 points this season, will be one of 16 members of the East Team. If the Eagles reach the … Read more
Niagara head coach Dave Burkholder has been named to the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, it was announced Friday. Burkholder, who is in his fifth year at the helm of the Purple Eagle program and his 10th season overall at Niagara, will help select the field for the NCAA Tournament and be involved … Read more
It’s not often Steve Kovalchik gets noticed on the ice, but in his case, that’s a good thing. The Wayne State senior defenseman quietly goes about his business and has been a stalwart with the Warriors since his freshman campaign in 2002-03. Kovalchik isn’t a player who will put up points, but rather a steady, … Read more
Ted Cook had a choice this time last year — Quinnipiac or Niagara? Needless to say, the New York native picked his home-state Purple Eagles. Cook’s hometown of Hogansburg, N.Y., is 5 1/2 hours from the Niagara campus and even further from Nebraska, where he played in juniors a season ago with the Omaha Lancers. … Read more
Wisconsin’s lead in the WCHA evaporates with stunning speed, St. Cloud State stays on a roll that might lead to the NCAA tourney, and Scott Brown takes on instant replay.
Being a senior, Bemidji State defenseman Andrew Martens wants to finish his abbreviated college career on a high note. And with the cast he’s joined with on the Beavers, few will argue that success is out of their range. Martens leads all BSU defensemen in scoring with five goals among 18 points this season and … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today announced seven outstanding student athletes who were selected as finalists for the 2006 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are: Janelle Armitage, Sr., University of Connecticut Eric Leroux, Sr., Princeton University Drew Miller, Jr., Michigan State University Mason Oakes, Sr., Lawrence University Jaime Sifers, Sr., University of … Read more
Better late than never for Bruce Mulherin. The senior forward with Alabama-Huntsville scored 24 goals a year ago, playing on the dominant line with Jared Ross and Craig Bushey. But Ross and Bushey graduated to the pro ranks this year, leaving Mulherin in a foggy haze for the first semester. And it showed. Through UAH’s … Read more
Wisconsin and Miami have established themselves atop the WCHA and CCHA standings, but Scott Brown says the Badgers have the better position.
Ever wonder what a college hockey team goes through on a road trip? Vince McConeghy lifts the curtain on Niagara’s visit to Minnesota, in an USCHO Extra feature currently available to everyone.
Eric Ehn bounced around the Michigan minor hockey ranks and then through two junior leagues before landing in Colorado Springs with the Air Force Academy. It’s a journey Ehn laughs about. “I pretty much played for every AAA team in Michigan growing up,” said Ehn, a native of Dexter, Mich., just five miles north of … Read more
In the short two-year span Robert Morris has had a Division I team, the Colonials have recorded just 12 wins. But one thing all those dozen wins have in common is goaltender Christian Boucher. Boucher, a 22-year-old sophomore from Orleans, Ont., has been in net for each win in RMU’s history. He came in as … Read more
The Pittsburgh Penguins will host the “Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase” next season, featuring an NCAA Division I game between Robert Morris and Notre Dame at Mellon Arena on Friday, Jan. 5, 2007. “The Penguins are excited to bring NCAA Division I hockey back to Mellon Arena,” said Dave Soltesz, the team’s vice president of sales … Read more
Miami continues to make waves; Brett Sterling has a shot at history at Colorado College; and Scott Brown muses on Bemidji State’s importance to college hockey.
Even though Alabama-Huntsville defenseman Mike Salekin had his career-best four-game point-scoring streak snapped Saturday, all that means is Salekin is looking to start a new streak the next time UAH steps onto the ice. Salekin is seeing an upgraded role on the Chargers this season after a 10-point campaign a year ago. That was after … Read more
Having a player come home to play college hockey is becoming commonplace in the game these days, and it’s on display twice as much in Detroit as Adam and Matt Krug are teammates on Wayne State. Adam, a sophomore forward, and Matt, a freshman defenseman, haven’t been teammates since the 1999-2000 school year when both … Read more
Now in its seventh season, the CHA has a not-too shabby 214-297-44 record against nonconference teams, (.425 winning percentage), including this season’s 15-26-2 mark. Not bad at all for a league that has its share of critics who continually say the CHA is a pseudo-league and the sixth-best of the six Division I leagues. League … Read more
It’s a College Hockey Showcase showcase for Scott Brown, who muses on the four teams in last weekend’s edition of the annual standoff.