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USCHO Announces 2009-10 Women’s Game of the Week Schedule

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Beginning September 25, USCHO will present the sixth season of the Women’s Game of the Week, the only weekly national Internet broadcast for women’s hockey. Fans will be able to access the live and archived video and audio feeds available through the USCHO women’s page. The 2009-10 broadcast schedule will feature premier Division I and … Read more

Hockey is the Terriers’ Summer Job

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For Boston University students, summertime is a time to rejoice. It’s a time of doing nothing on the beach, porch or couch. It’s a time of “No more teachers, no more books, blah, blah, blah” and “Mom, can I borrow the car (and $20)?” And for the drained (bank accounts and bodies of the) academic … Read more

CCHA Decision Represents ‘A Lot Of Moving Parts,’ Anastos Says

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One week after the CCHA rejected Alabama-Huntsville’s application for membership, one thing is still clear: There is much more to this situation than has been made public. Said CCHA Commissioner Tom Anastos, “There are a lot of moving parts.” The vote on Huntsville’s application was somewhat surprising, both in its timing and its format. The … Read more

Denver’s Shore: The Waiting Game

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Being ranked in the top 30 coming into the NHL entry draft initiates high expectations and hope for the young players who might just hear their name called in the first round. But what if you were projected to be picked and with all of that pressure ended up waiting, and waiting? Well the U.S. … Read more

Draft Notebook: Oilers Surprise, Goalies Finally Go

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The Edmonton Oilers made one of the most interesting selections on Saturday when, in the third round, they called the name of Troy Hesketh. Hesketh is committed to attend Wisconsin but won’t do so until September of 2011. He is heading next year to play junior hockey in the U.S. Hockey League. Hesketh was not … Read more

Leddy, Leblanc: Hometown Heroes

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Think of your favorite hockey team. Okay, now imagine yourself playing for that club. Sounds like a dream, eh? Well for most it is, but for two 18-year-olds — Nick Leddy, who will attend Minnesota this fall, and Louis Leblanc, who’s heading to Harvard — that dream is a reality because the number 16 and … Read more

What Scouts Think of Top Players With College Ties

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While the NHL Entry Draft is the first time young players are on trial for their career future, the judge and jury of that trial is the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau. The CSB and its team of 11 scouts worldwide under the direction of E.J. Maguire attempts to view and rank every potential NHL Draft … Read more

The Spotlight Suits Schroeder

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In a dimly lit ballroom, a light shines down on some very well known people who are surrounded by reporters, video cameras and photographers snapping hundreds of photos. These stylish looking people in suits are in the spotlight, both literally and figuratively, but no, it’s not a movie premier with popular actors and paparazzi, it’s … Read more

Empty Net In Draft Class?

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For the second time in three years, there’s a strong possibility that the opening round of the NHL Entry Draft will have 30 teams pick only forwards and defensemen, leaving goaltenders on the outside looking in. In 2007, Joel Gistedt from Finland was the first goaltender selected as the sixth pick in the second round, … Read more

Rising to the Top

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What do the Chicago Blackhawks, President Barack Obama and the Chicago Cubs have in common? Well, the obvious answer is the city, but the more important relation here is John Moore. This 18-year-old is undoubtedly going to be snatched up in the first round of the NHL entry draft, as he’s Central Scouting’s top-ranked defensemen … Read more

Anything But Easy

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As the consensus number one team in the country, Boston University was expected to win the NCAA championship. The Terriers had claimed six titles already this year: the NCAA Northeast Regional, the Hockey East tournament, the Hockey East regular season, the Beanpot, the Denver Cup, and the Ice Breaker. They were the odds-on favorite to … Read more

From The Shadows

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The nation’s capital exemplifies a common duality between hockey and pro hockey. Like April’s cherry trees, D.C.’s interest in the professional team, the Washington Capitals, has been blooming all over, but the region’s hockey awareness tends to stop at the letters N.H.L. That presented a challenge to the Greater Washington Sports Alliance (GWSA) and the … Read more

Power Outage

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During the postseason, coaches often spout platitudes about how goaltending and special teams make the difference between winning and losing in the fierce battles of the playoffs. What is so interesting about this year’s championship game is that ultimately, neither goaltending nor the power play made as big an impact. While Boston University scored two-extra … Read more

From The Shadows

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The nation’s capital exemplifies a common duality between college hockey and pro hockey. Like April’s cherry trees, D.C.’s interest in the professional Washington Capitals has been blooming all over … but the region’s hockey awareness tends to stop at the letters N, H, L. Thus was the challenge presented to the Greater Washington Sports Alliance … Read more

RedHawks Closer Than Ever, But It Slips Away

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They got so close to the Frozen Four last year that they could taste it, Miami RedHawks’ forward Justin Mercier has been telling anyone who’ll listen these last few weeks. The taste now that Miami practically had one hand on the national championship trophy, only to have it snatched away by a gritty Boston University … Read more