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A Balanced Attack

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Without Erik Condra, Notre Dame had struggled offensively. That came to an end Friday, Candace Horgan finds.

2008 Midwest Regional Preview

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The WCHA — er, Midwest Regional commences Saturday in Madison, Wis., and the most notable storyline in the days leading up to the games themselves has been the presence of the host among the teams competing there. In a twist which had some muttering darkly about conspiracy theories, Wisconsin became the first sub-.500 team in … Read more

2008 West Regional Preview

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As it did last year, the West Regional looks to house the toughest quarter of the NCAA bracket. Two regular-season conference champions (one of them the host team), the defending NCAA titlists and a dangerous No. 4 seed make for what should be a highly-entertaining and potentially unpredictable weekend of hockey. The nominal top seed … Read more

2008 Northeast Regional Preview

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Deja vu? It’s an eclectic but familiar cast of characters at this year’s Northeast Regional, where top-seeded Miami heads up an unpredictable group of teams. The RedHawks — who boast the nation’s top scoring offense and its second-ranked defense — draw Atlantic Hockey champion Air Force, which carries a nation-best nine-game unbeaten streak, in the … Read more

2008 East Regional Preview

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Can Michigan be stopped? The Wolverines come into the NCAA tournament on a mini-roll after having won their last four in a row, including a nailbiter last Saturday to claim the CCHA tournament title and the overall top seed in the NCAAs. The unanimous No. 1 in the season’s final USCHO.com/CSTV poll is the undisputed … Read more

Bracket Reax (Re-Updated)

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The field of 16 for the NCAA tournament has been announced, and although the pairings will — as they always do — provoke some consternation, the important thing is to make it. “The anticipation of the national tournament, the opponent, the site you’re going to play, it’s a special day,” said Boston College head coach … Read more

NCAA Division III Championship Notebook

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148:51 That is how long it took St. Norbert to finally score a goal in an NCAA Division III championship game. St. Norbert made their first championship appearance in 2004, and since then, they have been back every other year. The first two times they had to face Middlebury, and the Panthers shut them out … Read more

Martin Adds to an Outstanding Tradition

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There is one women’s hockey award that year after year goes to the most outstanding player in the clutch. Its honorees have included Olympians, schools’ all-time leader scorers, and all-star goaltenders who have delighted fans one March after another. Does this description refer to the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award? Actually, this is the Women’s Frozen … Read more

You Can’t Go Home Again

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Thomas Wolfe may have been correct in a literal sense. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t go back to the place of one of your greatest moments in life, and have the sights, sounds, and experiences come flooding back in a tidal wave of emotional euphoria. It has been 10,254 days since I last watched … Read more

Continuing Brilliance

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Banged up or not, T.J. Oshie is providing a needed spark to North Dakota as the Sioux head for the NCAA tournament. Theresa Spisak checks in on the Sioux star.

Waiting For His Chance

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Notre Dame’s Brock Sheehan is hoping for a little more of the college game, but in any event, Dave Starman says he’s ready for the next level.

Been There, Done That

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Chalk it up to experience? The Hockey East championship game has in recent years constituted a Boston College rite of spring. On this night, BC seniors were competing in their fourth straight title contest, having won in 2005 and 2007. The Eagles could count a cumulative 30 appearances in their lineup. On the even bigger … Read more

Cadets Come Marching In

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Following last weekend’s high-powered 7-2 romp in the quarterfinals against Manhattanville, the Norwich Cadets have returned to the Frozen Four for the first time since they hosted the championship weekend in 2004. For this group of Cadets, it’s the first time they have advanced to the title round and with no experience in this round; … Read more

Back On The Trail

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The Denver Pioneers are still, so far, unbeatable at the Xcel Energy Center. Unfortunately for them, they’re not around enough for that to really become a feared fact. As successful as the Pioneers have been since the tournament moved back to St. Paul in 2001 — seven consecutive 20-win seasons, three national tournament appearances and … Read more

Cadets Come Marching In

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Following last weekend’s high-powered 7-2 romp in the quarterfinals against Manhattanville, the Norwich Cadets have returned to the Frozen Four for the first time since they hosted the championship weekend in 2004. For this group of Cadets, it’s the first time they have advanced to the title round and with no experience in this round; … Read more