Feature stories
Wild Boards The lively Pepsi Center boards played a large role this weekend, as pucks going in hard to the boards came out fast and far, leaving some strange scoring chances for teams off the goal line, including Mike Carman’s winning goal against Air Force Saturday and Ryan Duncan’s against Minnesota Sunday. In the overtime … Read more
What A Difference A Day Makes One of the reasons that Miami advanced to the Northeast Regional finals was the play of the penalty-killing unit. The RedHawks held New Hampshire 0-for-7 on the power play Saturday, and that made all the difference in the one-goal win. So that made BC’s second goal on Sunday in … Read more
He is in what a lot of people called a supporting role. But when the playoffs come, he steps right up. Dave Hendrickson tells us how Joe Rooney is certainly ready for the big time.
What a Turnaround Resiliency and courage are words used to describe Spartans dating back to ancient Greece, and Michigan State’s 2006-07 edition is no different. From an early-season ranking in the top five of the country to a dismal finish that saw the Spartans collapse at the end of the regular season, MSU has repeatedly … Read more
With its third straight trip to the Frozen Four, North Dakota finds itself where no previous Fighting Sioux team has been, says Scott Brown.
Led by head coach Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame has set a new standard for measuring the success of the school’s hockey program, Sean Caruthers finds.
Make The Most Of It The RedHawks made sure to take advantage of the shots they had: they scored on their first shot on goal in the first period, and again on their first shot in the third period. Contrast that to New Hampshire, which couldn’t covert until its 38th shot, with just five minutes … Read more
Despite ceding control of the game to Air Force much of Saturday, Minnesota’s furious burst at the end put the Gophers into the regional final. Will the experience be a steppingstone? Candace Horgan reports.
New Hampshire was the number-one seed in the Northeast, and No. 1 in the nation part of the season. Now the Wildcats are gone from the NCAA tournament, and Dave Hendrickson tells us this is not the way they wanted to go out.
Big Guns, Lots Of Goals The West Regional featured the top four scorers in the nation coming into the weekend in T.J. Hensick (Michigan), Eric Ehn (Air Force), Kevin Porter (Michigan) and Ryan Duncan (North Dakota). Every team in the regional had solid offenses, meaning that no lead was sacred, and when Michigan went up … Read more
Two ECACHL representatives started the NCAA tournament, but none remained Saturday evening. Is it more evidence of a down cycle for the league, or much ado about nothing? Lee Urton reports.
New History Maine has a storied history when it comes to hockey, undoubtedly its number-one sport. The Black Bears’ success is well-documented: two national championships (1993 and 1999), six Hockey East championships, and 17 NCAA tournament appearances. Some of the finest players in the college game, as well as the NHL, have worn the Black … Read more
One Seeds Struggle So much for a “one” seed. Since the tournament expanded to 16 teams, Holy Cross’ win over Minnesota last year was the only victory by a fourth-seeded team over a one. This year, however, two out of four No. 1s (New Hampshire, Clarkson) lost in the first round, one (Notre Dame) went … Read more
With two top goaltenders in net, it’s no surprise that it took extra time for even a single goal to be scored in the East Regional Semifinal. Chris Lerch takes a look at UMass’ Jon Quick and Clarkson’s David Leggio.
Taylor Chorney’s father, Marc, won a national title wearing the jersey of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. The younger Chorney and his teammates now try to duplicate that feat, Patrick C. Miller says.
George Roll and Ed Gosek’s lives have been intertwined since their days together at Oswego. Russell Jaslow examines the road both coaches have taken in guiding their programs to prominence.
One Is All It Takes Today’s win by Massachusetts was the ninth 1-0 final in NCAA tournament history but the seventh since 2003. Two others were overtime games: last year’s epic three-OT win by Wisconsin over Cornell in the Midwest Regional Final and Minnesota’s 2005 West Regional Semifinal win over Maine. “There’s a thin line … Read more
Ending The Drought Maine came into the NCAA tournament having lost four straight, all of them to Massachusetts: two to end the season and a sweep at the hands of UMass in the Hockey East tournament, the team the Black Bears face on Saturday. “How could you not respect a team that beat you four … Read more
What happens when you have three different coaches in your four-year career? Just two championships and 167 points. That’s the story of Geneseo’s Mitch Stephens, which Russell Jaslow brings us, letting us know that change is okay.
Maine goaltender Ben Bishop missed four games after a groin injury against Merrimack. He came back strong — and stood tall — for Maine in the East Regional Semifinal as Russell Jaslow reports from Rochester.