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Euphoria

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For Nicholas Jon Wood, Wisconsin’s sixth national title was a watershed event — and he was on hand for the whole shooting match.

Report On NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee Meeting

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Every year the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee meets to determine how the past season went and to look forward to future seasons. This past meeting is summarized by Ty Halpin, the NCAA’s liaision to the Rules Committee. The Committee reports on rules changes, points of emphasis and future discussions.

Phil Kessel: Something To Prove?

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Phil Kessel was indisputable college hockey’s hottest incoming commodity a year ago. Saturday, the Minnesota sophomore-to-be saw his stock drop a bit, Jim Connelly reports.

Shaking The Foundation

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As the cream of the crop of young hockey talent strides to the podium Saturday, Jim Connelly says you can credit an American flavor partly to the growth of the U.S. National Team Development Program.

Right To The ‘Core

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New York’s Apple Core Junior team has paved the way to college hockey for a number of current and former standouts. Dave Starman — a man with intimate knowledge of the program — displays its impact.

Charles Kupchella: UND’s Surprising Nickname Warrior

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University of North Dakota president Charles Kupchella has emerged as one of the NCAA’s staunchest critics of a policy that punishes some of the association’s member institutions for using American Indian nicknames, mascots and imagery in athletic competition. Back in early August of last year, when the NCAA Executive Committee announced its plans to implement … Read more

History In The Making?

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Players with college ties could take the top three slots in this weekend’s NHL Draft — and Jim Connelly finds that there’s plenty more where that came from.

Enrico Blasi – More Than A Coach

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Enrico Blasi took his alma mater to the CCHA Regular Season Championship this year through his hard work and dedication. Zach Silberman profiles the newly named Spencer Penrose Winner from Miami.

Four Guys You’re Going To Miss

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At the end of every season, college hockey fans across the country say goodbye to seniors they’ve known for four years, young men whose careers and lives they’ve followed into the early stages of adulthood. Among college hockey fans, there is a certain snobbery regarding “our” players, the arguable assertion that guys who play hockey … Read more

Mike Eaves: A Matter Of Trust

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It was Oct. 11, 2002, and Rensselaer had just beaten Wisconsin, 5-1, in the opening game of that year’s Ice Breaker Invitational, hosted by the Badgers in Madison. “They capitalized on every opportunity,” UW head coach Mike Eaves told USCHO’s Jayson Moy after the game. “Every chance they had, they took advantage.” That was what … Read more

Robbie Earl: Most Outstanding Player

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With three goals and an assist on the weekend, everybody in the state of Wisconsin knew that junior forward Robbie Earl would be the Frozen Four’s Most Outstanding Player. Everyone, it seems, except Earl. “I didn’t even know until we got the locker room when coach told me. It’s a great honor. But there’s so … Read more