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It’s time once again for what we like to call Bracketology — college hockey style. It’s a weekly look at how the NCAA tournament might look if the season ended today. More than that, it’s a look into the thought process behind selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament teams. This is a special installment of … Read more
For the first time ever, the Women’s Hockey East crown comes with an NCAA autobid attached. USCHO presents webcasts of this weekend’s tournament in its entirety.
At the beginning of the season, very few people expected to see either Geneseo or Trinity in the NCAA playoffs. Even fewer, if any, would have selected them to face off against each other in the quarterfinal round. Yet, here they are, and both plan on making the best of it. “They are on a … Read more
A shorthanded goal with 35 seconds left on the clock last Saturday put the icing on the cake for senior captain Brian Doherty as his Curry Colonels took home their first conference championship since 1986. A four-year starter and captain, Doherty along with seven other seniors embody the evolution of the Curry program to one … Read more
Both New England College and Manhattanville earned their way into the NCAA tournament in dramatic fashion, knocking off league regular-season leaders on the road on the way to their league championships. For the New England College Pilgrims, the task required defeating host Norwich in overtime in the semifinals and then downing Babson to win the … Read more
Except for newcomer Yale, the faces at the ECACHL semifinals at Union are familiar, but the stakes are unique. The triumvirate of Harvard, Dartmouth and St. Lawrence are all together in the league semifinals for the fourth time in five years. The league’s top three teams appear to be locks for selection to the eight-team … Read more
As we head to the quarterfinals of the big show, a couple of surprise teams find themselves going head to head. That St. Norbert and St. Thomas are facing each other this weekend in the D-III NCAA tournament isn’t all that surprising. However, it’s safe to say that the way in which they’ve won their … Read more
Only one team in this year’s NCAA field has won a national championship, the defending Middlebury Panthers. What’s in store for the quarterfinal round? USCHO’s team of D-III regional correspondents reports.
College Hockey America is the only D-I conference without an autobid, but teams have plenty to play for in Erie this weekend. Two-time defending CHA champion Mercyhurst will look to solidify its case for an NCAA at-large bid, although USCHO predicts the Lakers are already a lock provided Yale doesn’t win the ECACHL tournament. Niagara, … Read more
The seeding of teams and selection of host sites left some mysteries for the USCHO staff to decipher. Now that he’s had it explained to him by the NCAA, Chris Lerch still isn’t so sure he agrees.
We’re less than one week away from the first-ever eight-team D-I women’s tournament. David De Remer breaks down the bracket possibilities.
It’s time once again for what we like to call Bracketology — college hockey style. It’s a weekly look at how the NCAA tournament might look if the season ended today. More than that, it’s a look into the thought process behind selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament teams. This is the eighth installment of … Read more
Another regular season has come to a close, which means it’s time for Scott Weighart’s annual look at the best games of the year.
Now that all six autobids are known, Chris Lerch prognosticates the selection and seeding of this year’s NCAA Men’s D-III field.
How did the D-III men’s committee come up with the selections and seedings they made? We think we know how in our third annual forensic investigation.
On the outside looking in at the Hockey East playoffs, Merrimack’s Matt Byrnes is already focused on how to reverse the outcome in 2005-06.
One morning, Phil Kessel simply knew Minnesota was his choice. Glen Andresen details the highly-touted recruit’s commitment.
All series will be best of three. No. 6 Brown at No. 3 St. Lawrence Fri. 3:30, Sat. 2;00, Sun. 2:00 No. 7 Colgate at No. 2 Dartmouth Fri. 4:00, Sat. 2:00, Sat. 2:00 No. 5 Princeton at No. 4 Yale Fri. 7 p.m., Sat. 4 p.m., Sun 4 p.m. No. 8 Clarkson at No. … Read more
Quarterfinal #3: St. Cloud State vs. Wisconsin, 4 p.m. CT Quarterfinal #4: Minnesota State vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m. CT St. Cloud State (9-21-4, 7-18-3 WCHA) Top Scorers: Kristy Oonincx, Jr., F (14-9-23), Ashley Stewart, Jr., F (10-13-23), Hailey Clarkson, So., F (5-17-22) Top Goaltender: Lauri St. Jacques, So. (5-14-3, 3.40, .889) Scoring Offense: 1.82 … Read more
Quarterfinal #1: North Dakota vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 4 p.m. CT Quarterfinal #2: Bemidji State vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m. CT No. 7 seed North Dakota (9-22-3, 6-21-1 WCHA) Top Scorers: Cara Wooster, Fr., F (15-11-26), Cami Wooster, Fr., F (13-9-22), Elizabeth Funk, Jr., F (8-11-19) Top Goaltender: Amber Hasbargen, Jr. (6-15-1, 3.92, .870) Scoring Offense: 2.12 (22nd) … Read more