D-I Women’s Bracketology:
March 2, 2005
Because this is the first year of the eight-team D-I women’s tournament, the methodology of pairing teams is tough to predict.
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Because this is the first year of the eight-team D-I women’s tournament, the methodology of pairing teams is tough to predict.
Criticism of Keni Gibson is as hard to find as the proverbial needle in the haystack, as Northeastern’s star goaltender departs college to a crowd of well-wishers.
The shuffle on the bubble continues, as Jayson Moy examines this week’s seeds — and takes a look at some quantum leaps and drops.
After the discovery of a brain tumor last March, Assumption captain Geno DeAngelis went through some life-threatening and life-changing moments. This season, he’s back on the ice, and is leading his team into the Northeast-10 playoffs.
It’s that most wonderful time of the year again in women’s college hockey, when we break down conference playoff possibilities and tiebreakers. Obscure statistics like “goal differential against the top four teams” suddenly take on an added importance, but hey, that’s better than a coin flip and far more straightforward than the NCAA selection process. … Read more
Things are still pretty open in the NCAA postseason picture, with only two teams really locks on the postseason. Where do things stand heading into the final week?
Time is running out on the regular season. With conference playoffs and the NCAA tournament right around the corner, I thought this would be a good opportunity to talk about what a team needs to do to be successful at this point in the season, and improve its chances when pursuing a conference and an … Read more
When defensive stalwart Boston College met offensive powerhouse New Hampshire Friday night, a well-tested aphorism got a workout.
The Hobey Baker Award presentation is about five weeks away. You know most of the names that have vied for the top honor in college hockey all season, and my colleague Adam Wodon and I have done our best to highlight players deserving of consideration in CSTV’s Friday Night Hockey studio show. In the last … Read more
To preview Dartmouth hosting Harvard with the ECACHL and Ivy titles on the line on Friday night, here’s an updated look at USCHO’s rankings of the 10 greatest games between the two New England rivals. (First published Jan. 2004, updated Feb. 2005) The Best of Harvard vs. Dartmouth (Post-1998) 10) March 16, 2003 – Dartmouth … Read more
With No. 1 Minnesota visiting No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth this weekend, here’s another look at USCHO’s rankings of the 10 greatest games played between the two WCHA rivals. (Originally published Jan. 2004, updated Nov. 2004.) The Best of Minnesota-Duluth vs. Minnesota 10) February 12, 2000 – Minnesota 2, UMD 2 (OT) – WCHA regular season at … Read more
Harvard and Dartmouth’s recent showdowns have been memorable, but Friday night’s will be the first with both the ECACHL and Ivy titles immediately on the line.
The “Miracle On Ice” made its mark on sports and on American society, and on USCHO.com staffers who recall those days in early 1980.
Many around college hockey marvel at Steve Silverthorn’s gaudy statistics. The Colgate netminder, who puts team first, is not among them.
Greg Moore is best known for the goal that capped Maine’s NCAA tournament comeback against Harvard. But there’s far more to the two-way forward.
Bracketology is back for its seventh weekly edition. How did last week’s results affect the race for the NCAA tournament?
It’s that most wonderful time of the year again in women’s college hockey, when we break down conference playoff possibilities and tiebreakers. Obscure statistics like “goal differential against the top four teams” suddenly take on an added importance, but hey, that’s better than a coin flip and far more straightforward than the NCAA selection process. … Read more
The NCAA has crowned three national champions in Division III women’s hockey. The Elmira Soaring Eagles captured the first two titles in the program’s first two years in existence. Last year, the Middlebury Panthers ascended to the summit, knocking out Elmira along the way in the quarterfinals. This weekend, the Soaring Eagles and the Panthers … Read more
Utica Coach Dave Clausen has stated that one of his team’s goals coming into the 2004-05 season was to defeat at least one nationally-ranked team. The Pioneers have already thrown scares into both No. 1 Elmira and No.3 Plattsburgh in dropping one-goal decisions to each. This weekend, Utica gets two more opportunities against No. 2 … Read more
One year after meeting in the ECAC final, the No. 5 Saints and No. 6 Crimson are still battling atop the standings. Two unbeaten streaks are on in the line come Saturday.