Men’s D-III Quarterfinal Previews
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.
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Women’s CHA
Tournament Preview
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
D-III Selections: What Happened?
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.
D-I Women’s Bracketology:
March 8, 2005
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.
Bracketology: March 7, 2005
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
The Best Regular-Season Games Of 2004-05
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.
D-III Playoff Predictions
Now that all six autobids are known, Chris Lerch prognosticates the selection and seeding of this year’s NCAA Men’s D-III field.
CSI: NCAA, the 2005 Edition
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.
Wait ‘Til Next Year
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.
Clarity For Kessel
One morning, Phil Kessel simply knew Minnesota was his choice. Glen Andresen details the highly-touted recruit’s commitment.
ECACHL Quarterfinals
By the Numbers
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
Friday’s WCHA Quarterfinals: By the Numbers
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
Thursday’s WCHA Quarterfinals
By the Numbers
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
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.
Heart Of The Huskies
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.
Bracketology: Feb. 28, 2005
The shuffle on the bubble continues, as Jayson Moy examines this week’s seeds — and takes a look at some quantum leaps and drops.
Assumption’s Captain Courageous
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.
D-I Women’s Hockey Conference Playoff Possibilities
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
D-III Playoff Update
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?
Three Keys To The Homestretch
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