Feature stories
We spoke in depth with two Atlantic Hockey coaches about their application for acceptance into the ECAC. Five schools — Holy Cross, Mercyhurst, Niagara, Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart — are making proposals today, and the ECAC will decide whether to add a school, and which one or ones, by July 1. (Also see full story: … Read more
20 years ago, Northern Arizona built a pretty good team, but after just five years, the program was gone.
It takes something special to win at a place like Princeton, and Princeton believes it found that something.
Gary Walters seemed elated Friday as he introduced Guy Gadowsky as the new head coach of the Princeton men’s ice hockey team, believing he found a special personality to lead the embattled program. The Princeton athletic director spent two months searching for someone to replace Len Quesnelle, someone who had been a player, assistant and … Read more
Not all of them knew if they would make Middlebury as freshmen. In their senior year, the road to the championship had a few bumps.
Gadowsky’s departure stuns UAF players, but they welcome Tavis MacMillan with open arms.
Top games? We’ve got more — and this time the prizes are bigger. USCHO salutes the top tournament games of 2003-04.
See a great game this year? A classic nailbiter, or a slugfest for the ages? Find out if it made the cut as one of our best games of the season.
In the days following the University of Denver’s 2004 NCAA Championship victory over Maine, writers and pundits attributed the success of Denver’s hockey program to a variety of factors. Words like “goaltending,” “grit,” a “loosey-goosey attitude” and “senior leadership” were tossed around in abundance. Some even called it a “Cinderella story” after the lowest-seeded team … Read more
Two frantic minutes placed this year’s championship game in the elite of NCAA tournament lore.
There has been such an outpouring of support for the Denver Pioneers recently that coach George Gwozdecky estimates it’ll take two weeks — two weeks he doesn’t have at the moment — to get back to everyone who has called or e-mailed or wrote a letter. The Pioneers are keeping a busy schedule these days. … Read more
Denver had kept Maine off the scoreboard for 58 minutes — but then came the final test of resolve.
Denver believed in netminder Adam Berkhoel — and vice versa.
Suspended senior reveled in Denver’s win regardless.
Never, perhaps, have the differences between East and West been so sharp.
Both Maine and Denver got the puck in the net on a first-period power play in the national championship game Saturday night at the FleetCenter. Only Denver’s counted. Gabe Gauthier put DU ahead early (photo: Tim McDonald). Top-line center Gabe Gauthier was the recipient of a great pass from Connor James and put a shot … Read more
College hockey fans are a breed apart — and never is that more obvious than at the Frozen Four.
Maine had done it all season from the blue line, but on Saturday, the Black Bears were out-defended by Denver.
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is named for a college hockey legend who died a tragic, accidental death in a plane crash during the waning days of World War I. Junior Lessard overcame adversity this season to win the Hobey Baker Memorial Award (photo: Pedro Cancel). Minnesota-Duluth’s Junior Lessard almost emulated the award’s namesake a … Read more
Set amidst the colonial charm of Faneuil Hall, USCHO.com kicked off Frozen Friday’s festivities with its fourth annual Town Hall Meeting. Moderated by USCHO General Manager Jayson Moy, fans in attendance had the opportunity to grill five of college hockey’s luminaries in an open forum of discussion. Unlike past years, which focused more on NCAA-wide, … Read more