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End Of An Era

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Michigan State’s loss at the West Regional sent Ron Mason out a loser in his last game. But Paula C. Weston says the new MSU AD is able to focus elsewhere — and there’s plenty to see.

Expectations Met

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Lucas Lawson entered the year with high expectations. Meeting them was neither easy nor quick, but the junior forward helped get Maine to the Frozen Four, Jim Connelly notes.

Coming Around Again

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Rick Comley’s life, he says, has intermingled with Ron Mason’s for 35 years — no surprise, then, when Mason tapped Comley to succeed him at MSU. Frequent contributor Steve Klein gives his thoughts.

Writing His Own Script

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His more famous teammate attracts most of the attention on and off the ice, but Colin Hemingway is a critical piece of the UNH puzzle.

Bittersweet Victory

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Northeastern’s Brooke Whitney won’t leave college with an NCAA championship, or a Beanpot title, for that matter. She will, however, have the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award to show for her efforts. David De Remer reports on the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, all at once.

Meet The Frauds II

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One year ago, WCHA correspondent Todd D. Milewski claimed victory in USCHO.com’s first-ever NCAA picks competition. This year, the rest of USCHO’s Division I conference correspondents are out for revenge. The rules are simple: pick a winner for every game in each NCAA regional, straight up. One point per game picked correctly, with total goals … Read more

Commentary: Visions Of 16

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The 2002 NCAA championship was limited to 12 teams, and colored by the tragedies of Sept. 11. But with a 16-team tournament coming perhaps as soon as next year, see how the field could have shaken out this year.

NCAA East Regional Preview

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Rankings, schmankings. Though some may cry foul about the seedings and the placements, one thing is for sure: in the East Regional most of the bids were earned the old-fashioned way. In this era of objective criteria — of coaches and administrators huddled about a computer, or deciphering rows of text to decide the field … Read more

NCAA West Regional Preview

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From the talk on the USCHO.com message board and around the nation, you’d think the West Regional draw included the Colorado Avalanche or the Red Army alongside the WCHA and the CCHA’s best. After Michigan State’s loss to Michigan last Sunday, first-round byes went to Denver and Minnesota, both of which were among the top … Read more

Q & A With Jack McDonald

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The chair of the NCAA men’s ice hockey committee spoke candidly with USCHO’s Jayson Moy about a number of issues, including this year’s regionalized bracket.

Division I Women’s Playoff Schedule

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WCHA Single elimination All games at Fogerty Arena, Blaine, Minn. Play-In Thursday, March 7 No. 4 Ohio State 5, No. 5 Bemidji State 3 Semifinals Friday, March 8 No. 2 Wisconsin 4, No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth 1 No. 1 Minnesota 4, No. 4 Ohio State 1 Consolation/Championship Saturday, March 9 Consolation: No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth 6, No. … Read more

Analysis: Picking The Field

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The bubble has burst. Harvard’s dramatic double-overtime victory over Cornell in the ECAC championship game effectively sealed the field of teams that will be included in the NCAA tournament. Alaska-Fairbanks and Northern Michigan, the top two teams that had outside chances of being included, now have virtually no chance of making the tournament. The five … Read more