NCAA West Regional Preview

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

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

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

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

Division I Playoff Schedule

CCHA First Round All series best-of-three Friday-Sunday, March 8-10 No. 12 Lake Superior at No. 1 Michigan Game 1: Lake Superior 4, Michigan 3 Game 2: Michigan 4, Lake Superior 1 Game 3: Michigan 4, Lake Superior 1 Michigan wins series, 2-1 No. 11 Bowling Green at No. 2 Michigan State Game 1: Michigan State … Read more

Fair Play?

All will probably end well this weekend. You can make a case that the four best teams made it to Middlebury, and that a worthy national champion will be crowned. But in the eyes of many fans, coaches and players, the 2002 NCAA Division III tournament has been tainted by a selection process that seemed … Read more

In No One’s Shadow

Josh Blackburn plays where Marty Turco once roamed, and down the road from a Hobey-winning goalie, but he’s doing pretty well in his own right. Paula C. Weston reports.