Feature stories
In a matchup familiar to observers of the Division III tournament, Wisconsin-Superior battles Plattsburgh. The defending NCAA champion Cardinals will attempt to advance against the Yellowjackets, who got into the Frozen Four the hard way. Russell Jaslow reports.
Youth was no barrier for Quinnipiac in the MAAC semifinals.
It’s all Vermont, all the time in the second game of the Division III Frozen Four semifinals, as intrastate rivals Middlebury and Norwich face off. Scott Biggar previews the clash.
Every dog has his day, but it was a short one for the UConn Huskies.
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.
Bentley says it’s making more of a commitment to hockey. It’s first move was to replace Jim McAdam with 25-year old alum, Ryan Soderquist, who says he’s up to the challenge.
Feb. 15: NCHA Quarterfinals Game 1: No. 1 St. Norbert 8, No. 8 St. Scholastica 1 NCHA Quarterfinals Game 1: No. 7 Lake Forest 2, No. 2 Wis.-Superior 2 NCHA Quarterfinals Game 1: No. 3 Wis.-Stevens Point 5, No. 6 Wis.-Stout 1 NCHA Quarterfinals Game 1: No. 4 Wis.-River Falls 4, No. 5 Wis.-Eau Claire … Read more
Feb. 22: ECAC East First Round: No. 4 Rensselaer 9, No. 5 Union 2 Feb 23: ECAC East First Round: No. 2 RIT 15, No. 7 MIT 0 ECAC East First Round: No. 3 Southern Maine 5, No. 6 Salve Regina 1 NCHA Semifinals: No. 1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3, No. 4 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1 NCHA … Read more
Plattsburgh, the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Region, is set to square off at No. 2 East Seed RIT in a two-game, mini-game NCAA Quarterfinal Series. These two teams met in the NCAA’s last year, when Plattsburgh defeated RIT 6-2 to win the 2001 NCAA Championship. However, both coaches are downplaying the ‘Rematch’ aspect … Read more
Bowdoin, Elmira, Manhattanville and Gustavus Adolphus line up with hopes of earning the first NCAA Division III women’s national championship. Russell Jaslow breaks down the field.
Wentworth has its hands full in its NCAA quarterfinal series with Middlebury, one of the most storied teams in Division III history. But the Leopards are confident, as Ed Seero reports.
Bowdoin had to sweat it out until receiving an at large bid to the NCAA tournament. Now that it’s there, it has to sweat out RIT, as Chris Lerch reports.
St. Norbert and Wisconsin-Superior meet for the sixth and seventh times this season in the NCAA quarterfinals. Chris Lerch looks at some of the controversy surrounding the series that will produce the West Region’s lone Frozen Four member.
After speculation surrounding the future of coach George Gwozdecky threatened to put a damper on Denver’s great season, the school signed him to a contact extension. The Pioneers are now focused on the big prizes: The WCHA and NCAA tournament.
One year after losing the end of the 2000-01 season to injury, Minnesota-Duluth’s Judd Medak is better than ever before. USCHO.com’s Marty Hill reports.
Less than three years ago, surgeons at Strong Memorial Hospital weren’t sure Jerry Galway would ever be able to play hockey again. The All-American defenseman from RIT returned, though, and might be better than ever as he looks toward the Division III playoffs. Ed Trefzger recounts Galway’s triumphs on and off the ice.
With a weekend of reckoning on its way, Chris Lerch offers a complete look at the Division III playoff picture, and handicaps the field for good measure. Also: the Rant of the Week makes its return, in doubletime.
The first-ever NCAA women’s Division III championship is just around the corner. Chris Lerch previews the tournament, including roundups of the playoff situation in each conference.
Chris Lerch runs through the playoff situations for every Division III league, ponders the RIT-Neumann massacre, and offers congratulations to a first-ever for D-III.
Anonymous except when he’s being lambasted by player, coach or fan, the referee’s job might seem like a thankless one. Don’t try telling that to Hockey East and ECAC official Scott Hansen, whose Olympic moment is underway in Salt Lake City. Jim Connelly reports.