Feature stories
Twice the MAAC’s regular-season champion, Quinnipiac nearly ended its playoff jinx this year, when it mattered most. But even after finishing the season with a loss to Mercyhurst with an NCAA bid on the line, the Braves can hold their heads high. Adam Wodon reports.
All season, Boston College’s Tony Voce has labored in the shadows of his fellow Eagle rookies, thanks to one of the deepest and most talented freshman classes in the nation. Well, that changed this weekend. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Head coach Rick Gotkin calls him Mercyhurst’s team MVP. Jeff Gould battled through two injury-filled seasons early in his college career, and Saturday he got his reward: a trip to the NCAA tournament. Michael Kobylanski reports.
Devin Rask and Peter Fregoe are already known quantities in Hockey East, but with Providence’s strong performance in the league playoffs, the pair of sophomores may soon find their notoriety growing. Dave Hendrickson profiles the Friars’ hidden gems.
When the playoff season began, the shaving stopped for UMass-Lowell. Dave Hendrickson tells the tale of one team’s follicular follies.
The games begin on Friday, as the teams battle for the right to call themselves NCAA Champions. But Thursday night was a chance for the NCAA to celebrate the accomplishments of the four teams that made it to the 2001 Division III Frozen Four with a banquet. Troy Aurthur, NCAA Assistant Director of Championships said … Read more
For Quinnipiac’s Chris Cerrella, all of the trials and tribulations of joining an emerging D-I program, come down to one game. After the disappointment of the past two seasons, a win Saturday against Mercyhurst can make up for it, and then some.
Rick Gotkin has built the Mercyhurst program from scratch, through transitions from D-III to D-II to D-I. Now, the Lakers are a step away from the NCAA tournament, a dream so amazing, Gotkin is trying not to think about it.
Should RIT capture the national championship this weekend, the Tigers will become the first undefeated NCAA titlist since the 1970 Cornell Big Red. Chris Lerch observes history in the (possible) making.
Four of the top five teams in the season-ending USCHO.com poll meet this weekend in the NCAA Division III Frozen Four at Rochester Institute of Technology. The top Eastern seed, RIT, hosts second West seed Wisconsin-River Falls in one semifinal, while the top seed from the West, Wisconsin-Superior, takes on third Eastern seed Plattsburgh. The … Read more
Ever read the picks in one of our conference columns and wonder, “What the heck are they thinking?” Well, so do we. And to find out just who is the best at this, we present USCHO.com’s Ultimate Picks Challenge, a.k.a. “Meet the Frauds.”
Going to Rochester, N.Y., for the D-III Frozen Four this weekend? USCHO.com’s Ed Trefzger provides the lowdown on the Flower City’s food, shopping, nightlife and more.
An unforgettable weekend of playoff action ended Sunday with four overtime finishes, every one with NCAA tournament implications. Adam Wodon relives one of the most nail-biting days in college hockey history.
It was potentially the final game of his collegiate career. In his four years, he’d never been a marquee name. In fact, he’d scored only four goals at Providence, none in the last two years.
When Paula C. Weston headed out to Omaha, Neb., for the Mavericks-Buckeyes CCHA series, she got more than she bargained for. Follow USCHO.com’s CCHA correspondent through one of the Midwest’s hidden jewels.
The formula is simple — two teams enter, one team leaves. That’s how a game three works, and that’s how it went down Saturday night in Durham, N.H., between UMass-Lowell and New Hampshire. Dave Hendrickson reports.
UMass-Lowell’s victory over New Hampshire was a quick look at the River Hawks’ season. They’re still alive, thanks to a late comeback.
Since Sunday, the emails have been rolling in. Now, Chris Lerch answers the most frequently asked questions about the NCAA Division III tournament selection process.
Momentum is on the side of both teams as stepped down to become commissioner of the America West Hockey League, a junior league based in Montana. Dan Stauber, an assistant under Nelson and a player on Nelson’s first Yellowjackets squad, was named interim head coach for the season. The change happened so close to the … Read more
Back in mid-November, the New England College Pilgrims started the 2000-2001 hockey season with a road trip to Vermont to face powerhouses Middlebury and Norwich. The results? Middlebury 8, NEC 0. Norwich 12, NEC 1. Last weekend, the Pilgrims returned to Vermont as the number-three seed in the ECAC East playoffs and came away with … Read more