Feature stories
The last week of regular-season play ticks down in the SUNYAC and NCHA; defending national champion Norwich sees daylight in the ECAC East; and Crookston makes it an undefeated MCHA season. Chris Lerch breaks down Division III.
If Easterners thought Monday’s snow was bad, they don’t remember the Blizzard of ’78, which struck as that season’s Beanpot was beginning. After 23 years, memories are still fresh.
No. 1 Dartmouth gains some revenge; third-ranked Minnesota makes a statement out East; and Zevi Gutfreund picks this weekend’s results.
The suspense might not equal last week, but key matchups dot this weekend’s schedule, including showdowns in the ECAC East/NESCAC and the MIAC. Chris Lerch tallies up Division III.
At 5-foot-10, Samuli Jalkanen may not look like your average defenseman. Guess what: he doesn’t play like an average defenseman, either. Michael Kobylanski goes up close with the UMass blueliner.
Almost from birth, Ryan Miller was destined to be a Michigan State Spartan. And sure enough, the scion of the famed Miller hockey family landed in East Lansing, where he’s now breaking goaltending records by the boatload. Paula C. Weston presents a hometown boy made good.
Action ramps up in Division III this weekend, as almost every conference shifts its focus toward the playoffs. Chris Lerch rounds up the title fights and side attractions.
Chris Lerch checks out the PairWise Rankings versus the USCHO.com poll, then rounds up a big week in Division III, including Salem State’s first loss and the upcoming RIT-Oswego clash.
Five years ago, their home rink doubled as a public ice skating facility. Today, the Quinnipiac Braves are two-time MAAC regular-season champions, looking to move into the national spotlight as the league prepares to award its first NCAA tournament bid. Michael Kobylanski profiles the rise of QU hockey.
St. Cloud has surprised some people, challenging for the WCHA lead and surging to No. 4 in the USCHO.com poll. The Huskies and coach Craig Dahl have been getting contributions from a lot of sources. One of those is Jon Cullen, who has blossomed into a dependable force, following in the footsteps of current NHL forward Matt Cullen, his cousin.
Up-and-coming St. Cloud gives Wisconsin pause in the WCHA, while travel partners make noise out East. Zevi Gutfreund reports.
RIT ascends to the top for the first time this season; the NCHA and the MIAC finish fighting each other — and get back to fighting amongst themselves; and Chris Lerch solicits readers’ aid.
Question: will there be an undefeated season for No. 1 Dartmouth? Answer: no, thanks to the Northeastern Huskies. Zevi Gutfreund welcomes the New Year.
Western Michigan’s Jim Culhane has brought the Broncos back from the depths of the CCHA, thanks in large part to lessons he learned as a player at the school.
Almost two decades ago, Middlebury head coach Bill Beaney beat Wentworth head coach Bill Bowes with a little bait-and-switch — and switch — in goal. Tuesday, Bowes showed he hadn’t forgotten. Chris Lerch reports.
Kids with a passion for hockey. We love to watch them race up and down the ice during intermissions. We wonder if they’ll one day become blue-chip recruits. We weep when tragedy strikes. Dave Hendrickson has the story of Quinn Connally.
He was a Hobey Baker winner and a Stanley Cup champion, now Tom Kurvers is trying his hand at scouting. The Duluth product remembers fondly his part in the Bulldogs’ rise to prominance in the ’80s.
The recruiting season is growing increasingly competitive, with more Division I schools going after the same players each year. On the other hand, players are being developed out of areas that were previously untapped. With the early signing period now over, recruiting expert Chris Heisenberg sizes up who is going where and adds some insight in this Special to USCHO.
He’s making a list, he’s … um … making a list. Did we mention he’s making a list? Chris Lerch hands out holiday gifts to Division III.
Dartmouth proves why it’s the number-one team in the nation, and Harvard prepares to brave the frozen tundra … of Duluth, home of the nation’s newest national power. Zevi Gutfreund rounds up the action.