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UMass Lowell veteran netminder Tyler Wall was all smiles after out-dueling BC’s rookie phenom Spencer Knight, 3-2, on Friday (Photo: Richard T. Gagnon)
Candace Horgan looks at the the selection process for the NCAA tournament and compares it to the current PairWise to see who needs to win their conference tournament and automatic bid, and how the at-large teams are selected.
Brendan van Riemsdyk scored the game-winning goal late in the second period and Craig Pantano made 27 saves to lead Northeastern to a 3-1 victory over Harvard to open the 2020 Beanpot (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Graham Slaggert’s fifth goal of the season ended up the game-winner as Notre Dame pulled off a road upset of No. 8 Penn State to bring the Fighting Irish back into the mix for the Big Ten regular-season title (File photo: Fighting Irish Media)
There was plenty to celebrate for the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Friday as they routed No. 1 Cornell, 5-0, at home (Photo: Rob Rasmussen)
For years, you have read as Jayson Moy has provided you with breakdowns on the PairWise Rankings and how, from week-to-week, that might impact how the NCAA tournament is seeded. His bracketology has become famous, often duplicated, though rarely ever matched. Jayson and Jim Connelly have decided that this season, we’re taking it to a new level (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Here is the criteria and necessary information to understand how teams are selected and seeded for the NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey tournament (photo: Sun Devil Athletics).
No. 5 Gustavus Adolphus scored a big sweep of St. Thomas, Wisconsin-Superior split with No. 7 Wisconsin-River Falls, and No. 2 Middlebury continues its strong play.
Top-seeded Wisconsin swept (2) Minnesota while four different players tallied hat tricks.
Goals – they are either the hardest things to find or they come in bunches that sometimes defies the logic of the game. This weekend saw Trinity, Hobart and others struggle to find goals against some outstanding goaltending while teams like Endicott and the University of New England scored at an astonishing rate. You take … Read more
Minnesota jumped to a 3-0 lead and never looked back as the Gophers completed the sweep of No. 8 Ohio State, 4-1, on Saturday night (Photo: Jim Rosvold)
Minnesota Duluth goaltender Hunter Shepard stopped 30 shots, including 16 in the final period as the Bulldogs rallied for a 7-4 victory over No. 2 North Dakota on Friday (Photo: Brett Groehler/UMD Athletics)
It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style. It’s our weekly look at how we believe the NCAA tournament might look like come selection time, using what we know now (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Despite trailing by two goals, Denver rallied with an extra-attacker goal in the closing seconds to earn a 2-2 tie at Omaha. The Pioneers took the extra point in the NCHC standings with a 3-on-3 overtime goal from Michael Davies. (Photo: Omaha Athletics)
No. 5 Boston College rallied from an early 2-0 deficit, scoring the game’s final three goals to defeat No. 13 UMass Lowell, 3-2 on Friday (Photo by Rich Gagnon)
Reigning national champions typically don’t fly under the radar. They are out front and in the spotlight every step of the way during the grind of a long season. Yet, here was Wisconsin-Stevens Point in early December, in the grip of a tough stretch that saw the Pointers win just once in six games. But … Read more
Top-ranked Wisconsin was upset by Bemidji State while Clarkson fell to Yale and Cornell tied Union.
Bowling Green’s Max Johnson scored in a 3-on-3 overtime period to propel No. 16 Bowling Green to the win over No. 17 Michigan Tech. The Falcons took 5-of-6 points on the weekend. (File photo: Courtesy Bowling Green athletics)
On a night where long unbeaten streaks came to an end, UMass goaltender Filip Lindberg played a major role, stopping 41 shots in a 3-1 victory over No. 4 Boston College.(Photo: Courtesy UMass Athletics)
Vegas Golden Knights draft pick Jack Dugan scored the shootout winner as Providence captured the 2020 Fortress Invitational over Cornell in Las Vegas (Photo: Providence Athletics)