Most Outstanding Player Kuhlman helps Minnesota Duluth navigate a challenging season
Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin depended on leadership from captain Karson Kuhlman during periods of learning and in times of difficulty.
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After Roth’s injury, Minnesota Duluth’s fourth line responds
Kobe Roth suffered a fractured tibia in the first period Saturday, but linemates Jade Miller and Billy Exell added captain Karson Kuhlman to the mix and contributed a goal.
Minnesota Duluth can’t get early knockout blow with long power-play stretch
“We haven’t been able to find that third goal, for whatever reason,” Duluth coach Scott Sandelin said. “I was hoping tonight would be [the night].”
With speed through neutral zone limited, Notre Dame’s offense falls short
For most of the national championship game, the Irish struggled to simply get the puck into the offensive zone.
Sticking to the formula delivers a championship to Minnesota Duluth
The Bulldogs won all four of their NCAA tournament games by one goal, including the last three by 2-1 scores.
Belief never wavered, but tying goal never came for Notre Dame
In five postseason games before Saturday’s national championship, the Irish had managed to find a way to win one-goal games in spite of being dead even with opponents in third-period scoring.
2018 Hockey Humanitarian Award winner Peters’ message: ‘Hockey’s not your identity’
Minnesota senior goalie Sidney Peters was honored Friday as the 23rd recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Career transformation lands Gross a spot in Notre Dame’s big defensive situations
Senior Jordan Gross has transformed himself from an offensive defenseman to a legitimate two-way defender.
Notre Dame’s leaders make the big plays in Frozen Four win: ‘That’s what great players do’
Even though they were the two players who spurred the comeback, Andrew Oglevie and Jake Evans both said that they didn’t need to calm the team down when they were two goals in the hole.
Michigan’s resurgent season closes with a ‘heartbreaking’ ending in Frozen Four
There are, of course, no pleasant ways to lose. It’s never easy. But this was truly brutal (photo: Melissa Wade).
Poor start proves costly for Ohio State, which ‘ran out of time’ in Frozen Four loss
The nation’s third-best defense experienced a complete and total breakdown within the first 3:04 of the Frozen Four semifinal against Minnesota Duluth on Thursday (photo: Melissa Wade).
Young defense grows for Minnesota Duluth, which enjoys a far better Xcel experience in Frozen Four
Three weeks ago, the Bulldogs lost twice in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff to their NCAA tournament hopes in jeopardy.
Women’s D-III: Callie Hoff of Wis.-River Falls named USCHO women’s D-III rookie of the year
She led the country in rookie scoring in goals and points overall, and was 15 points clear of the next freshman in scoring. Callie Hoff of Wisconsin-River Falls is USCHO’s D-III women’s rookie of the year.
Men’s D-III: St. Norbert leads the way on the All-USCHO D-III teams
National champion St. Norbert led the way on the All-USCHO D-III teams, which had players from 15 schools represented.
Ahead of Frozen Four, Michigan finds inspiration in men’s basketball team’s run to final
Coach Mel Pearson views the prominence of the Wolverines in the two “big money sports” as an advantage rather than cause for jealousy (photo: Melissa Wade).
With drop in goals allowed, Ohio State’s faith in defensive philosophy is rewarded
Ohio State has the third-best defense in the nation, allowing 2.08 goals per game on average — a significant improvement over last year’s 30th-best blue line that allowed close to three goals per game.
Just a sophomore, Wolff offers experience for a young Minnesota Duluth defensive corps
It might be a stretch to consider a sophomore a grizzled veteran, but Minnesota Duluth defenseman Nick Wolff fits the bill.
Men’s D-III: Albano named USCHO Rookie of the Year
After an exceptional season that saw him garner second team All-American, Nick Albano of Massachusetts-Boston has been named USCHO’s rookie of the year.
Frozen Four preview: Explosive top line, second-half surge have Michigan exceeding expectations
For the Wolverines to make it to college hockey’s bonus round, they needed to improve every aspect of their game after midseason (photo: Melissa Wade).
Men’s D-III: Salve Regina’s Klann named USCHO coach of the year
Salve Regina had never played in the NCAA tournament, but this year, coach Zech Klann led the team to the championship game, where they ultimately fell in double overtime to St. Norbert. For this success, Klann has been named USCHO’s coach of the year for men’s D-III.