Feature stories
Candace and Arlan look at Colgate’s sweep of Northeastern and Ohio State’s sweep of Minnesota-Duluth, and what the series portend for those four teams, as well as the state of the CHA and last year’s title finalists, Clarkson and Wisconsin.
Paula and Jim are back to give the rundown as this third weekend of the season provided plenty of interesting things to discuss.
Colorado College freshman Nick Olczyk is handling his first days of college and NCAA hockey and his father’s colon cancer diagnosis with strength and determination.
Does Ohio State’s five-point weekend against Minnesota on the road last weekend signify a power shift in the WCHA? Can Clarkson and Wisconsin return to the Frozen Four? Who has the inside track in Hockey East and the CHA? Candace and Nicole ponder the answers.
Another college hockey season has begun, which also marks the return of TMQ, our national look around college hockey where we talk about the highs and lows of the past week.
In their first Wednesday Women of the year, Candace and Arlan look at Merrimack’s win over Minnesota, the uncertainty for top teams in an Olympic year, what Jeff Kampersal’s move to Penn State means for that team and his former team, Princeton, and the overall state of the women’s game after several big events in the spring.
The purpose of the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game is to showcase young talent in the draft year for the NHL scouts. To be selected to this game is an honor. Knowing your school is getting one of these players is exciting. Denver will be awaiting the arrival of defenseman Slava Demin.
Brian Dumoulin may not be able to win any more NCAA championships — but he might not yet be done claiming Stanley Cups. A defenseman who helped Boston College to two national titles, Dumoulin won his second Stanley Cup in June when his Pittsburgh Penguins outlasted the Nashville Predators in a six-game final.
Northland hockey player Max Glashauser received heartbreaking news in a phone call from his head coach last Sunday. Glashauser learned in the call with Seamus Gregory that one of his closest friends on the team was dead at the age of 22 as Chris Morgan was killed in a tragic hit-and-run accident in his hometown of Rochester Hills, Mich.
On July 14, alumni from both Boston College and Boston University took to the ice for the third annual Comm Ave Charity Classic, a summer exhibition raising money for both Compassionate Care ALS and the Travis Roy Foundation. Led by a pair of first-period goals, the BU alumni won 8-6, earning proverbial bragging rights on a night where over an event raised more than $64,000 for those two charities at historic Walter Brown Arena.
Former Air Force goalie Shane Starrett enters his first offseason camp as a professional hockey player. And he has his two years as a Falcon to thank for it.
A year ago in Buffalo, it was a banner day for college hockey at the NHL Draft. This year will be proof just how different draft classes can be from year to year.
Back in 2000, Boston University goaltender Rick DiPietro was the top pick of the New York Islanders in the NHL Draft. This weekend, another Terrier netminder in Jake Oettinger will be drafted.
If you’re a passionate hockey fan, you probably think like you can recognize talent. We’re always trying to predict that “this guy will be a great pro” or “this guy will be a bust.”
Joe Shawhan’s first experience in the Copper Country after being convinced to come to Michigan Tech three years ago was a backyard barbeque. He’s been hooked on the area ever since and is now the Huskies’ new head coach.
Holy Cross announced Tuesday that it would join Hockey East for the 2018-19 season, the culmination of a process that started a year ago. Next season, the Crusaders will play a mixed schedule that will include teams from Hockey East, the ECAC, and the CHA. There is some speculation as well about whether the men’s team will follow.
The Denver Pioneers had a celebration of their successful national championship run in Chicago on Tuesday in front of a good-sized crowd at Magness Arena.
The tournament Most Outstanding Player said his last three-goal game was in midget hockey.
The Pioneers coach was the fourth to win a national championship as a player as a coach.
Trailing 3-1 heading into the third period of Saturday’s game, Minnesota Duluth had every reason to believe that the national championship was still within reach.