Picking the regionals: USCHO writers dig into the opening weekend of the 2017 NCAA tournament
Some of USCHO’s conference writers pick the teams they think will advance to the Frozen Four in this weekend’s regionals.
Feature
Feature stories
2017 West Regional preview: Minnesota Duluth, Boston University, North Dakota, Ohio State
North Dakota, Boston University, Minnesota Duluth and Ohio State are in the West Regional in Fargo, N.D., but does that mean the Fighting Hawks will have a “home” crowd behind them?
Utica Memorial, the Aud, in rare company in hosting D-I, D-III Frozen Fours
When the puck drops at 3 p.m. EDT for the game between St. Norbert and Trinity, the Utica Memorial Auditorium will join the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid as the only two arenas to host both a D-I national hockey championship and D-III national hockey championship.
2017 Northeast Regional preview: Minnesota, UMass Lowell, Cornell, Notre Dame
Two Hockey East teams, including conference champion UMass Lowell, meet up with a pair of other talented squads at the Northeast Regional this weekend in Manchester, N.H.
2017 Midwest Regional preview: Denver, Union, Penn State, Michigan Tech
Top-seeded Denver joins three other teams in Cincinnati at the U.S. Bank Arena this weekend for the Midwest Regional.
Adrian’s O’Sullivan named women’s USCHO D-III rookie of the year
She led all freshmen in scoring as a defenseman, earning multiple honors while finishing the year plus-48 and helping her team advance to the NCAA championship. She can add another recognition, as we name Kelly O’Sullivan USCHO’s women’s D-III rookie of the year.
Princeton’s Neatby earns women’s USCHO D-I rookie of year nod
She earned many nods during a spectacular rookie season in which only Wisconsin standout and Patty Kazmaier Award winner Ann-Renée Desbiens posted a better save percentage. Princeton goalie Steph Neatby is our rookie of the year in women’s D-I.
2017 East Regional preview: Harvard, Western Michigan, Air Force, Providence
Four teams from four different conferences will converge on the Dunkin’ Donuts Center this weekend in Providence, R.I., for the East Regional. Do the hometown Friars have home-ice advantage?
Gustavus Adolphus coach Carroll named women’s D-III coach of the year
Mike Carroll of Gustavus Adolphus returned the Gusties to the NCAA tournament after a strong regular season, and almost to the NCAA championship. He has been named our USCHO Women’s D-III coach of the year.
Minnesota Duluth’s Crowell named USCHO women’s D-I coach of the year
She engineered the best single-season turnaround in Minnesota Duluth history, returning the Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament and almost getting them to the Frozen Four. Maura Crowell is our women’s D-I coach of the year.
Adrian’s Lewicki earns USCHO D-III women’s player of the year
She obliterated record after record in her career, and her senior season was her best yet. She led her team to the national championship game, where the Bulldogs were 20 seconds from capturing the title. Kristin Lewicki is USCHO’s player of the year.
Clarkson’s Mercer named USCHO D-I women’s player of the year
Clarkson’s Cayley Mercer was a Patty Kazmaier Award top-three finalist, and while the award was captured by Ann-Renée Desbiens, Mercer led her team to victory over Desbiens’ in the national championship game. Her clutch play has earned her USCHO player of the year.,
TMQ: Looking at the four regionals this coming weekend
Well, conference championship weekend is in the books and the NCAA field is set. Jim and Paula discuss what to expect this weekend at regionals.
Clarkson’s Tiley dominates blue paint, women’s championship game for Golden Knights
Heading into the women’s Frozen Four, much of the focus around the country centered around the season-long excellence of Wisconsin goalie and 2017 Patty Kazmaier award winner Ann-Renée Desbiens. In the championship game, however, it was the play of another goaltender that stole all the headlines: Clarkson’s Shea Tiley.
Production has been progressive for Clarkson women’s standout Bannon
The Clarkson women’s team returns to the national championship game for the first time since their historic 2014 win. Just five players on the current roster were a part of that win. But Genevieve Bannon isn’t sure there’s much she and her fellow seniors learned that year that will be relevant to their experience on Sunday.
Pair of seniors propel Wisconsin to women’s championship game
All season long, the goal for Wisconsin women’s hockey senior class has been simple: get to the championship game no matter what it takes. As it turned out, a pair of those seniors willed their team to that goal, although only one of the efforts would have been predicted before the evening began.
Wednesday Women: The Frozen Four
Candace and Nicole discuss what the repeat Frozen Four and consistent presence of the same teams means for the depth of the game, analyze the results from the quarters, and look ahead to this weekend’s Frozen Four and Patty Kazaier Award ceremony.
TMQ: Thoughts on conference playoffs, Hobey Baker predictions
The conference playoffs rolled on last weekend, while the Big Ten capped its regular season. Jim Connelly and Paula C. Weston digest the latest action, as well as check in with their Hobey Baker favorites.
Wednesday Women: Previewing the eight
Arlan and Nicole review the results from the conference tournaments, which didn’t really see any upsets, and look at the matchups in the first round of the NCAA tournament and whether upsets are likely this time around.
TMQ: Compelling storylines abound as season goes deeper into playoffs
Jim Connelly and Candace Horgan look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey.