Wednesday Women: Previewing the playoffs
No league had more questions to resolve heading into the final weekend of its schedule than ECAC Hockey, with uncertainty at the top, bottom, and in the middle.
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Quinnipiac’s Nervick proving to be a catalyst in Hamden-area community service
“As an athlete, you have the opportunity to make your community a better place,” says Quinnipiac senior Mika Nervick, a finalist for the 2017 Hockey Humanitarian Award.
TMQ: Penn State plummeting, Atlantic Hockey surprising
Wasn’t Penn State just ranked No. 1? What has happened there? And how much of a surprise have a pair of Atlantic Hockey teams been? Jim and Paula discuss.
St. Michael’s duo of Divis, McKenzie advocating mental health awareness through Hope Happens Here
You are not alone. It is a simple message, yet one that is the core of what St. Michael’s seniors and Hockey Humanitarian Award finalists Danny Divis and Justin McKenzie have set out to accomplish.
Wednesday Women: Analyzing the races
With the conference champions all but decided, Candace and Arlan look at the races for home ice seeding in each conference, possible playoff matches, the races for points leaders in conferences, the announcement of the Patty Kazmaier Award initial list, and why certain programs are always near the top while others languish.
Notre Dame’s Bjork exudes off-ice commitment, but doesn’t seek fanfare, adulation
Anders Bjork is one of five finalists for the 2017 Hockey Humanitarian Award and has spent the better part of the last two seasons making weekly trips to Perley Fine Arts Academy, an elementary school just south of campus.
TMQ: Tolvanen’s run, Big Ten, NCHC standings, NCAA tourney
Does Northern Michigan keep playing Atte Tolvanen? Why or why not? And what changes would Paula and Jim want to see to the NCAA tournament?
Goodwin’s commitment to service leads to Penn State senior’s nomination as Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist
In the world of college hockey, there are many successful student-athletes. And then there’s Penn State forward David Goodwin.
Wednesday Women: The home stretch
Candace and Nicole look at the surprising results from the ECAC over the weekend, the Beanpot final and consolation games, analyze the races in the WCHA and Hockey East, the importance of goal differential, and discuss possible Patty Kazmaier candidates.
Merrimack’s Delia ‘leaving an indelible mark on our program and our school’
A Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist, Merrimack’s Collin Delia is excelling on the ice and making a difference off the ice.
Amazing Ann-Renée
Though she continues to break record after record, Wisconsin goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens would rather talk about her teammates and their goal of winning a national championship, reports Nicole Haase in a special to USCHO.
TMQ: Is there a right time to leave NCAA hockey early for a pro contract?
In this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback, Paula returns from NYC to discuss with Jim early departures, the Big Ten and how each voted in this week’s poll.
Four years after dissolving, CCHA memories stay fresh through ECHL’s Toledo Walleye
The CCHA may have dissolved four years ago, but memories live on via the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye.
Wednesday Women: Picking the favorites and the underdogs
Arlan and Nicole look at the separation at the top, why some middle-tier teams like North Dakota, Cornell, and Boston University can beat top teams while losing to lesser ones, and look at where some likely upsets might come in the conference tournaments.
TMQ: Deciding which teams are contenders, pretenders as February approaches
This week, Candace pinch-hits for Paula and she and Jim discuss which teams are contenders, which are pretenders, and answer a fan’s question on expansion.
Wednesday Women: Looking to the postseason
Candace and Nicole look at some of last weekend’s surprising results and whether that changes a possible NCAA tournament field, the likely finishing order of teams in all the conferences, and preview next week’s Beanpot tournament.
TMQ: Big Ten teams, more Union banter, early Hobey candidates
Is BU the correct team to top the D-I poll this week? Has Union peaked? Who are the early Hobey Baker candidates? Jim Connelly and Paula C. Weston discuss this week.
Wednesday Women: Moving toward success
Candace and Arlan look at Wisconsin’s Fill the Bowl success, Minnesota-Duluth’s first sweep of Minnesota since 2010, some other puzzling results, like Northeastern getting swept by Maine, what shuffling might occur in the standings, and early favorites for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
TMQ: Discussing the Jan. 16 poll, curmudgeons, underrated Union
Are Jim Connelly and Paula C. Weston curmudgeons for not finding college outdoor games exciting? That’s discussed in this week’s TMQ.
Wednesday Women: Finding confidence
Arlan and Nicole look at teams that had a hit to their confidence, like St. Lawrence and Colgate, and teams that may have gained some confidence from their surprise results, such as Mercyhurst, Providence, and St. Cloud State, as well as some of the favorites and what will happen in the PairWise in the second half.