Arizona State adjusts to new pace of play and sees more success
Coach Greg Powers says the Sun Devils were caught off-guard early in their first Division I season but have picked up the pace.
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TMQ: Revisiting Belfast and weighing college hockey’s potential next venues
Jim Connelly and Paula C. Weston take a look back at the inaugural Friendship Four in this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Wednesday Women: wheat from the chaff
Candace and Arlan ponder Quinnipiac’s successful North Country trip, the upside down ECAC, what St. Cloud’s sweep of Ohio State might mean, the first round of BC-Northeastern, and what is going on in the CHA and its long-term outlook.
They’re leaving home: Illinois produces many college players but has no Division I team
Neither Illinois nor Northwestern seems interested in adding hockey, while Illinois-Chicago dropped its program nearly 20 years ago.
TMQ: On perfection, parity and teams whose true colors are yet unknown
With Quinnipiac’s pair of ties last weekend, there won’t be a perfect record this season, leaving Cornell’s 1969-70 team as the only team to pull off the feat.
Wednesday Women: Lessons learned
Candace and Arlan talk about the lessons learned from Minnesota’s sweep of Bemidji State and Ohio State’s win over North Dakota, preview the first clash of Alex Carpenter and Kendall Coyne, look at home ice candidates in the ECAC, what Penn State’s series win over Robert Morris does to the CHA, and the use of four-on-four OT in Hockey East.
TMQ: Haves and have-nots emerge in goal scoring
Confidence comes into play for talented teams that just aren’t putting the puck in the net, Paula C. Weston and Jim Connelly write in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Wednesday Women: Second tier
Candace and Arlan look at RPI’s upset of Clarkson, the too-hard-to-call CHA and ECAC, the results of Boston College and Boston University, what Bemidji’s win over Ohio State does for the Beavers, and what players are standing out that might not normally get accolades.
TMQ: In losses and wins, there are matters of perception
North Dakota lost the No. 1 ranking thanks to what voters likely considered a bad loss, while Quinnipiac is starting to get recognized for its 8-0 start.
Wednesday Women: Inside tracks
Candace and Arlan ponder whether new top 10 team Princeton can return to the NCAA tournament, what North Dakota’s win over Minnesota means, Wisconsin’s defense, whether anyone in Hockey East can push Boston College and Northeastern, and the Four Nations Cup.
Checking In: Former Alaska goalie Wylie Rogers tries to revolutionize goal pegs
He’s marketing The Wylie Post, which is more difficult to dislodge as a goalie pushes off.
TMQ: Three leagues stand out after first month of play
Teams from ECAC Hockey, Hockey East and the NCHC have put themselves in positions of strength as we head into November.
Wednesday Women: Searching for Answers
Traditional powers like Mercyhurst and Boston University are struggling after one month, Cornell and Harvard are winless after one weekend CHA teams are heading toward mediocrity, several squads are trying to figure out their goaltending, and the second tier of the WCHA is in a battle. Candace and Arlan look at teams searching for answers.
Off the ice, Michigan’s Nieves finds that music ‘makes me whole’
The Wolverines senior, who has used his drum set as a getaway from the pressures of hockey, is majoring in music performance.
TMQ: How much should we put into strong starts for teams and individuals?
Omaha and Quinnipiac are both 6-0 and both feature players near the top of the goal-scoring rankings.
Home at last: Omaha opens Baxter Arena as one of the top teams in college hockey
The No. 2 Mavericks play their first game in their new, 7,800-seat arena against Air Force.
Wednesday Women: State of Defense
Candace and Arlan ponder the state of defense and goaltending on some teams, compare this year’s iteration of Clarkson with the championship team of two years ago, wonder about Boston College’s offense, who has the inside track in the CHA, and look at Bemidji State and North Dakota.
TMQ: Once again, NCHC, Hockey East standing out early
The NCHC went 11-2-1 in nonconference play last weekend, while Hockey East has gone 5-2-2 against NCHC teams so far in 2015-16.
Travis, 20 years later: Brokenhearted about hockey, Roy battles frustrations but holds onto optimism
Travis Roy was paralyzed 11 seconds into his first shift for Boston University but he still dreams the same dreams of many hockey players.
Wednesday Women: Early-season read
After a few weeks of play, Candace and Arlan take a look at which teams are looking good and which have some work to do in their first Wednesday Women of the year.