Good start, determined defense key another RIT first-round upset
The Tigers took out No. 1 overall seed Minnesota State in the Midwest Regional semifinals.
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The Tigers took out No. 1 overall seed Minnesota State in the Midwest Regional semifinals.
With each team skating three NHL draft picks on defense, goals figured to be at a premium Saturday between Denver and Boston College in the opening game of the East Regional.
UND beat Quinnipiac in the West Regional semifinals after losing twice in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff last weekend.
The junior tied the West Regional semifinal game against Michigan Tech with 37.3 seconds left, setting the stage for St. Cloud State to advance.
The Bulldogs weathered Minnesota’s early surge and scored three first-period goals to take control of the Northeast Regional semifinal.
Wisconsin-River Falls led the selections for the All-USCHO Women’s D-III teams with five players, while national champion Plattsburgh has four players on the teams.
Minnesota led the way with six selections on the All-USCHO Women’s D-I teams, while Boston College placed five players. Nine other schools are represented.
Some of USCHO’s conference writers pick the teams they think will advance to the Frozen Four in this weekend’s NCAA regionals.
Minnesota State, Omaha, Harvard and RIT play in South Bend, Ind.
Miami, Denver, Boston College and Providence play in Providence, R.I.
North Dakota, Michigan Tech, St. Cloud State and Quinnipiac play in Fargo, N.D.
After posting a perfect conference record in the regular season, Elmira coach Dean Jackson led his team to the national championship, where they were edged by Plattsburgh. Jackson is the USCHO coach of the year.
For continued improvement and taking the team to its best season ever, Bemidji State coach Jim Scanlan is USCHO’s coach of the year for 2015.
Boston University, Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota and Yale play in Manchester, N.H.
Here’s a look inside the numbers at the 16 teams in the field for the 2015 NCAA tournament.
After finishing fourth in the country in scoring as a rookie, with 15 points more than the next highest rookie in scoring, Plattsburgh star Kayla Meneghin has been named USCHO Women’s D-III rookie of the year.
Wisconsin’s Annie Pankowski is USCHO’s rookie of the year for 2015.
The eight-first round matchups all have some history, slight though it may be in some cases.
There were fewer ticketing sessions for the events, so total attendance was down but per-session averages were up.
Ashley Ryan of Elmira has been named USCHO’s D-III player of the year.