Sweet Redemption
Jimmy Howard turned it around overnight.
Leaving No Doubt: UMD Pastes Michigan State
The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs delivered an old-fashioned shellacking to the Michigan State Spartans, winning 5-0 in the second Midwest Regional contest to advance to Sunday’s regional final against Minnesota. After his first NCAA appearance as head coach, UMD’s Scott Sandelin said the win was all about the Bulldog players. “It’s more exciting for the program and … Read more
Family Reunion
It’s former coach vs. his old team captain in Colorado Springs.
Crimson Cornerstone
Dov Grumet-Morris endured his share of finger-pointing this season.
Shadow Of The Maple
Dartmouth and St. Lawrence entered this weekend’s Frozen Four handicapped by the loss of three star players to the World Championships.
Goalies Shine In Harvard Semifinal Win
You’d think that by now St. Lawrence would have learned that Nicole Corriero can’t be overlooked, even when she’s down on the ice. That’s just what the Saints did 8:48 into the first period when a defender passed the puck in front while Corriero sat at the crease with her back to the net. As … Read more
Wendell, Gophers Strike Late, Reach NCAA Final
Minnesota and Dartmouth entered the first semifinal of the Frozen Four with similar histories. Both appeared in two previous NCAA Frozen Fours. Both lost in the semifinals. Both won one of their two consolation games. This season, they played each other twice, each winning a game. Friday, one team had to get the advantage. That … Read more
Big Finish
Minnesota wore down Dartmouth, or found its own legs. You decide.
Deja Vu: Maine Stuns Harvard On Moore’s Winner
What will it take for Harvard to win in the NCAA tournament? For starters, playing a team other than Maine wouldn’t hurt. Friday, the Black Bears scored four unanswered goals as the Crimson watched a 4-1 third-period lead disappear. Maine finished the comeback with a Greg Moore shot from behind the left faceoff circle at … Read more
Cool As Ice: Denver’s Berkhoel Wins Goaltenders’ Duel
Before Denver and Miami took to the ice Friday night, it was easy to appreciate the history between the teams’ head coaches. Once the action started, it was impossible to ignore the game within a game between the two goalies. Miami coach Enrico Blasi played and coached for eight years under Denver’s George Gwozdecky, but … Read more
Deptula Named Head Coach At Wentworth
Jonathan Deptula, who became Wentworth’s interim ice hockey coach on Jan. 30, has been named the Leopards’ head coach. Deptula became interim coach when Wentworth fired Bill Bowes. He coached the Leopards to the ECAC Northeast tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Wentworth lost to Middlebury in the Division III quarterfinals. Deptula, … Read more
Steady Performance Sends North Dakota Into West Final
One team featured two finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. The other reached the NCAA tournament despite being tied for 28th in the latest PairWise Rankings. In the end, the favorite came out on top. Top-seeded North Dakota opened the West Regional with a systematic 3-0 victory over Atlantic Hockey champion Holy Cross Friday … Read more
One Goal Enough For Boeser, Badgers
Thirty-five years and 72 minutes. That’s the time it took between goals in the hockey rivalry between Big Ten schools Wisconsin and Ohio State, and the goal was the overtime winner to cap the only game ever to end regulation scoreless, and only the fourth 1-0 game and 25th shutout, in NCAA tournament history. The … Read more
UPDATED: Channel Surfing
More college hockey games are available on television than ever before, but each season, the places viewers can turn to for NCAA regionals change, which can make things confusing. This week, college hockey fans around the country have been scrambling to keep up with where they can watch the 12 regional games, as cable systems, … Read more
Five Alive
After a logjam of a season, the CCHA put five teams into the NCAAs.
2004 NCAA West Regional Preview
In Colorado Springs, Colo., it’s the regional of Three Mild Disappointments and One Big Smile. North Dakota lost a third-period lead and the Broadmoor Trophy to Minnesota in the WCHA championship game; Denver sat out last weekend after getting swept at home by Colorado College in the WCHA first round; and Miami dropped an overtime … Read more
2004 Women’s Frozen Four Preview
UMD coach Shannon Miller was back at the NCAA women’s Frozen Four on Thursday, but in an entirely unfamiliar role. She was sitting in the back of the press room watching questions being answered instead of taking them herself. UMD has won all three NCAA championships contested but just missed the NCAA cut this time … Read more
Saviano Wins Walter Brown Award
New Hampshire senior Steve Saviano has been named the winner of the 2004 Walter Brown Award as announced by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston on Friday. Saviano, a Hobey Baker Award finalist and Hockey East Player of the Year, was picked from among 14 finalists. Saviano is the fifth UNH player –- and second … Read more
2004 NCAA East Regional Preview
Maine and Ohio State got the top seeds in the East Regional the old-fashioned way. They earned them on the ice, where both teams won conference championships with thrilling performances. The Black Bears needed three overtimes and the netminding wizardry of Jimmy Howard to eventually put down a Massachusetts uprising in the Hockey East final. … Read more
2004 Northeast Regional Preview
There’s a little bit of everything at this year’s Northeast Regional, starting with the No. 1 seed, Boston College. The Eagles, viewed at midseason as co-favorites to win it all along with North Dakota, cruised to the Hockey East regular-season title, then saw the well go dry in a shocking first-round upset at the hands … Read more