Maine and New Hampshire were supposed to be here anyway; Massachusetts proved it belonged; and Boston University is the wild card after a stunning upset in the quarterfinals. Scott Weighart previews the Hockey East championships.
Brown and Colgate representatives were featured prominently among the individual honorees at the annual ECAC Awards Banquet Thursday night and, for the second year in a row, a goaltender was named Player of the Year. Cornell’s David LeNeveu was co-POTY in 2003. Yann Danis is the ECAC Player of the Year. (photo: Chris Gerlt) The … Read more
With Atlantic Hockey down to two teams, the NCAA tournament is guaranteed a brand-new participant in either Holy Cross or Sacred Heart. Jim Connelly previews the title game, then speculates on the AHA champ’s opponent in the first round.
It only took him 10 seasons, 228 wins, three Hockey East regular-season championships and three Hockey East tournament championships. At last, Boston College head coach Jerry York has received the Bob Kullen Award as Hockey East Coach of the Year. A unanimous selection by his peers, York steered the Eagles to a 17-4-3 record in … Read more
Scoring three power-play goals against the nation’s third-best penalty kill, the Ohio State Buckeyes battled back from behind three times to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 6-5, in overtime to advance to Friday’s late CCHA semifinal game against intrastate rival Miami. “It was a pretty good college hockey game from a spectator’s standpoint, I … Read more
Junior Lessard, who tied for the WCHA scoring title while leading the offense for resurgent Minnesota-Duluth, was named the conference’s Player of the Year Thursday. Lessard, a senior winger from St. Joseph deBeauce, Que., totaled 39 points in league play and had a nation-best 55 points overall entering the WCHA Final Five. He was the … Read more
The hometown coach will get the task of defending his nation’s gold medal. North Dakota coach Dean Blais was named head coach of the 2005 U.S. National Junior Team, which will compete in the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship, Dec. 25, 2004-Jan. 4-2005. The U.S. will be defending the gold medal it just won on … Read more
The No. 7-seeded Northern Michigan Wildcats stunned the No. 3 Michigan State Spartans with a 2-1 win in the first CCHA Super Six quarterfinal game. Kevin Gardner had the game-winning goal and an assist, and Tuomas Tarkki, who had just one decision during the regular season, made 35 saves for his third straight playoff win. … Read more
Thomas Pöck: From forward to Hobey finalist.
After a bruising weekend of quarterfinal action, Harvard, Dartmouth, Clarkson and Cleary Cup winner Colgate gather in Albany for the ECAC championships. Juan Martinez previews the upcoming games.
To the four participating teams in this week’s ECAC championship at Union, this weekend consists of just another hockey game or two, another chance to bring home an ECAC championship banner, and for the lucky few, another step along the road to Frozen Four in Providence. To many outside observers, however, the tournament’s primary importance … Read more
Albany: Plenty to do away from the rink.
Niagara is in, CC isn’t quite out, and the ECAC and CCHA are rooting for the status quo in the Hockey East tournament.
Miami’s surge back toward the top of the CCHA standings was rewarded Wednesday, when forward Derek Edwardson was named CCHA Player of the Year, while Enrico Blasi was named Coach of the Year. The winners were named during a ceremony at the CCHA banquet at Fox Theatre in Detroit. Edwardson Edwardson, who returned from a … Read more
‘… The Hobey Baker Story.’ New Hampshire Public Television has produced a profile of the man whose name adorns college hockey’s prized trophy.
The WCHA Final Five kicks off Thursday with two underdogs — resurgent Colorado College and upstart Alaska-Anchorage — in the play-in game. That sets the table for a potentially record-breaking weekend of action that could finish with as many as six WCHA teams in the NCAAs. Todd D. Milewski reports.
This year’s CCHA Super Six features traditional powerhouses (Michigan, Michigan State), more recent success stories (Miami, Ohio State) and up-and-comers (Notre Dame, Northern Michigan). Paula C. Weston rounds up this weekend’s action at Joe Louis Arena.
After sixth- and fourth-place finishes, attention turned to the UND nets. Eyes are still focused there, but now in admiration.
The NCAA men’s ice hockey committee clarified a number of outstanding issues Monday as it heads towards next Sunday’s selections for this year’s NCAA tournament. (Selection show: Sunday, ESPN2, 2:30 p.m. ET.) For one, for the purposes of tournament selection, Massachusetts-Lowell’s wins over Massachusetts (2) and Michigan State will stand. Those wins, and two others, … Read more
Northeastern goaltender Chanda Gunn, Minnesota-Duluth forward Jenny Potter, and Harvard defenseman Angela Ruggiero are the finalists for the 2004 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, announced Monday by the USA Hockey Foundation. All three were among the Top 10 candidates last year. Potter and Ruggiero were Top Three finalists. The Kazmaier Award annually recognizes the most outstanding … Read more