Natalie Darwitz, who, it was feared, would miss the remainder of the 2003-04 season due to torn ligaments in her right elbow, has been cleared by Minnesota to play this weekend. The injury was suffered on Jan. 10 at Minnesota-Duluth. At the time, Darwitz, a sophomore forward, led the nation in scoring with 41 points. … Read more
Here We Go As I’ve said at this time of the year for as long as I’ve been covering D-III hockey for USCHO, the NCAA tournament really starts this weekend. The NCHA and SUNYAC begin playing down to a single team that will claim that conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament, which starts in … Read more
The Blueliner of the Week returns, Red Berenson and David Caruso speak up — and Paula C. Weston investigates the CCHA’s four league series this weekend, including the Ohio State-Western Michigan showdown at Lawson Arena.
After 28 seasons as an official and coach in the ECAC, Bill Stewart hangs ’em up.
With only a few games left to make up the difference, Niagara and Alabama-Huntsville battle to preserve their hopes of a CHA regular-season title — or at least a second-place finish and a corresponding bye in the league tournament. Mike Volonnino reports.
Holy Cross has a shot at going wire-to-wire in Atlantic Hockey, but breathing down the Crusaders’ necks is three-time defending regular-season champion Mercyhurst. Jim Connelly takes a look at the race in the final weeks.
Wisconsin and St. Cloud State match up to try for the all-important third position in the WCHA standings; after a near-repeat of an historic collapse Denver takes control; and Colorado College — still in the hunt for home ice — finds its scoring touch. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Since the NCAA Frozen Four and the IIHF World Championships are two of the premier women’s hockey tournaments each non-Olympic year, one would think that the two events could be scheduled so that their training and competition schedules do not conflict. Turns out this year, it was too much to ask for. The competitions themselves … Read more
Vermont, with a sweep in the North Country, rallies around injured netminder Matt Hanson; Cornell and Rensselaer chart a collision course; and Albany gets ready for the fans in postseason action. Juan Martinez reports.
Jerry York’s list of accomplishments behind the bench at Boston College is a long one, and Dave Hendrickson says it’s time to add “Hockey East Coach of the Year” to his resume. Also: Merrimack defies expectations, while Massachusetts-Lowell rebounds.
Another week, another set of predictions. USCHO.com brings you an updated look at the NCAA tournament selections.
Some bracket projection, insight into the big games, and the ECAC’s future (and future stars).
Because we just can’t get enough of talking about this film.
Vermont backup goaltender Matt Hanson is recovering in a Vermont hospital after a scary injury during last Thursday’s practice. Hanson, according to Vermont school doctor Jon Porter, broke the fourth cervical vertebrae in his neck and had surgery Friday night to stabilize it. Hanson appears to have escaped any lasting paralysis. “He is currently in … Read more
No. 5 St. Lawrence and No. 1 Dartmouth discovered earlier this season that no third-period lead is safe against Brown, and Harvard took in the same lesson Sunday at the Bright Hockey Center. But unlike its ECAC brethren who lost points after blowing multiple-goal leads to Brown in the third period, Harvard dug deep to … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth has been playing Minnesota in men’s hockey since 1962, yet had never accomplished what it did Saturday night. The sixth-ranked Bulldogs defeated Minnesota 4-1 before a standing room-only crowd of 5,418 at the DECC to complete a four-game series season sweep. The win also gave UMD sole possession of first place in the WCHA, … Read more
There aren’t many visiting goalies who can play two games on the road against the nation’s top-ranked team and give up only two goals during a sweep. Saturday, St. Lawrence’s Rachel Barrie joined those elite ranks. The senior from Arnprioir, Ont., stopped a furious Dartmouth attack, recording 30 saves as the No. 5 Saints topped … Read more
Mercyhurst scored four goals in the second period, erasing a one-goal deficit en route to its second win over Army in as many days, 6-3, Saturday night at Tate Rink. Mercyhurst’s Rich Hansen finished off a 2-on-1 break, capitalizing on an Army turnover at the blue line, to put the visiting Lakers in front for … Read more
A third-period power-play goal by freshman defenseman Ryan Gunderson lifted Vermont to a 3-1 victory over St. Lawrence at Appleton Arena Saturday. The Catamounts completed a weekend sweep of the North Country after defeating Clarkson the night before. It was Vermont’s first road sweep since November of 2000. Jeff Miles paced the Catamounts’ attack with … Read more
Junior Ryan Wiggins scored two goals to lead Air Force to a 5-2 win over Holy Cross Saturday night at the Cadet Ice Arena. A season-high crowd of 2,323 watched the Falcons split a two-game series with the Crusaders. Air Force improved to 12-16-2 overall while Holy Cross fell to 16-7-3. For the second straight … Read more