Friday night, Western Michigan opened its 31st varsity season with a 4-2 victory over defending CCHA champion Ferris State before a sellout crowd of 3,870 at Lawson Arena. The Bulldogs, who entered the game ranked eighth in the USCHO.com poll, fell victim to a lackluster power play and an inability to control the puck through … Read more
While most people were still locating their seats at Qwest Center Omaha, there were two goals on the board in the first minute of the second game of the Maverick Stampede. What began as a shootout ended wildly as Wisconsin’s Dan Boeser scored in overtime to win 4-3 and advance to the tournament’s championship Saturday … Read more
Sixty-five minutes just wasn’t enough to decide a winner between the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs and the Boston College Eagles in Friday night’s Ice Breaker Invitational. From the first drop of the puck to the final buzzer, the game was back-and-forth, up and down, and just about everything in between. Everything, that is, except an official win … Read more
One day after Merrimack head coach Chris Serino had laser eye surgery to correct his vision, he was as excited as a kid at Christmas that he could read his line charts without glasses on his face. Serino was presumably equally happy with the fact that his distance vision is still hazy — given that … Read more
In the second game of the Ice Breaker Invitational, the Findlay Oilers clashed with the host Michigan State Spartans. They were underdogs, to say the least — picked to finish low in the preseason polls in a conference fighting for respect — in a tournament with three established teams, all ranked nationally. The Oilers’ mentality … Read more
Friday, the Colorado College Tigers kicked off their season at home against the Thunderbirds of the University of British Columbia, overcoming youth and unorthodox goaltending in the opponents’ net to take a 3-0 exhibition win. The T-Birds, having lost five straight games, came out hard in search of their first win of the season, but … Read more
A former Badger takes program officials to court; Minnesota-Duluth and North Dakota play old-tyme hockey; an NCAA rebuff on instant replay; and exhibitions, exhibitions, exhibitions. Todd D. Milewski opens the season in the WCHA.
The future could be in the air as UConn gets some mileage in goal from a freshman. Also, Mercyhurst serves up a rematch of an historic NCAA tourney game; and the eighth edition of the Q-Cup highlights the upcoming weekend. Jim Connelly reports.
Although failing to meet the targeted 8,000 in attendance Massachusetts had hoped for, the Minutemen managed to prevail in the inaugural game of their 2003-04 season, beating Connecticut 6-3. Tim Vitek’s goal at 3:17 of the second period solidified the Minutemen’s victory. Although their play was less than spectacular and attendance didn’t hit the “Operation … Read more
Most of Hockey East starts NCAA play this weekend — but BC has already started strong, and UMass is preparing for rivalry games already. Amid the anticipation, Dave Hendrickson examines the value of exhibitions, and salutes a certain other New England sports team.
St. Lawrence and Vermont kick off the NCAA season with mixed results; Harvard takes a new tack to keep home-ice advantage against Cornell; and sad news strikes Rensselaer and all of college hockey. Juan Martinez opens coverage of the 2003-04 ECAC season.
Findlay takes on host Michigan State at the season-opening Ice Breaker; Wayne State ventures east for a pair at St. Lawrence; and Mike Volonnino talks to commissioner Bob Peters about the past, present and future of College Hockey America.
The CCHA starts 2003-04 with a bang, as two tournaments and four league series dot this weekend’s slate. Michigan State hosts the Ice Breaker; Nebraska-Omaha counterprograms with a tough group at the Maverick Stampede; and Michigan-Miami highlights league games. Paula C. Weston unveils all the action.
The city of Omaha welcomes college hockey to its brand-new $291 million building, the Qwest Center. The building was christened with the Maverick Stampede, one of the top-notch early-season tournaments.
Former Wisconsin forward Alex Leavitt has sued Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves and three others over the fallout of his dismissal from the team last season. Leavitt claims that his hockey career has been derailed by the situation, and is asking for $250,000 in damages each from four defendents, including Eaves, Wisconsin athletic director Pat Richter, … Read more
Buddy Powers has left his position as men’s coach at Wesleyan due to family reasons. Powers took the job in May, succeeding 32-year head coach Dave Snyder, who retired at the end of the 2002-03 season. Powers, a 1975 graduate of Boston University, has also served as head coach at RIT, Rensselaer and Bowling Green. … Read more
Boston College senior defenseman J.D. Forrest missed his team’s opening game of the season at Vermont and is out indefinitely pending resolution of an unspecified academic eligibility issue. Forrest, a second-team All-American and Hockey East All-Star last season, is not expected back at least until the team’s fourth game of the season and possibly longer. … Read more
Matthew Kennedy has been chosen to take the reins of the Neumann women’s hockey program. The announcement was made by Director of Athletics Chuck Sack. Kennedy, a 2001 graduate of the school, played for the Neumann men for two seasons after transferring from Mohawk Valley Community College where he was a Junior College All-American. He … Read more
Bill Cahill, the head women’s ice hockey coach at Rensselaer, passed away last night after a heart attack. He was 53. CAHILL Cahill was entering his fourth season as the head coach of the Engineers. Last year, he guided his team to an 18-6-0 regular season record, a second place finish in the ECAC East … Read more
A personal reflection on the loss of two hockey friends.