With the top and bottom of the WCHA set, the middle continues to shake itself out; UMD’s Tim Stapleton gets noticed amidst a banner crop of rookies; and Minnesota State’s loss Friday to Colorado College was … a good thing? Todd D. Milewski reports.
Dave Hendrickson hands out the hardware, looks over the Hockey East quarterfinals, examines The Hit on Merrimack’s Marco Rosa, offers bouquets (to HEA coaches) and brickbats (to the NCAA), and wraps up with the usual dose of trivia and literature.
The Buckeye State declares Ohio Hockey Week — and just in time for the OSU-Michigan series; Notre Dame faces off with Northern Michigan with home ice on the line; Alaska’s Division I teams battle for the Governor’s Cup; and Paula C. Weston, like March, comes in like a lion.
History was not on the side of Massachusetts when traveling to Alfond Arena for its quarterfinal series with No. 4 Maine. The Black Bears had won all 21 of its previous Hockey East postseason contests at their home rink, and the Minutemen had fallen in each of their 18 games all-time in Orono. Then again, … Read more
Once again, the season has flown by in a blur and the playoffs are upon us. It has been an interesting season within the ECAC West, with plenty of twists and turns. The first game saw Manhattanville come storming back from a three-goal deficit to earn a 4-4 tie against Geneseo — and the last … Read more
The WCHA Final Five starts Thursday night in Grand Forks; Craig Roberts rounds up the participants, and scopes our their chances.
In the semifinals, Oswego and Plattsburgh turned defense into offense as the penalty kill keyed series wins. Now, the Great Lakers and the Cardinals duke it out for the SUNYAC title. Russell Jaslow reports.
For Colorado College, it was a fitting way to celebrate Senior Night. Joe Cullen and Noah Clarke, both playing their final regular-season home games, scored second-period goals as the Tigers blanked in-state rival Denver, 2-0, before a sellout crowd of 7,627 at the Colorado Springs World Arena on Thursday. The loss severely hurts Denver’s chances … Read more
Bill Beaney took a year off from his successful program to watch his son play. He’ll be back, but are bigger things ahead?
St. Norbert and St. John’s know they’re in the NCAAs. A few other teams have a pretty good feeling, but for the rest it’ll be a nailbiting weekend.
Game one of the Boston University-Providence Hockey East Quarterfinal series has been postponed from Thursday to Friday due to white-out conditions in the area. The series was originally scheduled to run from Thursday to Saturday, but now will be pushed back to run from Friday to Sunday. Fox Sports New England was to have aired … Read more
Mercyhurst wins the regular-season title in a fashion fitting to this year’s edition of the MAAC; four teams scramble for the last playoff slot; and Jim Connelly hands out his year-end awards.
Cornell may be the ECAC’s regular-season champion for a second straight year, but this weekend the Big Red get a breather as attention turns to the first round of the newly-restructured ECAC playoffs. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser round up the action.
If there are two sides to every story, there are also two sides to every shutout. After Minnesota State-Mankato (18-8-9) blanked Nebraska-Omaha 3-0 Thursday night, each team faced different realities. For MSU, it was the first shutout of the season. It also came after the team gave up 14 goals last weekend at Colorado College. … Read more
Women’s college hockey’s oldest championship makes its 20th appearance as the ECAC tournament gets underway this weekend. David De Remer ticks off the competitors and their chances.
Iona’s 3-0 victory over Connecticut sharpened the focus on the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the MAAC. The Gaels’ victory gives them 21 points and eliminates the Huskies and Fairfield. Iona can clinch a playoff berth with a win or tie against the Stags on Saturday night, or if AIC does … Read more
Cornell goaltender David LeNeveu and Colorado College forward Brett Sterling were named winners of the IHCCA Commissioners’ Choice Awards for February. The awards honor the month’s top men’s college player in NCAA Division I and is selected by the Ice Hockey Collegiate Commissioners’ Association (IHCCA). LeNeveu, a 6-1, 170-pound sophomore, won the Player of the … Read more
With the CHA’s inaugural autobid soon to be decided, Geof F. Morris uses the power of mathematics to project the league’s final regular-season standings.
Elmira won a 4-2 decision over No. 5 Plattsburgh to capture the ECAC West postseason title and hold on to the No. 1 ranking in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Elmira has yet to lose to a Division III opponent. The Soaring Eagles also are atop the USCHO.com East Regional Pairwise Rankings (PWR). … Read more
With the expansion of the NCAA tournament to 16 teams this year, even knowledgeable people around college hockey have been thrown into confusion about the new seeding process. And since the NCAA has publicized its new guidelines for seeding, here is a first peek — “bracketology”-style — at what the NCAA tournament would look like … Read more