Yale achieves a program milestone against Princeton, which must attempt to rebound against ECAC-leading and No. 1 Harvard; and Dartmouth battles the CHA’s Mercyhurst in a game with NCAA implications. David De Remer reports.
Jockeying for position at the WCHA Final Five is almost complete, but off the ice, Craig Roberts notes that the league has some disciplinary problems to work out.
With two weeks left in the ever-turbulent ECAC regular season, Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy brave the waters to provide their year-end awards, as well as a look at the various teams’ stretch runs.
Spreading the Love Around Last week was Valentine’s Day, and you know I can’t resist a holiday for a column gimmick. Well, I received more email addressing last week’s column than I had cumulatively for the entire season. Thank you, readers, for letting me know that I don’t exist in a vacuum here in Columbus, … Read more
Minnesota State-Mankato gears up for what might be the biggest series in program history; Minnesota warms up for the stretch run; Alaska-Anchorage looks on the bright side; WCHA fans sound off on jersey colors; and much more. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Minnesota coach Don Lucia will earn one of the five highest salaries among college hockey coaches under a contract extension that carries through 2009, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported. Lucia, who coached the Gophers to the national title in 2002, will make a base salary of $150,000 this season and earn more each subsequent … Read more
USA Hockey has announced that it is accepting applications for the fifth annual Brian Fishman Internship, to be awarded to an outstanding college graduate who is pursuing a career in athletic media relations. The internship is named in honor of the late Brian Fishman, who served as the Manager, Communications and Marketing for the USA … Read more
For the better part of two periods, short-handed and beat-up Merrimack managed to keep up with a New Hampshire club that was due for a breakout game. But the odds — not to mention opposition’s talent — were definitely against the Warriors. Senior Colin Hemingway scored twice on the power play while one of senior … Read more
The Division I men’s ice hockey committee finally hammered out its new guidelines last week for seeding the NCAA tournament. This is the first season of the new four-region, 16-team format. The selection process, based on the system of comparisons (and summarized by USCHO’s PairWise Rankings) remains unchanged. The 16 teams, once selected, will be … Read more
North Country travel partners squared off in a game that would decide the final seedings for the play-in round of the SUNYAC playoffs. Visiting Potsdam could finish anywhere from third to fifth, while Plattsburgh was guaranteed home ice this weekend — it was just a matter of whether it would finish third or fourth. The … Read more
Is the time ripe for the ECAC’s 12 schools to form a hockey-only conference?
Elmira pulled off the double play, earning the No. 1 spot in both the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll as well as holding the top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s East Region Pairwise Rankings (PWR). Elmira was idle last week, but finishes out its regular season schedule with two games against Division I … Read more
With a win and a tie on the weekend, Harvard maintained its No. 1 ranking in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. After a 3-3 tie on Valentine’s Day, the Crimson rebounded for a decisive 6-1 win against No. 6 St. Lawrence. Harvard is also No. 1 in the USCHO.com Parwise Rankings (PWR), a measure … Read more
With the top teams all struggling this weekend, Colorado College landed at No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll following a split with No. 14 St. Cloud State. The Tigers, which lead the WCHA and have an overall record of 23-4-5, are also first in the USCHO.com Pairwise Rankings (PWR), a computer model … Read more
St. Norbert was the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll for the fourth consecutive week. The Green Knights, along with No. 4 Wis.-River Falls and No. 5 Wis.-Superior, advanced to the NCHA semifinals, to be held in Green Bay after a week’s break. The three schools are No. 1, No. 2 … Read more
No. 9 Ferris State recorded its fifth-straight victory by defeating Western Michigan 5-3 to complete a sweep of the weekend series. Ferris sophomore forward Derek Nesbitt helped take advantage of WMU (13-16-1, 11-11-0 CCHA) defensive breakdowns by tallying two goals, including the game-winner, to extend his goal-scoring streak to three games. Nesbitt scored his 10th … Read more
Yale saw five different players score as the Bulldogs went on to defeat Rensselaer, 5-3. Each time the Engineers got close to the Bulldogs, the Bulldogs would pull away. With the victory, Yale improved to 16-9-0 overall and 12-6-0 in the ECAC. The Bulldogs remain in third place in the league standings with 24 points. … Read more
Maybe Air Force just needs to warm up longer before the game. One night after scoring four second-period goals, the Falcons netted three more in the middle frame on Saturday as Air Force completed the weekend sweep with a 6-2 victory versus Quinnipiac in front of 2,166 fans. Air Force, which entered the series winless … Read more
Seventh-ranked Wisconsin used a seven-goal second period, scoring more goals in 20 minutes than they had in any single game this season, to rout St. Cloud State 9-2 at the National Hockey Center. Although the game would eventually turn into a laugher for the Badgers, it didn’t start out that way. The Huskies appeared to … Read more
It may have taken five periods, but when Colorado College’s offense finally arrived at the National Hockey Center late Saturday night it made quite a scene. After falling behind 3-1 early in the third period, the Tigers erupted for four unanswered goals and avoided their first sweep of the season with a 5-3 win over … Read more