With a month left in the regular season, Wisconsin looks to pad its hold on third place, while Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth try not to look ahead to their series next weekend. Craig Roberts reports.
Reaction to Thursday morning’s announcement that Fairfield was ending men’s ice hockey in a cost-cutting measure. Gene Doris, Fairfield athletic director “It’s obviously a tough day for us in terms of needing to cut two programs. It was based on the institution’s priorities on where the money needed to be allocated and where the sports … Read more
If new legislation passes as expected, the WCHA and CHA will continue to enjoy an automatic bid to the NCAAs.
RIT and Elmira lead the pack into the playoff stretch; the ECAC West’s eternal expansion rumors continue; and Scott Biggar visits RIT’s Ritter Arena.
The issue of the WCHA and CHA automatic NCAA tournament bids being put into jeopardy was all but rectified as quickly as it arose. But the catalyst to the recent crisis remains an interesting issue, with major implications to the future of the MAAC. As reported by USCHO’s Jim Connelly in a recent MAAC column, … Read more
Union climbs the standings; a scouting perspective on Dartmouth phenom Hugh Jessiman; the origins of the Big Red Freakout revealed; and much more. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy open the mailbag again.
Boston College makes history at the Beanpot — and looks for more — while Northeastern is just looking for a win right now. David De Remer reports.
Oswego keeps Fredonia from turning the race in the SUNYAC into a formality; Plattsburgh bounces back; and Russell Jaslow comments on perseverance and heroism.
In a thin week of games in the CHA, Bemidji State finds a link to the Edmonton Oilers dynasty — two, in fact; meanwhile, the CHA gets three representatives into the next round of Hobey Baker fan voting, but Geof F. Morris has some issues with that.
The goalie rotation goes the way of the dodo bird; UNH fans cry foul after a kick in the …; BU defies the law of averages, sort of; and Dave Hendrickson takes on the musical powers that be.
The nation’s number-one team puts an effective end to the CHA’s NCAA tournament hopes, while Wayne State achieves a milestone. Craig Roberts reports.
A classic rivalry is renewed this weekend, as Dartmouth visits top-ranked Harvard at Bright Hockey Center. David De Remer reports.
Colorado College and Minnesota State get the yin this week, while Wisconsin and Alaska-Anchorage are stuck with the yang. Todd D. Milewski looks over ticket sales, uniform changes, Thomas Vanek and travel plans for the MacNaughton Cup.
A determined Chris Lerch shrugs off a bout of pneumonia to bring you the playoff picture across Division III, not to mention an update on his television viewing.
News out of Fairfield stuns the MAAC and all of college hockey; Mercyhurst loses some depth in nets; and Army renews an historic rivarly. Jim Connelly reports.
Fairfield is dropping men’s ice hockey and football following this season.
Bowling Green shows improvement, even if the numbers don’t agree; UAF struggles in net; Western Michigan visits Ohio State in the Games of the Week; and Paula C. Weston offers up news and notes from around the CCHA.
Twelve players have been named finalists by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston for the 51st Walter Brown Award, given annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The slate of candidates includes seven players from Hockey East schools, four from ECAC teams, and one from the MAAC. Harvard is the only … Read more
North Dakota junior defenseman David Hale doesn’t expect to play for the Fighting Sioux again until their Feb. 14-15 series in Denver against the Pioneers. Hale After being struck with illness shortly after the Sioux arrived in Colorado Springs on Jan. 30, Hale missed all of UND’s series against Colorado College and won’t play this … Read more
The WCHA and CHA could lose their automatic bids to the NCAA tournament, beginning in 2004, under new rules clarified at the January NCAA Convention in Anaheim. The Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee was recently advised of the news by NCAA Director of Championships Tom Jacobs during their most recent regularly-scheduled conference call. Section … Read more