(See also: Day One Notebook) MINNEAPOLIS — Yale and Minnesota met Saturday in the Dodge Holiday Classic, each shorthanded thanks to the ongoing World Junior Championships. But one Gopher who wasn’t quite missing helped to leave no doubt about the outcome. Minnesota rookie Thomas Vanek — already back from leading Austria to victory in the … Read more
Home Ice, Of Sorts Playing in Minnesota is a homecoming for a good chunk of Boston College’s lineup. Four Eagles on the ice Friday hail from the Land of 10,000 Lakes — captain Ben Eaves (Faribault, Minn.), John Adams (Wayzata, Minn.), A.J. Walker (Faribault, Minn.) and Andrew Alberts (Eden Prairie, Minn.). Ben Eaves’ brother Patrick, … Read more
Sometimes goal scorers just have one of those nights. In the second game of the Subway Holiday Classic at Ralph Engelstad Arena on Friday, North Dakota forward Brandon Bochenski had one of those games. In scoring four of five Sioux goals in a 5-2 nonconference victory over visiting Brown, it seemed as if everything he … Read more
(See also: Day One Notebook) MINNEAPOLIS — It was billed as a teacher versus student matchup, as Bowling Green head coach Scott Paluch took on his old mentor in Boston College head coach Jerry York Friday in the opening game of the Dodge Holiday Classic. Paluch served as associate coach under York until this season, … Read more
Typically, a team that scores seven goals isn’t called “rusty.” But that was the word Minnesota State coach Troy Jutting used to describe his team, as well as the opposition, American International, after Friday’s game. “I think part of it, and for them too, is timing is off a little bit because we haven’t played … Read more
The MAAC has seen its share of surprises and disappointments in the opening months, and Jim Connelly is here to grade the 12 member schools’ first-half performances.
Glenn Crane, a junior forward for Holy Cross, died on Monday, December 23, after a long bout with Hodgkin’s disease. He was 21. Crane entered Holy Cross in September of 2000 but played in just four games before being diagnosed with the disease. He underwent treatment and was believed to be in remission entering 2001-02 … Read more
Wisconsin gets motivated in exhibition play; the Ralph gets the World Juniors; and after an enforced year off, T.J. Caig makes his debut for Minnesota-Duluth. Todd D. Milewski returns from the holidays, and there’s plenty more where that came from.
In the wake of a highly-successful first half, Dave Hendrickson grades out the various programs in Hockey East — and then some.
With the holidays in the rear-view mirror, Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser run down first half in the ECAC team-by-team, then peek ahead to this weekend’s tournament action.
In the wake of a highly-successful first half, Dave Hendrickson grades out the various programs in Hockey East — and then some.
As the CCHA swings back into effect, Paula C. Weston grades out the first half and previews holiday tournament action.
There’s no place like home for the holidays — unless you’re heading to a tournament, like several CHA teams. Geof F. Morris rounds up the forthcoming action this weekend.
USA Hockey has selected the University of North Dakota’s Ralph Engelstad Arena as host of the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. The 10-nation tournament features the world’s best players under 20 years of age. The selection of Grand Forks and the awarding of the event to USA Hockey are pending official approval … Read more
Ohio State and Princeton meet Jan. 3 for the first-ever Division I college hockey game in Pittsburgh. Is it the start of something?
The nation’s leading power play just got a little bit stronger. Joe Cullen continued his torrid scoring streak with two of Colorado College’s four power-play goals as the Tigers doubled up Western Michigan, 8-4, before 5,663 fans at the Colorado Springs World Arena Friday night. The fourth-ranked Tigers improved to 15-2-2 on the season, while … Read more
Up to three games involving Team USA in the upcoming World Junior Championships will be telecast on YES Network, a regional sports network based in New York City, which is carried over satellite systems. The 10-nation under-20 tournament takes place Dec. 26, 2002-Jan. 5, 2003 in Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia. Jim Rich will provide … Read more
The ECAC has announced a new television deal for this season with New England Sports Network (NESN) and the YES Network, which includes one regular-season broadcast, five ECAC tournament telecasts, and live coverage of the women’s ECAC tournament final. The package also includes a weekly 30-minute show in February entitled “This Week in ECAC Hockey.” … Read more
Break out the eggnog. Minnesota State found reason for early holiday cheer as it entered the Christmas break with a 7-3 exhibition win over Team Italy. Riding an emotional 4-2 victory over Colorado College on Saturday, the Mavericks now find themselves heading into break with a lot of confidence after the win over the Italians. … Read more
Minimal movement marked this week’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll, as most teams got a head start on their holiday break. With only a few teams in action, idle Elmira held onto the top spot, capturing nine of the 12 available first-place votes. Winning its only game of the week, 4-2 over Southern Maine, Bowdoin … Read more