It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. Minnesota and Niagara skated to a 2-2 tie and each took third place at the Frozen Four. Both netminders were sharp in the game, Minnesota’s Brenda Reinen making 25 saves and Niagara’s First Team All-American goalie Tania Pinelli recorded 34 saves. During a five minute overtime period, the … Read more
Rick Comley jumps from Northern Michigan, where he spent 26 years, to Michigan State, where he takes over for long-time colleague and friend, Ron Mason.
Shawn Walsh died six months ago, but his spirit lives in his charges at Maine, which reached the Frozen Four on Sunday.
His more famous teammate attracts most of the attention on and off the ice, but Colin Hemingway is a critical piece of the UNH puzzle.
It was a Hockey East showdown, and when the dust cleared, Maine repeated its Hockey East semifinal performance, defeating nemesis BU to advance to the Frozen Four.
Tricia Guest scored the only goal of the third period, but it turned out to be a championship goal as the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs won their second consecutive NCAA women’s Division I title.
New Hampshire’s offense was largely stymied, but a pair of power-play goals and the heroics of Jim Abbott helped the No. 1 Wildcats get by pesky Cornell, 4-3.
Quinnipiac lost big in its first NCAA tournament game, but odds are it will be back and better for the experience.
Minnesota advanced to the Frozen Four in St. Paul after defeating Colorado College, 4-2, in NCAA West Regional play, but Minnesota head coach Don Lucia said his team’s victory was bittersweet. “I know for me, personally, it was a very difficult game,” he said. “I’m the coach of Minnesota, but you recruit a couple of … Read more
If Michael Schutte isn’t Maine’s most valuable player, he’s certainly its most versatile.
Quinnipiac, like every other team in the NCAA tournament, only dressed 18 skaters in Saturday’s game with Cornell. Unfortunately for QU, it was the 19th man — named Murphy — who showed up on the Quinnipiac bench; but instead of carrying his stick and helmet, he brought his law. Entering the game as one of … Read more
Northeastern’s Brooke Whitney won the 2002 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the outstanding women’s hockey player at the University level.
Northeastern’s Brooke Whitney won’t leave college with an NCAA championship, or a Beanpot title, for that matter. She will, however, have the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award to show for her efforts. David De Remer reports on the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, all at once.
Having posted three consecutive sudden-death overtime victories in single-elimination competition over the past two weeks, it appeared to be fate that Harvard took Maine to its fourth straight extra-session match in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But the magic that carried the Cardiac Crimson from a meager 2-8-1 record in the stretch run … Read more
Eight freshmen. Three seniors. One loud, happy home crowd. When Jed Ortmeyer drove home Eric Nystrom’s cross-crease pass at 18:39, the junior forward did more than make the best of a feed few rookies would have the presence of mind to make; he illustrated the reason for Michigan’s success this season. Nystrom, a freshman, notched … Read more
One year ago, WCHA correspondent Todd D. Milewski claimed victory in USCHO.com’s first-ever NCAA picks competition. This year, the rest of USCHO’s Division I conference correspondents are out for revenge. The rules are simple: pick a winner for every game in each NCAA regional, straight up. One point per game picked correctly, with total goals … Read more
Colorado College has two classes recruited by Don Lucia, who it now faces with a Frozen Four berth on the line.
Michigan’s freshmen played like seasoned veterans, accounting for three of four UM goals as the Wolverines defeated the St. Cloud State Huskies in the second NCAA West Regional game, 4-2, in front of nearly 7,000 rabid fans in Yost Arena. Rookies Jason Ryznar, Milan Gajic, and Dwight Helminen tallied for Michigan, as did senior Craig … Read more
The 2002 NCAA championship was limited to 12 teams, and colored by the tragedies of Sept. 11. But with a 16-team tournament coming perhaps as soon as next year, see how the field could have shaken out this year.
It was D-Day, where “D” stood for Dreyer. That’s Pam Dreyer, junior goaltender for Brown, who allowed just one goal while making 35 saves, including 17 in a tense, scoreless third period that saw Minnesota pepper Dreyer furiously in an attempt to tie up the game. In that period, Dreyer withstood power-play shots, shorthanded bids, … Read more