Tigers End Mason Era At Michigan State
Ron Mason’s coaching career came to an end, as his Spartans failed to muster any offense against Colorado College in a 2-0 NCAA tournament first-round defeat.
UMD’s Rooth Leads Women’s All-Americans
Minnesota-Duluth’s Maria Rooth leads the 2001-02 crop of women’s All-Americans, which includes four repeat selections from last year and sees six different squads represented on the First Team. Rooth, a junior forward from Angelholm, Sweden, is the only repeat First-Teamer from a year ago. She is joined on the First Team by forward Brooke Whitney … Read more
Bourget Resigns as Wisconsin Women’s Coach
Trina Bourget, head coach for Wisconsin, has announced her resignation. Bourget has been on medical leave since Jan. 2. In her absence, assistant coach Tracey Cornell and Dan Koch have directed the Badgers. Cornell and Koch will continue with that role until a new coach is named. “We greatly appreciate Trina’s time as our women’s … Read more
Bulldogs Overpower Purple Eagles
Niagara, the top seed in the East, needed an All-American effort from First-Team goaltender Tania Pinelli to have any chance of beating the high-powered offense of defending champion Minnesota-Duluth in the semifinals of the 2002 Women’s Frozen Four. Pinelli stopped every UMD breakaway and one-timer, but couldn’t handle a consistent Bulldog attack that outshot the … Read more
NCAA East Regional Preview
Rankings, schmankings. Though some may cry foul about the seedings and the placements, one thing is for sure: in the East Regional most of the bids were earned the old-fashioned way. In this era of objective criteria — of coaches and administrators huddled about a computer, or deciphering rows of text to decide the field … Read more
NCAA West Regional Preview
From the talk on the USCHO.com message board and around the nation, you’d think the West Regional draw included the Colorado Avalanche or the Red Army alongside the WCHA and the CCHA’s best. After Michigan State’s loss to Michigan last Sunday, first-round byes went to Denver and Minnesota, both of which were among the top … Read more
Goodbye Lake Placid, Hello Worcester
Insight on the weekend that was, and what’s ahead for Cornell and Harvard.
Wisconsin’s Choice: Eaves
Wisconsin will turn to alumnus Mike Eaves to succeed Jeff Sauer as its head coach. Eaves joins the Badgers after a stint as head coach of USA Hockey’s National Development Program.
Fahey Takes Gridiron Club Honor
Northeastern’s Jim Fahey was named winner of the 50th annual Walter Brown Award by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. The award is given annually to New England’s top American-born Division I athlete. Bowdoin senior Mike Carosi is the winner of the second annual Joe Concannon Award, given to the top American-born Division II or … Read more
The Day After … Reaction to the NCAA Pairings
For the first time since the inception of the 12-team bracket in 1988, the Division I NCAA tournament has a strict regionalized arrangement. Years ago, college hockey put in a series of bracketing rules in order to get away from regionalization, mandating, for example, that the bottom two seeds in each region should flip-flop with … Read more
Q & A With Jack McDonald
The chair of the NCAA men’s ice hockey committee spoke candidly with USCHO’s Jayson Moy about a number of issues, including this year’s regionalized bracket.
Sweet Redemption
Coming into the playoff on a tailspin, Harvard did a ‘180’ to win the ECAC tournament.
A Season Of Firsts
One may be the loneliest number, but don’t tell that to New Hampshire.
Michigan Captures Double Title, Takes CCHA Tournament
Michigan got two goals from Jed Ortmeyer, and defeated Michigan State, 3-2, to take the CCHA tournament title, adding it to its regular-season crown.
Division I Women’s Playoff Schedule
WCHA Single elimination All games at Fogerty Arena, Blaine, Minn. Play-In Thursday, March 7 No. 4 Ohio State 5, No. 5 Bemidji State 3 Semifinals Friday, March 8 No. 2 Wisconsin 4, No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth 1 No. 1 Minnesota 4, No. 4 Ohio State 1 Consolation/Championship Saturday, March 9 Consolation: No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth 6, No. … Read more
Analysis: Picking The Field
The bubble has burst. Harvard’s dramatic double-overtime victory over Cornell in the ECAC championship game effectively sealed the field of teams that will be included in the NCAA tournament. Alaska-Fairbanks and Northern Michigan, the top two teams that had outside chances of being included, now have virtually no chance of making the tournament. The five … Read more
A Natural Progression
Two years ago, Notre Dame was out of its depth at the CCHA tournament. Not any more.
UNH Takes First Hockey East Title
Seventeen thousand, one hundred twenty-two fans — most of them dressed in Granite State garb to signify their loyalty — witnessed history on Saturday night as New Hampshire finally got the postseason monkey off its back, beating North Country rival Maine, 3-1, to capture its first-ever Hockey East championship. Sophomore Steve Saviano scored what just … Read more
Engineers Top Knights On Final-Minute PPG
It’s the game that no one wants to play, but it takes place. The ECAC consolation had no implications in terms of advancement for the Clarkson Golden Knights or the Rensselaer Engineers, but it always has one implication. “There aren’t many people that can win their last game as a senior,” said Engineer Matt Murley. … Read more
Miller Repeat POTY, Mason Honored By CCHA
The CCHA honored its league award winners at the 2002 CCHA Awards presentation Thursday night in Detroit’s historic Fox Theatre. For the second straight year, Michigan State goaltender Ryan Miller was named the league’s Player of the Year. Alaska-Fairbanks head coach Guy Gadowsky is the 2001-02 Coach of the Year, and Western Michigan’s Pat Dwyer … Read more