With the holiday tournaments complete, WCHA coaches weigh in on the shootout option; St. Cloud looks forward to the chance for a long run at the top; North Dakota has its newfound momentum tested immediately in Minneapolis; and the championship-winning goalie at the Great Lakes Invitational meets — his teammates.
In his first column of the new year, Chris Lerch discusses the NCAA’s Christmas present to Division III — a ninth tournament bid — and evaluates the response to that decision. Also: St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin assesses the wild, wild West; New England College recovers from a slow start; and, by popular demand, a brand-new extracurricular rant.
Like many, Paula C. Weston has made New Year’s resolutions. Of course, in this case USCHO.com’s CCHA columnist is making them for other people. Read on…
The following college players or recruits were chosen in the National Hockey League’s free agent entry draft on June 26, 1999: (R) = Recruit expected to enroll at that school Round One Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference) 14 San Jose Sharks Jeff Jillson, D Michigan (CCHA) 16 Carolina Hurricanes David Tanabe, D Wisconsin … Read more
Three seasons ago, Minnesota had hit a low ebb. The storied Gopher program was coming off a second consecutive losing season; chemistry was, shall we say, less than perfect; and the team’s will to win was being questioned. Fortunately for new head coach Don Lucia, he had building blocks — including two named John Pohl and Jordan Leopold. And the rest, they may soon say, is history. Scott Weighart reports.
In the championship game of the Cingular/UConn tournament Sunday, Air Force got three goals from three different players in the first period and never looked back, wearing out Holy Cross for a 5-1 win.
Northern Michigan lived up to its reputation for work ethic, rallying to beat Maine 5-4 in a hard-fought final at the second Everblades College Classic in Estero, Fla. The Wildcats won their second one-goal decision of the weekend on Bryce Cockburn’s third-period goal.
The United States finished round-robin play in the World Junior Championships with a 4-4 tie against Slovakia on Sunday, and now prepares for a quarterfinal match with Russia on Tuesday. Team USA finished with a 2-0-2 record, tied for best in Group ‘A’ with Slovakia and Sweden. Slovakia won the tiebreaker with the U.S. for … Read more
After an embarrassing 6-2 loss Saturday to Maine, the Ohio State Buckeyes rebounded with a 2-0 shutout of the Cornell Big Red in the consolation game of the Everblades College Classic. The win, which snapped OSU’s three-game losing streak, was the first ever for the Buckeyes in the tournament, now in its second year. OSU … Read more
It was the D.J. Miller show in the consolation matchup of the Cingular/UConn Classic. The junior forward netted two first-period goals and sent a bid for a natural hat trick off the near post, leading Connecticut (4-9-3, 3-5-2 MAAC) past Bentley (2-16-1, 2-11-1 MAAC) by a 3-1 score. Miller came into the game with a … Read more
Chris Paradise scored both Denver goals and netminder Wade Dubielewicz held off UMass-Lowell as the Pioneers won the Wells Fargo Denver Cup title, 2-1, Saturday night. The matchup of two top-five teams lived up to its billing as both squads skated to expectations.
John Wroblewski scored two goals and goaltender Morgan Cey recorded 27 saves to lead the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a 4-2 win over the Princeton Tigers at the Sovereign Bank Center Saturday night. The win gets Notre Dame back to the .500 level for the first time this season with a 7-7-4 overall record; … Read more
North Dakota denied Michigan State a fifth straight Great Lakes Invitational title, but only after a three-goal rally by MSU forced Brandon Bochenski’s overtime winner. The 5-4 decision gave UND much-needed momentum heading into the second half.
John Pohl broke the Mariucci Classic record for career scoring with his 11th point, winning tourney MVP honors and leading Minnesota to the tournament championship with a 6-1 win over Providence Saturday night.
Matti Kaltiainen tied a tournament record with 50 saves to lead Boston College to a 5-1 win over host Minnesota-Duluth at the Silverado Shootout Saturday. The title win was the Eagles’ fourth tourney championship of calendar year 2001, following their Beanpot, Hockey East and NCAA titles of last season.
After spotting Bowling Green a 3-0 lead over the first 28 minutes of the game, the Harvard Crimson scored five unanswered goals to tally a 5-3 victory over the Falcons in the consolation game of the 2001 Denver Cup. Once again, the name of the game was special teams for the Crimson, which got a … Read more
Junior Anthony Aquino recorded his second career hat trick and senior Ryan Kiley netted a pair of goals, as Merrimack broke open a close game with a four-goal third period to claim the runner-up trophy of the Sheraton/Howard Bank Classic with a 6-3 win over host Vermont. Reunited with his “Ba-Da-Bing” line brethren Nick Parillo … Read more
Bryce Cockburn was the beginning and the end for Northern Michigan, scoring the Wildcats’ first and last goals as NMU topped Cornell in double overtime in the first game of the second annual Everblades Classic in Estero, Fla.
Maine, led by Martin Kariya and Don Richardson on offense, advanced to the title game of the second annual Everblades Classic with a 6-2 win Saturday against Ohio State. The Black Bears stormed out to a 5-0 two-period lead and coasted to the win.
For the second consecutive night, Yale overcame an early deficit, went ahead and then saw the tying and game-winning goals scored late in a one-goal loss. The victor Saturday was Miami, 4-3, in the consolation game of the 2001 Silverado Tournament. After a pair of first-period Evan Cheverie one-timers gave the RedHawks a 2-0 lead … Read more