The man who guided Lake Superior State to its first NCAA Championship in 1988 is back behind the bench. The Lakers announced on Tuesday that Frank Anzalone would return for his second stint as the head man of Laker hockey.
Norwich senior forward Keith Aucoin has been named the first recipient of the Joe Concannon Memorial Award, to be given annually to the best American-born Division II-III college hockey player in New England. The honor is the Division II-III equivalent of the Walter Brown Award, both given by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. Aucoin, … Read more
Just a day a after participating in the 2001 NCAA championship game, North Dakota sophomore defenseman Travis Roche was in the line up for the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. Roche (7) upends Boston College’s Brian Gionta in North Dakota’s 3-2 OT loss in Saturday’s title game. “We have signed a young free agent who should develop … Read more
For four years, Scott Clemmensen has been the key in goal for Boston College. Often underappreciated and rarely the center of the storm, Clemmensen put to rest questions about his big-game credentials Saturday. Jim Connelly reports.
The Curse of 1949 ended Saturday with Krys Kolanos’ game-winning goal in the national championship game, giving Boston College its first NCAA title in over half a century. Chuck Kobasew was named tourney MOP, and Scott Clemmensen made 34 saves to backstop the Eagles’ title win.
It would have been the Miracle of Albany, but North Dakota’s stirring rally in the 2001 NCAA title game came up just short. Todd D. Milewski writes how the Fighting Sioux fought and lost, but still can hold their heads high.
After three straight years of near-misses in the Frozen Four, Boston College’s players, coaches and fans could have been excused for seeing the nightmare starting anew Saturday night. Instead, the Eagles exorcised the demons of a half-century. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Boston College’s senior class, already appearing in its fourth Frozen Four, will have one last chance at the national title that has eluded the Eagles since 1949. Jim Connelly reports.
Fans of college hockey had an opportunity Friday to talk face-to-face with the NCAA Championship Committee Friday at the Frozen Four, as USCHO.com hosted the inaugural Town Meeting at the Empire State Convention Center.
The future of the Umass-Lowell hockey program appears safe, thanks to the intervention of Massachusetts governor Paul Cellucci.
The defending national champions stay loose, while Boston College warms up with some friendly competition. Todd D. Milewski and Jim Connelly bring home Friday’s notes from the Frozen Four.
Blaise McDonald, a native of nearby Billerica, Mass., was named head coach at UMass-Lowell late Thursday. With the move, MacDonald leaves Niagara, a program he helped start from scratch in 1995.
Michigan State goaltender Ryan Miller, who backstopped the Spartans into the Frozen Four as the number-one team in the nation, was named the winner of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Friday. Ryan Miller won the Hobey Baker Friday, only the second goaltender to do so. Miller shattered the NCAA record for career shutouts in just … Read more
When you’re the defending national champions, the bar is set high. But North Dakota is used to that pressure — the Sioux deal with it almost every year. Todd D. Milewski reports.
All season long, Ryan Miller made the big stops for Michigan State. Friday, the sophomore made one more — accepting the Hobey Baker Award. Chris Lerch reports.
Boston College continues its quest to exorcise all demons. The Eagles have made trips to the Frozen Four the past three years, and now have defeated the team that knocked them out the first two times. By advancing to the title game with a win over Michigan, BC can complete the trick by defeating North Dakota in a repeat of last year’s final.
Pat Hessenauer has resigned as head coach at Milwaukee School of Engineering, athletic director Dan Harris confirmed Thursday, saying that the school would immediately begin a search for a full-time coach to replace him. “We are very committed to ice hockey.” said Harris. “We’re going from a part-time coach to a full-time coach in the … Read more
Neither rain nor snow nor dark of night — or age, distance or parenthood — can keep the faithful from this year’s Frozen Four, Scott Weighart finds.
Only two columnists remain in contention for USCHO.com’s picks championship. Todd D. Milewski and Natasha J. Parker add their picks for Saturday’s title game.
All 10 Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalists, as well as 10 players competing in this weekend’s Frozen Four in Albany, N.Y., were among the 2000-2001 JOFA/AHCA All-Americans, as named Thursday by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The All-Americans, chosen by the AHCA’s membership, include three players each from Michigan, North Dakota and Boston College, and … Read more