For college hockey, holiday time is usually something of a cut scene. Conference regular seasons, most of which are starting to kick into gear, abruptly stop, allowing coaches, players, fans, and even us journalists a chance to catch our respective breath. It allows for the time-honored holiday tournament tradition and an opportunity for teams of … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 19 fared over the Dec. 28-Jan. 1 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – was idle No. 2 Denver – tied, lost to Providence No. 3 Penn State – was idle No. 4 Harvard – defeated Rennselaer No. … Read more
This time of year brings many teams together for holiday tournaments as schools are on break and regular-season play is put aside until the first weekend in January. Six tournaments dot the schedule this week and we have capsule previews of each. Ledyard Bank Classic Location: Thompson Arena, Hanover, N.H. Host School: Dartmouth Dates: Dec. … Read more
Though this past weekend had just 13 games on the schedule, here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 12 fared over the Dec. 16-18 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – tied, defeated No. 15 Bemidji State No. 2 Denver – was idle No. 3 … Read more
The Atlantic Hockey postseason semifinals and finals will remain at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y., through the 2018-19 season after operating on a year-to-year basis the last few seasons. The tournament semifinal and championship games have been played at the rink since 2007, with campus sites serving as the championship location prior to … Read more
While not quite at the halfway point of the season (42.2 percent, to be exact), the holiday break is a time to look forward to some tournaments as well as look back on the 2016 portion of the 2016-2017 season. We’ve had a few surprises, but that’s par for the course in Atlantic Hockey. Who’s … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has issued one-game suspensions to Air Force’s Pierce Pluemer and Sacred Heart’s Coltyn Hansen. The suspensions are a result of the league’s supplemental discipline protocol, which was activated after both Pluemer and Hansen received major penalties in Saturday’s games. Pluemer received a major for kneeing in Air Force’s win over Niagara and Hansen … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 5 fared over the Dec. 9-10 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – split with No. 2 Denver No. 2 Denver – split with No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth No. 3 Penn State – was idle No. 4 Boston College … Read more
Every week seems to bring another Atlantic Hockey story of a team rising through the ranks, breaking out. The conversations discuss the hot teams who seemingly can’t be beat, and the talk is always about the logjam of programs who are already jostling for playoff position – even though it’s barely December. Discussion of standings … Read more
Tickets for all five sites of the 2017 NCAA tournament go on sale Thursday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. EDT. The tickets, being sold as three-game packages, may be purchased online at NCAA.com/FrozenFour or through each venue’s ticket office. The 2017 Frozen Four will be held at the United Center in Chicago and be hosted … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 28 fared over the Dec. 1-4 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – was idle No. 2 Denver – swept Colorado College No. 3 Boston College – defeated Northeastern on Nov. 29, lost to No. 9 North Dakota … Read more
Niagara registered a couple of firsts back on Nov. 15. For starters, a 5-4 win over Mercyhurst on home ice was the first victory of the season for coach Dave Burkholder’s team after an 0-7-2 start. It was also the first career win for sophomore Guillaume Therien, who was a hard-luck 0-13-3 coming into the contest. … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 21 fared over the Nov. 25-27 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – was idle No. 2 Denver – defeated Air Force, defeated Wisconsin No. 3 Quinnipiac – tied No. 19 St. Lawrence, lost to No. 20 Vermont … Read more
ECAC Hockey on Sunday announced that Dartmouth junior defenseman Tim Shoup has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Dartmouth-Robert Morris game from Saturday, Nov. 26. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 11:55 mark of the third period in the Big … Read more
Last Thursday night, senior cadets at the United States Military Academy (colloquially known as “firsties”) filed into historic Eisenhower Hall for one of their most special nights.After listening to speakers, the building crescendo culminated in the opening of envelopes and the reveal of what branch of the Army in which they would serve.It’s one of … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 14 fared over the Nov. 17-19 weekend. No. 1 Denver – tied Miami twice No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth – swept Omaha No. 3 Boston College – lost to No. 11 Harvard No. 4 Quinnipiac – defeated Cornell, … Read more
It was supposed to take a while for Robert Morris to recover from last season. The Colonials, thanks in part to a large senior group that set team records and boasted multiple all-league award winners, led Atlantic Hockey wire to wire last season, winning 24 games before bowing to RIT in the championship game. Nine … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 7 fared over the Nov. 11-13 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – split with Western Michigan No. 2 Denver – tied, defeated No. 6 North Dakota No. 3 Boston College – defeated New Hampshire (on Nov. 8), … Read more
Atlantic Hockey on Saturday announced four suspensions stemming from last night’s Air Force-RIT game – two players from each team. The four players, who are ineligible to compete in the series finale Saturday night, are RIT’s Shawn Cameron and Caleb Cameron and Air Force’s Jonathan Kopacka and Kyle Haak. The four suspensions come as a … Read more
When I spoke with Eric Lang prior to this season, he talked about how the American International program found itself injected with a new attitude. He talked about the players’ buy-in with a new coach, how they wanted to improve and be pushed. At the surface, the Yellow Jackets looked the same, but the infrastructure … Read more