In this millennium, Bowling Green has finished above ninth place twice — a fifth-place finish in 2004-05 and seventh in 2007-08. Given that four of the last five seasons have seen the Falcons at or next to the bottom of the CCHA standings, new coach Chris Bergeron understands the need to change things, wholesale, at … Read more
Of the three CCHA teams led by new coaches this season, Ohio State has arguably been the biggest disappointment for far too long a time. After all, this is a school with huge resources, a high profile and matching expectations. New coach Mark Osiecki, an assistant at Wisconsin for six seasons — and therefore wise … Read more
“We’re coming off a second-place finish and a team that obviously did not perform well in the playoffs,” Michigan State coach Rick Comley said. “That was a disappointment.” That was an understatement. After a hugely disappointing, next-to-last-place finish in 2008-09, Michigan State rebounded last year, earning a bye for the first round of the CCHA … Read more
CCHA coaches and media don’t agree on the order, but they agree on this in preseason polls: Miami and Michigan should be the top two teams in the league this season. Michigan took the top spot in the coaches poll, while Miami led off the media poll. The Wolverines, who return 19 letterwinners from a … Read more
USCHO writers share their thoughts on the anticipated announcement that Penn State will add a Division I men’s program, and its ramifications on the college hockey landscape.
The apparent upcoming addition of Penn State to the Division I men’s picture could be a good thing for college hockey, but that would be if it joins the CCHA, Dave Starman writes.
Seventeen teams have won a Division I men’s national championship, but there hasn’t been a name added to that list since 1993. The USCHO staff picks five teams that could be newcomers to the champions club in 2010-11.
As the new season approaches, Dave Starman touches on a number of subjects that have come up over the summer.
CCHA members have voted to continue using both the shootout to complete tie games for league standings purposes and the three-point-per-game system that goes with it. The CCHA Council made those decisions this week at a meeting in Dearborn, Mich. The league became the first in men’s college hockey to adopt the shootout when it … Read more
A top incoming freshman has changed course, backing out of his commitment to Notre Dame to play major junior. Defenseman Jarred Tinordi has signed with the OHL’s London Knights, that team announced Wednesday. Tinordi, who made a huge jump in the rankings to go to Montreal at No. 22 in this year’s NHL entry draft, … Read more
Kyle Palmieri became the third player to leave Notre Dame early this offseason after signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. The deal is for the rookie maximum — $900,000 per season at the NHL level, $90,000 of which per season is a signing bonus; $67,500 per season in the … Read more
Nine current or incoming Notre Dame players were among 44 people arrested early Saturday on alcohol-related charges at an off-campus party in South Bend, Ind., a newspaper reported. The South Bend Tribune said Joe Lavin, a defenseman who will be a senior in the fall, and another person were charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly … Read more
Incoming Western Michigan coach Jeff Blashill has completed his staff, adding Pat Ferschweiler and Rob Facca as assistants. “I am extremely excited to add Pat and Rob to our staff,” Blashill said in a statement. “Both are outstanding people and coaches who bring valuable skill sets and experiences to our program.” Ferschweiler, who played at … Read more
Corey Tropp has signed with the Buffalo Sabres, forgoing his final season at Michigan State. Tropp, who led the Spartans with 20 goals and 42 points in 37 games last season, is the third player this offseason to leave the team with eligibility remaining. Jeff Petry and Andrew Rowe also signed pro contracts. Related link: … Read more
College hockey’s celebrated opening day of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft was followed by a solid performance in the Draft’s conclusion on Saturday. Eight players with college ties were selected in the second round, giving college hockey a grand total of 17 collegians selected in the top two rounds. After closing Friday’s opening round with … Read more
There were plenty of names tossed around as to which collegian would be the first to walk to the podium in the opening round of Friday’s NHL Entry Draft. But it was the less thought of birthday boy, Jaden Schwartz, who got his ultimate wish. Related link: Video interviews from the first round of the … Read more
With the proposed change to the icing rule in mind, Dave Starman writes that too much tinkering with college hockey’s rules might alienate people more than it alleviates problems.
The rule proposal was released, the coaches were repulsed and that’s it, right? Wrong. Nothing is finished in the case of the controversial proposed change to the icing rule. Brian Sullivan reports on how we got to this point and what comes next.
When you’re compared to Nick Lidström, you have a lot to live up to. Welcome to Jon Merrill’s world. Melissa Parrelli reports.
The NCAA is getting tough on contact-to-the-head penalties and getting creative in an effort to promote scoring when it comes to other rules changes. Contact to the head will result in a major penalty and either a game misconduct or game disqualification under proposals by the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee unveiled Friday. The proposals … Read more