The NCAA announced Friday the final rosters for the 2008 Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 11 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. For the East team, Will Engasser, Yale, Brad Flaishans, New Hampshire and David Leaderer, Massachusetts were all added to the roster. Meanwhile, Eric Ehn, Air Force, Nino Musitelli, Miami … Read more
Michigan State sophomore Michael Ratchuk has signed a professional contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, and will report to the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms immediately, as announced by the Flyers on Friday afternoon. Ratchuk, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., and a second-round pick of the Flyers in 2006 (42nd overall), just completed his … Read more
Michigan State alternate captain Justin Abdelkader has signed an amateur tryout with the Detroit Red Wings, it was announced by Detroit General Manager Ken Holland Thursday morning. Abdelkader, a second-round pick of the Red Wings in 2005 (42nd overall), just completed his junior season for the Spartans, and will forgo his final season of eligibility. … Read more
For Notre Dame’s Dan VeNard, hockey hasn’t been easy, and he has the scars to prove it. But the winner of the Terry Flanagan Memorial Award is more than the sum of his parts. Mike Scandura reports.
Jeff Lerg got everyone’s attention last season as Michigan State won a national title. Friday night in Colorado, he was at it again. Theresa Spisak reports.
With 2:06 remaining in the 2008 NCAA East Regional championship game, Michigan’s Carl Hagelin joined Steve Kampfer in the penalty box, leaving the Wolverines to protect a 2-0 lead against a Clarkson team that had not been shut out all season, and would have at least one more skater on the ice than Michigan for … Read more
A waved-off goal didn’t stop Notre Dame from getting the job done Saturday in Colorado Springs. Candace Horgan reports.
If overall top seed Michigan felt any pressure coming into Friday’s game with Niagara, it didn’t show, Elliot Olshansky finds.
Without Erik Condra, Notre Dame had struggled offensively. That came to an end Friday, Candace Horgan finds.
Notre Dame’s Brock Sheehan is hoping for a little more of the college game, but in any event, Dave Starman says he’s ready for the next level.
Michigan State junior goaltender Jeff Lerg, of Livonia, Mich., has been named one of five finalists for the prestigious James E. Sullivan Award. Lerg has been invited to the Sullivan Award Ceremony in New York, N.Y., on April 1 at the New York Athletic Club. The AAU Sullivan Award honors the outstanding amateur athlete in … Read more
It hasn’t been a smooth ride, but Notre Dame is at Joe Louis Arena with a shot at the Mason Cup, not to mention an NCAA tournament bid. Dave Starman seeks out the reasons.
If the CCHA is truly a two-tiered league as Northern Michigan Walt Kyle says, then Kyle’s Wildcats are chipping away at the supports, says Dave Starman.
Torn There are times when a woman has to say what’s on her mind, even though she knows how much it’s gonna hurt. I am elated that Northern Michigan is heading to Joe Louis Arena this weekend. I am saddened, however, that the Wildcats’ trip comes at the expense of Michigan State. Here I sit, … Read more
Notre Dame will be without the services of junior right wing Erik Condra for the remainder of the season, according to head coach Jeff Jackson. Condra, a native of Livonia, Mich., suffered an injury to his left knee during the first period of Sunday’s 2-1 win versus Ferris State in Game 3 of the CCHA’s … Read more
The Real Hardware This week the CCHA named its all-league first, second, and academic teams and its finalists for Player of the Year. While every player honored by the league this year is worthy of praise, I wonder about two things — and the public wondering will probably get me into trouble with someone, somewhere … Read more
Michigan forward Kevin Porter, among the favorites for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, led the CCHA’s All-Conference teams announced Wednesday. Porter, a senior, was a unanimous First-Team selection of CCHA coaches. With three seniors and three juniors on each squad, this is the first time there are no freshmen or sophomores on either team since … Read more
Congratulations, Wolverines! Picked fourth in the preseason league coaches and media polls and third preseason by this reporter, the Wolverines surpassed all expectations by capturing their 10th regular-season league title last weekend. Upon winning, head coach Red Berenson said that his young team “found a way to win games night after night, home and away, … Read more
Virtual Hardware, Part 2 I’m limiting each all-league team to six players. The Girl Reporter All-CCHA Team Ryan Jones (F, Miami) Chad Kolarik (F, UM) Kevin Porter (F, UM) Kevin Roeder (D, Miami) Brock Sheahan (D, ND) Billy Sauer (G, UM) Porter and Roeder earned this last season as well. Porter, who got my nod … Read more
Michigan State goaltender Jeff Lerg has been named one of 11 finalists for the prestigious James E. Sullivan Memorial Award. Presented annually since 1930 by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the Sullivan Award honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. Lerg, a 21-year-old junior, was named the Spartans’ Most Valuable Player as he … Read more