A Good Work In Progress
Michigan State started strong, then struggled before coming on in the second half to the cusp of a No. 1 NCAA tournament seed. Sean Caruthers reports.
Men’s D-I: CCHA (Defunct)
OSU Welcomes Fresh Playoff Start
If there is one good thing about starting the Central Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs, it is that all prior records are wiped out and every team starts at 0-0-0 again. For the Ohio State men’s hockey team, having the slate of the 2005-2006 regular season wiped clean is the best news they have had in … Read more
Nanooks Make A Home, Half A World Away
This road trip has had a little more to offer Alaska-Fairbanks than its typical 3,500 mile treks. In all the Nanooks will have dealt with two consecutive weekends of cutthroat hockey, nearly two weeks in a South Bend hotel, a majority of the team falling ill and even the supernatural. Hunkering down After splitting last … Read more
Commentary: Jackson, Irish Ready For Playoff Push
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Jeff Jackson era. For those of you unfamiliar with the first-year Irish head hockey coach and his team, these next few weeks will be a crash course. Jump on the bandwagon now before it’s too late — this Notre Dame hockey team is going places. Jackson brings a pedigree … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: March 2, 2006
Awards, Part 2 Last week, I dished out the virtual hardware for a list of categories all of my own making, honoring many a CCHA player who deserved his nanosecond in the spotlight. I received a bit of flack for my pick of Jack Johnson as Rookie of the Year. None of the criticism came … Read more
Miami Leads CCHA With Top Seed In Tournament
When Ferris State junior forward Zac Pearson beat Michigan goalie Billy Sauer 42 seconds into overtime for a 4-3 win on Saturday night in Ann Arbor, Mich., he not only scored the game-winning goal — he also saved his team a 3,500 mile road trip. Pearson’s goal launched the Bulldogs into sole position of seventh … Read more
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: West
It’s a TMQ two-fer this week, as Scott Brown analyzes the three Western conferences’ playoff situations with an eye on national-tournament consequences.
2,118 Miles
Boston resident and Wisconsin alum Nicholas Jon Wood took in two of college hockey’s seminal events — the Beanpot and the Frozen Tundra Classic — in a weeklong trek covering thousands of miles. He’s here to tell the tale.
See You Next Season: NMU, Wisconsin To Play In Green Bay
Northern Michigan University will host the Wisconsin Badgers for a two-game series on Oct. 6-7 at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. Tickets for Northern Michigan fans will go on sale Monday, NMU athletic director Ken Godfrey said, if the system can be finalized by TicketStar in Green Bay. Tickets will be $15 for … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Feb. 23, 2006
The Envelope, Please Given the mild January and February many CCHA fans have experienced, it’s hard to believe that winter is two-thirds over. It’s harder still to believe that this is the last weekend of regular-season CCHA play. The season was shortened by a week to accommodate the new playoff format, and I’ve yet to … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: Feb. 16, 2006
Love Those RedHawks Congratulations to the 2006 CCHA regular-season champions, the Miami RedHawks! With a 6-3 home win over Ohio State Tuesday night — Valentine’s Day — Miami captured its first regular-season title since 1992-1993. Enrico Blasi, Miami’s sometimes stoic head coach with a very dry wit, said, “For the last 11 seconds, I actually … Read more
Commentary: Hockey At The Horseshoe?
In the wake of the Cold War and the Frozen Tundra Classic, a tantalizing possibility presents itself for college hockey. Ohio Stadium, anyone?
First Of All
Michigan is 12-2-1 this season when it scores the first goal of the game — but it’s a different matter when the opposition gets out of the gate.
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: West
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a CCHA regular-season champion, not to mention an historic game before 40,000 fans in subfreezing weather. Scott Brown reports.
BC’s Collins Named To Skills Challenge Team
The NCAA announced Monday that Boston College senior forward Chris Collins, currently the nation’s leading scorer, is the first student-athlete selected to the inaugural Frozen Four Skills Challenge roster. Collins, who has scored 24 goals and 47 points this season, will be one of 16 members of the East Team. If the Eagles reach the … Read more
Lambeau Field Freezes Over To Become Hockey Venue
This storied venue has seen frigid weather and jarring weather over the course of nearly 50 years, but not until Saturday does it truly become the “frozen tundra.” Lambeau Field, one of the most venerable sites in sports, plays host to its first hockey game ever when the Badger men’s hockey team meets Ohio State … Read more
More Than A Game
With the Frozen Tundra Classic fast approaching, Todd D. Milewski and Paula C. Weston get Wisconsin and Ohio State’s takes on the game at Lambeau.
This Week in the CCHA: Feb. 9, 2006
A Happy Medium Finally, after months-long confinement, the ankle bracelet came off and I was allowed to travel outside of the zip code to see hockey somewhere other than Value City Arena. Okay, so it wasn’t a court-imposed hiatus from travel, but it felt just as stifling. And the release it provided was enough to … Read more
Badgers Set To Face Buckeyes At Lambeau
The NFL’s Lambeau Field hosts a milestone game when Wisconsin travels to Green Bay for the Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic against Ohio State on Saturday.
This Week in the CCHA: Feb. 2, 2006
Well, This Was a Given Dunkirk Dave emerged from his hibernation and saw his shadow, forecasting six more weeks of hockey that will determine the four CCHA teams headed to Detroit. What, you want Punxsutawney Phil from a girl who went to Fredonia State? This week, the nation heard the State of the Union from … Read more