His Heart Is In Ann Arbor … For Now
Despite becoming a mini-N.Y. celebrity in one month, Al Montoya decided after all to return for his junior season at Michigan.
Men’s D-I: CCHA (Defunct)
Montoya Staying Put
Michigan goalie Al Montoya has decided to return to school for his junior season. The No. 6 overall pick by the New York Rangers in June’s NHL Entry Draft labored over his options since then. “It comes down to it, I’ve got some unfinished business at school I want to take care of,” Montoya told … Read more
Montoya’s Waiting Game
Michigan and college hockey await the decision of the junior-to-be goaltender — the 6th overall pick in the recent NHL draft.
Beagan’s Just Rewards
The former CCHA commissioner is set to be inducted into the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame in Parry Sound, Ontario.
A Dream Come True
There’s a good chance that when the New York Rangers selected Michigan goaltender Al Montoya with the sixth pick in Saturday’s NHL Entry Draft, they realized that they got more than simply a hockey player. Sure he’s a solid goaltender whose numbers have gotten better in his two seasons at Michigan. And his performance in … Read more
Draft Day Only the Beginning For Thelen, Booth
The day the [nl]Minnesota North Stars bolted his home state for Texas was the day a young A.J. Thelen stopped worrying about where he might play some day in the NHL. All he began to care about was getting there. “I have no real favorite now,” said Thelen, a standout defenseman for Michigan State. “Once … Read more
Montoya Rising
Al Montoya is set to become the highest-selected college goaltender in the NHL Draft in four years.
Nanooks Shocked by Coaching Change
Gadowsky’s departure stuns UAF players, but they welcome Tavis MacMillan with open arms.
MacMillan Steps in at UAF
Alaska-Fairbanks wasted no time filling its head coach opening, tabbing former assistant and UAF alum Tavis MacMillan. He succeeds Guy Gadowsky, who was named the new coach at Princeton earlier today. “I have such mixed emotions about this opportunity,” said MacMillan. “Guy has been an instrumental part of my coaching career and I have been … Read more
Maize And The Blues
There’s something missing in Boston …
Senior Moment
Andy Burnes went out giving all he had.
Comeback Cey
It wasn’t enough to win, but Morgan Cey’s play bodes well for Notre Dame.
Family Reunion
It’s former coach vs. his old team captain in Colorado Springs.
Five Alive
After a logjam of a season, the CCHA put five teams into the NCAAs.
Final Bracketology: 2003-2004
It’s all over. The games are done, it’s time for the NCAA Tournament. But we have to figure out who is in and who is out and who is going where. It’s been a crazy weekend, and now it’s time to check it all out and make my prediction as to what the tournament will … Read more
Old And New
Michigan gets its offensive spark from a veteran and a rookie alike.
Strong In Net
The CCHA’s survivors owe a lot to their netminders.
Friends and Foes
ND’s Gill, OSU’s Whiting go way back.
Edwardson, Blasi Earn CCHA Honors
Miami’s surge back toward the top of the CCHA standings was rewarded Wednesday, when forward Derek Edwardson was named CCHA Player of the Year, while Enrico Blasi was named Coach of the Year. The winners were named during a ceremony at the CCHA banquet at Fox Theatre in Detroit. Edwardson Edwardson, who returned from a … Read more
This Week in the CCHA: March 17, 2004
This year’s CCHA Super Six features traditional powerhouses (Michigan, Michigan State), more recent success stories (Miami, Ohio State) and up-and-comers (Notre Dame, Northern Michigan). Paula C. Weston rounds up this weekend’s action at Joe Louis Arena.