Ohio State all-American forward R.J. Umberger will not return to the school for his senior season. The one-time NHL First Round Draft choice spent the entire summer negotiating with the Vancouver Canucks, but still has not come to terms. In the mean time, classes have started at Ohio State and Umberger is not in them. … Read more
Michigan, the reigning conference tournament champion, was tabbed as the preseason league favorite in both polls at the CCHA’s 2003-04 Media Day.
In the latest of the growing list of college hockey defections to major junior, Michigan sophomore-to-be Danny Richmond, the 31st overally selection in last June’s NHL Draft, has left the Wolverines and will play for the OHL’s London Knights this fall. (List of Player and Coaching Moves) richmond The 6-foot-1, 185-pound defenseman was named to … Read more
Two stars of the CCHA have decided to forgoe their remaining years of eligibility to sign contracts with NHL teams. Nebraska-Omaha goaltender Dan Ellis has decided to forego his senior year of eligibility with the Mavericks to sign a professional contract with the Dallas Stars while Ohio State forward Ryan Kesler has decided to forgoe … Read more
Ohio State men’s head coach John Markell has signed a new three-year contract to coach the Buckeyes through the 2005-06 season. Markell “I’m excited to have the chance to continue on here at Ohio State,” Markell said. “Since I’ve started, our goal has been to compete for national championships while our players get quality educations. … Read more
Déjà-bleeping-vu. The first and easiest words to come to mind after Thursday second semifinal at the Frozen Four were “déjà vu.” Two years, two losses for Michigan in the penultimate game. Two 3-2 losses, two 3-2 losses to the University of Minnesota. Once against Michigan was denied a shot at extending its NCAA record with … Read more
Michigan has reached the Frozen Four again, but the route is unfamiliar.
For Michigan, the NCAA tournament has historically been a showcase.
Alaska-Fairbanks coach Guy Gadowsky has dismissed two players from the team for unspecified violations of team rules during the 2002-03 season. The players are both freshmen, forwards Doug Auchenberg and Russell Spence. “They were dismissed for rules violations,” Gadowsky told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. “I don’t feel good about it. We lost two very talented … Read more
Ferris State earned its Friday win with both spit and polish.
With the Super Six approaching, Paula C. Weston previews the CCHA’s best at the most critical time of year.
A game official’s job, it’s said, is to be invisible. But after two decades atop his craft, that’s impossible for referee Matt Shegos.
Regular-season champion Ferris State put five players on the 2002-03 CCHA all-conference teams, while Michigan State enjoyed three first-team picks as the Bulldogs and Spartans dominated the league’s selections. FSU’s Chris Kunitz was an All-CCHA first-teamer for the second time (photo: Christopher Brian Dudek). The troika of Spartans marked the third time the Spartans have … Read more
The Road to the Joe begins this weekend as the CCHA rolls out the first round of the playoffs. Paula C. Weston previews the action.
Nebraska-Omaha says goodbye to a building that’s treated it well in the program’s fledgling years.
The Buckeye State declares Ohio Hockey Week — and just in time for the OSU-Michigan series; Notre Dame faces off with Northern Michigan with home ice on the line; Alaska’s Division I teams battle for the Governor’s Cup; and Paula C. Weston, like March, comes in like a lion.
With two weeks left in the CCHA season, Paula C. Weston bemoans the possibility of a surprise-free finish — and offers up more lyrical trivia fun.
Spreading the Love Around Last week was Valentine’s Day, and you know I can’t resist a holiday for a column gimmick. Well, I received more email addressing last week’s column than I had cumulatively for the entire season. Thank you, readers, for letting me know that I don’t exist in a vacuum here in Columbus, … Read more
Michigan gets motivated — and just in time to take on scalding-hot archrival Michigan State; CCHA schools go Cup Crazy (no, not Lord Stanley’s) this weekend; and Paula C. Weston salutes St. Valentine himself.
The landscape in the CCHA is looking a little different this season. Surprising Ferris State is taking on the league’s traditional powers — and winning.