Northern Michigan senior forward and leading scorer Matt Thurber will not play in this weekend’s CCHA first-round playoff series against Michigan or the rest of the postseason after suffering a broken right ankle at practice Tuesday, according to the Mining Journal.
Congratulations to the Miami RedHawks, the last regular season champions of the CCHA! Ever! After losing 3-0 to Ohio State at home Friday, the RedHawks rebounded with a < a href=”http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2013/03/02/miami-wins-fourth-ccha-title-on-senior-night-doubling-ohio-state-4-2/”>4-2 win over the Buckeyes on Saturday. It was a victory that was never really in question; the RedHawks were ahead 4-0 at the 15:50 … Read more
This was an interesting year for the CCHA, and not just because it’s the conference’s last season. While the hockey this year was good, it seemed a shade off the quality we’ve been privileged to see for the past two seasons. It felt like a return to the kind of parity the league experienced in … Read more
This week’s edition is a little of this, a little of that. It’s chattiness may recall columns of old. I’d advise you to grab a cup of coffee. It is February, after all. You know how much I like reversals of fortune As a life-long Red Sox fan and an ardent follower of the Buffalo … Read more
It’s a windy night in Michigan and I’m writing my last Valentine’s Day CCHA column for USCHO. Ever. The gusts outside the house whistle around its corners and occasionally a stronger burst descends the chimney and moans, a lonesome sound that reminds me and six cats that this is my last Valentine’s Day CCHA column … Read more
The CCHA announced Tuesday that Alaska sophomore forward Nolan Youngmun has been suspended one game as the result of an incident against Ohio State on Feb. 9. Youngmun delivered an illegal hit to the head of an OSU player at the 3:57 mark of the second period. He received a five-minute major and a game … Read more
The CCHA announced Wednesday that three players have been suspended for one game as a result of incidents that occurred last Saturday between Western Michigan and Ferris State. Western Michigan sophomore forward Justin Kovacs, Ferris State freshman forward Dakota Klecha and Ferris State senior forward Matthew Kirzinger will all sit their team’s next games. Kovacs … Read more
For every team in the CCHA, one week can make a big difference. For Bowling Green, the difference from one week to the next can be a paradigm shift. “Last Monday, we were thinking we’d gone off track,” Falcons coach Chris Bergeron said. “This weekend, things are good. We’re dealing with 20-year-old kids here.” The … Read more
Notre Dame junior defenseman Jared Beers has been suspended from the team indefinitely due to an off-campus incident that occurred on Sunday, Feb. 3. According to the South Bend Tribune, the 22-year-old Beers was booked in the St. Joseph County Jail early Monday on suspicion of battery, trespass, resisting law enforcement, disorderly conduct and public … Read more
Even in Atlantic Hockey and ECAC Hockey where the leader is running away, the next nine spots are tightly bunched. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski have more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
With Western Michigan’s sweep of Michigan last weekend, the Broncos became the new top team in the CCHA, sitting one point ahead of second-place Miami and three points in front of the former No. 1, Notre Dame. Given that two of the Broncos’ five remaining series are against Miami and Notre Dame, I thought it … Read more
Sweeps are tough to come by in the CCHA. For only the second time this season, three teams swept opponents in league play last weekend and each of the victors — Alaska, Ferris State and Northern Michigan — reaped big benefits in the standings. The Nanooks capped a four-game road trip with a two-game sweep … Read more
Michigan assistant director of media relations and hockey contact Rob Tillotson has left the school to take the media relations manager position with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks.
Could this last season of CCHA hockey come down to goaltending? Is there such parity in the league that the difference between games in a weekend, between staying home and traveling in the first round of the playoffs, between a regular season title and second place — perhaps one point behind first — will be … Read more
Michigan freshman forward Daniel Milne has left the school to play for the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League. Milne played in seven games this year for the Wolverines without recording a point. “Daniel Milne informed us today that he is leaving the Michigan hockey program,” Michigan coach Red Berenson said in a … Read more
Well, kids, here it is, 2013. Those Mayans had it all wrong. The world hasn’t ended. The Earth spins, the sun shines, winter has returned to North America after delivering its warning call this time last year, Team USA captured gold in the World Junior Championship. In short, things are as they should be … … Read more
The CCHA announced on Wednesday pair of one-game suspensions as a result of separate incidents that occurred in Great Lakes Invitational games on Dec. 30, 2012. Michigan senior captain A.J. Treais and Western Michigan sophomore defenseman Matt Stewart will both sit one game, with Stewart getting the additional game from the CCHA after a game … Read more
The holiday tournaments are over and it’s official: Everyone Else 3, CCHA 0. Midseason play is a tricky thing. Some players are returning after time off having relaxed their discipline a little while visiting family and friends. Some are undoubtedly still recovering from tough semesters; yes, I do believe that most hockey players are students … Read more
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the league … wait a minute. What rhymes with “league,” anyway? Intrigue? Fatigue? Well, that’s not very jolly. As the calendar year 2012 comes to a close, it’s impossible to ignore that only one half of one season of CCHA hockey remains. Given that sobering realization and … Read more
Michigan State defenseman Branden Carney, who fractured two vertebrae at practice on Nov. 3, 2011, has chosen to end his hockey career on the advice of medical professionals. Carney fractured his C1 and C2 vertebrae when he went head-first into the dasher boards during drills. He was transported to Sparrow Hospital for treatment and was … Read more