Great Lakes Invitational

Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Dec. 27-28 Boston College vs. Michigan, 2:30 ET Saturday Michigan Tech vs. Michigan State, 6:05 ET Saturday Consolation, 12:35 ET Sunday Championship, 4:05 ET Sunday Television: All games on Fox Sports Detroit (DirecTV Ch. 636). Boston College Players to Watch: F Ben Eaves, Sr. (3-18–21); F Tony Voce, Sr. (14-6–20); G … Read more

Badger Hockey Showdown

Kohl Center, Madison, Wis., Dec. 27-28 Massachusetts-Lowell vs. Ferris State, 4:30 p.m. CT Saturday Union vs. Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m. CT Saturday Consolation, 4:30 p.m. CT Sunday Championship, 7:30 p.m. CT Sunday Television: Both Wisconsin games will be televised on Fox Sports Wisconsin (DirecTV Ch. 642). Ferris State (6-8-2) Players to Watch: C Brett Smith, Sr. … Read more

Sheraton/Banknorth Classic

Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, Vt., Dec. 27-28 Massachusetts vs. Dartmouth, 4 ET Saturday Minnesota State at Vermont, 7 ET Saturday Minnesota State vs. Dartmouth, 4 ET Sunday Massachusetts at Vermont, 7 ET Sunday Television: None. No. 14 Dartmouth (4-2-4) Players to Watch: F Hugh Jessiman, Soph. (6-5–11); F Lee Stempniak, Jr. (7-2–9). Notable: This tournament switches … Read more

Power Outage Suspends Minnesota State-Wisconsin Game

A power outage in the Kohl Center during the game between Minnesota State and Wisconsin led to the suspension of the contest with 5:08 remaining. The game will be resumed at 7:05 Saturday night, followed by the second game of the series between the two teams. Wisconsin leads the suspended game, 3-1. The power outage … Read more

2003-04 Bemidji State Season Preview

With a trip to the NCAA tournament on the line, Bemidji defenseman John Haider, killing a five-on-three disadvantage, stole the puck and raced in on Wayne State goaltender David Guerrera for a critical insurance goal in last year’s CHA finals. Veteran teams seize such moments. Unfortunately for the Beavers, Haider was only a sophomore and … Read more

2003-04 Bowling Green Season Preview

Scott Paluch has a daunting task. The second-year Falcon head coach has to rebuild a program that once defined a league. “This is an important year for Bowling Green hockey. We’re celebrating a 20-year anniversary of our first national championship for the CCHA. We know we have to bring that flavor back to the ice. … Read more

2003-04 Northern Michigan Season Preview

“We are all in a situation where we control our own fates. The answer is simple: win.” So says Walt Kyle, NMU head coach and believer in the league title. In a time when many coaches begin checking their Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) and PairWise Rankings midseason to determine whether or not they may be … Read more

2003-04 Ferris State Season Preview

In 2002-03, Bob Daniels took the Ferris State Bulldogs to a place they’d only dreamed about — the top of the CCHA standings. The first 30-win coach in FSU history, Daniels says that things have changed a bit in Big Rapids, Mich., since April. There’s been “a little bit of a raise,” says Daniels, who … Read more

2003-04 Lake Superior State Season Preview

Entering the third season of his second stint as Lake Superior’s head coach, Frank Anzalone is enthusiastic, sincere, and intense. His Lakers, picked last in both the preseason coaches and media polls, are more stable, he says, and that may lead to improvement in this season’s performance. “I think that right now for the first … Read more

2003-04 Minnesota State Season Preview

The refrain is familiar: How is Minnesota State going to deal with losing two big-name scorers? A year ago, it was Tim Jackman and Jerry Cunningham. The Mavericks got along just fine, thank you. Went 17 games without a loss. Tied for second in the WCHA. Made the school’s first trip to the NCAA Division … Read more

2003-04 Michigan Tech Season Preview

You don’t enter college expecting to play for three different coaches in your four years. The NHL, maybe, but not college, where coaches get the time they need to try to rebuild a program that has lost its way. This season’s seniors at Michigan Tech, however, will be playing for head coach No. 3 as … Read more

Bemidji Favorite in CHA

Bemidji State was named as the men’s favorite this season in College Hockey America’s annual preseason coaches’ poll. The Beavers, who tied for third last season and finished 14-14-8 overall, were the tournament runners-up after falling to Wayne State in the CHA Championship. They return eight of their top ten scorers from a year ago … Read more

Jackson Goes to Islanders

The NHL’s New York Islanders have named Jeff Jackson, a two-time national championship coach at Lake Superior State, as an assistant coach. Jackson, who had been pursuing college coaching jobs again for the past year, will join the staff of Steve Stirling, a one-time coach at Providence who is in his first year with the … Read more

Russell Introduced As New Tech Coach

Jamie Russell had coaching at Michigan Tech in his mind all along. Russell, the Cornell assistant coach who worked with the nation’s best defense and penalty kill last season, was introduced as the Huskies’ head coach on Thursday. A Michigan Tech alumnus who played defense for the Huskies from 1987 to 1989, Russell, 36, replaces … Read more

Maroste, Russell, Shyiak to Interview at Michigan Tech

The search for Michigan Tech’s new coach is expected to go through at least three interviews in the beginning of May. Huskies assistant coach Mark Maroste, Cornell assistant Jamie Russell and Northern Michigan associate head coach Dave Shyiak will interview with the school’s six-person advisory committee, a source told USCHO. Those interviews are expected to … Read more

Daniels Wins Penrose Award

Ferris State coach Bob Daniels won his first-ever Penrose Award as the American Hockey Coaches Association Coach of the Year for 2003. Daniels Daniels, who guided the Bulldogs to their first-ever CCHA regular-season title and NCAA tournament berth, edged out Cornell coach Mike Schafer and Minnesota coach Don Lucia for the honor. Ferris State finished … Read more

Kunitz Inks NHL Deal

Ferris State forward Chris Kunitz, the leading scorer this year in the CCHA and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, signed a two-year deal with the NHL’s Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Kunitz was undrafted, and signed as a free agent. Kunitz, the CCHA Player of the Year, was second in the nation with 35 goals … Read more