Colorado College sophomore Jaden Schwartz, the lone collegian on this year’s Canadian World Junior team, will wear the ‘C’ for Team Canada. “Last year was tough, obviously getting hurt and then that third period against Russia,” Schwartz said to the Canadian Press. “You try to forget last year, but at the same time, you want … Read more
Scott Owens has agreed to an undisclosed contract extension with Colorado College, the school he has coached the past 13 seasons and graduated from in 1979. “We wanted to ensure our current players and incoming recruits that Scott Owens will be their coach at Colorado College,” said CC director of athletics Ken Ralph, noting that … Read more
It looks like Alabama-Huntsville will be around next season, after all, but what will be the lasting effects of the turmoil? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski talk about that, a first half of mediocrity, which teams are breaking out of that and the week ahead in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
The new National Collegiate Hockey Conference may have its first commissioner hired by Christmas, Colorado College athletic director Ken Ralph said Wednesday. The top choice of the three finalists, a group that includes former United States Olympic Committee chief executive officer Jim Scherr of Colorado Springs, will get an offer letter from the league soon, … Read more
Is Merrimack’s schedule tough enough for the Warriors to be the No. 1 team in the nation? That and more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski.
Hockey Canada on Monday named 41 players to its World Junior Team selection camp and among the named are two college players. Colorado College sophomore forward Jaden Schwartz and Michigan freshman forward Phil Di Giuseppe will aim to impress the Team Canada brass. Schwartz made the team last year, but was injured at the tournament … Read more
The Warriors are likely to be undefeated through two months. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look at the road ahead in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski run down the hot topics this week in Division I men’s hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Those topics and more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski.
Boston College is setting itself up for a run in the No. 1 spot, and a number of teams continue their early success. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Former Wisconsin, Olympic, and NHL star Mark Johnson and longtime Colorado College and Wisconsin coach Jeff Sauer were presented with one of hockey’s most prestigious awards on Wednesday night at the Xcel Energy Center. Johnson and Sauer were among four recipients of the NHL’s 2011 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the … Read more
When Jaden Schwartz temporarily left Colorado College to play for Canada in the World Junior Championship last December, his absence was supposed to be only as long as the tournament. Then he suffered a fractured ankle in a preliminary-round game, sidelining him until mid-February. The Tigers went 8-7 in the stretch without Schwartz but when … Read more
Eric Rud is returning to Colorado College after a seven-year absence after being named the Tigers’ new assistant coach Wednesday. “We are very excited that Eric is returning to Colorado College and joining our staff,” CC head coach Scott Owens said in a statement. “He brings great hockey knowledge and has a positive way of … Read more
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference — college hockey’s newest conference that will be comprised of Denver, Colorado College, North Dakota, Nebraska-Omaha, Minnesota-Duluth and Miami — was officially announced on Wednesday at a news conference at the Penrose House in Colorado Springs, Colo. It will begin play in the 2013-14 season. The news conference featured the … Read more
Colorado College sophomore defenseman Doug Leaverton has left the Tigers’ program and hopes to transfer to another Division I school. “The way the (2010-11) season ended was a sign,” Leaverton told the Colorado Springs Gazette. “I didn’t play the last four weeks. I decided I need to pursue my career elsewhere. I’ve made some good … Read more
After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Mandi Schwartz passed away Sunday morning. The Yale forward and sister of Colorado College forwards Rylan and Jaden was just 23. In a statement issued Monday, Yale University said: “Our thoughts are with the Schwartz family, Mandi’s fiance, her physicians and caregivers, and her friends, classmates, coaches … Read more
Between the NCAA regionals and the Tom Anastos move from the CCHA to Michigan State, Dave Starman has a lot to catch up on.
Michigan killed six of seven penalties in earning a trip to the Frozen Four.
The Colorado College Tigers found a way to regroup and fight back again, and they’re one game away from the Frozen Four.
Boston College, Michigan, Nebraska-Omaha and Colorado College get together in St. Louis.