TMQ: How much respect is too much?
Does Michigan deserve the No. 19 ranking? And how about the goaltending we’ve seen so far this season? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss in this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Men’s D-I: Dartmouth
TMQ: Win over Union adds to legitimacy of Dartmouth’s start
Good starts by Dartmouth and Denver, an Atlantic Hockey breakthrough, great goaltending and wishes for a speedy recovery are on the docket for Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
TMQ: A record is safe but some teams’ seasons aren’t
A pair of one-win teams are facing uphill battles. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski talk about Maine and Wisconsin in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
With 18 underclassmen, Dartmouth faces plenty of unknowns
Dartmouth appears to be the baby of the league this season with a 10-man freshman class and eight sophomores on top of that. The Big Green’s top two goalies of the past four years have gone, and a team that was wracked by injuries last season now faces the challenge of regrouping with new faces … Read more
Dartmouth alum Patrick to be honored with Lester Patrick Trophy
Washington Capitals executive and Dartmouth alum Dick Patrick has been named a recipient of the 2012 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. The award honors the memory of Lester Patrick, who spent 50 years in hockey as a player, coach and general manager and was a pioneer in the … Read more
Nichols tabs former Maine, Dartmouth forward Swallow as head coach
Nichols has announced the hiring of Kevin Swallow as the team’s new head coach. Swallow, who played at Dartmouth and Maine, was a full-time assistant coach at Neumann last year. “This is a very exciting opportunity for me,” said Swallow in a news release. “Nichols has a very rich tradition and is a program on … Read more
TMQ: It’s so hard to say goodbye, but one former top-level team will do so
Playoffs are starting and league titles are on the line. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look around the country in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
The 2011-12 holiday tournaments at a glance
A quick look at the holiday-season tournaments for the 2011-12 season.
TMQ: Setback off ice, statement on it in college hockey
Todd: There’s plenty to talk about this week, but events developing Monday have captured our attention. Alabama-Huntsville has announced it will drop its varsity program in favor of a club team to save money. Program boosters have been raising funds to keep the program going, but interim president Malcolm Portera pulled the plug. The writing … Read more
Unheralded Dartmouth has talent at each position
Dartmouth is like the Nashville Predators of ECAC Hockey: it doesn’t generate a whole lot of attention most of the time, yet every time you turn around, there it is, hanging around the top of the hill. It’s a credit to veteran coach Bob Gaudet and his staff that he can regularly draw the talent … Read more
Cornell continues to leave poor start behind
The Big Red is making a 4-6-1 start to the season less and less relevant.
Commentary: For the 2011 Starzies, the nominees are …
The CBS College Sports Network, the national home of college hockey, will announce the winners of the third annual Starzies this weekend during the ECAC championship tournament in Atlantic City, N.J. There are eight awards which are given out and each award is the namesake of a former great college player or coach. The awards, … Read more
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Road-ice advantage?
Eight of the 11 first-round series (or, in Atlantic Hockey’s case, games) went in favor of the road team last weekend. How will things shake out this weekend? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski break things down in this week’s edition.
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Recapping the tournaments
The holiday tournaments are done, and Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back at the big events.
The 2010-11 holiday tourneys and why they matter
The USCHO staff compiles the essential info on the seven Division I men’s holiday tournaments.
Candidates announced for Senior CLASS Award
A total of 20 NCAA men’s ice hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice have been selected as candidates today for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in hockey. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must have achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym … Read more
Dartmouth hopes experience will prevent another rough start
Last year Dartmouth didn’t respond to an exciting, offensively dynamic fifth-place run in 2008-09 quite the way most prognosticators had imagined. Instead of improving on a scintillating combination of chemistry and youthful energy, the Green fell apart almost literally from Day One. Dartmouth lost its first six games — all of the league variety — … Read more
Media, Coaches See Yale as Tops in ECAC Hockey
Two-time defending ECAC Hockey champion Yale is the pick of both league coaches and media to finish atop the standings in 2010-11. The Bulldogs got 11 of the 12 first-place votes from coaches and 25 of the 30 votes in the media poll, conducted through the ECAC Hockey Writers and Broadcasters Association. Cornell, Union and … Read more
Granato to be One of First Two Women in Hall of Fame
Cammi Granato, three-time ECAC Player of the Year, two-time Olympian and 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, was today announced as one of the first two female members in the 65-year history of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato will be formally inducted into the Hall on Nov. 8 as part of the … Read more
Rule Book Headed for Change, But by How Much?
The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more