EAST REGIONAL DATA Venue: Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y. Ticket info: Click here (opens new window). Schedule: Denver vs. RIT, 3 p.m. Eastern Friday; Cornell vs. New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. Friday; semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m. Saturday. ABOUT THE TEAMS Denver Record: 29-7-4 (19-5-4 WCHA, 1st place) NCAA tournament appearances: 20 (25-15, 7 national championships) Players … Read more
USCHO national columnist Dave Starman checks out the game-by-game results for each of the 16 teams in the NCAA tournament and comes away with some observations.
There’s a good reason to cheer for each of the 16 teams in the 2010 NCAA tournament, and USCHO national columnist Dave Starman breaks them down.
Denver lost consecutive games for the first time this season, and for the second straight day, a bad start was the key. Tyler Buckentine reports.
Denver now has good reason to be up for Saturday’s third-place game — a chance to redeem itself. Theresa Spisak reports.
Denver picked up two major awards and took half of the spots on the first team at the WCHA’s awards ceremony Thursday. Goaltender Marc Cheverie is the league’s player of the year, and George Gwozdecky is the WCHA’s top coach. Cheverie, forward Rhett Rakhshani and defenseman Patrick Wiercioch were first-team all-WCHA members, along with Wisconsin … Read more
The top three teams in the country claimed half of the finalist spots for the Hobey Baker Award when the list of 10 was revealed Thursday. Denver goaltender Marc Cheverie and forward Rhett Rakhshani, Miami goaltender Cody Reichard and Wisconsin forward Blake Geoffrion and defenseman Brendan Smith made the cut to the final 10 names … Read more
Seven finalists are up for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The group includes Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Amherst senior Kirsten Dier, Alaska senior Dion Knelsen, Adrian junior Sam Kuzyk, Williams senior Zachary Miller, Connecticut College junior Brigid O’Gorman and Denver senior Brandon Vossberg. The award, given annually to the college hockey … Read more
In the rare occasions this season where Miami has faltered enough to lose the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, Denver has been there to take advantage. Nothing different this week. The Pioneers, winners of eight in a row and with just one loss in 14 games since the holiday break, … Read more
Ten finalists have been named for the hockey division of the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The award is presented to a NCAA Division I senior with notable achievements in four areas:classroom, character, community and competition. The finalists, chosen by a media committee from a list of 20 candidates announced in October are: • Jean-Marc … Read more
Four repeat nominees are among the 18 college hockey players nominated for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Denver senior Brandon Vossberg, St. Cloud State senior Caitlin Hogan and Brockport senior Todd Sheridan are on the list again; all were nominated last year as well. The other nominees: … Read more
USCHO senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski are back to discuss last weekend’s marquee series and to debate postseason formats.
For the first time since the first week of the season, Miami is not listed atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Related link: USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll: Jan. 11 Denver supplanted the RedHawks in the No. 1 spot Monday, earning 45 of the 50 first-place votes after Miami lost twice to Robert Morris … Read more
The Details Who: No. 5 Boston College (10-3-2), No. 2 Denver (11-5-2), Nebraska-Omaha (9-7-4), St. Lawrence (8-7-2) When: Friday, Jan. 1 and Saturday, Jan. 2 Where: Magness Arena, Denver Tickets: Click here (new window) Friday’s games: Boston College vs. St. Lawrence, 4:30 p.m. Mountain; Denver vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s games: Nebraska-Omaha vs. St. Lawrence, … Read more
Boston University recently pulled its goalie for a 6-on-3 advantage in a non-desperation situation. Might that become a trend? Scott Weighart reports.
In his junior year, Marc Cheverie has already set a Denver record for shutout minutes and seems poised to lead the Pioneers deep this season. Candace Horgan reports.
The departure of goaltender Richard Bachman was supposed to make this a rebuilding year for Colorado College. Instead, freshman Joe Howe has emerged as a leading goaltender, helping CC rise to the top of the WCHA once more. Candace Horgan reports.
Coming into this season, coach George Gwozdecky is optimistic about his team’s chances, and with good reason. While several of his peers lost key components of their teams, Gwozdecky didn’t lose all that much, comparatively. His team is stocked and loaded with depth he hasn’t seen in years. “Our seniors will give us the luxury … Read more
Denver is the runaway favorite to win the WCHA this season according to both the league’s coaches and media. The Pioneers took eight of the 10 first-place votes in the Grand Forks Herald coaches poll, while 23 of the 25 voters in the madison.com media poll put Denver first. North Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota and St. … Read more
Dave Starman sums up the Frozen Four and looks ahead to next season in a series of letter to coaches and players.