West Regional preview: A who’s who of coaches
Boston College, Michigan, Nebraska-Omaha and Colorado College get together in St. Louis.
Men’s D-I: Hockey East
Score one for Goliath, but Merrimack holds its own
The Warriors didn’t beat Boston College, but they were right in it.
Merrimack shows it’s comfortable with any style
Flexibility stands to help the Warriors as they continue through the postseason.
Boston College’s Kevin Hayes caught between limelight, shadows
The fourth-liner had a big goal for the Eagles.
Thompson, York, Coyle earn top Hockey East laurels
New Hampshire forward Paul Thompson was named Hockey East player of the year Thursday night at the league’s annual championship awards night at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. Thompson, who headlined the First-Team All-Star squad, was the Hockey East scoring champion in conference play with 42 points and his 23 goals were second … Read more
Hockey East tabs All-Star teams
Hockey East announced its 2010-2011 All-Star teams on Thursday night at the Hockey East championship banquet at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS Cam Atkinson, Jr, F, Boston College Gustav Nyquist, Jr, F, Maine Paul Thompson, Sr, F, New Hampshire Brian Dumoulin, So, D, Boston College Blake Kessel, Jr, D, New … Read more
List of Hobey Baker Award finalists includes Miami duo, three each from Hockey East, WCHA
Hockey East and the WCHA each have three players among the 10 finalists for the 2011 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. The list, released Thursday, also includes two players from the CCHA — teammates Carter Camper and Andy Miele of Miami — and one from Atlantic Hockey. Boston College’s Cam Atkinson, Maine’s Gustav Nyquist (a Hobey … Read more
Semifinal matchups should make for entertaining Hockey East championship
I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels that the college hockey season, as long as it may be, flies by. Here we are at the final Hockey East column of the regular season, which also means that we’re down to four teams competing for the Lamoriello Cup. In the opening round last weekend, … Read more
Hockey East announces ’10-11 award winners
Hockey East announced its Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team on Wednesday afternoon. The first-year players will be honored alongside several individual award winners at Thursday’s annual championship awards night at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Bill Arnold, F, Boston College Charlie Coyle, F, Boston University Mike Collins, F, Merrimack Michael Pereira, F, … Read more
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Earning the waiting game
The teams that will be sweating out the conference tournaments, waiting to see whether they get into the NCAA tournament, have earned that position, Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski write in this week’s edition.
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
MacDonald steps down at Massachusetts-Lowell
Blaise MacDonald has stepped down as coach at Massachusetts-Lowell, the school announced on Friday. MacDonald recently completed his 10th season behind the bench at Lowell, where his team finished 5-25-4, the worst record in the school’s 45-year history of the sport. In 10 seasons, MacDonald compiled a 150-178-44 record for the River Hawks. He began … Read more
Army out as Providence head coach
Providence head coach Tim Army has resigned as head coach of the Friars, the school announced Thursday. A search to find his successor will begin immediately. “I want to thank Tim for his dedication and service to the men’s ice hockey program over the last six seasons,” Providence athletics director Bob Driscoll said in a … Read more
Top seed Boston College strong entering Hockey East playoffs
The featured teams this week are Merrimack and Maine. The two will square off in what typically is the most gripping series of the quarterfinals. But to heighten the suspense — you can’t stand it, right? — we’ll go from top to bottom. No. 1 Boston College hosts No. 8 Massachusetts Could BC possibly be … Read more
Atkinson, Kapalka, Biega named USCHO’s Three Stars for March 9
THIRD STAR Michael Biega, Harvard: It was a close vote between the Crimson senior and North Dakota’s Matt Frattin, who put up seven points in a series against Michigan Tech. But given that Harvard was playing to keep its season season going and that Biega’s two goals both ended up being winners against Clarkson, he … 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.
Northeastern reinstates Cronin, O’Connell but expects major violation ruling
Northeastern coach Greg Cronin and assistant coach Albie O’Connell will both be reinstated following an internal investigation into potential NCAA violations related to the men’s hockey team’s recruiting processes, the school announced Monday. The school also announced that assistant coach Sebastien Laplante, who took the reins for Cronin during the suspension and led the team … Read more
Boston College, New Hampshire on collision course to decide Hockey East title
We’re almost at the point of handing out postseason awards (see below). Before I even think of a player or coach who deserves an award, I think we have to recognize the folks at the Hockey East office who have, once again, assembled a schedule that will allow the league regular-season championship to be played … Read more
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Down to the final weekend
Three leagues enter the playoffs this weekend while two wrap up the regular season. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back and look ahead.