Of the 22 United States Hockey League players named Monday to the U.S. Junior Select Team that will compete at the World Junior A Challenge next month, a total of 21 already have a college commitment in place. This year’s event will run Nov. 8-14 in Penticton, British Columbia and will include teams from Russia, Sweden, … Read more
Three games into the season, things have played out pretty much according to expectations for the Vermont Catamounts. If the team knew there would be a challenge entering the season, it would be goal scoring. Still, at 0-1-2, the Cats’ record is hardly as bad as it may look. A 5-3 loss to Denver to … Read more
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski weigh in on last weekend’s upsets at the top of the rankings and the differences between college hockey’s old and new arenas.
Miami is the new No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll after their two-game sweep of Northern Michigan last weekend. Last week’s top team, Boston College, lost for the first time this season and drop down to the second spot. North Dakota fell from No. 2 all the way to No. 8 … Read more
Boston College came into this season with high expectations all around. Hockey East coaches unanimously picked the Eagles to finish first in the league. They were tops in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Northeastern coach Greg Cronin even suggested that BC could win 40 games, which would be close to an undefeated season. All … Read more
On Tuesday, Versus aired a feature on the 15-year anniversary of Travis Roy’s 11-second Boston University career and the 15 years since. This feature included never-before-seen footage of that night (Oct. 20, 1995, North Dakota at BU) and will have interviews from Roy and his family, BU coach Jack Parker and former teammate and current … Read more
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski take a look back at the start of the season and look ahead to this week’s games.
According to WHEC.com, former Massachusetts-Lowell skater Craig Charron lost his battle with stomach cancer today in Rochester, N.Y. He was just 42 years old. Charron played for the RiverHawks from 1986-1990, amassing 64 goals and 84 assists over that span. He went on to play 12 years of pro hockey, including five with the AHL’s … Read more
The RIT men’s team raised $6,938.18 for Massachusetts-Lowell alum Craig Charron, who is battling stomach cancer, through the sale of special game-worn jerseys from RIT’s home opener at a sold-out Blue Cross Arena last Saturday night. The Tigers wore black jerseys for the game against Lowell, which ended in a 4-4 tie. The 24 jerseys … Read more
Dave Starman analyzes the teams he’s seen in the first weeks of this college hockey season — New Hampshire, Miami, Bowling Green, Michigan, Maine, Michigan State, Ferris State, Notre Dame, Boston University and Wisconsin.
The top two teams in the weekly USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll remain the same with Boston College holding steady at No. 1 and North Dakota at No. 2, but after that, 16 of 18 teams from last week’s poll are still ranked, but in different positions. Yale, despite not having played a game yet, … Read more
Is it only me, or has the start date for college hockey gotten a bit out of control? When a team’s first practice is actually an exhibition game, I think teams are playing too early. When a club is 0-2 in the league eight days after it takes the ice, I think teams are playing … Read more
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
The first full weekend of the regular season provided enough to shake up the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Michigan moved up two spots to third, and Boston University entered the top 10 after each won a pair of games. The Wolverines swept a series at Bowling Green; the 10th-ranked Terriers won the Ice Breaker … Read more
Vinny Saponari, who was removed from the Boston University roster after last season, will play next season for rival Boston College. Saponari, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, confirmed the decision to The Daily Free Press at Boston University. He had 47 points in 82 games over two seasons with the Terriers before being … Read more
Just how significant was the 2009-10 season for the Merrimack Warriors? Consider this: • Last year’s sixth place finish was the best league finish for Merrimack since the 1996-97 team that finished fifth in a nine-team league. • Merrimack’s playoff win over Boston University was the team’s first since an eighth-place Warriors team upset top-seeded … Read more
Entering last season, the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks had the highest expectations. Coming off a heartbreaking loss in the 2009 Hockey East title game to the eventual national champion, Boston University, the River Hawks seemed poised to finally climb to the top of the league, boasting an experienced lineup and two senior goaltenders. That season of … Read more
Last year was marked by extreme highs and lows for the New Hampshire Wildcats. They led Hockey East for 16 straight weeks and won their third regular season title in the last four years. On the other hand, they got bounced in the league quarterfinals for the second straight year. In their ninth consecutive NCAA … Read more
Boston University seemingly suffered through a season-long national championship hangover last year, finishing just a game over .500 with a postseason that lasted through only the Hockey East semifinals. “It was like pulling teeth,” BU coach Jack Parker says. “There wasn’t the attitude you wanted. They were satisfied with the year before and the national … Read more
Attention Maine fans: You may remove the paper bags from your heads. The team that you’re used to seeing has returned. Sure, maybe that’s a bold statement, but for a school that expects its team to compete for a national championship year in and year out, the well-document struggles of Maine hockey in the 2007-08 … Read more