Maine junior Michael [nl]Hamilton and sophomore Wesley Clark have been indefinitely suspended from the Black Bears after being charged with assault and aggravated criminal mischief in connection with an alleged beating of another Maine student. Hamilton, 22, of Victoria, B.C., and Clark, 22, from Oakville, Ont., were among a group of people who went to … Read more
What’s Goin’ On? If you can figure out what’s going on in this league, there’s a Nobel Prize nomination in your future. In non-conference games, Hockey East is 3-7-0 against the ECACHL and 1-2-0 against Atlantic Hockey. In past seasons, league teams were expected to win all the games against the Atlantic and a clear … Read more
After seeing his 2004-05 season go up in smoke, UVM senior Brady Leisenring is back leading the Cats — and better than ever, Joe Haggerty finds.
Mike Atkinson, a freshman at Vermont, has withdrawn from school after his arrest on charges of driving while intoxicated, as well as careless driving, after a car crash on the Vermont campus on Oct. 2. He had already been suspended by the team. Atkinson, 20, a native of Kinderhook, N.Y., was taken to a local … Read more
A Hero Among Us Sacrifice is a word invoked often in team sports. Without question, the collective willingness to subjugate the individual for the greater whole is often the difference between success and failure. Here, however, it’s time to look at sacrifice in an even more significant context, one particularly appropriate in light of the … Read more
Upset Hounds Just one week after dropping below .500 and to the bottom edge of the USCHO.com/CSTV poll, Boston University played the role of rebound team of the week, ending two winning streaks over the weekend with wins over Vermont and Maine. The wins came at a good time, as the Ice Dogs were on … Read more
Chris Lerch looks at This Week in Division III
Dave Hendrickson is taking the week off to polish up his resume in light of the sudden vacancy of the Red Sox general manager position. It takes a good week to cut and paste all those “And Finally, Not That It Has Anything To Do With Anything, But…” excerpts into one semi-coherent cover letter. Debut … Read more
Short in stature but big in heart, grit and leadership, twin brothers Tony and Brad Zancanaro make quite an impression on-ice and off, Joe Haggerty finds.
First Impressions One new team and three new coaches. Look at their results and you’ve got four really good first impressions. Vermont, Hockey East’s new member, is now the only undefeated team in the league and has shot to 11th in the USCHO.com/CSTV poll. Last weekend, Providence, led by new coach Tim Army, stunned Massachusetts-Lowell, … Read more
No. 5 UNH looks to continue to establish itself as a national contender against historical rival Brown in Sunday’s 2 p.m. ET broadcast.
Throughout the season, USCHO.com staffers Scott Brown and Jim Connelly will offer their views on the previous weeks’ action, alternating writing duties every Tuesday. Brown will focus on the West and Connelly on the East, in a regular column exclusive to USCHO Extra. Let’s Get Things Started A week later than my counterpart, Scott Brown, … Read more
You’re The GM It never happens in college sports, of course, but is a staple of the professional scene. There’s an expansion draft to provide talent to a newly formed team. A general manager must protect those players most important to the team in terms of salary, age, position and contribution. Forgetting about salary, let’s … Read more
From The Home Office In Wakefield, Massachusetts… Welcome back, my friends. This marks USCHO’s 10-year anniversary as it does mine writing here about Hockey East. For long-time readers and newbies alike, thanks for your attention. It’s been interesting to see this space evolve from previews of the weekend’s games to the current column format. The … Read more
When last they met, Providence and UConn decided the Hockey East title. Saturday’s 2 p.m. broadcast will renew the budding rivalry.
The reigning Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner, Marty Sertich of Colorado College, heads up the honorees among the preseason All-USCHO teams, announced Friday. Sertich led the nation in scoring in 2004-05 with 64 points (27-37), edging teammate Brett Sterling by one point (34-29). Sterling, who was a Hobey Hat Trick finalist last season, joins Sertich … Read more
In a gala that included a silent auction and a roast by former players and friends — as well as the beginning of a new Terrier Pride scholarship awarded to sophomore Peter MacArthur — Boston University dedicated Jack Parker Rink at Agganis Arena Thursday. Attendees enjoyed the opportunity to bid on numerous silent auction specialties, … Read more
It’s a whole new world for Vermont as it joins Hockey East as the league’s 10th team. As players and fans will soon find out, the Catamounts have a loyal following and Gutterson Fieldhouse is a tough barn to play in. “I describe [our reaction] as being excited and as a program that certainly is … Read more
Last year could not have been any worse for the Merrimack program. For starters, the Warriors fell to the depths of a 1-22-1 record within Hockey East. The team lost all 14 games after the first of the year. The players then banded together and unanimously called for then head coach Chris Serino to resign. … Read more
Some teams perform a last-to-first rebound from a disastrous season to a tremendous one. Last year, Boston University achieved an almost-last to an almost-first performance. Following the very forgettable 2003-04 season in which the Terriers finished a point out of last place, avoiding the cellar only by an overtime goal in the final game, they … Read more