Hockey East’s member teams display their top-down strength — to one another; Massachusetts sits on the brink of a breakthrough; Providence wins the big ones, but Merrimack isn’t quite as fortunate; and more. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Five finalists have been pared down from the 15 nominees for the 2003 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented anually to “college hockey’s finest citizen” during Frozen Four weekend. The announcement of this year’s recipient will be made Friday, April 11 in Buffalo, N.Y. The five are John Flint, senior, St. Michael’s; Chanda Gunn, junior, Northeastern; Bryan … Read more
NHL second round pick Ed Caron, who left New Hampshire after his freshman year in 2001-2002 and transferred to Yale, will head back to UNH and enroll in classes this spring. Caron, who had already sat out one semester at Yale because of NCAA transfer rules, would need to sit out another full year at … Read more
While Maine captured the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll by a comfortable margin, earning nearly 40 points over the nearest competitor and getting 25 first-place nods, voting was extremely close for many of the remaining spots. At the top of the poll, No. 2 Colorado College and No. 3 North … Read more
BU and Merrimack head in opposite directions; UML gets one in the (Hockey East) win column; BC loses another Eaves; and much more. Dave Hendrickson offers his musings.
Under an odd set of circumstances, North Dakota held on to the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll despite not winning either of two games this weekend. North Dakota faced its strongest opponent of the year, Colorado College, in Grand Forks. The two teams battled to a 4-4 stalemate both nights, … Read more
Dave Hendrickson shines the spotlight on the deserving, including an overlooked Player of the Year candidate and his first-half Coach of the Year in Hockey East.
With a championship in its new Subway Holiday Classic tournament, North Dakota maintained its hold on first place in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. However, No. 2 Maine trails by just a single point after a narrow 3-2 win over Cornell in the Everblades College Classic, held in Estero, Florida. Colorado College was … Read more
Eight months after the 2002 NCAA title game, a Jim Connelly visit to the Twin Cities spells doom for another HEA team — or does it?
In the wake of a highly-successful first half, Dave Hendrickson grades out the various programs in Hockey East — and then some.
In the wake of a highly-successful first half, Dave Hendrickson grades out the various programs in Hockey East — and then some.
Two years ago, they played an NCAA finals rematch. Last year, they both failed to make the NCAA tournament. This year, they are back.
The injury suffered by Boston College freshman Patrick Eaves on Saturday is more serious than originally suspected. Eaves, who leads the Eagles with 10 goals, suffered a fracture of the C-5 vertebra after a freak collision during Saturday’s 2-2 tie with Maine. Eaves was motionless for several minutes before finally moving his arms and legs. … Read more
Boston College and Maine square off in Hockey East’s weekend clash of the titans; Massachusetts puts it in high gear; Scott Weighart discusses scheduling with some of the league’s coaches; and more.
Massachusetts-Lowell ponders its early-season woes; Hockey East makes a big splash amidst the clutter of this week’s poll; the Trivia Contest takes an unexpected turn; and Scott Weighart — filling in for Dave Hendrickson — reminisces on a certain four-OT NCAA game.
An early match-up of the nation’s top-rated teams led to uncertainty in the latest USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, as six different teams garnered first-place votes. Boston College, which was No. 1 last week, held onto the top spot, but only by a very narrow margin. A Tuesday night match-up between the No. 1 Eagles … Read more
Competition for top recruits is pushing verbal commitments earlier and earlier. Dave Hendrickson, along with some of Hockey East’s coaches, wonders if it’s gone far enough. Also: Maine’s Jimmy Howard makes a new first impression on BU, Eagle D Andrew Alberts takes it up a notch, and more.
After being voted first in the nation last week, Boston College made a statement that it deserved the ranking, remaining undefeated with a convincing 6-1 victory over No. 14 Providence last Tuesday, and a taut 3-2 win over cross-town rival Boston University on Friday. The Eagles captured 37 of 40 first-place votes and 596 points … Read more
Two Providence men’s hockey players were arrested recently and charged with assault for allegedly beating up several young men during brawls near the school’s campus in early October, according to the Providence Journal. The players are freshman forwards Nate Meyers, 20, and Jason Bloomingburg, 19. Meyers and Bloomingburg, in addition to a third player not … Read more
You’re a freshman netminder, 18 years old, and you play for one of the nation’s powerhouses, Maine. Daunting? Not if you’re Jimmy Howard, who leads a strong rookie class in the Hockey East nets. Also: the league braces for key clashes, and Mass.-Lowell looks at the bright side. Dave Hendrickson reports.