Men’s D-I: Hockey East

Notebook: Maine-New Hampshire

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Not Their Day New Hampshire got off to a very fast start, scoring just 21 seconds into the first period. But after that, the team that led the nation in scoring (4.67 goal per game), and backed by a goaltender who set a Hockey East record for save percentage (.938) could do very little right. … Read more

Frozen Four Notebook: Questions Between The Pipes

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The Frozen Four opening game on Thursday featuring Maine and New Hampshire is a battle of two teams that, despite solid goaltending, have question marks between the pipes. UNH has alternated much of the season between Michael Ayers and Matt Carney. Maine rode Mike Morrison much of the season, but has turned to seasoned Matt … Read more

Hobey Baker Finalist Profiles

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The following, in alphabetical order, are capsule profiles of the Hobey Baker “Hat Trick,” the final three candidates for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, which will be announced Friday in St. Paul, Minn. Mark Hartigan Team: St. Cloud State. Position: Forward. Class: Junior. Height, weight: 6-foot, 200 pounds. Hometown: Fort St. John, British Columbia. Statistics: … Read more

Jim Who?

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A fourth-line forward? Jim Abbott made his presence felt in New Hampshire’s run to the Frozen Four, as Jim Connelly notes.

Frozen Four Preview: New Hampshire

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Here’s a statistic that Hockey East loyalists are hearing for the umpteenth time, but Western fans should make note of: in Hockey East games, the Wildcats ranked first in team offense, team defense, power-play percentage and penalty-kill percentage. This led to finishing first in the league, winning the Hockey East tournament and gaining the top … Read more

Frozen Four Preview: Maine

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In some ways, Maine had the toughest road to the Frozen Four of the semifinalist schools. New Hampshire and Minnesota were bye teams while Michigan got to play on home ice in front of its raucous fans. The Wolverines did face tougher opponents, at least on paper, but had the proverbial seventh player from the … Read more

The Homecoming

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In a not-too-common occurrence, Tim Horst left Minnesota to play hockey. Now, Jim Connelly reports on the UNH sophomore’s return.

Expectations Met

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Lucas Lawson entered the year with high expectations. Meeting them was neither easy nor quick, but the junior forward helped get Maine to the Frozen Four, Jim Connelly notes.

Frozen Four Field Readies for St. Paul

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The buildup began today for the 2002 Frozen Four when coaches from the respective schools participated in a media conference call. This year’s Frozen Four takes place April 4 and 6 in St. Paul, Minn., at the XCel Energy Center, home of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, a stone’s throw from the University of Minnesota, one … Read more

Writing His Own Script

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His more famous teammate attracts most of the attention on and off the ice, but Colin Hemingway is a critical piece of the UNH puzzle.

Whitney Claims 2002 Kazmaier Award

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Northeastern’s Brooke Whitney won the 2002 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the outstanding women’s hockey player at the University level.

NCAA East Regional Preview

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Rankings, schmankings. Though some may cry foul about the seedings and the placements, one thing is for sure: in the East Regional most of the bids were earned the old-fashioned way. In this era of objective criteria — of coaches and administrators huddled about a computer, or deciphering rows of text to decide the field … Read more

Fahey Takes Gridiron Club Honor

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Northeastern’s Jim Fahey was named winner of the 50th annual Walter Brown Award by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. The award is given annually to New England’s top American-born Division I athlete. Bowdoin senior Mike Carosi is the winner of the second annual Joe Concannon Award, given to the top American-born Division II or … Read more

The Day After … Reaction to the NCAA Pairings

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For the first time since the inception of the 12-team bracket in 1988, the Division I NCAA tournament has a strict regionalized arrangement. Years ago, college hockey put in a series of bracketing rules in order to get away from regionalization, mandating, for example, that the bottom two seeds in each region should flip-flop with … Read more