Men’s D-I in general
Like last week, Minnesota-Duluth is the unanimous No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. After that, changes abound in the other 19 slots in the rankings. Boston University goes from sixth to second, Boston College is up one to No. 3, Minnesota to No. 4 and Ohio State falling from No. 2 to … Read more
For the 17th consecutive year, the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award will be given out to a college hockey player whose efforts to better their communities continue to stand out. The list of nominees includes six repeat nominees – Isaiah Carlson (Salve Regina), Alyssa Grogan (Minnesota), Aleca Hughes (Yale), Tucker Mullin (Saint Anselm), … Read more
According to ESPN.com, the 2012 Great Lakes Invitational may be played outdoors at Comerica Park in Detroit to coincide with the NHL Winter Classic between Detroit and Toronto and Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. The story states that with the NHL needing to include the city of Detroit in the Winter Classic, “the league would … Read more
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss the United States’ disappointing finish at the World Junior Championship and more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Minnesota-Duluth retains the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this week and in the process, garnered all 50 first-place votes from the voters. The last time the D-I men’s poll had a unanimous No. 1-ranked team was back on Feb. 14, 2011, when Boston College earned the maximum 1000 points. Ohio State … Read more
Jack Campbell made 21 saves, including 16 in the final two periods, to help the U.S. National Junior Team defeat Switzerland 2-1 Wednesday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary in its final game of the World Junior Championship. With the win, Team USA finished the tournament in seventh place with a 3-0-0-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L) overall … Read more
The worst-kept secret in college hockey proved true when the National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced its first commissioner is former United States Olympic Committee chief executive officer Jim Scherr. Scherr, 50, said the contract was for 4 1/2 years, but declined to mention other terms. He beat out 80 candidates, according to North Dakota athletic … Read more
Austin Watson’s natural hat trick and four assists led the U.S. National Junior Team past Latvia 12-2 Tuesday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary in the relegation round of the World Junior Championship. “I was happy with our effort and intensity,” said Team USA coach Dean Blais in a news release. “It was good … Read more
The new National Collegiate Hockey Conference will introduce its first commissioner at a news conference on Wednesday (Jan. 4) at the Penrose House in Colorado Springs. The commissioner will be introduced by North Dakota athletic director Brian Faison. Representatives from the other seven NCHC schools will also be on hand.
Three teams received first-place votes, but Minnesota-Duluth garnered 47 of 50 top votes to stay atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Ohio State earned two first-place votes and is second this week, while Minnesota had the other and is ranked third. Boston College falls to fourth and Notre Dame stays fifth in this week’s … Read more
Charlie Coyle and Jason Zucker (Denver) scored third-period goals, but the U.S. National Junior Team came up short against Canada, losing 3-2 in its final preliminary-round game of the World Junior Championship Saturday night in Edmonton at Rexall Place. “I liked the fight back by our team,” said Team USA coach Dean Blais in a … Read more
Life, as we know it, is close to ending for this year’s U.S. World Junior team. A 5-2 loss to the Czech Republic on Friday all but sealed the Americans’ fate. A Finland win over Denmark, a team that hasn’t won in this year’s tournament, will officially eliminate the Americans. The U.S. will face Canada … Read more
Team USA ran into a hot goaltender on Wednesday afternoon at the World Junior Championship and because of that may be on the hot seat. The U.S. plastered Finland goaltender Sami Aittokallio with 39 shots, but ran into a brick wall. At the other end of the ice, U.S. goaltender John Gibson couldn’t stop the … Read more
The United States dominated in an 11-3 win over Denmark in both team’s World Junior Championship opener Monday night at Edmonton’s Rexall Place. Former Boston University forward Charlie Coyle led the way with a hat trick for Team USA, while Kyle Rau (Minnesota) tallied a pair. “We didn’t want to take them lightly,” said Coyle … Read more
Denver sophomore forward Jason Zucker has been named captain of the 2012 U.S. National Junior Team. Zucker will be playing in his third World Junior tournament, having skated with the gold medal-winning 2010 team in Saskatoon, Sask., and with the bronze medal-winning U.S. squad last year in Buffalo. Team USA’s alternate captains are forward Emerson … Read more
Colorado College sophomore Jaden Schwartz, the lone collegian on this year’s Canadian World Junior team, will wear the ‘C’ for Team Canada. “Last year was tough, obviously getting hurt and then that third period against Russia,” Schwartz said to the Canadian Press. “You try to forget last year, but at the same time, you want … Read more
USA Hockey announced its final roster Thursday for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton and Calgary and the roster is again NCAA-heavy. Forwards Nick Bjugstad (Minnesota), Charlie Coyle (Boston University) and Jason Zucker (Denver) and defensemen Derek Forbort (North Dakota) and Jon Merrill (Michigan) return from last year’s bronze medal-winning team. Also up … Read more
As the first half comes to a close, Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back and look ahead in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Minnesota-Duluth finishes the 2011 calendar year as the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll for the second consecutive week. The defending D-I champs received 48 first-place votes and 998 out of a possible 1000 total points. Minnesota, with an NCAA-best 14 wins, is second this week and had one first-place vote. … Read more
The new rule allowing Division I institutions to give select student-athletes an additional $2,000 miscellaneous expense allowance has been suspended until the Board of Directors convenes in January, according to the official NCAA website. As of Dec. 15, enough schools (125) have called for an override of the legislation to prompt the automatic suspension under … Read more