Men’s D-I in general
For the fifth straight season, the NCAA men’s ice hockey committee has altered the selection criteria for the national tournament. This season, the list of teams under consideration — those that are compared against each other to form the basis of the PairWise Rankings — has been expanded to all teams with a Ratings Percentage … Read more
Five different schools garnered first place votes, but Yale earned the most (38) and remains the top-ranked team in the weekly USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. No. 2 North Dakota received nine first place votes, while No. 3 Boston College, No. 4 Denver and No. 6 Michigan all earned one apiece. No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth did … Read more
Nate Ewell, the current vice president of communications for the Washington Capitals, has accepted an offer to become the new director of communications for College Hockey, Inc. Ewell takes on this new role after spending six years with the Capitals, where he assisted in the production of the HBO series 24/7 leading up to the 2011 NHL Winter … Read more
The NCAA and Westwood One have announced a multi-year extension to a contract that will keep the men’s Frozen Four on national radio. Details of the agreement were not announced. In addition to the Frozen Four, Westwood One broadcasts the men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball and men’s lacrosse championships.
The National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Bureau released its mid-term rankings Monday of North American skaters and goaltenders for June’s NHL Entry Draft and a slew of current collegians and recruits made the list. Round 1: 5) Tyler Biggs, RW, U.S. NTDP (Miami) 13) J.T. Miller, C, U.S. NTDP (North Dakota) 15) Scott Mayfield, D, … Read more
Yale continues their reign atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll with another No. 1 ranking this week. The next five spots remain the same as a week ago with North Dakota in the No. 2 slot, Boston College at No. 3, New Hampshire in No. 4, Minnesota-Duluth in the fifth spot and Denver at … Read more
Yale is once again the top team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, having received 45 of 50 first place votes. No. 2 North Dakota (two) and No. 3 Boston College (three) had the other first place selections from the voters. New Hampshire is down two spots to No. 4 and Minnesota-Duluth falls to … Read more
The United States has earned a bye into the IIHF World Junior Championship semifinals after getting a 2-1 win over Switzerland Friday night at HSBC Arena. Jack Campbell made 25 saves and Chris Kreider (Boston College) and Mitch Callahan scored for Team USA. Switzerland actually opened the scoring early in the first period, but Kreider … Read more
The United States defeated Germany, 4-0, Thursday night in their third game of the IIHF World Junior Championship at HSBC Arena. Charlie Coyle (Boston University), Jerry D’Amigo (Rensselaer alum), Jon Merrill (Michigan) and Chris Kreider (Boston College) scored for Team USA, now 2-1-0-0 in the tournament. Jack Campbell started in goal and made 14 saves … Read more
The former Notre Dame forward was the Americans’ player of the game against Slovakia in the World Junior Championship. Russell Jaslow reports.
He talks building, connecting, expanding and how his view of the game has changed since taking the highly visible position. Jim Connelly reports.
Former Notre Dame forward Kyle Palmieri had two goals and an assist to lead the United States past Slovakia, 6-1, at the IIHF World Junior Championship Tuesday night at HSBC Arena. Palmieri, playing this season with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, was also named Team USA player of the game. Boston University forward Charlie Coyle added … Read more
Minnesota freshman Nick Bjugstad scored the overtime winner Sunday night to give the United States a 3-2 win over Finland in both team’s opening game at the World Junior Championship at HSBC Arena. Minnesota-Duluth freshman Justin Faulk and Denver freshman Jason Zucker also scored for Team USA, while goaltender Jack Campbell finished with 32 saves. … Read more
Minnesota freshman Erik Haula will represent Finland at the IIHF World Junior Championship starting Sunday in Buffalo. Haula totaled four goals and four assists in 12 games playing for Finland in two Under-18 World Junior Championships and helped the team claim a bronze medal in 2009. He also played in the 2008 World U-17 Hockey … Read more
As announced this morning on its Facebook page, USA Hockey has named the roster for the upcoming World Junior Championship that gets underway Sunday in Buffalo. The roster, led by head coach Keith Allain (Yale), has a college flavor as all but four of the 22 players on the roster have college connections. “There’s a great … Read more
Dave Starman’s recent commentary on outdoor games caused a lot of discussion. He responds to some of the comments here.
Yale is still the top team in the nation and has again earned the No. 1 ranking in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The other 19 spots have changed somewhat since last week. New Hampshire takes over the second spot from Minnesota-Duluth, now sitting at No. 4. North Dakota jumps to No. 3 … Read more
College hockey’s essence isn’t found in a gimmick, and it’s wrong to let outdoor games be the public face of the game, Dave Starman writes.
The 29-man preliminary roster for the United States’ entry for the World Junior Hockey Championship was unveiled today and 23 of the players named have college hockey connections, including head coach Keith Allain, currently guiding the top team in the country in Yale. The Americans are the defending champions, having defeated Canada in overtime in … Read more
For the first time in the program’s history, Yale is the top-ranked team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. With 34 first place votes, the Bulldogs also become the first ECAC Hockey team to be the No. 1 team in the country since the end of the 2002-2003 season when Cornell was atop … Read more