Men’s D-I in general
Michigan State head coach Rick Comley announced Monday that freshman forward Andrew Conboy and sophomore forward Corey Tropp have been suspended by the program for the rest of the season following an incident near the end of Saturday’s game against the University of Michigan. The two will miss all remaining games, including playoff action. “What … Read more
Denver has suspended head hockey coach George Gwozdecky one game for violating an NCAA rule that does not allow an ejected coach to communicate with or contact team personnel in any manner until a game is completed. The university made the announcement Tuesday evening. GWOZDECKY Gwozdecky was ejected at the 9:30 mark of the second … Read more
Michigan State freshman forward Andrew Conboy has officially withdrawn from the university in the wake of his suspension for the remainder of the season after an incident near the end of Saturday’s game against the University of Michigan. Conboy and sophomore forward Corey Tropp doubled up on Michigan junior defenseman Steve Kampfer after the Wolverine … Read more
After a bye week, Notre Dame remained the clear No. 1 on Monday’s USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll, with Boston University in pursuit once again after a home-and-home sweep of New Hampshire. Monday’s result marked the seventh straight poll at the top for the Fighting Irish, which is unbeaten in its last 20 … Read more
Dave Starman takes a look at happenings around college hockey this weekend, including big games and big effort for charity.
At Miami, a top-notch program has arisen outside of the well-worn corridors of college hockey. Dave Starman evaluates the RedHawks while also taking a look at the prospects for Michigan State.
The scion of a hockey-playing family, Brett Watson is a positive force both on the ice and in the community. Mike Scandura profiles the Massachusetts junior.
Do the rest of you ever dream about hockey, or am I the only one here who’s that intense? It’s late January, there’s not a thing to do outside if you don’t have a ski mountain in your back yard, the breweries are smack in the middle of their Winter Brew cycle, and ECAC Hockey … Read more
Okay, we know the WCHA lifted the moratorium on expansion and that everyone and their extended families has Bemidji State winding up there two seasons from now. Fine. That will probably happen. It makes the most sense and it would help keep BSU’s hockey program afloat. But what about the remaining three teams — Alabama-Huntsville, … Read more
Catching Up Back on Dec. 5, Air Force was 11-0 in Atlantic Hockey and 14-1 overall. The Falcons had just defeated RIT 2-0, extending their home unbeaten streak to 14 games dating back to January, 2008. The Tigers fell to 4-4-1 in the AHA and trailed the Falcons by 13 points in the standings. RIT … Read more
Back Where They Belong Back in November, if you looked at the results each weekend or scanned the standings, you’d have wondered what was going on in Durham, New Hampshire. UNH managed only a single win for the month and that came over a Providence squad that went oh-fer the first semester within the league. … Read more
Seemed Like Old Times Bryan Hogan, a victim of Mercury retrograde. In Ann Arbor last Friday, Hogan felt a little bit of the love that senior goaltender Billy Sauer was feeling for the first half of the season when he provided solid goaltending for the Wolverines with absolutely no support from the offense. Hogan, a … Read more
Well, as we get closer to the end, the league standings are finally starting to come into focus. A little. Now, 18 points — a seemingly-insurmountable gap — separate first (Denver) from 10th (Michigan Tech). However, the race for home ice is as thick as ever. Four points separate first from the two teams tied … Read more
New Hampshire’s sophomores are a key piece of the team’s success this season, and as Melissa Parrelli finds, it’s no coincidence that connections off the ice translate to success on it.
Week two of Bracketology doesn’t require a lot of head-scratching — though the geographic-proximity proposal still lurks. Jayson Moy lines up the 16 teams in the NCAA tournament as of now.
In this week’s installment, Jim Connelly and Scott Brown discuss top teams and leagues in the polls and the PairWise, strenuous objections by Boston University coach Jack Parker, the sudden fall of Air Force and more.
Notre Dame topped the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll for the sixth straight time Monday. The Fighting Irish won and tied (a shootout win for CCHA purposes) at Lake Superior, extending their nation-best and school-record unbeaten streak to 20 games in the process. The Irish’s support at No. 1 was again strong, though … Read more
To some, this time of year may be the dog days of winter, but for College Hockey America, the opposite couldn’t be truer. With just seven weeks until the CHA tournament in Bemidji, teams have already started jockeying for position to finish the season on a high note. Last weekend’s series between Robert Morris and … Read more
Princeton and Cornell atop the standings? Who would’ve ever predicted … oh, wait. That’s not news. The Blue Streak But Yale is certainly newsworthy. The Bulldogs have won four straight, knocking off three ranked teams in the process: Minnesota State, Air Force and Dartmouth. (The Mavericks, while now mere vote recipients, were 17th when Yale … Read more
New Blood is Net Gain for Friars Often you’ll hear college hockey coaches, when their team is struggling, say, “This isn’t the pros. The players in the dressing room are our team.” That’s a fact. There’s no minor league in college hockey. A few teams may have a rare junior varsity, but for the most … Read more