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Doctor In The House

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A career in medicine may be in the offing for Jordan Pearce, but for now there’s an NCAA title to chase. Mike Scandura profiles the Notre Dame netminder.

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Nov. 20, 2008

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This has been an enjoyably baffling couple of weeks so far, with a number of bipolar teams making solid assessment practically impossible. Harvard is 4-2-1 and atop the standings, but has played more games than anyone else, and lost back-to-back games at RPI and Union two weeks ago. Princeton and Cornell reside in the third … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Nov. 20, 2008

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On The Rebound Could Massachusetts-Lowell stay afloat? That was the question two weekends ago after the River Hawks lost top goalie Carter Hutton two periods into their game against Boston University. BU outscored them, 4-1, in the third period, inflicting a very tough loss. One night later the Hawks lost to Vermont. With Hutton projected … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Nov. 20, 2008

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Making Hay Can it get any better for Air Force? The Falcons are 10-0 for the first time in school history and ranked No. 12 in the latest USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll, the highest ranking ever for an Atlantic Hockey program. Air Force has the top offense in the nation (4.70 goals per game), two … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: Nov. 20, 2008

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It’s been a fairly quiet week and weekend in the league. Other than the surprises we’ve seen so far, there hasn’t really been anything else. Okay, except the early signing period, as a few teams have already inked some of tomorrow’s future stars … or busts, as it may turn out to be. Red Baron … Read more

This Week in the CHA: Nov. 20, 2008

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Last weekend was a slow one for College Hockey America with just a single game on the schedule, but as famed WWE broadcaster Jim Ross would say about this weekend, business is about to pick up. Niagara hasn’t seen any CHA action yet, but will host Bemidji State Friday and Saturday night in a rematch … Read more

This Week in the CCHA: Nov. 20, 2008

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As Firsts Go, This Wasn’t Bad The Western Michigan Broncos finally earned their first CCHA win of the season in the most improbable of places — Yost Ice Arena. “We were extremely pleased with getting the win at Yost Arena on Friday,” said WMU head coach Jim Culhane. You don’t say, Coach. Really? True freshman … Read more

Decisions, Decisions

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Dave Starman returns with goaltender-centric musings about Michigan, Denver and Michigan State as well as quick hits on topics around the nation.

No Scholarship, No Problem

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Luke Salazar, a non-scholarship athlete, is quickly proving to be the most valuable addition to the offensive-minded Denver Pioneers. Despite his size, Salazar has a knack for scoring the big goal, Candace Horgan reports..

This Week in the CCHA: Nov. 13, 2008

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Checking the Planetary Alignments Last weekend, the three ranked CCHA teams playing league games didn’t fare as well as they’d hoped. Michigan split with Alaska in Fairbanks, giving the Nanooks just their seventh win in this all-time series. Ferris State took three points from Miami in Oxford, having “lost” the tie following Friday’s shootout but … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: Nov. 13, 2008

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Colorado College no longer holds the top spot in the country or the WCHA — the latter at least goes to the Gophers. Are they a little bit of a surprise? Maybe to some, but not to others. Same goes for the rest of the league, though. Red Baron Pizza WCHA Players of the Week … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Nov. 13, 2008

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Playing Dumb “We’re early in the season, and we have to do a better job of being a smarter road team,” began Crimson coach Ted Donato. Harvard dropped both Capital District games for the first time ever last weekend, falling 3-2 at Rensselaer and 3-1 at Union. Donato isn’t sweating the scoring, the special teams, … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Nov 13, 2008

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Best Ever? Hockey East has long prided itself on its top-to-bottom strength. Unlike top-heavy conferences that might boast comparable teams come NCAA tournament time, Hockey East could claim that most years even its teams that fell short of making the league playoffs provided significant challenges. This season, however, we may be seeing that strength at … Read more

This Week in the CHA: Nov. 13, 2008

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Even with just a single game on the docket this weekend, there is no shortage of news in the CHA. Here are the nuts and bolts of this week’s column: last weekend’s action down south was competitive, attendance in Huntsville is among the nation’s best, Bemidji State may have a shot at the WCHA after … Read more

Offense From Defense

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Kevin Shattenkirk has gone from breaking his parents’ windows with pucks to breaking away as a dangerous blueliner for Boston University. Mike Scandura reports.

Boston University Takes Over At No. 1 In USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll

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Boston University completed its upward trajectory in the national rankings, supplanting Colorado College as the No. 1 team in Monday’s USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll. The Terriers, who beat Massachusetts-Lowell Friday, secured 29 of 50 first-place votes to reach the apex of the poll this week. Minnesota likewise moved upward, using a three-point … Read more

This Week in the CHA: Nov. 6, 2008

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If last weekend was any indication as to how this year’s College Hockey America season will go, let’s bust out the clichés and buckle up because it should be a wild ride from here on out. The spotlight series last Friday and Saturday was Robert Morris hosting Alabama-Huntsville in a very even matchup that, if … Read more