Men’s D-I in general
This is an awkward time of year, when there’s a lot of hockey being played but few reasonable assessments to be made. So let’s go with some less team-specific material this time, and give the league another weekend to clean itself up a bit before we pass any judgments. The Rookie Report Whether you’re a … Read more
A Tale of Two Weekends Army had a rough start to its defense of the Atlantic Hockey regular-season title, getting swept by Connecticut in the Black Knights’ opening AHA series. But Army rebounded nicely last weekend, picking up three points against Sacred Heart. Such are the trials and tribulations of coaching a young team. “Give … Read more
Two for One When you think of a one-two punch in college hockey, you’re usually thinking of linemates who deliver. But what about goalmates who knock them out — or aside, away or back? In the CCHA, six teams are currently rotating goalies on a weekly basis and none with more success than Nebraska-Omaha. Yes, … Read more
Marching Minutemen We’ve already established that many of the perennially “lower-tier” teams from Hockey East seem poised this early season to make a run towards the top. Northeastern and Vermont both have received the positive ink they deserve from this column. Mass.-Lowell opened some eyes out at Michigan State. But last weekend another team threw … Read more
Wisconsin is off the schneid, Colorado College remains undefeated (and so do the Gophers) and Alaska Anchorage is in third. Gotta love the WCHA, folks. Red Baron Pizza WCHA Players of the Week Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player of the Week: Tommy Grant, UAA. Why: Scored three goals to help his Seawolves earn a weekend … Read more
There’s a first time for everything, but that doesn’t mean that there will be a next time. Scott Brown examines the future of the fledgling State of Minnesota Hockey Showcase.
In this week’s edition, Jim Connelly and Scott Brown tackle perfect seasons, weekend heroics and matters of offense — both surges and struggles.
Colorado College remained unbeaten last weekend and claimed a third straight week atop the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll, released Monday. Though the Tigers added a third tie to their record, a three-point weekend against archrival and then-No. 4 Denver was plenty to consolidate CC’s standing atop the rankings. The Tigers received 41 … Read more
The NHL Network will continue to broadcast college hockey for the 2008-09 season after reaching a one-year extension for broadcast rights to games from the CCHA, WCHA, and ECAC Hockey. The broadcast package provides NHL Network with “Game of the Week” matchups that will air Friday nights through the remainder of the season, as well … Read more
Talk About Scary What a perfect time for Halloween — less than a week before a hotly-contested U.S. presidential election and after three full weeks of college hockey. Given how the season has begun for the CCHA, which would you say is scarier? In the early going this season, CCHA fans have witnessed more than … Read more
Nutmeg, Anyone? Last week, it was squads named “Falcons” making a splash. This time around, Connecticut teams roared, posting a 3-0-1 record in league play. Connecticut looked impressive with a sweep of Army, and Sacred Heart took three points from RIT. For the Huskies, it was the first time in school history that they had … Read more
Ready or not, here they come! No, I’m not talking about the ECAC regular season games. I’m talking about all the dreadfully punny and ubiquitous headlines you’ll be seeing over the next seven days. Halloween and Election Day? These are the events that make editors’ lives worth living. If any of them could write, they’d … Read more
With Halloween upon us, scary times have hit College Hockey America. But it’s not all bad. Seriously. On the opposite end of the league’s well-documented uncertainty for the future, look to the present and many positives came out of last weekend’s nonconference games, including one upset, one near-upset and a 13-0 drubbing of an exhibition … Read more
The View From Below This column usually emphasizes teams’ highlights — if you want nonstop negativity to raise your blood pressure, turn on talk radio — but sometimes the lowlights can’t be overlooked. As a result, this week we lead off with two teams that have gotten out of the Hockey East chute slowly. Maine … Read more
It’s Halloween week and I’m coming up with nothing scary for you, except my self-deprecating style. Hey, it’s the way I write — scariest of all, perhaps? Red Baron Pizza WCHA Players of the Week Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player of the Week: Ryan Stoa, UM. Why: Scored three goals over two games to help … Read more
There’s a youth movement afoot at Western Michigan, where head coach Jim Culhane is trying to instill a new spirit — and doing it with a distinct group of freshmen. Paula C. Weston reports.
The debate is renewed as Jim Connelly and Scott Brown break down the top teams, discuss Hockey East’s early success and mention a few squads that might be looking for re-dos already.
In college hockey at least, the ties that bind former players to their schools seem to be very strong. A total of 43 percent of all the Division I men’s hockey programs are helmed by former players of the school. The reasons that alumni players return to coach at their schools are varied, but they do believe it to be an exceptionally rewarding experience that also gives them a leg up in their recruiting, Candace Horgan reports..
Coming off a pair of ties over the weekend, Colorado College retained a solid majority of first-place votes to stay at No. 1 in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll, released Monday. The Tigers drew both of their games against Clarkson, leaving them still unbeaten but no longer perfect on the season. CC … Read more
Well. That was a crazy little start to league play now, wasn’t it? Red Baron Pizza WCHA Players of the Week Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player of the Week: Kevin Clark, UAA. Why: Scored two goals and added two assists to help UAA win the Brice Alaska Goal Rush tournament and was named tournament MVP. … Read more