Men’s D-I in general
With a full weekend of games left to be played and 16 NCAA tournament bids to be handed out, Jayson Moy has been hard at work with USCHO.com’s PairWise Predictor. See what he has learned, and what is yet to be determined.
Minnesota senior Tom Pohl is in intensive care following surgery resulting from an injury suffered in the Golden Gophers’ double overtime victory over Minnesota State on Sunday in Mankato. POHL (photo: gophersports.com) Pohl sustained a skull fracture when his head hit the boards in front of the team’s bench at 6:09 of the second period. … Read more
With a pair of wins in its CCHA quarterfinal series, Michigan solidified its grip on the No. 1 position in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. The Wolverines swept Nebraska-Omaha to move on to Joe Louis Arena, picking up 41 of 50 first-place votes this week. No. 2 was Colorado College, which won twice against … Read more
He thought he would live his dream in Maine, but it didn’t quite work out. Now on the shores of Lake Erie, the dream lives again for Matt Lundin at Mercyhurst. Russell Jaslow tells us about the thriving goaltender.
We’re talkin’ ’bout playoffs this week. While I have a lot to say this week, I think Denver’s George Gwozdecky sums it up best — “The first round playoffs are going to be as close and competitive as they’ve ever been in this format.” Red Baron Pizza WCHA Players of the Week Red Baron WCHA … Read more
No lengthy intro needed this week — it’s tournament time! Let’s see what the crystal ball reveals this year. The one used last year was sent back to the manufacturer labeled “defective” as it failed to predict an Alabama-Huntsville championship run. Here are the facts: The winner of the tournament this weekend at Niagara gets … Read more
Ryan Cruthers, a senior forward at Robert Morris, took home CHA Player of the Year honors while Bemidji State head coach Tom Serratore was named the league’s Coach of the Year and BSU freshman Matt Read was Rookie of the Year in awards announced Thursday. Along with Vince Rocco of Niagara, Cruthers was a unanimous … Read more
The Real Hardware This week the CCHA named its all-league first, second, and academic teams and its finalists for Player of the Year. While every player honored by the league this year is worthy of praise, I wonder about two things — and the public wondering will probably get me into trouble with someone, somewhere … Read more
Implications Abound The playoffs are, by definition, huge. These playoffs, however, have taken on an extra dimension based on how the PairWise Rankings have shaken out. Not only are Boston University and Vermont on the NCAA tournament selection bubble, but Providence, Northeastern, and Massachusetts-Lowell are all on the cutting edge of being Teams Under Consideration. … Read more
On To Rochester The top five teams advanced to the Final Five in Rochester, but not without some drama. Three games went to overtime on Saturday night and Sacred Heart was pressed to a third game by UConn. RIT needed two overtime games to eliminate Holy Cross. The Tigers will play Air Force, which had … Read more
Army goaltender Josh Kassel was named player of the year in Atlantic Hockey at the league’s annual awards dinner held in Rochester. N.Y., site of this year’s AHA championship. Kassel is the first goalie ever to win the award. He posted a 1.84 goals against average and a .927 save percentage, both tops in the … Read more
Michigan forward Kevin Porter, among the favorites for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, led the CCHA’s All-Conference teams announced Wednesday. Porter, a senior, was a unanimous First-Team selection of CCHA coaches. With three seniors and three juniors on each squad, this is the first time there are no freshmen or sophomores on either team since … Read more
The playoff action heats up this weekend — just in time for Dave Starman to offer breakdowns of every series in the WCHA, CCHA, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East.
Dave Starman can root for the underdog as much as anyone. But the personal and the professional are different matters, and overcoming the odds isn’t always a headline-grabber. Read on.
Welcome to the second round … the quarterfinals, if you will. By this time Monday morning, we’ll have our Albany brackets, and I’ll have my hotel room. A couple of strange things happened while writing this week’s column. For starters, I was a perfect eight-for-eight on contacting coaches. This never happens. Second, each and every … Read more
Princeton’s surge has put the Tigers in a lofty position not seen in a decade. Local boy Zane Kalemba has been a big part of that, Roman J. Uschak finds.
Players leaving school early for professional contracts are a part of big-time college athletics, and hockey is increasingly no exception. Jim Connelly traces the growing trend.
With just two weeks of play left before the NCAA tournament, Dave Starman takes a tour around the nation to find the top stories — including some neglected ones.
With the regular season now complete in all six Division I leagues, opportunities for bubble teams are coming into focus. Jayson Moy dives a little deeper into the numbers in this week’s column.
For those who fear that athletics and academics, strength and service no longer go together like they used to, Mike Scandura has a counterpoint: Providence co-captain Kyle Laughlin.