Men’s D-I in general
Atlantic Hockey on Wednesday assessed additional penalties and suspensions to four players from each team after a brawl between Canisius and RIT on Saturday, February 9. The penalties include regular-season suspensions for RIT’s Ricky Walton and Canisius’ Carl Hudson. Atlantic Hockey commissioner Bob DeGregorio and Gene Binda, supervisor of officials, have reviewed the tapes from … Read more
It Got Ugly Canisius and RIT have a rivalry dating back to the 1970s. The two schools, located just 65 miles apart down Interstate 90 in Western New York, have played 56 times so far, the last 10 as Division I programs. Prior to that, the teams were conference foes in the ECAC West and … Read more
The Latest Hot Team On Jan. 19, the Vermont Catamounts’ record stood at 4-9-6 and it sure looked like a season to forget. They were giving up goals by the bushel and not scoring all that much themselves. A “rebuilding year” seemed like the best euphemism available. Now, just a few weeks later, the Catamounts … Read more
It doesn’t get any easier for Jayson Moy, who this week must navigate a flood of WCHA teams to set up the NCAA tournament brackets.
Michigan makes its move, fisticuffs break out, another big-name player heads for the pros, and the Beanpot provides a night of hockey like few others. Jim Connelly and Scott Brown discuss.
On one of the most dramatic nights of Beanpot hockey in recent memory, Lee Urton notes the influence of the youngsters.
Michigan made its case over the weekend, and Monday the voters responded, placing the Wolverines a near-unanimous No. 1 in the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. A win and a tie at then top-ranked Miami was plenty good enough to return Michigan to the top spot in the nation, as the RedHawks fell to second … Read more
When the Boston College Eagles score, they win. It’s a simple enough formula, but the Harvard Crimson tested it Monday night. Dave Hendrickson reports.
It looks like the new arena to be built in Pittsburgh has the potential to showcase the Frozen Four five years from now. Robert Morris University and VisitPittsburgh, with help from the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, are reportedly getting together a bid to play host to the 2013 event. “It would be a great thing for … Read more
Colorado College sweeps the last non-conference series of the season and the league race gets tighter than ever. But enough from me, we’ve got a lot to talk about … Red Baron Pizza WCHA Players of the Week Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player of the Week: Mike Testwuide, CC. Why: Had four goals, one assist, … Read more
Moving Up, Not Out The Mercyhurst Lakers have their destiny in their own hands as we head down the stretch with just four weeks left in the season. Currently in tied for fourth place with Sacred Heart, Mercyhurst will play the Pioneers, plus league-leading RIT and second-place Air Force. The Lakers have lost just once … Read more
Beanpot Post-Mortem — Northeastern Northeastern came into the Beanpot with higher hopes than usual, only to have them more or less dashed within about eight minutes. Given that Harvard has been a perennial also-ran in the tournament over the last ten years–not to mention their one win in the last 12 games coming into the … Read more
It’s tough to call this last month “the stretch run,” even though it is undeniably crunch time for every team in the league. After all, there are still eight games remaining on everyone’s schedule (outside of Rensselaer and Harvard, which have seven remaining), and that’s more than a third of the ECAC season. And yet, … Read more
Ending a period of rampant speculation about his status with the Denver Pioneers, sophomore forward Brock Trotter has signed a three-year free-agent entry-level NHL contract with the Montreal Canadiens, head coach George Gwozdecky announced Thursday. Terms of Trotter’s three-year deal were not disclosed. Trotter will report to Hamilton of the American Hockey League. He could … Read more
Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Al Robichaud announced Monday that 15 NCAA Division I players are semifinalists for the 56th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The candidates include 12 players from Hockey East and three from the ECAC Hockey League. The slate comprises nine … Read more
A Tale of One and Two No. 2 Michigan travels to No. 1 Miami this week, the match that many CCHA fans have anticipated eagerly for much of the season. The teams are just one point apart in the league standings, are Nos. 1 and 2 nationally in both scoring offense and defense, and their … Read more
Former Minnesota coach Doug Woog has been honored by the American Hockey Coaches Association as the recipient of the John MacInnes Award, presented to an individual who shows “a great concern for amateur hockey and youth programs.” Requirements also include a high winning percentage as a coach, as well as the ability to graduate players … Read more
Road trip! It was a whirlwind tour of the Midwest for Matthew Semisch, who packed some sightseeing, train travel, two and a half hockey games and a whole lot of sitting around in airports into the voyage.
It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology — College Hockey Style. It’s our weekly look at how the NCAA tournament would look if the season ended today. It’s a look into what are the possible thought processes behind selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament teams. This is the next installment … Read more
Death, taxes, and Boston University in the Beanpot final — three seemingly-inevitable truths. But on Monday night, Boston College set history on its ear, leaving the Terriers in an unfamiliar position, Dave Hendrickson finds.