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Home Cooking Canisius College had five home wins by this time last season, and has four so far this year. The big difference is that last year the Griffs had six home losses to go with those five wins, while this time around they’re undefeated at home at 4-0-1. While playing 16 of its first … Read more
Zero Lake Superior has three points to show for 12 CCHA games, but the last-place Lakers have yet to beat a conference opponent. On the road last weekend, the Lakers lost spectacularly to No. 10 Michigan State, 8-2, before earning — and I mean earning — a 3-3 tie the following night. After the loss, … Read more
And Around The League We Go… It isn’t often that we get a chance to cover all the teams in one column, but here’s pennace for all the New Year’s resolutions already broken. Boston College A major catalyst for BC’s 4-0-0 December was Nathan Gerbe’s 16 points. No, that’s not a misprint: 16 points in … Read more
Doth the new year kill the column jinx? After I talk about possible troubles concerning the Gophers and the Tigers, both teams swept their weekend series. After talking with Coach Scott Owens last week, I felt the Tigers might be okay, but held off judgment until the weekend series, where they went ahead and swept … Read more
After so much inter-conference action during the holiday tournaments, Jim Connelly and Theresa Spisak have a lot to back-and-forth about this week. While neither the ECAC nor Hockey East set the college hockey world on fire at midseason, two WCHA squads had to settle for third-place in their own traditional holiday happenings. Has No. 1 Michigan been tested? What’s up with the U-18 program? It certainly is a brand new year.
The top 20 teams are still the top 20 teams, but there’s a lot of movement in this week’s poll. Miami’s road split with Bowling Green was enough for the RedHawks to fall from grace and to vault the Michigan Wolverines into the top spot in the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, released Monday. Three … Read more
The U.S. National Junior Team finished fourth in the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship after a 4-2 loss to Russia today in the bronze medal game of the event. “It was disappointing to finish the way we did after such a good start in this tournament,” said U.S. Head Coach John Hynes. … Read more
The U.S. National Junior Team will play for the bronze medal in the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship against Russia after a 4-1 loss to Canada in the semifinals of the tournament. “Canada played a great game,” said U.S. Head Coach John Hynes. “Our guys will refocus and be ready to play … Read more
Lightning Strikes For UMass Several Hockey East teams are having a little happier new year than they might otherwise in the wake of last weekend’s holiday tournaments. Seven of the league’s teams competed in six different tournaments. When the ice chips had settled, Hockey East teams emerged with four championships. Unexpectedly, Boston College didn’t have … Read more
The Good Congratulations Ferris State, Miami and Michigan for midseason championship titles! And thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. The CCHA had much on the line at midseason, even if no one wanted to admit it. Many people still think that Michigan State somehow stole the national championship from far superior competitors; these … Read more
Make that two former CHA skaters to don NHL colors. On Dec. 26, the Columbus Blue Jackets added ex-Bemidji State forward Andrew Murray to the roster on emergency recall from the Syracuse Crunch, Columbus’ American Hockey League affiliate, and Murray made his NHL debut the next night, finishing minus-1 with 12 shifts in a 4-3 … Read more
Look, I’m back. I’ll make this short and say my holiday was good and I hope yours was too. Of course, you all got the gift of not having to read me for about a month, so you know. Red Baron Pizza WCHA Players of the Week Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player of the Week: … Read more
Postcard from Mariucci I had the trip from hell getting back from Minnesota on Monday/Tuesday — I imagine that the eighth level of Hades must be very similar to O’Hare Airport at 1:00 a.m. Not a cool way to spend New Year’s Eve. But it was worth it. I saw some wonderful hockey. A major … Read more
First and foremost, happy new year! Now let’s hope we never hear any of this crap ever again. Gag. Speaking of Gags… It has always been asserted, with all justification, that the best way to improve the league’s standing on the national stage is to win the big games. And by “big games,†we mean … Read more
The U.S. National Junior Team built a 5-0 lead through two periods and finished with a 5-3 victory over Finland in the final preliminary-round game for both teams at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship here tonight. Colin Wilson (Boston University) had a natural hat trick for Team USA. The United States … Read more
The U.S. National Junior Team fired 49 shots on goal in helping it to a 3-2 win over Russia in its third preliminary-round game at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship here tonight. “Our guys played with deep belief in themselves,” said U.S. Head Coach John Hynes. “Our commitment to team play … Read more
Site: Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum, Storrs, Conn. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 29-30, 2007 Participants: Brown, Ferris State, Army, Connecticut Game 1: Ferris State vs. Brown, 4:05 p.m. ET Ferris State Bulldogs (7-8-1, 6-6-0 CCHA) Head coach: Bob Daniels Leading scorers: So. Cody Chupp (4-8 — 12), Jr. Brendan Connolly (5-6 — 11) Leading netminders: Jr. Mitch … Read more
Site: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Fla. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 29-30, 2007 Participants: Rensselaer, Colorado College, Massachusetts, Notre Dame Game 1: Massachusetts vs. Notre Dame, 5:05 p.m. ET Massachusetts Minutemen (7-3-5, 4-2-4 Hockey East) Head coach: Don “Toot” Cahoon Leading scorers: Fr. James Marcou (3-10 — 13), Jr. Chris Davis (2-8 — 10) Leading netminder: Fr. … Read more
Site: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 29-30, 2007 Participants: St. Cloud State, Harvard, Miami, Ohio State Game 1: St. Cloud State vs. Miami, 6:05 p.m. ET St. Cloud State Huskies(8-8-2, 4-7-1 WCHA) Head coach: Bob Motzko Leading scorers: So. Ryan Lasch (12-14 — 26), Fr. Garrett Roe (11-14 — 25) Leading netminder: So. … Read more
The U.S. National Junior Team used four power-play goals on the way to a convincing 4-2 victory over Switzerland in the preliminary round of the of the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship here tonight. “We played with good conviction and did it for 60 minutes,” said U.S. Head Coach John Hynes. “We … Read more