Men’s D-I in general
There’s a shocker; Clarkson is on top of the standings. But for a real surprise, Quinnipiac scored twice as many goals — 10 — in its shutout exhibition win than it has in three games of NCAA competition since. The Big Red hope the same affliction doesn’t hit their squad, after an 8-0 win over … Read more
In a weekend that went mostly to form, Air Force stood out. Jim Connelly and Scott Brown discuss the Falcons, early departures, the problems at Conte Forum last Friday, and more.
North Dakota remained unbeaten over the weekend, giving the Fighting Sioux another week atop the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, released Monday. UND received 42 of 50 first-place votes to handily retain the No. 1 spot in the rankings after a climate-shortened tie with Boston College and a win over Northeastern. Miami, which swept Ohio … Read more
You’ve seen the games; you may even know some of the players and coaches. But what’s it really like to be part of a college hockey team? Former high school star Ruben Leavitt found out — at least for one day — with the Colgate women’s squad.
We Are the Champions “It’s kind of the worst nightmare,” said Michigan State head coach Rick Comley after Saturday’s loss to North Dakota. “It’s what you fear after six months of people patting you on the back and then you come in here and play a team of that caliber.” It was not the way … Read more
The Basics Hi, my name is Theresa and I’m a hockey dork. With that out of the way, I’d first like to thank the powers that be at USCHO.com for giving me the opportunity to cover the WCHA this season. If I can do half as well as those before me, I’ll count this season … Read more
Moral Victories … … are usually still losses. Or in the case of Canisius’ rally against St. Cloud last Saturday, a tie. At the beginning of this season, commissioner Bob DeGregorio and several coaches told me that the time for moral victories — coming close against teams from the “Big Four” conferences — was over, … Read more
Well it’s about darned time. The 2007-2008 college hockey season is back in full swing, and there are more than a couple teams in ECAC Hockey who are eyeing big returns on the heels of last season’s successes … or failures. Early Risers The non-Ivy programs have all played their season openers, and while the … Read more
Friday The 13th… In Everything But Number Friday. October 12, 2007 7:00 p.m. It’s opening night for Hockey East, a show that’s about to begin its 24th season. Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s longevity king, is a baby by comparison. Chris Terreri, Tim Army and Peter Taglianetti were leading Providence to the inaugural league title … Read more
Robert Morris endured a 12-hour travel day last Wednesday from Pittsburgh to Anchorage to win two straight games and the Nye Frontier Classic last weekend. And the Colonials upset a nationally-ranked team along the way, too. Yes, again. RMU used three third-period power-play goals to topple then-No. 9 Boston University in its opening game last … Read more
In the new season’s first edition of TMQ, Jim Connelly and Scott Brown bring back their continuing debate, discussing the future of the CHA and a weekend of on-ice statements at rinks around the nation.
With a shutout of defending NCAA champion Michigan State Saturday, North Dakota cemented its hold on the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. The Fighting Sioux, who won 6-0 against the Spartans, earned 46 first-place votes to easily retain the No. 1 ranking they held in the preseason. Following UND was Miami, … Read more
Minnesota junior left wing Ryan Stoa will miss the remainder of the 2007-08 season with an injury suffered in Saturday’s win over Michigan. Stoa, who scored the team’s first goal of the season to spark Friday’s comeback from a three-goal deficit against Rensselaer, suffered a knee injury in the first period of Saturday’s victory that … Read more
When Tim Army first returned to his alma mater two seasons ago, the Friars turned out to be the biggest surprise in the league for the first half of the season before faltering in the stretch. Last season was a different story, as the Friars never really got all cylinders firing together on a regular … Read more
Offense: Can Kirk MacDonald come back for another season, perhaps? Between Captain Kirk, Oren Eizenman and Jake Luthi, the ‘Tute bid a fearful farewell to last season’s top three scorers. With 77 points and 25 goals between them, the Engineers lost 28 percent of their offense on graduation day last spring. RPI was ninth in … Read more
After an excruciating 3-24-7 record in his first season at Northeastern, coach Greg Cronin saw his squad improve to 13-18-5, performing especially well during the second half. “You try and point toward the positives from a year ago,” Cronin said. “We were able to march through the second half of the year with a 9-6-1 … Read more
Massachusetts enjoyed a breakthrough season last year, earning its first NCAA tournament bid and then making the most of it with a first-round win over Clarkson, 1-0. Along the way, the Minutemen secured playoff home ice, swept Maine in the Hockey East quarterfinals and fell to New Hampshire only after taking the game to double-overtime. … Read more
Offense: Simply put, the Big Green parted ways with five of its seven leading scorers from 2006-07. There’s no way to sugar-coat it, no way to minimize the effect that will have on Dartmouth’s capacity to put pucks in the net in 2007-08. David Jones, the leading scorer with 44 points in 33 games, is … Read more
Offense: When you can score nearly three and a half goals a game in league and overall, you’ve got yourself a pretty good chance of winning any given night. The media agrees. “It’s an honor to be ranked in the top 20 in both polls and we are very excited for the 2007-08 season,” said … Read more
Last year, Massachusetts-Lowell endured a 20-game winless streak that lasted almost three months — from Nov. 10 through Feb. 2 — before putting on a fierce, albeit unsuccessful, 5-2-1 drive for a playoff berth. In the offseason, the UMass Board of Trustees considered terminating the hockey program until a new lease agreement with the city … Read more