2007 NCAA East Regional Preview

The wildcard regional in this year’s NCAA tournament is in Rochester, N.Y., where top-seeded Clarkson has the opportunity to display its resurgence on the national stage. The Golden Knights looked good all year and finished strong under head coach George Roll, who has led the team to its first NCAA appearance since 1999 — the … Read more

2007 NCAA Northeast Regional Preview

If the favorites hold serve at the Northeast Regional, top-seeded New Hampshire would face Boston College in a rematch of the Hockey East championship game, but this time in the Wildcats’ backyard in Manchester, N.H. Before that can happen, though, the Wildcats must get past an intriguing first-round opponent in Miami, which sat out last … Read more

Curry Wins 55th Walter Brown Award

Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Dave O’Brien announced Wednesday that Boston University goaltender John Curry is the winner of the 55th Walter Brown Award, the nation’s oldest college hockey honor. Presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of … Read more

Catamount Captain Mitchell Signs With Sharks

Junior co-captain Torrey Mitchell of the Vermont men’s hockey team has signed a professional contract with the San Jose Sharks and will not return for his senior season. Mitchell and San Jose made the announcement today. Mitchell will complete his junior year academically this spring. He plans to continue his education at UVM by taking … Read more

Alaska Junior Greentree Departs For Pros

The Alaska Nanooks’ leading scorer for the last three seasons has played his final game in Blue and Gold. Junior left wing Kyle Greentree signed a two-way contract with the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers this week. “This is everything that I wanted and more,” said Greentree, a native of Victoria, B.C. “They followed me … Read more

Bracket Reax

The veil has been lifted from the NCAA tournament field, and once again USCHO.com gets reactions from head coaches around the country.

Bracket Analysis

Well, the NCAA tournament brackets are out and there was only one surprise, that being the placement of Maine in the third-seeded band and Massachusetts in the fourth-seeded band. Otherwise, I was right on the money. Here are the brackets I projected after last night’s games: West Regional: Air Force vs. Minnesota North Dakota vs. … Read more

Bracketology: Final

The games are done, which means it’s time for Jayson Moy’s final Bracketology of the season, projecting the field and the matchups as they will be announced Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Rivalry and Memorials

A building dedicated in the memory of servicemen and women lost in World War II played host to twoservice academies battling for the Atlantic Hockey Association championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Too Much Information

The PairWise age of college hockey is upon us, but with great power comes great responsibility. Scott Brown looks at the impact on Saturday’s third-place game in St. Paul.

Mr. Versatility

When your defense is depleted, who do you move to the blue line? Certainly not your top forward. Or do you? That’s exactly what Boston College and Jerry York did with Brian Boyle. Dave Hendrickson tells us that move paid dividends in spades.

Best Of The Best

Blake Wheeler’s spectacular goal Saturday won the Broadmoor Trophy for Minnesota, and Todd D. Milewski suspects that we haven’t seen the last of it.

ECACHL Unveils New Logo, New Brand Name

The ECAC Hockey League unveiled a new logo to the members of the media as part of the league’s championship weekend festivities at the Times Union Center. The league partnered with SME, Inc., out of New York City, in creating the new brand. The league engaged in a year-long process with SME to re-identify the … Read more

Playing For Momentum

Minnesota and North Dakota played Saturday for the Broadmoor Trophy, but each was also looking to set up mentally for the NCAAs. Tim Brule reports.

RIT’s Pinizzotto To Sign With Washington Capitals

RIT sophomore forward Steve Pinizzotto became the first player since the program moved to Division I in 2005 to leave early and sign a professional contract. Pinizzotto will sign with the NHL’s Washington Capitals on Monday and will report to the AHL’s Hershey Bears on Tuesday. Financial terms have not been disclosed. PINIZZOTTO Pinizzotto led … Read more

ECAC Hockey League Championship To Stay In Albany

The ECAC Hockey League has extended its contract with the Times Union Center to keep the men’s championship tournament in Albany until the year 2010. “The Times Union Center and the City of Albany have been great to us,” said ECACHL Commissioner Steve Hagwell. “Out teams and our fans have enjoyed a first-rate experience in … Read more