Men’s D-I in general
In this week’s second edition of Bracketology, Jayson Moy issued a challenge to come up with novel or unlikely scenarios for the NCAA tournament using this weekend’s potential results in USCHO.com’s PairWise Predictor. Several folks sent in interesting combinations, some of which were unfortunately rendered moot in short order by Wisconsin’s victory over Michigan Tech … Read more
Given up for dead not long ago, Wisconsin showed Thursday against Michigan Tech that its national-title defense isn’t over just yet, Tom Reale says.
Despite the top seed in the AHA playoffs, Sacred Heart fell in the semifinals, ending the collegiate careers of a frustrated, but valued, senior class. Scott Biggar reports.
So does a Wisconsin win last night mean that North Dakota has clinched a spot in the NCAA Tournament? Not quite yet Sioux fans. Using the PairWise Predictor with a .003 bonus and the following results: CCHA: Michigan State defeats Lake Suprior for the title and Michigan finishes third ECACHL: Quinnipiac defeats Clarkson for the … Read more
North Dakota’s top line may be its most productive, but it’s hardly the only source of scoring for the Fighting Sioux. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Fresh off a stirring though ultimately unsuccessful effort in the WCHA playoffs, Minnesota-Duluth’s prospects for 2007-08 took a substantial hit Friday with the announcement that Matt Niskanen and Mason Raymond have departed for the pros. Both were sophomores and each was named to the All-WCHA first team Thursday. Niskanen, a 6-1, 195-pound defenseman, signed with … Read more
Nate Gerbe came to Boston College as an undersized talent with enormous potential as a scorer, invoking shades of a certain current New Jersey Devil who also stalked opponents as an Eagle. Joe Haggerty reports.
Two-Thirds Perspiration This week, as I was penning two new tunes for Paula Weston: The Musical — “You’ve Got to Get Me Where I Need to Go,” a peppy number about a single woman’s 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva, and “If I Only Had the Time (I’d Finish It All),” a moving, show-stopping ballad about (among other … Read more
Alabama-Huntsville: CHA champion. It had to happen sooner or later. But the Chargers didn’t think they would have to wait until the eighth time would be the charm. Last Sunday in Des Moines, the Chargers completed a remarkable comeback from being down 4-0 to Robert Morris and won in overtime, 5-4. It was their third … Read more
Top-to-bottom talent in Hockey East was on display during the league’s annual banquet, as players and coaches from seven different programs won major awards. Boston University senior John Curry was the biggest winner on the night, as he swept the RBK Player of the Year, Goaltending and Itech “Three Star” awards. Curry outdistanced Boston College’s … Read more
Off The Top Of My Head • It doesn’t seem right, but could it be that one of the most exciting seasons in recent history may end up costing the WCHA in the long run? More on that in a bit … Revisiting Weekend One of the WCHA Playoffs There weren’t a whole lot of … Read more
Junior forward Eric Ehn from Air Force has been named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year. The Dexter, Michigan native has accumulated 62 points so far this season, currently tied for first in Division I. Ehn was a unanimous selection to the All-AHA First Team, along with senior defenseman Jon Landry from Holy Cross. Sacred … Read more
The Last Hurrah This is the final column of the season. Next week we switch to previews, first of the NCAA Regionals and then the Frozen Four. So thanks for your attention this year. Also, my apologies for being so inconsistent in responding to your emails. I tried, but it seemed that most came in … Read more
A dominating second half of the season put Ryan Duncan at the top of the WCHA scoring charts, and on Thursday it also netted the North Dakota sophomore the league’s player of the year award. Duncan scored 22 goals and 39 points in the 28-game WCHA schedule, and he captured attention with a four-goal, seven-point … Read more
No Surprises The top four seeds in Atlantic Hockey all advanced last Saturday, with Sacred Heart, Army. Connecticut and Air Force moving on to Rochester. Sacred Heart did what is expected in a highest vs. lowest seed scenario, while the other three winners took advantage of their first-ever home AHA playoff games and came away … Read more
How about that; who in his right mind ever would’ve predicted that for all the parity and competition in the league this year, only one series of eight would go to a third game? Not only that, but there was only one upset in the first two rounds as well, when Quinnipiac upended Cornell at … Read more
Minnesota State University, Mankato officials have announced that Troy Jutting, head coach of the Maverick men’s hockey program, has reached an agreement in principle on a contract extension that will see him continue on after his current agreement expires on June 30, 2007. A few remaining details will be finalized when Jutting meets with Kevin … Read more
The Hobey Baker Foundation announced on Thursday the top ten finalists for the 2007 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are Drew Bagnall, St. Lawrence; David Brown, Notre Dame; John Curry, Boston University; Nathan Davis, Miami University; Ryan Duncan, North Dakota; Eric Ehn, Air Force; Bobby Goepfert, St. Cloud State; … Read more
St. Lawrence defenseman Drew Bagnall was named the ECAC Hockey League’s Player of the Year and the league’s Best Defensive Defenseman at the league’s annual banquet. The senior was one of several individuals to earn recognition at the annual event. Clarkson’s David Leggio was the league’s Ken Dryden Award winner as the Goaltender of the … Read more
Notre Dame senior goaltender David Brown (Stoney Creek, Ont.) became the first player in program history to be named the RBC Financial Group CCHA Player of the Year at the annual CCHA Awards banquet on Thursday, March 15. Nine individual honors were awarded at Detroit’s historic Fox Theatre, including six determined by a vote of … Read more