This Week in the WCHA: Oct. 19, 2006

Allow me to introduce myself. Those of you who came here expecting to see Todd Milewski’s usual weekly WCHA column, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but he has passed the baton. If you are an avid reader of the site, you may remember me as the arena reporter for Wisconsin for the past few seasons. … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Oct. 19, 2006

One More Time! Welcome back, my friends, to the column that never ends. A year ago, the season’s first missive celebrated USCHO’s 10-year anniversary with a top 10 list of reasons why the year promised to be a good one. We’ll reprise that theme to open this season, but decline to move to a Top … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Oct. 19, 2006

Welcome Back With the first two weeks of the season in the books, we’ve had just two conference tilts so far, featuring the majority of teams in non-league contests against teams from the “Big Four” conferences. Unfortunately, AHA teams are just 1-15-2 so far in nonconference games. One of the new kids on the block, … Read more

This Week in the ECACHL: Oct. 19, 2006

Hi, everybody. But enough about me, there’s hockey afoot! The State Of The League Two weeks into the season, the usual suspects are off and running. The non-foliage-affilated sextet of Clarkson, Colgate, Quinnipiac, RPI, St. Lawrence and Union tumbled — and in some cases stumbled — out of the gate to a collective 10-6-3 record. … Read more

This Week in the CCHA: Oct. 19, 2006

On Your Mark, Get Set… …speculate! Lake Superior State and Western Michigan share first place with Michigan State and Ohio State, Alaska is converting power plays at a 44.4 percent clip, and Bowling Green’s penalty kill is 100 percent. I love this time of year. One of the best ways to while away a minute … Read more

Tim Taylor Joins Umile’s UNH Staff

New Hampshire men’s hockey coach Dick Umile has announced that former Yale head coach Tim Taylor has joined the men’s hockey coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach. “We are very excited to have someone with his background and experience involved with our hockey program and at our University. Tim is not only a well … Read more

Charges Dropped Against Yale Hockey, Football Players

Yale hockey players Ben Mills, Matt Nelson and Alec Richards will not face criminal charges in the wake of an Oct. 1 brawl outside a New Haven, Conn., store, the New Haven Register reported. Mills, Nelson and Richards, along with members of the Yale football team, appeared in court Friday and had criminal mischief and … Read more

Eagles Top USCHO.com/CSTV Poll Again

Boston College tightened its grip on first place in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll Monday, after a win over Northeastern in the Eagles’ first game of the season. BC received 31 of 40 first-place votes to remain No. 1 for the third straight poll. Wisconsin and North Dakota, which split a series in Madison, … Read more

The Return

Kirk MacDonald completed his trek back from cancer to the ice Saturday, when the Rensselaer captain suited up to lead the Engineers against Boston University. Jayson Moy chronicles the evening’s excitement.

Cornell’s Topher Scott Organizes Teddy Toss

Each year on the night that the men’s hockey team hosts Harvard in Lynah Rink, denizens of the Lynah Faithful smuggle contraband into the rink in order to break the rules and continue the tradition of covering the ice with fish before the game. Oct. 28 will be different.

Eagles Lead Latest USCHO.com/CSTV Poll

An officially-idle weekend was good enough for Boston College to take over sole possession of No. 1 in the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll released Monday. The Eagles, who beat St. Thomas 5-3 in an exhibition but don’t begin their NCAA season until Tuesday against Northeastern, moved ahead of defending NCAA champion Wisconsin, which is … Read more

Memorial Service Set for Vic Heyliger

Funeral services for legendary University of Michigan and U.S. National Team coach Vic Heyliger have been set for 2 p.m. MDT on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Broadmoor Community Church in Colorado Springs, Colo. (315 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80906). Heyliger passed away at his home in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at … Read more

2006-07 Clarkson Season Preview

The Golden Knights of Clarkson have shown some promise over the last few years since George Roll has taken over, but it never really has materialized. This season, there is hope that it just may. Nick Dodge leads the forward attack of the Golden Knights this season, and many have said that he is the … Read more

2006-07 Yale Season Preview

When we last saw Yale, the Bulldogs had been beaten by Dartmouth in the ECACHL quarterfinals after a thrilling two-game win over Union in the first round. When we last saw Yale, we also saw Tim Taylor behind the Bulldog bench for the last time. The Bulldogs decided to make a change, naming Yale alum … Read more

2006-07 Union Season Preview

The last time the Union Dutchmen were on the ice, they had just been defeated by Yale in five overtimes. For the second year in a row, the Dutchmen had earned home ice in the ECACHL playoffs, but could not advance to the next round. This year, the Dutchmen hope things will be different. The … Read more

2006-07 Cornell Season Preview

The team that everyone had pegged as the one to beat the last few years in the ECACHL is not that team this year — or at least not according to the prognosticators. Cornell has been a favorite in the ECACHL the last few years, and with good reason, as the Big Red have become … Read more

2006-07 Princeton Season Preview

To say that last year’s Princeton Tiger squad was a little young would be accurate. Only two regular forwards, two regular defensemen and one goaltender were seniors. But this year, there is a lot of experience coming back, so perhaps head coach Guy Gadowsky has started to put his team together in New Jersey. Grant … Read more