Men’s D-I in general
Dave Hendrickson is not available this week because he is recovering from stomach-stapling surgery. This procedure was paid for by Hockey East and the NCAA, which conducted a cost-benefit analysis and determined that the cost of the surgery would be more than offset by the savings accrued during the impending media buffets during the Hockey … Read more
Two and Out, and Two to Go Who knew that we’d all have last Sunday night off? Apparently, the Bulldogs, Broncos, Nanooks, and Mavericks knew. There were two official upsets in the first round of the CCHA playoffs, but only one of them was a genuine surprise. The Western Michigan Broncos beat the Lake Superior … Read more
The CCHA’s leading scorer and regular-season champion Miami’s senior captain were unanimous picks to head up the 2005-06 CCHA All-Conference teams, as selected by the conference’s coaches and announced by the league Thursday. The nation’s leading scorer, Scott Parse, was a unanimous First-Team All-CCHA selection… Nebraska-Omaha junior forward Scott Parse, who topped the league with … Read more
The field continues to sort itself out as four leagues open playoff action this weekend. Scott Brown again reviews the entire PairWise field.
March madness, baby! And unless J.J. Redick learns how to skate, Duke won’t even be there. The ECACHL playoffs are coming to a rink near you. After an unprecedented rise from worst to first, the Dartmouth men’s hockey team (16-11-2, 14-6-2 Ivy) will look to legitimize the school’s first-ever ECACHL regular-season title and grab a … Read more
Who’s in and who’s out? With just two weekends of play left before Selection Sunday, Jayson Moy brings the current NCAA tournament picture into focus.
Brian Elliott’s year had been straight out of a storybook — until his injury. Now, the junior netminder appears set to lead Wisconsin back to its early-season form in the WCHA playoffs.
Niagara athletics director Mike Hermann has stepped down after eight years to become the athletics director at Towson University in Towson, Md. “The eight years I have spent at Niagara have been the most rewarding of my professional career. I have appreciated, in particular, the support of the president, Father Joseph Levesque,” Hermann said. “The … Read more
Look, but don’t touch — that was Minnesota’s approach to its MacNaughton Cup title when the Cup was presented to the Gophers last weekend.
The NCAA has announced the participants for the inaugural NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 7 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The competition will be held in an East versus West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two … Read more
On Oct. 7, freshman Billy Sauer started in net for Michigan’s 3-1 season-opening win over Quinnipiac. Sauer also stood between the pipes when the Wolverines closed the season with a 4-3 overtime loss to Ferris State on Feb. 25. But despite opening and closing the regular season as the starting goalie, Sauer’s hold on the … Read more
After a weekend sweep of Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota extended its run at No. 1 to five weeks in the USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll. The Gophers picked up one additional first-place vote for a total of 39 out of 40 in Monday’s release. The Gophers, who also ran their nation-best unbeaten streak to 12 games, … Read more
Not many can say they were on hand for the longest game in NCAA men’s ice hockey history. Jayson Moy was — and it was his second game of the evening.
The Hockey East regular-season championship — and then some — came down to a very brief span of time on Saturday night, Jim Connelly writes.
Bud Fisher saw the bright lights right away against Michigan. Friday, Quinnipiac’s rookie netminder was on the winning end of another high-stakes game, Dave Starman notes.
Michigan State started strong, then struggled before coming on in the second half to the cusp of a No. 1 NCAA tournament seed. Sean Caruthers reports.
The Massachusetts hockey team (13-18-1, 10-14-1 Hockey East) has already locked up its postseason bid, and in terms of its own destiny, UMass can only finish in one of two positions in the final standings heading into next week’s conference quarterfinals. The Minutemen — who play Maine (23-10-1, 16-8-1 HEA) Friday and Saturday night in … Read more
If there is one good thing about starting the Central Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs, it is that all prior records are wiped out and every team starts at 0-0-0 again. For the Ohio State men’s hockey team, having the slate of the 2005-2006 regular season wiped clean is the best news they have had in … Read more
Who’s King Of The Hill? It’s that time of year when ballots start circulating so here’s a look at the major awards from this writer’s point of view. Player Of The Year Can there be any doubt that the landslide winner of this award is Chris Collins? The senior is tied for second in the … Read more
This road trip has had a little more to offer Alaska-Fairbanks than its typical 3,500 mile treks. In all the Nanooks will have dealt with two consecutive weekends of cutthroat hockey, nearly two weeks in a South Bend hotel, a majority of the team falling ill and even the supernatural. Hunkering down After splitting last … Read more