The PairWise Analyzed
It’s been a rollercoaster ride the last two weeks. Scott Brown explains why some teams are sitting pretty in the PWR while others have work to do.
Men’s D-I in general
It’s been a rollercoaster ride the last two weeks. Scott Brown explains why some teams are sitting pretty in the PWR while others have work to do.
It’s a shakeup in this week’s PairWise Rankings, punctuated by the ascent of St. Cloud State. Jayson Moy lays out the tournament.
While the Wisconsin men’s hockey team continues to try to build up confidence in freshman goalie Shane Connelly, junior standout Brian Elliott is on the mend ahead of schedule, UW head coach Mike Eaves said Tuesday.
Wisconsin’s lead in the WCHA evaporates with stunning speed, St. Cloud State stays on a roll that might lead to the NCAA tourney, and Scott Brown takes on instant replay.
A Friday no-goal in the game between Michigan and Michigan State illustrated the flaws in the CCHA’s well-intentioned review system, but Dave Starman has a solution.
Miami’s ascent through the CCHA and the national rankings has been a team effort, but Zach Silberman finds a lot of credit going to the RedHawks’ youthful goaltending duo.
Miami just keeps winning, and the RedHawks’ reward this week was the No. 1 spot in the nation in the USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll released Monday. The RedHawks, who sport the nation’s best record at 19-4-4, earned 20 of 40 first-place votes after sweeping Ferris State last weekend. Miami is trailed by Minnesota, … Read more
Boston University captain David Van der Gulik missed the first half of the 2005-06 season with medical issues — and the Terriers missed him, too.
Being a senior, Bemidji State defenseman Andrew Martens wants to finish his abbreviated college career on a high note. And with the cast he’s joined with on the Beavers, few will argue that success is out of their range. Martens leads all BSU defensemen in scoring with five goals among 18 points this season and … Read more
The biggest series last weekend fizzled out somewhat as both Cornell and Colgate held serve and protected their home ice from Clarkson and St. Lawrence. The four games had ramifications both on the run up to the ECACHL regular season title and on the PairWise Rankings. This weekend will feature another string of games with … Read more
First things first: • It seems just about the right time for Colorado College to take a week off and clear its collective heads. There’s no telling how far its slump — presently at a four-game losing streak — could have gone otherwise. • That big lead Wisconsin had last week? Yeah, not so much … Read more
Dave Hendrickson is not available to write the Hockey East column this week, as he is busy starring in the forthcoming film Brokeback Columnist. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Rhodes Scholars If you’re reading this column, there’s a good chance that you’ve already read plenty this year about the Providence Friars. Or at … Read more
Dei Ex Machinis Here are two improbable tales. Scenario One You have shamed a woman and killed her father. She, her lover, and another woman whom you’ve shamed have vowed revenge. You’re walking through a city square and a statue of the man you’ve killed, a local official, warns you that his family will have … Read more
Phil Buttafuoco has resigned his position as the Commissioner of the ECAC. His tenure at the ECAC started on July 1, 1998 as he came from the NCAA. His tenure at the ECAC saw the creation of the ECAC Men’s Division I lacrosse league in 1999. It also saw the Men’s and Women’s Division I … Read more
The East regains the top spot in the polls — but not in the PWR or the NHL draft rankings, Jim Connelly notes. Also: ECACHL parity and AHA home ice.
The CCHA is riding high, while Hockey East suffers a shocker in this week’s edition of Jayson Moy’s Bracketology.
After a run of seven straight polls at the top, Wisconsin made way for a new No. 1 in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll. Boston College claimed 27 of 40 first-place votes to top this week’s rankings after sweeping Vermont with a pair of shutouts last weekend. The Eagles have now won seven … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today announced seven outstanding student athletes who were selected as finalists for the 2006 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are: Janelle Armitage, Sr., University of Connecticut Eric Leroux, Sr., Princeton University Drew Miller, Jr., Michigan State University Mason Oakes, Sr., Lawrence University Jaime Sifers, Sr., University of … Read more
Not getting enough college hockey? Mike Volonnino finds a solution in the skies.
First things first: • Will 4:08 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, be the time when Wisconsin’s hold on the top spot in the country started sliding away? That’s when goalie Brian Elliott was injured in practice. The junior had to be helped off the ice with a left leg injury and will be out … Read more