Men’s D-I in general
With only one of the top five teams in the country playing an official game last weekend, Wisconsin and Miami held onto their spots at the top of Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks poll heading into the holiday break. The Badgers garnered 33 of 40 first-place votes to hold down the No. 1 position once again, while … Read more
Miami continues to make waves; Brett Sterling has a shot at history at Colorado College; and Scott Brown muses on Bemidji State’s importance to college hockey.
He may not have arrived to much fanfare, but Kevin Ulanski left Denver amid plenty of it. Nicholas Jon Wood traces the path of one of the Pioneers’ key championship contributors.
In an up-and-down season for the CCHA, Dave Starman locates the first half’s big winners, especially at Miami, Ferris State and Lake Superior.
Letters To Santa It has happened again. Two years ago, I gained some weight and got the letters. Same thing this year. Once again snow on the envelopes has smeared the writing and letters intended for “The Fat Guy On The North Pole” got redirected to me, “The Fat Guy On The North Shore.” And … Read more
First things first: • Thank you, Michigan Tech, for reminding us why the games still have to be played. • North Dakota’s home losing streak has reached a program-high five games after last weekend’s sweep by Minnesota. With the way that Bemidji State has handled the WCHA this season, there’s no guarantee it’ll end Saturday. … Read more
Midterm Exams While college kids may be taking finals, it’s time to look at how each Atlantic Hockey team is doing on the ice and hand out our midterm report cards. The first half of the season has definitely been exciting. We’ve seen some stellar performances both by teams and by individuals. Mercyhurst, Holy Cross, … Read more
With the varying exam and winter-break schedules of the ECACHL’s 12 teams, the coming weekend promises to be the quietest of the season, with only one league matchup and one nonconference game on the docket. That said, both games look to be entertaining ones and should tide fans over until the holiday hockey tournaments start … Read more
Even though Alabama-Huntsville defenseman Mike Salekin had his career-best four-game point-scoring streak snapped Saturday, all that means is Salekin is looking to start a new streak the next time UAH steps onto the ice. Salekin is seeing an upgraded role on the Chargers this season after a 10-point campaign a year ago. That was after … Read more
Let It Snow It’s raining here in Columbus. Apparently, the local weather — like the local college hockey team — cannot decide what it is supposed to be. I was going to put together a midseason report card for each team in the league, but after grading 60 final exams and 60 essays, I didn’t … Read more
Last season’s freshmen are this season’s stars between the pipes in Hockey East, says Joe Haggerty.
The Wisconsin Badgers finally lost a game last weekend, but not their grip on the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll. Wisconsin, which split a series with Michigan Tech to end a 14-game unbeaten streak, earned 24 first-place votes to keep the nation’s No. 1 ranking, just ahead of No. 2 … Read more
The defensive corps for the Union continues to shrink. Freshman Rory Farrell became the latest defenseman to leave the Dutchmen. He informed coach Nate Leaman of his decision to depart following last Saturday’s game against Rochester Institute of Technology. Farrell also withdrew from school and joined the Sioux City Musketeers of the U.S. Hockey League. … Read more
For Colorado College defenseman Lee Sweatt, hockey isn’t just the kind played on ice, Alex Clark reports.
North Dakota may be young, but Dave Starman finds that the Fighting Sioux are on track to meet head coach Dave Hakstol’s expectations.
When January is drawing to a close, a good barometer for the standings in the ECACHL could include a quick look at the results from New Hampshire. Currently the No. 12 team in the nation, the Wildcats will face four ECACHL teams before January ends and the failure or success of some of the league’s … Read more
Vermont And The Hockey East Schedule All but the newest Hockey East fans can recall the scheduling problems the league faced in past years with an odd number of teams. Down the stretch, one school was inevitably the odd man out, sitting out a weekend or playing at most one game at a time when … Read more
A Tale of Two Teams There are 118 road miles and eight points separating the first-place Miami RedHawks and the second-place Ohio State Buckeyes on this, the last weekend of play before each team arrives in Columbus for the Ohio Hockey Classic later this month. There are six points separating the Buckeyes from the last-place … Read more
First things first: • After Wisconsin’s road sweep of Minnesota last weekend, you start to wonder how long the Badgers’ unbeaten streak could go. It’s at 14 now, and they’ll be heavy favorites to make it 16 this weekend with Michigan Tech in town. • Ten players from the WCHA will play for the United … Read more
365 Days of Hell When Saturday arrives, those who follow Canisius hockey may want to light a candle, do some sort of chant. Anything that might move the black cloud from over the school’s head. Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the firing of coach Brian Cavanaugh. Since that day, the Griffs program has been … Read more