Men’s D-I in general
The post-holiday slate of games presents some intriguing matchups for the ECACHL teams, none more so than the set of games scheduled for the North Country this weekend. The games in Potsdam and Canton will feature three of the ECACHL’s five ranked teams in No. 12 St. Lawrence, No. 14 Harvard, and No. 19 Clarkson, … Read more
Even in defeat, Bemidji State’s NCAA tournament appearance last season made clear that the Beavers are back on the national stage, Dave Starman says.
Time to Give Thanks For eight years I have been writing this column for USCHO.com, and over that time there have been few traditions that I’ve developed. One, though, has to do with Thanksgiving. Each year, my column published on Thanksgiving day takes a bit of a tongue-in-cheek look around the world of Atlantic Hockey, … Read more
Being that it’s Thanksgiving and all, the six teams that comprise the CHA all have much to be thankful for. First off, they have a league and that in itself has been a topic of choice the past several weeks. Will the CHA exist next year? How can it operate with five teams? What school … Read more
First things first: • Two years ago, Minnesota and Wisconsin completed an unprecedented road sweep of the College Hockey Showcase — unprecedented for the WCHA, that is. With the Gophers and the Badgers back in Michigan this weekend, the bar is raised. • When things go wrong for Michigan Tech, they really go wrong. But … Read more
A Video’s Worth A Thousand Bucks We live in a world in which Mariah Carey is considered the best current American female soul/R&B artist, so very little should surprise and shock us. But even the most jaded among us finds it hard to imagine that a Division I coach would compile a tape of what … Read more
Giving Thanks If you and your loved ones are healthy and you’re reading this column, then you have plenty of reason to be thankful. Not that this particular scramble of words is a sign that you’ve been fortunate. This week’s mishmash isn’t likely to be any better than the swill I offer up any other … Read more
The NCAA announced Tuesday the addition of the 2006 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge to the 2006 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four weekend. The event will take place Friday evening, April 7 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee at a time to be determined. “We are extremely excited to announce the Frozen Four Skills Challenge and … Read more
Throughout the season, USCHO.com staffers Scott Brown and Jim Connelly will offer their views on the previous weeks’ action, alternating writing duties (and occasional potshots at each other) every Tuesday. Brown will focus on the West and Connelly on the East, in a regular column exclusive to USCHO Extra. So admit it. How many Harvard … Read more
The top four spots in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll were unchanged from last week, with Michigan again heading up the rankings. The idle Wolverines tallied 31 of 40 first-place votes to stay atop the voters’ list, while Wisconsin — a winner in a weekend sweep of Minnesota State — ran its season-opening … Read more
Maine junior Michael [nl]Hamilton and sophomore Wesley Clark have been indefinitely suspended from the Black Bears after being charged with assault and aggravated criminal mischief in connection with an alleged beating of another Maine student. Hamilton, 22, of Victoria, B.C., and Clark, 22, from Oakville, Ont., were among a group of people who went to … Read more
Last weekend the action in the ECACHL was defined by strong play on home ice by a number of teams as Brown, Rensselaer and Union all swept weekend series in front of their fans. The other results of note were splits with ranked foes, as both Harvard and Dartmouth split their home series with then-No. … Read more
What’s Goin’ On? If you can figure out what’s going on in this league, there’s a Nobel Prize nomination in your future. In non-conference games, Hockey East is 3-7-0 against the ECACHL and 1-2-0 against Atlantic Hockey. In past seasons, league teams were expected to win all the games against the Atlantic and a clear … Read more
Everybody Hurts Well, everybody except for Michigan. The Wolverines moved to the top of the USCHO.com/CSTV poll this week with a record of 9-1-1 (5-1-1 CCHA) as nearly everyone else in the top 10 lost at least one contest. Given the 11 rookies on the Wolverine roster, some folks find Michigan’s quick start surprising. Certainly, … Read more
Being named the College Hockey America preseason player of the year hasn’t given Bemidji State goalie Matt Climie a big ego. In fact, he’s still doing what he does best: win hockey games for the Beavers. Last Friday, Climie made 25 saves in a 4-1 win at Wayne State, but sat the next night as … Read more
1,000 And Counting It may have taken what seemed like an eternity, but Army finally reached the 1,000-win plateau last Friday night. And the Black Knights did so in the greatest way imaginable. Army, which entered the season with 999 wins and entered the weekend winless this season, beat archrival Air Force at home on, … Read more
First things first: • Emotions ran high after Wisconsin’s Adam Burish hit Colorado College’s Scott Thauwald at the horn at the end of last Saturday’s game. It’s too bad, too, because that incident overshadowed a series of skill and tenacity. • On paper, it seems like a different Minnesota State team out there the last … Read more
After seeing his 2004-05 season go up in smoke, UVM senior Brady Leisenring is back leading the Cats — and better than ever, Joe Haggerty finds.
This week, North Dakota is still in limbo with the NCAA’s Native American policy, while Minneapolis’ own Scott Brown weighs in on the Gopher drinking “expose.”
A tie and a loss against Wisconsin knocked Colorado College out of the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll, as the Tigers bequeathed the No. 1 ranking to Michigan. The Wolverines returned to the apex of the poll with 29 of 40 first-place votes after sweeping Northern Michigan last weekend. The … Read more