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Hockey East’s Twin Bill

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Short in stature but big in heart, grit and leadership, twin brothers Tony and Brad Zancanaro make quite an impression on-ice and off, Joe Haggerty finds.

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: West

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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. Rush To Judgment Brett Sterling (l.) … Read more

Xcel Energy Center To Keep WCHA Final Five Through 2011

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The Xcel Energy Center, the site of the WCHA Final Five since 2001, will stay that way through at least 2011, under the terms of a five-year contract extension announced Tuesday. “We’re very excited about continuing our relationship with one of the premier college hockey conferences in the nation,” said Xcel Energy Center vice president … Read more

Tigers New No. 1 In USCHO.com/CSTV Poll

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A pair of handy wins were enough to propel Colorado College to the top of the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, released Monday. Voters preferred CC with 30 of 40 first-place votes in the wake of the Tigers’ WCHA weekend sweep of Minnesota State, pushing CC up two spots to the top of the poll. … Read more

DU’s Trotter Out For Season With Severed Achilles

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Brock Trotter, Denver’s then-leading scorer and the reigning WCHA Rookie of the Week, will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a severed right Achilles tendon on a hit from North Dakota’s Matt Smaby during Friday night’s game between the Sioux and the Pioneers. Smaby’s check on Trotter came behind the UND goal, and … Read more

On The Flip Side

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Come season’s end, the CHA will be one team short of its NCAA autobid. Luckily, Mike Volonnino has some ideas what to do about that.

This Week in the ECACHL: Oct. 27, 2005

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The set of games likely drawing the most attention from hockey fans around the ECACHL this weekend is the matchup in Ithaca between the Spartans of Michigan State and the Big Red of Cornell. This year’s matchup at Lynah Rink is a rematch of last season, when the Big Red traveled to East Lansing for … Read more

This Week in the CHA: Oct. 27, 2005

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Perhaps it’s taken longer than he expected, but Kurt Wright is finally a senior and on schedule to graduate in May. Wright’s travels have been well documented. He started with New Hampshire in 2001, but redshirted and left after that year to transfer to Findlay. The Oilers then folded amidst budget concerns, and Wright latched … Read more

This Week in the CCHA: Oct. 27, 2005

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But Ann Arbor Is Miles from Punxsutawney Does Harold Ramis get royalties every time the Wolverines and Spartans meet? For the third consecutive game going back to February of last season, the famed archrivals have met on the ice and departed tied, with those pesky Spartans coming from behind in each contest to force OT. … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Oct. 27, 2005

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First Impressions One new team and three new coaches. Look at their results and you’ve got four really good first impressions. Vermont, Hockey East’s new member, is now the only undefeated team in the league and has shot to 11th in the USCHO.com/CSTV poll. Last weekend, Providence, led by new coach Tim Army, stunned Massachusetts-Lowell, … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: Oct. 27, 2005

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First things first: • Welcome to the ranks of college hockey goal-scorers, Phil Kessel. And how’s a penalty shot for a way to score your first collegiate goal? • After some starts and stops over the last few years, instant replay is scheduled to be active at all five arenas that are hosting WCHA series … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Oct. 27, 2005

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The Never-Ending Question Connecticut coach Bruce Marshall, when asked if Atlantic Hockey teams are beginning to close the gap between themselves and clubs in Hockey East, had a quick comeback. “You guys [the media] love to ask that question, don’t you?” he quipped. Truth is, the media and a lot of fans in Atlantic Hockey … Read more

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: East

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Throughout the season, USCHO.com staffers Scott Brown and Jim Connelly will offer their views on the previous weeks’ action, alternating writing duties every Tuesday. Brown will focus on the West and Connelly on the East, in a regular column exclusive to USCHO Extra. Let’s Get Things Started A week later than my counterpart, Scott Brown, … Read more

Wolverines Retain Top Spot In USCHO.com/CSTV Poll

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Michigan, still unbeaten this season after tying archrival Michigan State Saturday, retained the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. The Wolverines picked up 27 of 40 first-place votes to outdistance No. 2 Cornell, which opens its regular season this weekend. The Big Red earned six first-place votes to finish ahead of third-ranked … Read more

This Week in the CHA: Oct. 20, 2005

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While certain College Hockey America teams are making a big splash on the ice during this young season, it’s what’s happening off the ice that has many raising an eyebrow or two. With Air Force jetting (pun intended) for Atlantic Hockey next season, the CHA is in need of a replacement school to keep the … Read more

Hirsch To Miss Season For ‘Personal Reasons’

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Tyler Hirsch, Minnesota’s leading scorer last season, will apply for a medical hardship waiver for personal reasons and miss the remainder of the 2005-06 season, the school announced Thursday. “This was not an easy decision, but one that I feel was the best decision for both myself and the team,” Hirsch said. “I will use … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Oct. 20, 2005

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Falcons’ Fire If there were any question whether or not Bentley will be a good hockey team this year, last Friday’s game versus Air Force in the Q-Cup tournament may have been an answer. The potential trouble spot for the Falcons was goaltending entering this season. Friday, though, Ray Jean, a transfer from Maine playing … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Oct. 20, 2005

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You’re The GM It never happens in college sports, of course, but is a staple of the professional scene. There’s an expansion draft to provide talent to a newly formed team. A general manager must protect those players most important to the team in terms of salary, age, position and contribution. Forgetting about salary, let’s … Read more