Men’s D-I in general
Denver coach George Gwozdecky, who stuck religiously with his goaltender rotation throughout the season and into the NCAA tournament, has decided to start freshman Peter Mannino in Thursday’s semifinal game against Colorado College. Meanwhile, sophomore defenseman J.D. Corbin broke his collarbone in Wednesday’s practice and will miss the Frozen Four. Corbin played every game this … Read more
Greg Cronin, a former assistant at Maine, will accept the position as the new coach at Northeastern within the next 48 hours, according to a source close to his current team, the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Cronin informed the team, an affiliate of the New York Islanders, at practice today. “They’re pretty far along and … Read more
At first glance, Columbus, Ohio, doesn’t appear to be the 15th largest city in the United States. Well, at second glance, it doesn’t either — unless you know where to look. In the 15 years that I have lived here, Columbus has become a very livable city, a mix of small-town and cosmopolitan, where you … Read more
A very different team produced a familiar result for Denver, which has a shot at a second straight NCAA title this weekend.
There’s an intriguing backstory accompanying each of the teams in this season’s historic Frozen Four. One team certainly wasn’t expected to get here. North Dakota, a team coming off extensive losses on offense, had to fight its way past Boston University and top overall seed Boston College in games played just a couple of hours … Read more
When the chips were down in the regional final, Mark Stuart led Colorado College out of the wilderness.
Miami sophomore goaltender Brandon Crawford-West has decided to forego his final two years of eligibility and leave the school, according to head coach Enrico Blasi. In the April 1 announcement, which cited Crawford-West’s “personal reasons” for his departure, RedHawk head coach Enrico Blasi said, “We fully support and respect Brandon’s decision and realize how tough … Read more
The Fighting Sioux are in the Frozen Four thanks in large part to their goaltending. Patrick C. Miller takes a look at the goaltending team that has led North Dakota to Columbus.
Four WCHA coaches, including past winner George Gwozdecky of defending NCAA champion Denver, are among the list of nine candidates for the Spencer Penrose Award, given annually to the top coach in men’s Division I college hockey. Gwozdecky, the 1993 winner as head coach at Miami, is joined by two other former winners among the … Read more
Barry Tallackson has shouldered the weight of expectations for four years at Minnesota. Will he repeat his regional heroics at the Frozen Four?
Northeastern’s pool of potential new coaches has been reduced by two, when former Northeastern forwards Jim Madigan and Jay Heinbuck pulled themselves out of the running. Madigan, a member of the Huskies’ 1982 Frozen Four team, had reportedly been offered the position, but after wavering, decided to turn it down. He currently works in Northeastern’s … Read more
Michigan Tech junior John Scott was charged late Saturday with intentionally ramming another vehicle while driving drunk, according to the Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton. Scott was charged with three counts — malicious destruction of property between $1,000-20,000, assault with a dangerous weapon and operating while intoxicated. The first two are felonies, and are punishable … Read more
Never underestimate the power of inspiration. That’s what Robbie Bina’s Fighting Sioux teammates got from him just before they left for the NCAA East Regional playoffs in Worcester, Mass., last weekend. Five days after suffering a broken neck during the WCHA Final Five in St. Paul and two days after surgery to repair a shattered … Read more
The nation’s two leading scorers and its top statistical goaltender make up the Hobey “Hat Trick,” the ultimate three finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, as announced Wednesday. Colorado College linemates Marty Sertich and Brett Sterling and Cornell netminder David McKee are the three honorees. The 2005 Hobey Baker Memorial Award will be presented … Read more
When Colorado College completed a comeback from a three-goal deficit to win the Midwest Regional Saturday evening, a WCHA representative remarked that at least the league was guaranteed of having one team in the Frozen Four. Twenty-four hours later, the WCHA had taken the other three spots, too. Denver, North Dakota and Minnesota will join … Read more
Two weeks ago, St. Cloud State dismissed assistant coach Brad Willner. But according to school athletic director Morris Kurtz, the job of head coach Craig Dahl is safe, at least for now. “I just want to let everyone know that Craig will be back in the fall, that I appreciate his tireless efforts and, after … Read more
Clarkson goaltender Dustin Traylen has been dismissed from the team by coach George Roll. No specific reason was disclosed by the school. “We won’t discuss a conversation between a student and coach,” said Clarkson media relations director Rick Burt. Traylen was disciplined on multiple occasions by Roll over the past year. He was left home … Read more
Margaret (Peg) Bradley-Doppes has been named the new director of athletics and recreation at Denver. Doppes, who coached for 11 years and has been in administration for the past 14, will take over July 1. “Peg Doppes shares the University of Denver’s values: quality, excellence and integrity in all that we do,” said Denver chancellor … Read more
Since October, I’ve been crisscrossing the Northeast catching almost every men’s and women’s D-I hockey team that I could, so when the end of the season rolled around, I figured I had to go out in style. I decided — with some amount of egging on from my colleague Eric Mirlis, I might add — … Read more
In a game such as this, where it’s a one and done, a hot goaltender could make the difference. Bemidji State netminder Matt Clime had a great start in his team’s first-round NCAA tournament game against Denver last Saturday, the program’s first in Division I. Climie made several point-blank saves against the vaunted Denver arsenal. … Read more