Men’s D-I in general
Michigan State sophomore defenseman A.J. Thelen has been dismissed from the hockey team by coach Rick Comley. According to the shcool, Thelen’s scholarship will still be honored as long as he remains in school and is academically eligible. “A.J. did not meet the expectations for a student-athlete in the ice hockey program at MSU,” said … Read more
The ECACHL tournament, scheduled all season to have its finals air live on CSTV, has picked up national and regional carriers for the entire weekend. The finals, scheduled to air live on CSTV at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, will also now be shown by Time Warner of Syracuse (which can be seen in … Read more
On the outside looking in at the Hockey East playoffs, Merrimack’s Matt Byrnes is already focused on how to reverse the outcome in 2005-06.
Phil Kessel made his long-awaited college decision official Friday afternoon during a press conference at the U.S. National Development Program headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich. The highly-touted winger chose the University of Minnesota over his hometown Wisconsin Badgers and other suitors that included Michigan and Boston University. “I came to the decision in the last … Read more
One morning, Phil Kessel simply knew Minnesota was his choice. Glen Andresen details the highly-touted recruit’s commitment.
With the ECACHL playoffs getting under way, Juan Martinez offers in-depth looks at each of the four first-round series that the league has for us.
Phil Kessel’s announcement isn’t the only news in the college hockey recruiting world. It’s just the biggest. Here’s what else is new in recruiting to go along with a few last thoughts on 1980. Recruits…Please…Immediately! On Jan. 14, Albany Times Union writer and frequent USCHO contributor Jon Paul Morosi reported on RPI’s 2005-06 recruiting class … Read more
Confirming a move that had been rumored in recent months, Boston University today announced that the Agganis Arena hockey rink will be named after Terrier head coach Jack Parker. In an early afternoon press conference preceding Thursday’s pivotal Hockey East matchup against New Hampshire, BU athletic director Mike Lynch made the announcement. “This is Boston … Read more
With the Atlantic Hockey season winding down, Jim Connelly hands out his league awards. Also: Mercyhurst rips control of its home-ice destiny from Holy Cross, and Canisius sends out signs that hockey is not on the endangered list.
Once again, Paula C. Weston is on the spot to deliver her CCHA Girl Reporter awards. Who walks away with the hardware this year? Also: a complete look at the CCHA playoff situation — with all 12 teams detailed as we reach the regular season’s last weekend.
With one weekend of play left, a stroke of scheduling genius — or simple good fortune, depending on your perspective — leaves BU, BC, UNH and Maine to battle it out to settle the top four seeds in the Hockey East playoffs. Also: Northeastern stays on the radar screen, and USCHO.com’s ads take an unintentionally humorous slant. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Wayne State keeps Niagara’s third-place finish in waiting; Alabama-Huntsville holds on to a chance at the CHA’s regular-season title; and Jared Ross cracks the top of yet another all-time scoring list. Brian Coe reports.
Phil Kessel, the 17-year-old highly-touted U.S.-born phenom, has set a news conference for Friday at the U.S. National Team Development Program headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he announce a decision on where he will play next season. The Friday news conference date is in contrast to an earlier report, in the Wisconsin State Journal, … Read more
The Gold Pan, symbol of the Denver-Colorado College rivalry, may be missing, but Todd D. Milewski says DU and CC have even bigger fish to fry, in the form of the MacNaughton Cup. Also: Minnesota coach Don Lucia shelves the carrot for the stick, and Minnesota-Duluth rookie Ryan Carter makes waves late.
Criticism of Keni Gibson is as hard to find as the proverbial needle in the haystack, as Northeastern’s star goaltender departs college to a crowd of well-wishers.
Men’s ice hockey scored second-highest among all NCAA Division I men’s sports in the new Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, released Monday. The NCAA’s new academic measurement, known as APR, is based on the academic eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes. An APR score of 925 is equivalent to an approximate graduation rate of 50 … Read more
The shuffle on the bubble continues, as Jayson Moy examines this week’s seeds — and takes a look at some quantum leaps and drops.
A split decision among the voters in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll saw Cornell earn a majority of first-place votes, but Colorado College gain the top spot overall. The Tigers, who were idle last weekend, took only 12 of 40 first-place votes but managed 556 points overall to return to No. 1, three points … Read more
Time is running out on the regular season. With conference playoffs and the NCAA tournament right around the corner, I thought this would be a good opportunity to talk about what a team needs to do to be successful at this point in the season, and improve its chances when pursuing a conference and an … Read more
Dartmouth forward Hugh Jessiman, a 2003 NHL first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, will return to the lineup tonight against Harvard after a three-and-a-half-month layoff. Jessiman has been sidelined since tearing two ligaments in his right ankle during a loss to Princeton on Nov. 6. The Rangers’ orthopedic surgeon repaired the injury by … Read more