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This Week in Hockey East: March 18, 2004

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Maine and New Hampshire were supposed to be here anyway; Massachusetts proved it belonged; and Boston University is the wild card after a stunning upset in the quarterfinals. Scott Weighart previews the Hockey East championships.

Hobey Finalist Danis is ECAC POTY

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Brown and Colgate representatives were featured prominently among the individual honorees at the annual ECAC Awards Banquet Thursday night and, for the second year in a row, a goaltender was named Player of the Year. Cornell’s David LeNeveu was co-POTY in 2003. Yann Danis is the ECAC Player of the Year. (photo: Chris Gerlt) The … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: March 18, 2004

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With Atlantic Hockey down to two teams, the NCAA tournament is guaranteed a brand-new participant in either Holy Cross or Sacred Heart. Jim Connelly previews the title game, then speculates on the AHA champ’s opponent in the first round.

York Finally Named Top Coach; Saviano POTY

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It only took him 10 seasons, 228 wins, three Hockey East regular-season championships and three Hockey East tournament championships. At last, Boston College head coach Jerry York has received the Bob Kullen Award as Hockey East Coach of the Year. A unanimous selection by his peers, York steered the Eagles to a 17-4-3 record in … Read more

Bulldogs’ Lessard Claims WCHA POTY Honors

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Junior Lessard, who tied for the WCHA scoring title while leading the offense for resurgent Minnesota-Duluth, was named the conference’s Player of the Year Thursday. Lessard, a senior winger from St. Joseph deBeauce, Que., totaled 39 points in league play and had a nation-best 55 points overall entering the WCHA Final Five. He was the … Read more

Bracketology: March 17

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Niagara is in, CC isn’t quite out, and the ECAC and CCHA are rooting for the status quo in the Hockey East tournament.

Edwardson, Blasi Earn CCHA Honors

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Miami’s surge back toward the top of the CCHA standings was rewarded Wednesday, when forward Derek Edwardson was named CCHA Player of the Year, while Enrico Blasi was named Coach of the Year. The winners were named during a ceremony at the CCHA banquet at Fox Theatre in Detroit. Edwardson Edwardson, who returned from a … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: March 17, 2004

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The WCHA Final Five kicks off Thursday with two underdogs — resurgent Colorado College and upstart Alaska-Anchorage — in the play-in game. That sets the table for a potentially record-breaking weekend of action that could finish with as many as six WCHA teams in the NCAAs. Todd D. Milewski reports.

This Week in the CCHA: March 17, 2004

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This year’s CCHA Super Six features traditional powerhouses (Michigan, Michigan State), more recent success stories (Miami, Ohio State) and up-and-comers (Notre Dame, Northern Michigan). Paula C. Weston rounds up this weekend’s action at Joe Louis Arena.

Committee Addresses Tourney Issues

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The NCAA men’s ice hockey committee clarified a number of outstanding issues Monday as it heads towards next Sunday’s selections for this year’s NCAA tournament. (Selection show: Sunday, ESPN2, 2:30 p.m. ET.) For one, for the purposes of tournament selection, Massachusetts-Lowell’s wins over Massachusetts (2) and Michigan State will stand. Those wins, and two others, … Read more

A Sport-Wide Problem

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Todd Bertuzzi’s hit on Steve Moore was only a symptom of a bigger problem. Juan Martinez explores violent behavior in the sport.

Ehgoetz, Ross Top CHA Award List

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Junior forwards Barret Ehgoetz (Niagara) and Jared Ross (Alabama-Huntsville) have been selected as the CHA’s co-players of the year as well as earning unanimous recognition as first-team all-conference selections. CHA regular-season champion Bemidji State had a pair of individuals honored; freshman Luke Erickson was named the league Rookie of the Year and Tom Serratore the … Read more

UConn’s Olsen Tabbed AHA Player of Year

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Connecticut junior forward Tim Olsen has been selected the inaugural Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year. The Atlantic Hockey Awards were voted upon by the league’s nine head coaches. The Vadnais Heights, Minn., native led Atlantic Hockey in scoring, finishing the year with 19 goals, 18 assists for 38 points in conference play. His 19 … Read more

This Week in the CHA: March 11, 2004

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What is your favorite hockey move of all time: Slap Shot or Miracle? In the CHA playoffs this year, you can take your pick. On Friday in Kearney, Wayne St and Alabama Huntsville will faceoff and one team may have to dress the Hanson brothers and in the other contest Findlay will play Air Force … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: March 11, 2004

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The Atlantic Hockey tournament begins Friday with host Army taking on AIC in the play-in game. That begins an intriguing weekend that includes traditional powerhouses Quinnipiac and Mercyhurst, regular-season champion Holy Cross and Jim Connelly’s darkhorse, Connecticut.

This Week in Hockey East: March 11, 2004

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With the Hockey East playoffs opening Thursday, Dave Hendrickson puts the magnifying glass on the intrastate matchup in Amherst that could have been at Lowell. Also: four HEA defensemen stand above their peers on the power play, and UML’s Senior Night is a lonely affair.

This Week in the CCHA: March 11, 2004

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Same As It Ever Was Congratulations to the Michigan Wolverines, winners of this year’s CCHA regular-season title. Michigan has won outright or shared in eight regular-season titles, including three of the last four. This isn’t news. What is news is that the Wolverines had to get a little help from some strange friends south of … Read more