Men’s D-I in general
In what became a badly-kept secret, Clarkson has named George Roll men’s hockey coach, replacing the fired Mark Morris. He was formally introduced at a news conference on Monday. Roll, a former assistant at Clarkson under Morris, returns after seven years as head coach at Division III Oswego. Roll will begin his transition to Clarkson … Read more
When Ian McCaw says that the NCAA committee went 100 percent strictly by the numbers, he is being completely 100 percent genuine. And the evidence is right in front of our eyes. In fact, the committee went so strictly by the numbers, it’s scary. It was the complete pinnacle of the 100-percent objective system, and, … Read more
The NCAA tournament picks were announced Sunday, but the action was in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday. The fact that NCAA hockey boasts an objective selection system for its national tournament doesn’t prevent controversy — it just changes the nature of the complaints. Basketball teams can complain about the selection committee weighing the factors unpredictably, … Read more
Oswego State goaltender Tyson Gajda carried a towel into his team’s news conference after Saturday night’s NCAA Division III championship game. His coach was the one who needed it to wipe away tears. George Roll faced the media with red eyes minutes after the Lakers’ 2-1 loss to Norwich. The loss likely marked the end … Read more
Amid a backdrop of war and with machine gun-armed soldiers protecting the campus, the 2003 MAAC Final Four got underway on Thursday with the league’s award banquet. The story of the night was the youth movement, with Bentley rookie head coach Ryan Soderquist — the youngest headman in the game — capturing the MAAC Coach … Read more
The first back-to-back Coach of the Year, first co-Players of the Year, and first-ever Dartmouth award winner, on the eve of the first all-Ivy final four.
The past two league champions are joined by a team on the rise and an upstart contender. Jim Connelly previews this weekend’s MAAC final four.
Peter Sejna begins what could be a bounty of hardware. Mankato coach Troy Jutting was also honored, with the Mavericks on the verge of an NCAA berth.
The NCAA tournament selection show has been changed to a 6 p.m. (ET) start time this Sunday, and is still scheduled to be aired on ESPN. The show was originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on ESPN. However, because of the war in Iraq, there is now a contingency plan in place to move NCAA men’s … Read more
The WCHA and CCHA led the way with three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award each, and Colorado College has two of the 10 that will be considered for college hockey’s top individual award. Also, the CHA has its first Hobey finalist, Niagara forward Joe Tallari. Colorado College junior forward Peter Sejna and senior defenseman … Read more
A possible rematch of last season’s championship looms, but first Cornell and Harvard have semifinal opponents Brown and Dartmouth to worry about. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy preview the ECAC championship.
It’s about validation (Colorado College), vindication (Minnesota State), restoration (Minnesota-Duluth), and more. Todd D. Milewski previews the WCHA Final Five — and bids farewell to a coaching legend.
New Hampshire goaltender Mike Ayers was named winner of the 51st annual Walter Brown Award, given annually to New England’s best American-born Division I college hockey player. Salem State senior defenseman Nick Stauder will receive the Gridiron Club’s third annual Joe Concannon Award, given to the top American-born hockey player from NCAA Division II and … Read more
With the Super Six approaching, Paula C. Weston previews the CCHA’s best at the most critical time of year.
Merrimack goaltender Joe Exter, who was seriously injured a week and a half ago in a collision with Boston College’s Patrick Eaves, has been upgraded from serious to fair condition, according to representatives from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on Tuesday. There was no word whether Exter is out of the coma he’s been in … Read more
The NCAA announced today that all winter championships slated for this weekend, including women’s Division I and III hockey and men’s Division III hockey, will continue as scheduled. The Division I women’s tournament is at Minnesota-Duluth, Division III women are at Elmira, and Norwich is hosting Division III men. “The White House has encouraged continuation … Read more
Michigan Tech coach Mike Sertich is stepping down, less than three years after taking over the struggling program.
The NCAA and the Division I men’s ice hockey committee discussed the upcoming NCAA tournament, clarified some lingering issues, and exulted the current state of college hockey during a scheduled media conference call Monday. The new 16-team, four-regional tournament structure has the entire hockey community giddy with anticipation, and the committee is no exception. It … Read more
Colorado College advanced to the WCHA Final Five by defeating Alaska-Anchorage in two games this weekend, and held onto the top spot in both the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll and the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Pairwise Rankings (PWR). The Tigers received 35 of 40 first-place votes, and will face the winner of the No. … Read more
A game official’s job, it’s said, is to be invisible. But after two decades atop his craft, that’s impossible for referee Matt Shegos.