Men’s D-I in general
Rank! Over the last year, E! Entertainment Television made popular the show “Rank.” On the geared-towards-pop-culture hour-long show, the network ranks anything from “hottest celebrity” to “richest person.” Taking the route of the spinoff, we present to you “Rank, College Hockey Style.” On this episode, we’ll be ranking the toughest remaining MAAC schedules as the … Read more
North Dakota revisits an old problem in goal; Minnesota’s coaching staff cracks the whip; Michigan Tech gets scoring help; Minnesota State takes time off; and, like ABC, Todd D. Milewski finds out who’s hot and who’s not.
Saturday’s battle between Cornell and Harvard tops the headlines, but there’s plenty more action bubbling under in the ECAC this week — including Union’s attempt to solidify home ice and Colgate’s continued rise. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy round up the league.
Michigan gets motivated — and just in time to take on scalding-hot archrival Michigan State; CCHA schools go Cup Crazy (no, not Lord Stanley’s) this weekend; and Paula C. Weston salutes St. Valentine himself.
The landscape in the CCHA is looking a little different this season. Surprising Ferris State is taking on the league’s traditional powers — and winning.
Mark Morris has a new job, at least for now. Morris, who was fired in November after 15 seasons as head coach at Clarkson, has been added to the staff of the Vancouver Canucks. Morris’ long-time friend, Marc Crawford, is the Canucks’ head coach. He was on the ice for team’s practice today. Morris was … Read more
At a national powerhouse, a true walk-on — an unsolicited unknown — is a rare thing. Meet Matt Radoslovich, who went from D-III rejection to BU.
Their names of late had become synonymous with one thing: dumb penalties. Not just dumb, but so mind-bogglingly stupid that BU coach Jack Parker had to act. After Brian McConnell and Justin Maiser unwittingly conspired to doom BU’s chances against New Hampshire on Jan. 25, Parker said, “It’s difficult to watch how stupid we are. … Read more
Maybe next year they’ll skip the hockey and go straight to the trophy presentation. Boston University won another Beanpot with its 3-2 victory over Boston College on Monday night — the Terriers’ eighth tournament championship in nine years, their 11th in 14 years, their 13th in 18 years. In all, BU has claimed 25 titles … Read more
Boston University had a goal coming into the 51st Beanpot championship game — stay out of the penalty box. Hockey East’s most-penalized team, the Terriers were facing one of the country’s best power play in the Boston College Eagles. Measured against that goal, the Terriers failed miserably. BU took nine minor penalties that accounted for … Read more
Reaction to Thursday morning’s announcement that Fairfield was ending men’s ice hockey in a cost-cutting measure. Gene Doris, Fairfield athletic director “It’s obviously a tough day for us in terms of needing to cut two programs. It was based on the institution’s priorities on where the money needed to be allocated and where the sports … Read more
If new legislation passes as expected, the WCHA and CHA will continue to enjoy an automatic bid to the NCAAs.
The issue of the WCHA and CHA automatic NCAA tournament bids being put into jeopardy was all but rectified as quickly as it arose. But the catalyst to the recent crisis remains an interesting issue, with major implications to the future of the MAAC. As reported by USCHO’s Jim Connelly in a recent MAAC column, … Read more
Union climbs the standings; a scouting perspective on Dartmouth phenom Hugh Jessiman; the origins of the Big Red Freakout revealed; and much more. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy open the mailbag again.
In a thin week of games in the CHA, Bemidji State finds a link to the Edmonton Oilers dynasty — two, in fact; meanwhile, the CHA gets three representatives into the next round of Hobey Baker fan voting, but Geof F. Morris has some issues with that.
The goalie rotation goes the way of the dodo bird; UNH fans cry foul after a kick in the …; BU defies the law of averages, sort of; and Dave Hendrickson takes on the musical powers that be.
Colorado College and Minnesota State get the yin this week, while Wisconsin and Alaska-Anchorage are stuck with the yang. Todd D. Milewski looks over ticket sales, uniform changes, Thomas Vanek and travel plans for the MacNaughton Cup.
News out of Fairfield stuns the MAAC and all of college hockey; Mercyhurst loses some depth in nets; and Army renews an historic rivarly. Jim Connelly reports.
Fairfield is dropping men’s ice hockey and football following this season.
Bowling Green shows improvement, even if the numbers don’t agree; UAF struggles in net; Western Michigan visits Ohio State in the Games of the Week; and Paula C. Weston offers up news and notes from around the CCHA.