Men’s D-I in general
Twelve players have been named finalists by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston for the 51st Walter Brown Award, given annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The slate of candidates includes seven players from Hockey East schools, four from ECAC teams, and one from the MAAC. Harvard is the only … Read more
North Dakota junior defenseman David Hale doesn’t expect to play for the Fighting Sioux again until their Feb. 14-15 series in Denver against the Pioneers. Hale After being struck with illness shortly after the Sioux arrived in Colorado Springs on Jan. 30, Hale missed all of UND’s series against Colorado College and won’t play this … Read more
The WCHA and CHA could lose their automatic bids to the NCAA tournament, beginning in 2004, under new rules clarified at the January NCAA Convention in Anaheim. The Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee was recently advised of the news by NCAA Director of Championships Tom Jacobs during their most recent regularly-scheduled conference call. Section … Read more
On a team full of offensive threats, CC defenseman Tom Preissing is going for some lofty numbers of his own.
Harvard and Northeastern in the Beanpot championship game; Boston College and Boston University in the consolation. Now that would be something new. In the tournament’s 50-year history, it’s never happened. Make that 51 years. As has been the case of late, BU and BC will tangle for all the beans while relegating the Crimson and … Read more
Being just the second college goalie to play in the World Juniors for Team Canada was a cherished experience for Cornell’s Dave LeNeveu.
Colorado College was the only team in the top five of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll not to lose a game, and ascended to the number one position in this week’s poll. After winning two games against No. 3 North Dakota, the Tigers captured 35 of the 40 first-place votes for a commanding lead … Read more
Rest Factor In Beanpots past the Harvard Crimson had a legitimate gripe to claim the role of underdog. Hockey East, the conference of the other three Beanpot schools — BC, BU and Northeastern — allowed those teams to play only one game the weekend before each Beanpot Monday. Harvard’s conference, the ECAC, wasn’t as generous. … Read more
The Beanpot, now past half a century old, continues to capture the imaginations of hockey fans in Boston, around New England and nationwide.
Former Clarkson head coach Mark Morris filed two lawsuits on Friday against Clarkson University over his firing earlier this season. Morris was fired in November for incidents that took place during a morning practice involving Golden Knights forward Zach Schwan. Morris was accused of getting into a physical confrontation Schwan. The school fired Morris after … Read more
The Saturday, March 1, men’s ice hockey game between Quinnipiac and Connecticut will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City at noon. The contest is the final in the “Heroes Hat” series between Quinnipiac and Connecticut. Quinnipiac established the award last year to honor those who lost their lives on September 11, … Read more
So soon after the tragic death of Glenn Crane, Holy Cross prepares for another life-and-death battle. Jim Connelly reports.
Slump? Whatever You Do, Don’t Call It That After bolting out of the gate at the start of the season, going 12-3-1 through October and November, the Miami RedHawks were 1-3-0 in December and have been 2-5-1 in January. But it’s not a slump. Just don’t call it a slump. “We’ve been playing all right,” … Read more
With the ECAC playoffs coming into view up ahead, Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser stop to answer the tough questions, including the shape of the standings, the league’s NCAA hopes, and Joe Millionaire.
Maine and New Hampshire square off for a pair which could decide the regular season; Boston University looks to stay out of the box; Dave Hendrickson analyzes Hockey East’s “best top to bottom” claims; and more.
The Stretch Run Begins Okay, it’s go time. From here out, it’s CHA schools playing each other, jockeying for position in Kearney. Only two schools have no shot at a first-round bye: Findlay and Air Force should plan on playing on Friday at the tournament. The other four teams all have their chances, which is … Read more
North Dakota and Colorado College rematch, this time at full strength; Denver keeps its nose to the grindstone; UMD and Minnesota State play for unexpected stakes; and Minnesota tries to turn the power back on. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Joe Bertagna is back, with a call to arms for creative fans everywhere, and in search of, as always, great arena food.
Overcoming serious illness and the death of their mother, North Dakota’s Hale brothers have the Sioux contending for another title.
Led by No. 1 Maine, the top six stayed in the same place as last week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The bottom five also remained in place, leaving only minor jostling between spots six through ten the only difference from last week to this week. The Black Bears held on to the top spot, … Read more