Men’s D-I in general
Massachusetts-Lowell ponders its early-season woes; Hockey East makes a big splash amidst the clutter of this week’s poll; the Trivia Contest takes an unexpected turn; and Scott Weighart — filling in for Dave Hendrickson — reminisces on a certain four-OT NCAA game.
Ralph Engelstad, the North Dakota booster and entrepreneur who funded the new Grand Forks arena that bears his name, died Tuesday night. He was 72. Engelstad, one of the most ardent supporters of the school’s Fighting Sioux nickname, had battled cancer in recent years. Engelstad The $104 million Ralph Engelstad Arena opened last October. Engelstad … Read more
An early match-up of the nation’s top-rated teams led to uncertainty in the latest USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, as six different teams garnered first-place votes. Boston College, which was No. 1 last week, held onto the top spot, but only by a very narrow margin. A Tuesday night match-up between the No. 1 Eagles … Read more
The two-game suspension to Denver junior forward Max Bull was cut in half by the WCHA’s executive committee on Tuesday. Bull will sit out Friday’s non-conference game against Mercyhurst. WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod announced the suspension on Nov. 21, citing a collection of events over a two-week span. Bull appealed to the executive committee, which … Read more
It’s Michigan Week in Columbus, Ohio, which means several things to a certain USCHO.com writer. Paula C. Weston details the CCHA Games of the Week — not to mention a number of Grudges — and more.
Rebuilding Iona stuns Mercyhurst; the MAAC streaks toward the holidays; southern Connecticut offers the league some hospitality; and Quinnipiac logs miles and miles on the road. Jim Connelly reports.
Colorado College begins to fulfill expectations — last season’s expectations; Denver struggles for consistency, sort of; the search for offense continues in Anchorage, while a goaltender emerges in Duluth; and Todd D. Milewski offers WCHA recruiting and injury updates.
It’s antipathy. It’s a rivalry. It’s fish. It’s Cornell-Harvard this weekend, as Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy report. Also: Yale starts out hot, and a farewell to an era at Clarkson.
Competition for top recruits is pushing verbal commitments earlier and earlier. Dave Hendrickson, along with some of Hockey East’s coaches, wonders if it’s gone far enough. Also: Maine’s Jimmy Howard makes a new first impression on BU, Eagle D Andrew Alberts takes it up a notch, and more.
After being voted first in the nation last week, Boston College made a statement that it deserved the ranking, remaining undefeated with a convincing 6-1 victory over No. 14 Providence last Tuesday, and a taut 3-2 win over cross-town rival Boston University on Friday. The Eagles captured 37 of 40 first-place votes and 596 points … Read more
Marc Ranfranz, part Native American, is proud to wear the Sioux logo as the junior goalie battles for ice time.
Two Providence men’s hockey players were arrested recently and charged with assault for allegedly beating up several young men during brawls near the school’s campus in early October, according to the Providence Journal. The players are freshman forwards Nate Meyers, 20, and Jason Bloomingburg, 19. Meyers and Bloomingburg, in addition to a third player not … Read more
Recently-fired [nl]Clarkson coach Mark Morris made a statement to the media following Friday’s Golden Knights game. The following is a verbatim transcript of that statement: “Today I was informed by the Clarkson Administration that my position as Men’s Hockey Coach at Clarkson has been terminated. Out of respect and commitment to all the players past, … Read more
Mark Morris has been ousted at Clarkson after 14 seasons at the helm, and 300 wins, amid an ugly situation and war of words.
You’re a freshman netminder, 18 years old, and you play for one of the nation’s powerhouses, Maine. Daunting? Not if you’re Jimmy Howard, who leads a strong rookie class in the Hockey East nets. Also: the league braces for key clashes, and Mass.-Lowell looks at the bright side. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Cornell has stormed out of the gates. Harvard has rebounded from an opening-night loss. Brown is off to its best start since 1994-95….and just what exactly is going on at Clarkson? Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser report.
Sacred Heart takes on the unfamiliar role of favorite; Bentley ends a long spell of road futility; Iona bucks up for a tough stretch; and more. Jim Connelly reports.
In his second column for USCHO, Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna explores the difference between “cheating” and “gamesmanship.”
The upsets get started in earnest; Minnesota State continues to adapt to life in the WCHA; Colorado College puts its awful start to last season firmly behind it; and much more. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Michigan State might have expected transition jitters coming under the tutelage of Rick Comley — but not to be out of the USCHO.com poll after narrowly splitting with Niagara. Paula C. Weston reports, on the eve of MSU’s confrontation with rising Ohio State, in the CCHA Games of the Week.