Men’s D-I in general
Upset City, Here We Come! First, one must ask the questions: were last weekend’s defeats of Michigan State by Niagara on Friday night and Ferris State by Wayne State on Saturday night truly upsets? Stalwart fans of the CHA would probably say no, but given the league’s nonconference record this season, one would have to … Read more
Bob Peters spent almost four successful decades in coaching, and the CHA commissioner is still leaving his mark on college hockey.
Chances are, if you’ve been to an amateur hockey game in New England, you’ve heard the voice of Jim Prior.
Boston College, with an undefeated 6-0-1 record, captured the top spot with 29 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Eagles played just one game this week, a 7-0 thrashing of Merrimack on Thursday night. BC is one of just three teams without a loss this season, but the other two, … Read more
Mark Morris, in his 15th season as head coach at Clarkson, has been placed on administrative leave while the university investigates an incident that occured during a practice last Saturday. In the interim, assistant coaches Fred Parker and Jason Lammers will take over full responsibilities of handling the team. Parker will be considered the head … Read more
Controversy strikes Clarkson in the form of an internal investigation; Brown gets out of the blocks with an upset win; and Cornell looks to make good on its national ranking. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser report.
Amidst a quiet week of non-news in the CHA, Geof F. Morris analyzes each conference member’s start to the season.
Jake Moreland’s has shared time in net for St. Cloud State during the program’s three most successful seasons. Now it’s time to be “The Man.”
North Dakota suffers the aftereffects of Fight Night at Ingalls Rink; Colorado College waits for an in-season tournament to call its own; and the WCHA’s radio announcers get a little excitement. Todd D. Milewski reports.
The Minutemen are the early-season Hockey East surprise; Jack Parker chooses his words very, very carefully; and Freddy Meyer boosts ticket sales at Whittemore Center. Dave Hendrickson has it all.
The news of UAF player Aaron Voros’ tumor puts the CCHA in a sobering light this week. Paula C. Weston reports on Voros, as well as Ferris State’s strong start and the Game(s) of the Week between Miami and Notre Dame.
The MAAC picks up another win over a “Big Four” opponent — this one in convincing fashion; Fairfield gets off the schneid; Mercyhurst heads back into conference play after a brutal weekend; and more. Jim Connelly reports.
Following discussions between Yale officals, the WCHA and the ECAC, Saturday’s game disqualification penalties to eight players on North Dakota and Yale will stand. The game DQs — which carry with it an automatic one-game suspension — were levied following a melee that broke out in the second period of North Dakota’s 7-3 win in … Read more
Alaska-Fairbanks sophomore forward Aaron Voros has returned home to Vancouver after he was diagnosed with a bone tumor in his leg. According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Voros will soon have a biopsy to determine whether the tumor is benign or malignant. “It’s a shocker. My knee had been bothering me, but we thought it … Read more
Rod Langway spent two memorable seasons at New Hampshire, then dominated the defense position in the NHL for 15 seasons. Now he’s a Hall of Famer.
Denver reclaimed the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll on the strength of two convincing wins, both games by a 5-3 score, against a visiting Wisconsin. The Pioneers captured 27 first-place votes when last week’s No. 1 team, New Hampshire, dropped a 3-2 decision to No. 7 Boston University and correspondingly fell … Read more
The BU-BC rivalry is well known, but Terrier fans are paying more attention to Matthews Arena these days.
More often than not, a great team requires a great goaltender — meaning that Dave Hendrickson is out to measure Hockey East’s puck-stoppers. Also, Providence had great expectations a year ago, so maybe the Friars just needed an extra season to meet them; Maine continues to defy categorization; and more.
It’s never too early to find out whether the season’s going as planned; so Todd D. Milewski asked the WCHA’s coaches exactly that. Also: Zach Parise blows out goal lamps around the nation; Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves and Denver head man George Gwozdecky reminisce about their college days together; and more.
On a night for scaring, Paula C. Weston offers up Halloween festivities for every CCHA team — not to mention the opener of the Ohio Cup; and the Voros Watch continues.