Men’s D-I in general
Wisconsin’s comeback against North Dakota finds its place in history; the NCAA’s potential new policies on playoff travel, and their impact on college hockey; Minnesota State-Mankato finds its crunch-time guys; and the Craig Dahl-Jacques Lemaire comparison. Todd D. Milewski reports.
UMass-Lowell netminder Cam McCormick starts to get noticed; Hockey East reasserts itself on the national stage; and sorting out the bottom half is no easy task. Dave Hendrickson weighs in.
Jim Connelly sorts through the week’s news in the MAAC, including the Quinnipiac name change — well, half a change; and letters to Santa are intercepted.
Harvard gets a shot at redemption against Brown this weekend. Also: big games in the North Country, and Cornell’s hot streak examined. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy report.
The spirit of the season is upon the CCHA, including a little something for Alaska-Fairbanks. Also: good will toward men is the order of the day atop the league scoring charts. Paula C. Weston reports.
How do you match last weekend’s one-versus-two series? How about with two taking on three as Minnesota visits Denver? Also: long memories drive this weekend’s rivalries, and the Clay “Woodrow” Wilson update. Todd D. Milewski reports.
USA Hockey today announced the 22-player roster for the 2002 United States National Junior Team, which will compete in the 2002 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship. The tournament, featuring the world’s top players under 20 years old, will be held Dec. 25, 2001-Jan. 4, 2002 in Pardubice and Hradec Kravlove, Czech Republic. … Read more
The Quinnipiac University Board of Trustees has voted to discontinue using “The Braves” as its athletic identity for all of its Division I men’s and women’s athletic teams. The trustees’ decision was based on a recommendation by President John Lahey, and followed a semester of discussions by the Faculty Senate, Student Government Association, President’s Cabinet … Read more
Merrimack head coach Chris Serino, diagnosed with throat cancer which forced him to step down in late October, said he is making terrific progress and plans a return to the bench following the Christmas break. “I just finished my last major chemo[-therapy] session, and the tumor I have has shrunk 85 percent,” said Serino. “Things … Read more
Hockey East teams signed a total of 27 recruits to national letters of intent during the annual early signing period that ran from Nov. 14 to Nov. 21. UMass-Amherst and UMass-Lowell both signed six players; no other programs inked more than three. Players’ next opportunity to sign letters of intent begins on April 10, 2002. … Read more
The first 10 players were named to the WCHA’s Top 50 Players in 50 Years list, with 10 more to be named in each of four following months.
All eyes are on the WCHA as the nation’s top two teams — Minnesota and St. Cloud — battle in a home-and-home series. It promises to be a star-studded series for early bragging rights, but the coaches are downplaying the long-term significance.
In the not to distant past, the ECAC was underappreciated. But now, even its biggest supporters can see its decline. Is it permanent? This week’s column tackles a complicated issue, providing many questions, but few answers.
New Hampshire makes its case for being the conference’s best team, and Cam McCormick’s numbers reach astronomical — or microscopic — proportions.
The scholarship issue is on the back-burner for now, but everyone is still talking about it. How necessary is a scholarship increase for the MAAC’s long-term survival. Also … Justin Eddy challenged to step up for Quinnipiac.
Who Let the Dogs Out? Once again, the CCHA is shaping up to be a two-tier kind of place — in spite protestations of parity — and once again, Michigan State tops the conference followed by yet another team from Michigan. But the second-place team isn’t the Michigan, not the Maize-and-Blue, not the Wolverines. In … Read more
Marty Goulet is racking up points for Bemidji, and he’ll be needed more than ever, as he tries to help his team overcome its Saturday woes against tough Wayne State on the road.
A year ago, they were rookies, suffering through a forgettable year. Today, they’re at the forefront of Boston University’s resurgence. Scott Weighart profiles the Terriers’ sophomore standouts.
There are easy questions, hard questions, and questions that just make you say, “What?” USCHO’s resident history buff, Sam Bohney, answers reader queries about the common and the arcane in college hockey lore.
It’s been two months since the death of Shawn Walsh, but his spirit is undeniably present at Alfond Arena. Dave Hendrickson talks to the Maine Black Bears about their legendary head coach, and the meaning of hockey in the wake of his passing.