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WCHA Preview: Feb. 7-8, 1997 by Scott Brown The playoff picture in the WCHA is simultaneously a little clearer and a little muddier than it was last week. The North Dakota Fighting Sioux staked their claim to the top spot in the conference, sweeping the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Grand Forks, ND, 6-4 and 6-2. … Read more
CCHA PREVIEW: Feb. 7-8, 1997 CCHA Preview: Feb. 7-8, 1997 by Paula C. Weston It’s crunch time in the CCHA, and each game this weekend will be an exciting game to watch. Michigan held on to first place, easily defeating Ohio State and Bowling Green last week. With 34 points in 19 games, the Wolverines … Read more
Hockey East Preview: Feb. 7-10, 1997 by Dave Hendrickson It’s another dream matchup for the Beanpot — Boston University and Boston College in the title game. Even the moribund Fleet Center might hear some noise for that one. Lost in the Beanpot publicity bonanza has been the resurgent play of not only a dominating UNH … Read more
Hockey East Preview: Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 1997 by Dave Hendrickson The Beanpot dwarfs all remaining Hockey East action this week. Northeastern, Boston College and Boston University will all need to avoid looking past their Friday contests and ahead to the biggest college hockey event in the East. Aside from the Beanpot, however, there remain many … Read more
ECAC Preview: Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 1997 by Jayson Moy The number five plays a large role in this week’s ECAC Preview. There are five weeks to go in the ECAC season, and things are still up for grabs. Teams have almost caught up in terms of games played, and it’s time to settle in for … Read more
CCHA PREVIEW: Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 1997 CCHA Preview: Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 1997 by Paula C. Weston The University of Michigan Wolverines showed why they’re ranked first in the nation last weekend. They put some distance between themselves and the rest of the CCHA, taking two games from Miami at Yost Arena. With 30 points in … Read more
As the 1995-96 season got started, Denver was expected to be one of the heavies in the WCHA. After all, the team had 14 of its top 17 scorers, along with the arguably-better half of a sterling two-man goalie rotation, returning from a team that finished third in the conference last year. With graduation decimating … Read more
WCHA Preview: Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 1997 by Scott Brown The WCHA now officially enters the stretch run for the playoffs. With St. Cloud’s visit to Notre Dame out of the way, only WCHA league games remain for the ten teams in the conference. That means undiluted entertainment for fans, as no fewer than seven teams … Read more
The dumb jock. Chiseled physique meets bovine stupidity. Few stereotypes appear more consistently in our culture. Four Hockey East players — Maine’s Dan Shermerhorn, UMass-Lowell’s Craig Lindsay, and Merrimack’s Rob Beck and Tom Johnson — are the league’s prime examples that athletes need not be morons and top students don’t all wear pocket protectors. Those … Read more
CCHA PREVIEW: Jan. 24-28, 1997 CCHA Preview: Jan. 24-28, 1997 by Paula C. Weston Things are thick at the top in the CCHA. Three teams — Michigan, Miami and Lake Superior — are tied for first, each with 26 points. Last weekend, Michigan gained three points and Miami none, setting up a potentially spectacular weekend … Read more
ECAC Preview: Jan. 24-25, 1997 by Jayson Moy There’s one thing to be said about having games in hand: when you win ’em, you move up the standings very quickly. Cases in point are Clarkson, Vermont and RPI. Clarkson was a huge winner this weekend, sweeping Dartmouth and Vermont. Vermont gained two points, as did … Read more
WCHA Preview: Jan. 24-26, 1997 by Jim Thies Even though some teams had a chance to inhale a little breathing room, the WCHA race is still tight — seven teams within five points of each other with six weeks to go in the league season. Last weekend Alaska-Anchorage was the only team to earn four … Read more
Hockey East Preview: Jan. 24-28, 1997 by Dave Hendrickson Nationally-ranked Boston University and UNH, both considered head and shoulders above the rest of Hockey East, could muster only two out of four points against their unranked league brethren last week. The Cinderella River Hawks from UMass-Lowell proved that their slipper might fit after all, stunning … Read more
Welcome to U.S. College Hockey Online’s roundtable discussion. We’ll be debating a college hockey topic each week in this space, where various members of our staff meet to argue. Sometimes serious, sometimes silly — but either way, watch the feathers fly: no punches will be pulled, and no quarter given, when these people face off. … Read more
Michigan senior center Mike Legg’s internationally-famous lacrosse-like goal will receive its best publicity yet this week when it is nominated for an ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) by ESPN in the category of “Outrageous Play of the Year.” The balloting will run starting with Thursday’s 6:30 p.m. Sportscenter and continue through Monday. Voting will … Read more
Scott Borek has definite ideas, ideas on how he’d like to see his players perceived by residents of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. “I guess I would really like to see us have a family, wholesome image. Hockey players have to fight for that. They’re seen as wild — the kind of guys who work hard … Read more
Tigers’ Tales Princeton’s precarious foothold on first place may not last much longer, but its run so far is remarkable. Yes, it’s true that the Tigers are 0-3 against Cornell, Clarkson and Vermont, the three ECAC representatives in last year’s NCAA Tournament, but an 8-4-1 league record is nevertheless impressive, when you consider the program’s … Read more
Doing something again, especially when expected, is one of the hardest things to do. Just ask Tim Thomas. Vermont’s All-American is a microcosm of the team, which only makes sense considering he’s the goalie. Thomas, a 1994 ninth-round draft pick of the Quebec Nordiques (now the Colorado Avalanche), helped lead Vermont to the NCAA Final … Read more
WCHA Preview: Jan. 17-18, 1997 by Jim Thies How tight is tight? Take a look at the WCHA standings for one answer to that question. With seven weeks to go in the regular season, just four points separate the top six teams. That will make for some playoff-type hockey down the stretch as those squads … Read more
ECAC PREVIEW: Jan. 17-21, 1997 ECAC Preview: Jan. 17-21, 1997 by Jayson Moy The ECAC world is turning once again, thanks to the past weekend’s action. Only one team managed to get through the weekend with four points — the Vermont Catamounts. Every other team in league action came away with two points, except for … Read more