It was a long night of waiting for college hockey fans watching the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. And once the waiting ended, the floodgates didn’t exactly open. Northeastern sophomore-to-be Jamie Oleksiak was the top collegian selected on Friday, going 14th overall to the Dallas Stars. Oleksiak was also the first U.S. player (he holds dual … Read more
Jim Connelly takes a shot at predicting the first 30 picks.
But college hockey should be represented in Friday’s first round. Jim Connelly reports.
Michigan and Boston College each placed three players on the All-USCHO teams, while Denver, North Dakota, and Wisconsin each placed two players. Leading the way on the first team was the Hobey hat trick of Miami’s Andy Miele (USCHO’s player of the year and the Hobey Baker Award winner), North Dakota’s Matt Frattin, and Boston … Read more
Hobey Baker Award winner Andy Miele, a senior with the Miami RedHawks, has been voted as USCHO’s player of the year. A 5-foot-8 forward from Gross Pointe, Mich., Miele signed a free agent contract with the Phoenix Coyotes after the RedHawks lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to New Hampshire. Miele’s prolific … Read more
Miami senior forward Andy Miele became the first RedHawks player to win the Hobey Baker Award, announced Friday at the Xcel Energy Center, site of the 2011 Frozen Four. Miele, the CCHA’s player of the year, leads the nation in points (71) and assists (40). He was named CCHA player of the year, as well … Read more
The nation’s top scorer and the country’s top two goal scorers make up the three finalists for the 2011 Hobey Baker Award. Miami’s Andy Miele, North Dakota’s Matt Frattin and Boston College’s Cam Atkinson make up the Hobey Hat Trick, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation announced Wednesday. Miele leads the nation with 71 points. … Read more
The Wildcats’ fans may not even have believed, but the team came through with a big win.
Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame and New Hampshire square off in Manchester, N.H.
No small part of Miami’s recent success, particularly in its playoff drive that culminated in the CCHA playoff championship at Joe Louis Arena Saturday night, has been due to success on the power play. In their semifinal game against Notre Dame, the RedHawks capitalized on two first-period, power-play goals by Carter Camper and Alden Hirschfeld … Read more
Hockey East and the WCHA each have three players among the 10 finalists for the 2011 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. The list, released Thursday, also includes two players from the CCHA — teammates Carter Camper and Andy Miele of Miami — and one from Atlantic Hockey. Boston College’s Cam Atkinson, Maine’s Gustav Nyquist (a Hobey … Read more
The teams that will be sweating out the conference tournaments, waiting to see whether they get into the NCAA tournament, have earned that position, Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski write in this week’s edition.
The CBS College Sports Network, the national home of college hockey, will announce the winners of the third annual Starzies this weekend during the ECAC championship tournament in Atlantic City, N.J. There are eight awards which are given out and each award is the namesake of a former great college player or coach. The awards, … Read more
Miami will wear special jerseys to honor their former student manager, who opened the team’s minds and served as an example of the values that it tries to live by.
The first-year Western Michigan coach has spent most of his hockey career in the league, learning from notable mentors. Paula C. Weston reports.
THIRD STAR Ryan Leets, Army: He had just set a collegiate best with 42 saves a game earlier, but the sophomore goaltender did it one better last Friday against Robert Morris, stopping 43 shots in a 3-1 victory. He added 30 saves in a 2-2 tie Saturday for a 73-save weekend. :: Ryan Leets’ player … Read more
A record 25 players have been unveiled as the nominees for the 2011 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The list includes returning nominees Sam Kuzyk of Adrian, Mario Mjelleli of Augsburg and Brigid O’Gorman of Connecticut College. Finalists will be announced in mid-February, with the award scheduled to be presented on Friday, April … Read more
Miami and Notre Dame showed last weekend how teams need to respond to losses, Dave Starman writes.
As more results come in, we’re starting to see some teams stake their claim for tournament spots. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski break down the week gone by.
Yale’s first loss in a while, Brown’s bubble and the week ahead are the topics for this week’s edition.