Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Recapping the tournaments
The holiday tournaments are done, and Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back at the big events.
The holiday tournaments are done, and Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back at the big events.
The USCHO staff compiles the essential info on the seven Division I men’s holiday tournaments.
The CCHA announced today that sophomore Miami forward Steve Mason has been suspended for one game as the result of an incident that occurred in the game against Notre Dame on Dec. 4. The action was taken by the league after a review of an incident that occurred near the 6:34 mark of the third period … Read more
Miami’s Will Weber was hospitalized Saturday after his neck was cut by a skate blade late in the first period of a game against Northern Michigan in Oxford, Ohio. According to a Miami release, Weber was alert and in stable condition after being transported to a hospital. A Miami spokesperson said he was expected to … Read more
Dave Starman analyzes the teams he’s seen in the first weeks of this college hockey season — New Hampshire, Miami, Bowling Green, Michigan, Maine, Michigan State, Ferris State, Notre Dame, Boston University and Wisconsin.
A total of 20 NCAA men’s ice hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice have been selected as candidates today for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in hockey. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must have achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym … Read more
The first full weekend of the regular season provided enough to shake up the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Michigan moved up two spots to third, and Boston University entered the top 10 after each won a pair of games. The Wolverines swept a series at Bowling Green; the 10th-ranked Terriers won the Ice Breaker … Read more
By this point, most college hockey fans know what the 2009-10 Miami RedHawks endured, but it bears repeating, in brief. • Lost the 2009 NCAA championship game in overtime, after leading by two goals going into the last minute. • Lost a dear friend, 21-year-old team manager Brendan Burke, to a car crash in February. … Read more
CCHA coaches and media don’t agree on the order, but they agree on this in preseason polls: Miami and Michigan should be the top two teams in the league this season. Michigan took the top spot in the coaches poll, while Miami led off the media poll. The Wolverines, who return 19 letterwinners from a … Read more
Seventeen teams have won a Division I men’s national championship, but there hasn’t been a name added to that list since 1993. The USCHO staff picks five teams that could be newcomers to the champions club in 2010-11.
As the new season approaches, Dave Starman touches on a number of subjects that have come up over the summer.
The official film of the 2010 Frozen Four will make its television premiere at 8 p.m. Wednesday on NHL Network. Narrated by Hall of Fame announcer Mike Emrick, the video includes behind-the-scenes access at Ford Field, where Boston College beat Wisconsin for the national championship.
Miami captain Tommy Wingels is leaving school after three seasons after signing with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks. Wingels helped the RedHawks to back-to-back Frozen Four appearances in the last two seasons. Related link: Early departures in 2010 offseason In 127 games over three seasons, he had 99 points (43 goals, 56 assists). He was … Read more
The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more
Miami assistant coach Chris Bergeron will take over as Bowling Green’s head coach, the Falcons athletic department announced Monday. Bergeron, an assistant at Miami since 2000, helped his alma mater to the Frozen Four the last two seasons. He takes over for Dennis Williams, who was the interim head coach last season following the departure … Read more
It was an interesting idea, but when it took place, having the Frozen Four at Ford Field just didn’t work out, Dave Starman writes.
Fans speak out about the Ford Field Frozen Four.
Thursday’s Frozen Four semifinals featured a combined 13-goal differential. Brian Sullivan reports that and other notes from the second semifinal.
Miami has lived by its physical play all season. Against Boston College Saturday, it proved its undoing.
After their first practices on the Ford Field ice, the four teams playing at the Frozen Four react to their environment. Paula C. Weston reports.