Miami and Northern Michigan each have two players on the all-CCHA teams released Wednesday. Wildcats forward Mark Olver got more votes than any other player, and he’s joined on the first team by teammate Erik Gustafsson, a defenseman. Olver scored 17 goals and 35 points in 27 league games. Forward Jarod Palmer and goaltender Cody … Read more
Alaska forward Andy Taranto was the only unanimous selection to the CCHA All-Rookie Team. Taranto was selected as the league’s rookie of the month twice and put up 12 goals and 31 points in CCHA play. He’s joined on the rookie team by Nebraska-Omaha forward Terry Broadhurst, Michigan forward Chris Brown, Michigan State defenseman Torey … Read more
He probably wouldn’t tell you this himself, but Michigan State assistant coach Tom Newton has the credentials to be considered for head coaching openings, especially in the CCHA. USCHO’s Dave Starman reports.
If this season’s outdoor games have taught us anything, it’s that when they’re done with regional rivalries, a big chunk of the college hockey country doesn’t pay attention. Dave Starman writes that it’s time to scrap the outdoor idea in favor of more appealing indoor games.
Confirming a long-held rumor, Michigan on Thursday announced that it will host Michigan State outdoors at Michigan Stadium on Dec. 11. Faceoff for the game, dubbed The Big Chill at the Big House, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Eastern. The teams set the international attendance record for a hockey game by drawing 74,544 to Spartan … Read more
Amo Bessone, who coached Michigan State to the 1966 national championship as part of 28 years leading the Spartans, has died in New Mexico. He was 93. He coached 814 games behind the Michigan State bench, second only to Ron Mason’s 974. He started in 1951 and retired in 1979 with a 367-427-20 record at … Read more
The Details Who: Michigan (9-9), No. 13 Michigan State (12-6-2), Michigan Tech (3-14), Rensselaer (9-9-1) When: Tuesday, Dec. 29 and Wednesday, Dec. 30 Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Tickets: Click here (new window) Tuesday’s schedule: Michigan Tech vs. Michigan State, 4 p.m. Eastern; Michigan vs. Rensselaer, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s schedule: Semifinal losers, 4 p.m. Eastern; … Read more
Michigan State keeps climbing the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I Men’s Poll. Next stop, top five? The Spartans are on the brink, checking in this week at No. 6 after a sweep of a home-and-home series with then-No. 6 Michigan. Miami retained the top spot after tying a pair of games against Ferris State at … Read more
Sure, local and national broadcasts of college hockey may not be everything to everyone, but the exposure the game gets is the important part, USCHO national columnist Dave Starman writes.
If you love Spartan hockey, here are three words for you to embrace for the upcoming season: bigger, stronger, older. Last year’s tender young Michigan State team, picked third by the media and fifth by the coaches in the 2008-09 preseason CCHA polls, finished tied for 10th place with Lake Superior State at the end … Read more
The CCHA’s coaches and media both picked Michigan to win the league championship this season, but both polls had Notre Dame and Miami nipping at the Wolverines’ heels. Michigan got five of the 12 first-place votes in the coaches poll. Second-place Notre Dame had four, third-place Miami had two and fifth-place Northern Michigan got one. … Read more
The CCHA is changing its standings point structure to allot the same number of points for each conference game. That means regulation and overtime victories will be worth three points. If a game goes to a shootout after the NCAA-mandated five-minute overtime, the winning team will get two points in the standings and the losing … Read more
Dave Starman sums up the Frozen Four and looks ahead to next season in a series of letter to coaches and players.
National columnist Dave Starman checks in with college hockey coaches who have been to the title game about what’s involved in getting their squads ready for the postseason.
For Rick Comley and Michigan State, the 2008-09 season has not been a memorable one. But Comley’s disciplinary actions this week will resonate around college hockey, Dave Starman says.
During a big news week, Jim Connelly and Scott Brown look at disciplinary actions, Atlantic Hockey’s decision to expand, the cream of the crop around the nation and more.
Michigan State head coach Rick Comley announced Monday that freshman forward Andrew Conboy and sophomore forward Corey Tropp have been suspended by the program for the rest of the season following an incident near the end of Saturday’s game against the University of Michigan. The two will miss all remaining games, including playoff action. “What … Read more
Michigan State freshman forward Andrew Conboy has officially withdrawn from the university in the wake of his suspension for the remainder of the season after an incident near the end of Saturday’s game against the University of Michigan. Conboy and sophomore forward Corey Tropp doubled up on Michigan junior defenseman Steve Kampfer after the Wolverine … Read more
Michigan defenseman Steve Kampfer, who was injured early Sunday morning in Ann Arbor, Mich., in an apparent assault, suffered serious injuries that will keep him off the ice for an extended period, multiple sources report. For Kampfer, 20, from Jackson, Mich., the season could be in jeopardy. Michigan defenseman Steve Kampfer (photo: Melissa Wade). As … Read more
It’s a fact that hockey players don’t like to be referred to as elfin. It’s a theory that’s been tested on several players from Parma, Ohio, and word that was bandied about among the local reporters in the press room at the 2006 Frozen Four in St. Louis. Still, if you play for Rick Comley, … Read more