Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Close calls helping or hurting?
Is Boston University going to benefit from playing so many close games in its first 10 contests? That’s one of the subjects for debate with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski this week.
Men’s D-I: Minnesota Duluth
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Will this No. 1 last?
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski chime in on the changing of the No. 1 guard and a pair of Bulldogs to keep an eye on.
Potent offense sparks Minnesota-Duluth’s high expectations
The pieces are in place for Minnesota-Duluth to meet expectations and finish near the top of the WCHA standings in 2010-11. The Bulldogs return three 40-plus-point scorers — Jack Connolly, Mike Connolly and Justin Fontaine — that anchored a UMD power play that ranked third in Division I at the end of last season. The … Read more
North Dakota Runaway Favorite in WCHA Polls
North Dakota is the nearly unanimous choice of WCHA coaches and media members to win that league’s regular season title. The Fighting Sioux took 10 of 12 first-place votes in the coaches poll, organized by the Grand Forks Herald and 28 of 29 first-place votes in the media poll, conducted by KZIO-FM of Duluth, Minn. … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth Favored to Win Women’s WCHA
Defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth is the pick of WCHA coaches to win the women’s league title in 2010-11. The Bulldogs, who tied Minnesota for last year’s regular-season title, claimed six of eight first-place votes from the coaches, who could not vote for their own team. Wisconsin got the other two first-place votes and came in … Read more
Looking for No. 1: Watch These 5 Title-Less Teams in 2011 Hunt
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.
Commentary: In Eventful Summer, Nothing More Important than Mandi
As the new season approaches, Dave Starman touches on a number of subjects that have come up over the summer.
Duluth Equipment Manager Recovering After Bone Marrow Transplant
Chris Garner, the equipment manager for the Minnesota-Duluth men’s team, is recovering after a bone marrow transplant last week in his battle against myelodysplatic syndromes. Myelodysplastic syndromes, formerly known as preleukemia, describes a group of cancers of the blood and marrow. Garner had the transplant on Aug. 4 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. … Read more
Duluth Gets 2012 Women’s Frozen Four
The NCAA has awarded the 2012 Women’s Frozen Four to Duluth, Minn., and the new Amsoil Arena. The arena, scheduled to open in the middle of the 2010-11 season, is set to hold 6,600 fans for hockey. It is being built next to the DECC, which hosted the Women’s Frozen Four in 2003 and 2008 … Read more
Family Ties, Both Natural and Created, Big to Faulk
Minnesota-Duluth recruit Justin Faulk, a defenseman who was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes with the 37th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has blood relatives and those who just seem like it along for the ride. Melissa Parrelli reports.
Draft’s Second Day Has College Feel, Too
College hockey’s celebrated opening day of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft was followed by a solid performance in the Draft’s conclusion on Saturday. Eight players with college ties were selected in the second round, giving college hockey a grand total of 17 collegians selected in the top two rounds. After closing Friday’s opening round with … Read more
Granato to be One of First Two Women in Hall of Fame
Cammi Granato, three-time ECAC Player of the Year, two-time Olympian and 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, was today announced as one of the first two female members in the 65-year history of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato will be formally inducted into the Hall on Nov. 8 as part of the … Read more
Former Minnesota-Duluth Star Plante Joins Bulldogs’ Staff
Derek Plante, a former All-American at Minnesota-Duluth, has joined his alma mater as an assistant coach. He replaces Steve Rohlik, who left for a similar position at Ohio State. Plante was enshrined in the Minnesota-Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009 after a collegiate career that finished with a national-best 92 points in 1992-93. He … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth Recruit Faces Assault Charge
A Minnesota-Duluth recruit faces a charge after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend. Chris Stafne was charged with fifth-degree domestic assault, the Duluth News Tribune reported. He was booked in the St. Louis County (Minn.) Jail on Tuesday and later was released. A court order was filed Tuesday ordering Stafne not to have contact with the … Read more
Rule Book Headed for Change, But by How Much?
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
Ohio State Hires Rohlik Away from Minnesota-Duluth, Keeps Brent
Mark Osiecki has filled out his coaching staff at Ohio State by hiring Steve Rohlik as associate head coach and keeping Steve Brent as assistant coach. Rohlik, Osiecki’s roommate at Wisconsin when the pair teamed up to win the 1990 national championship, has been an assistant coach at Minnesota-Duluth for 10 years. Brent has spent … Read more
Massachusetts’ Marcou, Minnesota-Duluth’s Bordson Among Latest to Leave Early for Pros
Massachusetts forward James Marcou and Minnesota-Duluth forward Rob Bordson added their names Tuesday to the growing list of players who are leaving school early to sign professional contracts. Both left school with one season of eligibility remaining to sign with California teams. Marcou, who potted 51 points for the Minutemen, inked a deal with the … Read more
North Dakota Penalty Kill Negates Minnesota-Duluth
North Dakota held Minnesota-Duluth scoreless on five power play chances and scored shorthanded in a Final Five victory.
Three Mercyhurst Forwards Make Patty Kazmaier Top 10
No. 1 Mercyhurst has three forwards among the 10 finalists for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Juniors Vicki Bendus and Jesse Scanzano and sophomore Bailey Bram were voted among the top 10 by Division I women’s hockey coaches. The other finalists: Minnesota-Duluth senior forward Emmanuelle Blais, St. Cloud State senior forward Felicia Nelson, Dartmouth … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth Surges to Fourth in Poll
Minnesota-Duluth’s rise up the rankings continues. The Bulldogs have jumped nine spots in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll over the last two weeks, placing a season-high fourth in the rankings released Monday. Related link: USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll: Jan. 18, 2010 Denver, Miami and Wisconsin stayed put as the top three teams for … Read more