Denver junior defenseman Matt Carle, Boston College senior forward Chris Collins and Wisconsin junior goaltender Brian Elliott make up the 2006 Hobey “Hat Trick,” announced Wednesday by the Hobey Baker Foundation. Carle, Collins and Elliott were selected from among the original list of 10 finalists announced two weeks ago; one will win the 2006 Hobey … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha forward Bill Thomas has signed an entry level NHL contract with the Phoenix Coyotes, General Manager Michael Barnett announced today. In keeping with club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Thomas will forego his final two years of eligibility and report to Phoenix immediately. Thomas recently completed his sophomore season with … Read more
Not yet old enough to vote, Jonathan Toews is already plenty good to help North Dakota to the Frozen Four, says Patrick C. Miller.
Nebraska-Omaha’s first-ever NCAA tournament appearance owes much to the Mike Kemp, the only head coach UNO has ever had. Paula C. Weston reports.
When the season began, some said North Dakota was too young to challenge for titles. Suddenly, the Sioux don’t look so inexperienced, Patrick C. Miller finds.
Junior defenseman Matt Carle of Denver will forgo his senior season at Denver to sign with the San Jose Sharks. Carle was named the WCHA Player of the Year, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All WCHA. This season Carle had 11 goals and 41 assists. “We are excited about Matt … Read more
Miami’s rise this season has been supported by youth, including the line of Jones-Davis-Musitelli. Paula C. Weston reports on the RedHawk sophs’ contributions.
Rylan Kaip hadn’t scored a goal for 59 straight games. But when North Dakota needed him Friday, he was there, Eric Schmoldt found.
A Friday barnburner put St. Cloud State in the WCHA title game, where Tom Reale says the Huskies can become the first play-in team to take the Broadmoor Trophy.
St. Cloud State’s hopes to begin the season might have seemed modest. But Tom Reale says the Huskies still have the spark.
Five years after Maria Rooth made history as the first NCAA Women’s Frozen Four MVP, the former Minnesota-Duluth star has made history again — with the help of future UMD star all the way. Rooth (UMD ’03) scored both Swedish goals and the shootout clincher to defeat the U.S. in the Olympic semifinals. The win … Read more
Denver’s Matt Carle has been through the fire, and as the Pioneers prepare for Minnesota, Dave Starman says the junior defenseman is poised for the ultimate individual honor.
The opening day of Olympic women’s hockey action provided a showcase of recent Minnesota-Duluth stars, no matter which nations were on the ice. The onslaught started with current UMD freshman Mari Pehkonen scoring the first goal of the Olympics for Finland in a 3-0 win over Germany, and the Bulldog success never let up. Maria … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth women’s coach Shannon Miller has asked one player to leave the team, disciplined three other players, and decided to select new captains, according to the Duluth News Tribune. The Tribune reports that junior Becky Salyards has been asked to leave the team and junior Juliane Jubinville, freshman Mari Pehkonen and junior Jill Sales will … Read more
Colorado College head coach Scott Owens, who sports one of college hockey’s best records in his tenure as the Tigers’ bench boss, isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Owens, whose .652 winning percentage is third nationally among active Division I men’s coaches, signed a seven-year contract renewal which carries him through the 2012-13 campaign, CC … Read more
The rise of the St. Cloud State women’s squad began with a simple experiment, but Tom Reale finds that the results go beyond the Huskies’ top line.
Miami’s ascent through the CCHA and the national rankings has been a team effort, but Zach Silberman finds a lot of credit going to the RedHawks’ youthful goaltending duo.
Bizarro World Last week I mentioned there was perfect symmetry for the start of the second half of conference play as the travel partners squared off coincidentally giving us the match ups of 1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, and so on. With that symmetry, one would have expected some of the outcomes to be … Read more
Surefire NHL Hall of Famer and former Minnesota-Duluth forward Brett Hull will have his No. 29 jersey retired by UMD in a ceremony Feb. 3 between the first and second periods of the Bulldogs’ WCHA contest against Wisconsin at the DECC. “Retiring Brett’s jersey is a fitting and lasting tribute for the tremendous impact he … Read more
Women’s college hockey’s top rivalry between Minnesota and UMD makes its first appearance on the broadcast schedule, come Saturday night.