It’s Not Always Golden
Drew Stafford’s second trip to the World Juniors didn’t end as happily as his first, but the UND sophomore gained from the experience.
Men’s D-I: NCHC
Fish Or Cut Bait
The recruiting wars are never easy, especially for those in the trenches, the assistant coaches. But rewards can be great.
USCHO Women’s Game of the Week: Minn.-Duluth at Ohio State
Ohio State, the only team outside of the top four in women’s hockey to beat a top four team, hopes to pull another upset when it hosts No. 3 UMD this weekend.
Playing Both Sides
On the power play or defending the blue line, Brett Skinner and Matt Carle have given Denver a formidable one-two punch.
An Avalanche Of Opportunity
No NHL? No problem in Colorado, where hockey fans have two marquee teams to cheer on in Denver and Colorado College.
‘Typical’ Player, Striking Results
Brent Walton says he’s a regular guy. His coach agrees. But there’s nothing ordinary about the season the Western Michigan junior is having.
You Say You Want An Evolution?
Nebraska-Omaha was the doormat of the CCHA a year ago, but now the Mavericks are knocking on heaven’s door, thanks to new talent.
UMD’s Geris Forced to Retire
Ryan Geris has been officially forced to retire from hockey with post-concussive symptoms. Geris sat out most of last season with a concussion, and his symptoms still were reoccuring this season. A doctor advised him last week that he should stop playing hockey. “I started waking up with really bad headaches, like last year, and … Read more
Minnesota vs. Minnesota-Duluth, The Greatest Games
David De Remer counts down the top 10 games in the rivalry’s brief yet colorful history.
From Vrutky To Grand Forks, Spirko Making The Grade
UND’s Rastislav Spirko is making the transition to a new team — not to mention a new continent — look easy.
More Than Words
Matt Laatsch has overcome a lot to win a national championship, become captain, and form a special bond in Denver.
Pioneers’ Run Chronicled in Book
Now out: “Crimson & Gold, The Denver Pioneers’ Magical Run to the 2004 NCAA National Championship”
Stepping Up
Tim Hambly has always had a lot expected of him — and the senior defenseman is fulfilling that promise for Minnesota-Duluth.
CSTV Game of the Week: North Dakota at Boston College
So many of college hockey’s great rivalries are, as one might expect, conference battles: BC-BU, Michigan-Michigan State, Harvard-Cornell, etc. But, as we’ll see this week on CSTV’s Friday Night Hockey, it doesn’t have to always be that way. Just take a look at the two teams we’ll see this week, North Dakota and Boston College. … Read more
Pioneer Past and Present
They paraded out one by one, the gray hairs becoming less prominent and the memories less dusty with each successive tribute.
CSTV Game of the Week: St. Cloud State vs. Denver
Note: This week, CSTV’s game of the week airs on Saturday evening, but Friday will still consist of its regular “Thank God Its Hockey” programming, with original pre- and wrapup coverage, wrapped around a repeat of last week’s Michigan-UNH game. So far this season, CSTV has shown you two very dramatic hockey games, with both … Read more
2004-05 Miami Season Preview
One of the most endearing things about sixth-year Miami head coach Enrico Blasi is his belief in the CCHA. “This is a tough league,” says Blasi. “We got five teams in the NCAA tournament last year because of the strength of our league, night in and night out.” Blasi and the RedHawks found out just … Read more
CSTV Game of the Week: North Dakota-Maine
There are those who believe that the best way to learn to swim is to be thrown into a lake. By the same token, two top-five teams will take the plunge on Friday night, as No. 5 North Dakota visits No. 2 Maine. There is truly no better way to kick off CSTV’s Friday Night … Read more
2004-05 Colorado College Season Preview
One of the worst feelings a WCHA coach can have has to be knowing that a season goes bad because of things out of his control. That’s a feeling Scott Owens probably knows well by now. More often than not, when his Colorado College Tigers have fallen short in his first five years in Colorado … Read more
2004-05 Minnesota-Duluth Season Preview
It’s not hard to see why so many people are picking Minnesota-Duluth to win the WCHA this season, even after losing a Hobey Baker Award winner. Junior Lessard fits into the equation because he and three other players are the only ones from the lineup at the end of last season not returning to the … Read more