Men’s D-I: NCHC

North Dakota, Yale Suspensions Will Stand

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Following discussions between Yale officals, the WCHA and the ECAC, Saturday’s game disqualification penalties to eight players on North Dakota and Yale will stand. The game DQs — which carry with it an automatic one-game suspension — were levied following a melee that broke out in the second period of North Dakota’s 7-3 win in … Read more

Minnesota-Duluth Stays First In Women’s Poll

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The top of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll looked remarkably similar to last week, as the top team, Minnesota-Duluth, handily won two games against North Dakota by a combined score of 18-0, and No. 2 Minnesota completed a 3-1, 2-1 sweep of No. 5 Wisconsin. Despite going 0-3-1 in the last four games, Wisconsin … Read more

Denver Tops Chaotic Poll

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Denver reclaimed the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll on the strength of two convincing wins, both games by a 5-3 score, against a visiting Wisconsin. The Pioneers captured 27 first-place votes when last week’s No. 1 team, New Hampshire, dropped a 3-2 decision to No. 7 Boston University and correspondingly fell … Read more

Gophers Pursue Bulldogs in Women’s Poll

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Minnesota-Duluth’s lead in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll slipped to just five points over No. 2 Minnesota, after the Bulldogs won and tied against No. 6 Wisconsin in a weekend set. Minnesota earned a sweep over Ohio State, and vaulted into first place in the WCHA standings. 10 of the 15 first-place votes … Read more

Stampede Result Switched to Tie

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The NCAA Ice Hockey Committee has ruled that the Maverick Stampede semifinal game between Colgate and Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 11 is officially a tie and that only the statistics for the first 65 minutes of play will count. The game in question was played with a five-minute overtime, followed by a 20-minute period when the … Read more

2002-03 North Dakota Season Preview

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North Dakota opened its inaugural season by splitting a pair of exhibition games at Manitoba; the games summed up what head coach Shantel Rivard had said of her team beforehand. “We have a young, inexperienced team,” she said during training camp. “Our fitness level is good and we’re putting in a lot of hard work. … Read more

2002-03 Minnesota-Duluth Season Preview

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With back-to-back NCAA championships already under their belt, much of the talk surrounding the Bulldogs this year is about a three-peat. Head coach Shannon Miller, however, talks about a single championship. “Sure, we’ve got two championships,” she said. “But every year you have new players and a new team. We lost five players from last … Read more

2002-03 St. Cloud State Season Preview

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After falling from 17 wins to seven, and from fourth to sixth place in the WCHA standings last season, Husky head coach Jason Lesteberg takes over the reigns of a team that went through a tumultuous 2001-02 season. With 11 new players, nearly half of his 25-player roster, Lesteberg realizes there is some rebuilding to … Read more

2002-03 Nebraska-Omaha Preview

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No one is looking forward to the start of the 2002-03 season more than Mike Kemp. When the season begins, after all, the offseason is officially over. “It’s been an interesting summer for us in Omaha,” said Kemp. “We started out the summer with seven surgeries — four knees, three shoulders — added two new … Read more

2002-03 Western Michigan Preview

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The Western Michigan Broncos continue to be a league enigma. During the 2001-02 season, Lawson Arena was one of the fiercest places to play in the CCHA, and the Broncos defeated six nationally ranked teams at home last year. But early in January, WMU was swept by Ohio State at home — and then the … Read more

2002-03 Miami Season Preview

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In Oxford, Ohio, the first RedHawk (nee Redskin) alumnus to return as head coach is preaching a sermon he’s justifiably perfected during his brief tenure. “I think for us consistency has got to be number one,” said Enrico Blasi. “In this league, you can’t go three to four games without winning. It just puts you … Read more

2002-03 Minnesota-Duluth Season Preview

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Attention, Minnesota-Duluth defensemen. Your coach will be watching you closely this season. Scott Sandelin missed working with blueliners, something he did regularly when he was an assistant coach at North Dakota. When Mark Strobel, who worked with the UMD defensemen, left Sandelin’s coaching staff for Nebraska-Omaha, it gave the third-year head coach his opportunity. So … Read more

2002-03 Colorado College Season Preview

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Last season left the Colorado College Tigers with a wealth of things to ponder over the summer. How did they get off to such a bad start? Why could they score eight goals one night and struggle to put in a couple the next? And the biggest: Is it going to be the same way … Read more

2002-03 North Dakota Season Preview

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Zach Parise is good. Really good. Maybe that’s even underselling one of the most anticipated incoming freshmen in years. He’ll get his share of goals, do his share to help the North Dakota offense and maybe even be the WCHA’s rookie of the year. But, at last report, he can’t play goaltender. He’s not going … Read more

2002-03 Denver Season Preview

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A year’s worth of great tactical preparation, following the course that was expected and, sure, a little bit of luck came crashing down in one period in April. Everything had gone as planned. Two titles and a bye. Everything they had hoped for. Gone in 20 minutes. NCAA hockey is cruel. But the Denver Pioneers … Read more