Notre Dame’s Achilles’ heel: Not-so-special special teams
Notre Dame allowed three power-play goals and didn’t score on its own man advantage. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Men’s D-I: Notre Dame
Frozen Four jitters affect both goalies
Playing in their first Frozen Four and first NCAA tournament, both Notre Dame’s Mike Johnson and Minnesota-Duluth’s Kenny Reiter were shaky in the first period before settling in. Paula Weston reports.
Power play firing on all cylinders for Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota-Duluth rode a hot power play to its first national championship game since 1984. Theresa Spisak reports.
The scouting reports on the Frozen Four teams
Dave Starman has looked at the film and talked to other scouts, and here’s how he sees Michigan, North Dakota, Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth.
Breaking it down: Coaches analyze Minnesota-Duluth, Notre Dame semifinal matchup
Coaches that played both Minnesota-Duluth and Notre Dame this season take a look at Thursday’s game. Daver Karnosky reports.
Frozen Four preview: Resilient freshmen come through at right time for Notre Dame
After stumbling down the stretch, the Fighting Irish put together solid performances in the Northeast Regional. Paula C. Weston reports.
Goalie to goalie: Notre Dame’s Jackson sees maturity, leadership in Johnson
Both the coach and the goaltender grew up in single-parent households. Jim Connelly reports.
Series records favor CCHA teams in Frozen Four semifinal matchups
A pair of CCHA-WCHA matchups are in the works for the 2011 Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn. And if history holds any weight, the CCHA teams have the advantage. Notre Dame and Minnesota-Duluth will play in one national semifinal on Thursday, April 7, and Michigan and North Dakota will square off in the other. … Read more
Notre Dame finds belief
Despite struggling in the CCHA playoffs, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish found team-belief in time to play themselves to their second Frozen Four.
Merrimack offers more proof that it was no fluke, despite fluky ending
Loss ends the Warriors’ best season in its Hockey East era.
Northeast Regional preview: Runners-up go for bigger prize
Miami, Merrimack, Notre Dame and New Hampshire square off in Manchester, N.H.
Notre Dame, Red Wings both hope to see more from Sheahan
The Notre Dame forward hasn’t put up the offensive numbers that many expected.
Commentary: For the 2011 Starzies, the nominees are …
The CBS College Sports Network, the national home of college hockey, will announce the winners of the third annual Starzies this weekend during the ECAC championship tournament in Atlantic City, N.J. There are eight awards which are given out and each award is the namesake of a former great college player or coach. The awards, … Read more
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Down to the final weekend
Three leagues enter the playoffs this weekend while two wrap up the regular season. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back and look ahead.
Three returning nominees among record 25 up for Hockey Humanitarian Award
A record 25 players have been unveiled as the nominees for the 2011 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The list includes returning nominees Sam Kuzyk of Adrian, Mario Mjelleli of Augsburg and Brigid O’Gorman of Connecticut College. Finalists will be announced in mid-February, with the award scheduled to be presented on Friday, April … Read more
Commentary: Good teams know how to respond to poor outings
Miami and Notre Dame showed last weekend how teams need to respond to losses, Dave Starman writes.
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Finding their place
As more results come in, we’re starting to see some teams stake their claim for tournament spots. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski break down the week gone by.
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Bad week for the top 5
Yale’s first loss in a while, Brown’s bubble and the week ahead are the topics for this week’s edition.
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Recapping the tournaments
The holiday tournaments are done, and Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back at the big events.
Palmieri using college experience well for U.S.
The former Notre Dame forward was the Americans’ player of the game against Slovakia in the World Junior Championship. Russell Jaslow reports.