Around college hockey, team travel nightmares make for some good stories
Canceled and missed flights make for hassles, but teams use the time for activities that may help in the long run.
Men’s D-I: Rensselaer
Missed connection leaves Alaska-Anchorage stuck in Minneapolis, unsure when it’ll get home
Alaska-Anchorage players and staff members aren’t sure when they’ll get home after they missed their connecting flight in Minneapolis on Sunday.
TMQ: When winning isn’t enough at a regular season tournament
Here’s our weekly look at big events and big issues around Division I men’s college hockey.
TMQ: New No. 1 St. Cloud State putting together a winning formula
Here’s our weekly look at big events and big issues around Division I men’s college hockey.
TMQ: New blood in the rankings, a review review, and an untouchable streak
Here’s our weekly look at big events and big issues around Division I men’s college hockey.
TMQ: An indecisive weekend leaves us without a dominant team
Here’s our weekly look at big events and big issues around Division I men’s college hockey.
Report: Rensselaer goalie Kasdorf done for season, will have surgery
The Schenectady Daily Gazette reported Wednesday that Rensselaer sophomore goalie Jason Kasdorf will have shoulder surgery, likely ending his season. Kasdorf dislocated his right shoulder during practice two weeks ago. “I would say it’s a strong likelihood that he’s going to have surgery and be out for the year,” RPI coach Seth Appert said to … Read more
TMQ: Frozen Four returners St. Cloud State, Quinnipiac haven’t lost much
Here’s our weekly look at big events and big issues around Division I men’s college hockey.
TMQ: Northeastern, Lake Superior State offer surprises, while Wisconsin takes a fall
Here’s our weekly look at big events and big issues around Division I men’s college hockey.
Rensselaer goalie Kasdorf out for weekend with upper-body injury
According to the Schenectady Daily Gazette, Rensselaer sophomore goalie Jason Kasdorf will not play this weekend at home against Sacred Heart with what RPI coach Seth Appert is calling an “upper-body injury” that Kasdorf suffered this week in a pre-practice warmup drill. “There was no contact,” Appert said to the Gazette. “Just a freak situation. … Read more
Large returning cast puts Rensselaer in a solid starting position
The Engineers have 21 returning players, including seven defensemen, from a team that finished second in ECAC Hockey last season.
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As the new season approaches, we take a look at the goalies you’ll be hearing about all season.
Ice Breaker headed to Notre Dame in 2014, Maine in 2015
College Hockey Inc. will stage the season-opening Ice Breaker Tournament at Notre Dame in 2014 and in Portland, Maine, in 2015. The organization announced those locations on Tuesday, when it also unveiled that the 2014 field would include the host Fighting Irish, Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth and Rensselaer. Maine will host the 2015 event at the Cumberland … Read more
USCHO awards: Five schools land two players on 2012-13 All-USCHO teams
In 2012, Boston College had four players on the All-USCHO teams. A year later, things were much more spread out. Five teams had two players selected for the 2012-13 All-USCHO teams, with no repeat honorees from last season. Frozen Four semifinalists Massachusetts-Lowell and St. Cloud State were among those teams, along with Boston College, North … Read more
Report: Denver to name ex-Maine standout Montgomery new head coach
According to the Denver Post, Jim Montgomery will be named the new head coach at Denver, succeeding George Gwozdecky. Denver has announced a press conference for Monday, but a press release would only say that the eighth head coach in program history would be unveiled. Gwozdecky’s two assistant coaches, Steve Miller and David Lassonde, will … Read more
Appert’s contract extended at Rensselaer through 2020-21 season
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced Saturday that head coach Seth Appert’s contract has been extended through the 2020-21 season. Appert was reportedly a finalist for the Denver head coach position. “I am thrilled to be at RPI, where we continue to build our program the right way,” Appert said in a statement. “I am humbled by … Read more
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TMQ: Quinnipiac goes streakless, the next outdoor venue and a Rensselaer resurgence
Quinnipiac got the No. 1 spot and promptly lost its first game afterward. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss that and more in this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
ECAC hands RPI forward Rogic a one-game suspension
The ECAC announced Saturday that it has suspended Rensselaer junior forward Johnny Rogic one game as the result of his actions in the Harvard at Rensselaer game on Feb. 1. At the 10:37 mark of the first period last night, Rogic was assessed major and game misconduct penalties for checking from behind. Rogic is not … Read more
TMQ: Tough opponents, injuries haven’t slowed No. 1 Minnesota
The Gophers go into a series against No. 6 North Dakota this weekend after a three-win week. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.