Grills Heating Up
After losing a season with injuries in both knees, St. Lawrence co-captain Chelsea Grills is leading the Saints to their fourth straight Women’s Frozen Four.
Men’s D-I: St. Lawrence
2006-07 St. Lawrence Season Preview
What do you do when four of your top five point-producers, accounting for 129 points, from last season graduate? You retool and hope that some players step it up. That is exactly the scenario for St. Lawrence and head coach Joe Marsh this year. With the graduations of T.J. Trevelyan, Mike Madill, Mike Zbriger and … Read more
This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey: Oct. 5, 2006
One was a surprise, the other expected to be there, but now the question facing both the Minnesota and St. Lawrence hockey programs is can they get back to the Frozen Four again. Both teams have been among the sport’s elite since the first NCAA-sponsored national championship in 2001. The Saints have made four of … Read more
Preview: St. Olaf vs. Wisconsin-Superior
First Round, First Times It’s been three years since Wisconsin-Superior has played in the NCAA Tournament. It’s the first time St. Olaf has ever played in the NCAA Tournament. Fittingly, those two teams will square off in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament. The Yellowjackets stunned St. Norbert in the NCHA Playoffs to … Read more
This Week in West Region DIII – March 3, 2006
NCAA Tournament Bids on the Line March Madness is upon us. No, not the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament, but the MIAC and NCHA championship games. If anyone from the MIAC wants to be playing in the NCAA Tournament, they will have to win the conference tournament. It doesn’t look as if any team has played … Read more
This Week in West Region DIII – Feb. 23, 2006
Coming Down to the Wire After one round of the NCHA playoffs, three teams made it through as expected, but one did not. I’ll give you a preview of the semifinals and what you can expect from the four teams vying for the Peters Cup. The MIAC has one weekend of play remaining and while … Read more
This Week in West Region DIII – Feb. 16, 2006
It’s Go Time The postseason is upon us, at least in the NCHA. And how about that nagging question-will MSOE make the NCAA Tournament? I’ll give a quick rundown of the first round matchups in the NCHA tournament and make a case for why the Raiders are for real. NCHA Playoffs No.8 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2-19-4 … Read more
This Week in West Region DIII – Dec. 8, 2005
The Western Jinx Only one thing is relatively certain in Division III West Region hockey; if I write about a team in one of my columns, odds are they are going to have a terrible weekend. This theory does not apply to the conference previews, but to my first two columns. In the first column, … Read more
News From The North Country
Clarkson and St. Lawrence are enjoying a resurgence this season, as Timothy Muir McDonald was able to see for himself.
USCHO Women’s Game of the Week:
St. Lawrence at Dartmouth
The No. 1 Saints passed unscathed through a tough nonleague schedule to start the season, but Saturday’s 2 p.m. ET broadcast at No. 8 Dartmouth will be their first ECACHL test.
USCHO Women’s Game of the Week:
St. Lawrence at Minnesota
In a clash of the old guard against the new, defending NCAA champion Minnesota hosts preseason No. 1 St. Lawrence in Saturday night’s 8 p.m. ET broadcast.
2005-06 St. Lawrence Season Preview
St. Lawrence coach Joe Marsh always books a challenging out-of-conference schedule, but last season it was a stretch of league games in January and February that hurt the Saints’ playoff hopes. Starting with a January 21 matchup against Rensselaer in Appleton Arena, the Saints flatlined against league foes, going 2-8-1 over an 11-game span. That … Read more
Cornell Leads Way In ECACHL Preseason
The Cornell Big Red has been selected by both the coaches and media as the No. 1 team in this year’s ECAC Hockey League men’s preseason polls. The Big Red were a unanimous choice of the media’s 21 voters while the Big Red were the choice of 11 of the 12 head coaches. The Big … Read more
ECACHL Moves Women’s Championships
The ECACHL has decided to move it’s women’s championships to an on-campus venue for the 2006 season. The ECACHL has held it’s women’s championships at Messa Rink on the campus of Union College for the past two seasons, but this coming year it will be at the home rink of the highest remaining seed in … Read more
NCAA Semifinal Preview:
St. Lawrence vs. Harvard, 5 p.m.
In the 2005 Women’s Frozen Four, broadcast live through USCHO, Minnesota looks to repeat, but three ECACHL teams also making the return trip seek a different ending.
USCHO Women’s Game of the Week: Harvard at St. Lawrence
One year after meeting in the ECAC final, the No. 5 Saints and No. 6 Crimson are still battling atop the standings. Two unbeaten streaks are on in the line come Saturday.
USCHO Women’s Game of the Week: St. Lawrence at Princeton
The No. 9 Tigers made history last weekend with three points against Brown and No. 6 Harvard. Can they do it again against their arch-nemesis, the No. 5 Saints?
USCHO Women’s Game of the Week: St. Lawrence at Brown
Two of the nation’s top 10 programs face off again in the Game of the Week when No. 6 St. Lawrence visits No. 9 Brown, Saturday at 4 p.m.
USCHO Women’s Game of the Week: St. Lawrence at Providence
Brian Schulz previews Sunday’s inaugural USCHO women’s hockey broadcast, featuring two-time defending Hockey East champion Providence and defending ECAC regular season champion St. Lawrence.
2004-05 St. Lawrence Season Preview
In the North Country, St. Lawrence will look to rebound from an inconsistent season to try and regain a slice of its former identity. “The big thing for this team over the last couple of years,” explained Saints coach Joe Marsh, “has been trying to get back into it. It is not done overnight. Often … Read more