House Money: Yale Enjoys Underdog Role
Yale enjoys the underdog role as it wins its first NCAA game since 1952.
Men’s D-I: WCHA
Penalty Kill Tweak Makes a Difference for Wisconsin
Wisconsin held St. Cloud State’s potent power play scoreless on seven chances in the West Regional final. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Roe ‘Stirs the Drink’ for St. Cloud State
Garrett Roe returned to the St. Cloud State lineup with a one-goal, two-assist performance in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Wisconsin’s Hobey Duo a Driving Force Against Vermont
Wisconsin’s Blake Geoffrion and Brendan Smith gave Hobey Baker Award voters something to chew on in a West Regional semifinal victory over Vermont. Benjamin Worgull reports.
2010 NCAA Tournament: West Regional Preview
WEST REGIONAL DATA Venue: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn. Ticket info: Click here (opens new window). Schedule: St. Cloud State vs. Northern Michigan, 4:30 p.m. Central Friday; Wisconsin vs. Vermont, 8 p.m. Friday; semifinal winners, 8 p.m. Saturday. ABOUT THE TEAMS Wisconsin Record: 25-10-4 (17-8-3 WCHA, 2nd place) NCAA tournament appearances: 23 (34-19-2, 6 … Read more
2010 NCAA Tournament: East Regional Preview
EAST REGIONAL DATA Venue: Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y. Ticket info: Click here (opens new window). Schedule: Denver vs. RIT, 3 p.m. Eastern Friday; Cornell vs. New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. Friday; semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m. Saturday. ABOUT THE TEAMS Denver Record: 29-7-4 (19-5-4 WCHA, 1st place) NCAA tournament appearances: 20 (25-15, 7 national championships) Players … Read more
2010 NCAA Tournament: Northeast Regional Preview
NORTHEAST REGIONAL DATA Venue: DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. Ticket info: Click here (opens new window). Schedule: Boston College vs. Alaska, 1:30 p.m. Eastern Saturday; North Dakota vs. Yale, 5 p.m. Saturday; semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m. Sunday. ABOUT THE TEAMS Boston College Record: 25-10-3 (16-8-3 Hockey East, 2nd place) NCAA tournament appearances: 29 (37-37, 3 national … Read more
Final Five Name Lives on in WCHA, but With New Format
The WCHA Final Five name will live on, but the 2011 tournament will be a six-team event. The moniker will reference the number of games in the tournament under the new format, which the league detailed Saturday. With the addition of Bemidji State and Nebraska-Omaha next season, all 12 teams will take part in the … Read more
Eidsness Rebounds from Rough Start for North Dakota
Brad Eidsness gave up two goals in the first 55 seconds of the WCHA championship game, but his North Dakota teammates picked him up. Tyler Buckentine reports.
Another Slow Starts Dooms Pioneers
Denver lost consecutive games for the first time this season, and for the second straight day, a bad start was the key. Tyler Buckentine reports.
WCHA Suspends Wisconsin’s Goloubef for Contact to Head
The WCHA has suspended Wisconsin defenseman Cody Goloubef for Saturday’s Final Five third-place game. Goloubef was called for a five-minute major for contact to the head when he hit St. Cloud State’s Nick Oslund in open ice in Friday’s semifinal. The WCHA announced that its Final Five tournament committee assessed the additional penalty, citing the … Read more
Denver’s Pride Stinging After WCHA Semifinal Loss
Denver now has good reason to be up for Saturday’s third-place game — a chance to redeem itself. Theresa Spisak reports.
Lee’s Confidence Building, and St. Cloud State is Benefitting
Mike Lee has rebounded from a down stretch at the right time. USCHO’s Tyler Buckentine reports.
Denver’s Cheverie, Gwozdecky Get Major Awards in WCHA
Denver picked up two major awards and took half of the spots on the first team at the WCHA’s awards ceremony Thursday. Goaltender Marc Cheverie is the league’s player of the year, and George Gwozdecky is the WCHA’s top coach. Cheverie, forward Rhett Rakhshani and defenseman Patrick Wiercioch were first-team all-WCHA members, along with Wisconsin … Read more
Denver, Wisconsin Each Have Two on Hobey Top 10
The top three teams in the country claimed half of the finalist spots for the Hobey Baker Award when the list of 10 was revealed Thursday. Denver goaltender Marc Cheverie and forward Rhett Rakhshani, Miami goaltender Cody Reichard and Wisconsin forward Blake Geoffrion and defenseman Brendan Smith made the cut to the final 10 names … Read more
WCHA Final Five Live Blog: Thursday
Join us for live coverage of the WCHA Final Five. USCHO: WCHA Final Five — Thursday
North Dakota Penalty Kill Negates Minnesota-Duluth
North Dakota held Minnesota-Duluth scoreless on five power play chances and scored shorthanded in a Final Five victory.
This Week in the WCHA: March 17, 2010
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Lucky you, you get the last column of the year a day early due to the WCHA switching around its awards banquet. So, onward, and if of legal age, hope you’ve been enjoying being Irish today. Around the WCHA As the season has ended, we’ve already seen two players sign … Read more
Minnesota’s Schroeder Signs with Vancouver
Minnesota forward Jordan Schroeder has signed a contract with the Vancouver Canucks, ending his college career after two seasons. A three-time member of the U.S. World Junior team, Schroeder had nine goals and 28 points in 37 games for the Gophers this season. Those numbers were down from a freshman season in which he was … Read more
WCHA Suspends North Dakota’s Frattin for Hit
The WCHA suspended North Dakota’s Matt Frattin late Monday for the forward’s hit on Minnesota’s Kevin Wehrs on Sunday. Frattin, a junior, was called for a major contact-to-the-head penalty in the second period of Sunday’s WCHA playoff series-clinching victory. He will be out of the lineup for the Fighting Sioux’s WCHA Final Five play-in game … Read more