The top 10 candidates for the 2012 Hobey Baker Memorial Award were announced Thursday night. The 10 finalists were selected by voting from all 58 Division I college hockey head coaches and by online fan balloting at www.hobeybakeraward.com. Next, the 23-member selection committee and an additional round of fan balloting (at www.hobeybakeraward.com from March 16 … Read more
In three years at Wisconsin, defenseman Justin Schultz has put himself in a class among the best defensemen in college hockey. Benjamin Worgull reports in our series of stories on likely finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.
Northern Michigan is out of the CCHA playoffs, but it’s not too far out of the running for an NCAA tournament spot. What do you do if you’re the Wildcats? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski have this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Playoffs are starting and league titles are on the line. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look around the country in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
The ice sheet at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., will be named “Bob Johnson Rink” in recognition of the coach who guided Wisconsin to three NCAA titles during a career that also included coaching stints in the Olympics, World Championships and the National Hockey League. “It is a tremendous pleasure for our department to … Read more
Exactly one year to the day after a horrifying auto accident in which he survived, former Wisconsin goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck will walk out onto the Kohl Center ice and drop the ceremonial first puck before the Badgers’ game against No. 10 Denver this Friday (Feb. 17). Daubenspeck sustained series head injuries and was in an … Read more
Dave Starman returns with quick thoughts on topics around college hockey.
Miami is on a roll; Western Michigan, Union and Northeastern have slipped; and ECAC Hockey might have an NCAA tournament shortfall. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski have Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
The Wisconsin State Journal has reported that Chicago’s Soldier Field may be hosting an outdoor doubleheader next season. Wisconsin would play Minnesota, while Miami and Notre Dame would also take the ice at the home of the NFL’s Chicago Bears. “In order to make this work, we’d have to play Thursday night at the Kohl … Read more
It looks like Alabama-Huntsville will be around next season, after all, but what will be the lasting effects of the turmoil? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski talk about that, a first half of mediocrity, which teams are breaking out of that and the week ahead in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski run down the hot topics this week in Division I men’s hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Those topics and more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski.
Former Wisconsin, Olympic, and NHL star Mark Johnson and longtime Colorado College and Wisconsin coach Jeff Sauer were presented with one of hockey’s most prestigious awards on Wednesday night at the Xcel Energy Center. Johnson and Sauer were among four recipients of the NHL’s 2011 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the … Read more
Ask Mike Eaves to give a one-word description of his team and the Wisconsin coach is prepared with it on the tip of his tongue: Youthful. The Badgers enter the season with nine freshmen among 20 underclassmen on a roster that includes just one senior in defenseman Eric Springer. But Eaves was quick to emphasize … Read more
Who will be the standout defenseman in college hockey in 2011-12? Jason Karnosky has a list of potential stars.
Former Wisconsin player and current women’s coach Mark Johnson and coaching legend Jeff Sauer are among four people named recipients of the 2011 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. The Badgers duo is joined by NHL Hall of Famer Bob Pulford and long-time USA Hockey executive Toni Rossi. Currently … Read more
Don Granato, with 15 seasons of coaching experience at multiple levels and four years as a player at Wisconsin, has been named a head coach with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. Granato, as one of two head coaches at the NTDP, will guide the U.S. National Under-17 Team during the … Read more
Wisconsin deputy athletics director Sean Frazier has been named chair of the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee for the 2011-2012 season. Frazier’s one-year term will begin on Sept. 1. He succeeds Providence athletics director Robert Driscoll. “It is an honor to be named chair of such a prestigious committee,” Frazier said. “We are currently … Read more
The United States Hockey Hall of Fame will enshrine three college hockey alumni this fall with the announcement Monday that Chris Chelios, Gary Suter and Keith Tkachuk will make up three of the five new members. Mike “Doc” Emrick and Ed Snider are the other two that will be formally installed into the Hall in … Read more
Wisconsin forward Craig Smith will forgo his final two years of eligibility to sign with the Nashville Predators, the school announced Thursday. The Predators drafted Smith in the fourth round (98th overall) of the 2009 NHL draft. “We’re excited for Craig,” Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves said in a statement. “The window of opportunity to make … Read more