For the third consecutive poll, the Plattsburgh Cardinals are the top team in nation. They again received 17 first place votes after edging then-No. 7 Oswego in overtime and skating past Cortland, 5-3. Likewise, the University of Wisconsin-Superior again garnered the other three first place tallies after registering wins over previously ninth ranked UW-Stevens Point … Read more
Marian University announced the addition of women’s hockey to its existing Division III athletic programs, to commence play in the fall of 2009. The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) accepted Marian this week, bringing the school’s total to 15 varsity programs. The NCHA women’s division’s first year of competition was the 2000-2001 season, and is … Read more
New Hampshire’s James van Riemsdyk highlights a list of 13 American college players who will be playing for Team USA at this year’s World Junior Championship, taking place in Ottawa from December 26 through January 5. This is the third time that van Riemsdyk will represent the U.S. in this tournament becoming only the 18th … Read more
After a weekend of big games, notable results and a number of upsets, Notre Dame rose to No. 1 in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll released Monday. The Fighting Irish beat and tied Western Michigan (the tie a CCHA win after a shootout) and easily moved to the top spot with 40 … Read more
While it may not have gone entirely as scripted, the Plattsburgh Cardinals nonetheless held on to the nation’s No. 1 ranking again this week, even adding seven converts to their supremacy along the way. Pitted against then-fifth ranked Norwich in the prestigious Primelink Shootout in Middlebury, Vermont, the Cardinals notched two third period power-play tallies … Read more
At last! With St. Norbert finally losing a hockey game — before falling to new-No 2. University of Wisconsin-Superior, 4-3, the Green Knights last defeat came on November 3, 2007 — there is a new top team in the country. The Plattsburgh Cardinals, proverbial also-rans for this entire season and much of last, have taken … Read more
A weekend of ups and downs ended with Minnesota still No. 1 in Monday’s USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll. The Golden Gophers sustained their first loss of the season in a split with Denver, but defeats for other top teams helped them to 41 of 50 first-place votes and kept them atop the … Read more
Clearly voters in both camps are not easily swayed. For the second consecutive poll, the same number of voters gave perpetual No. 1 St. Norbert and proverbial bridesmaid Plattsburgh the exact same number of points — 295 and 285, respectively — as they did a week ago. The first place vote allocation, 15 and five, … Read more
A weekend split by Boston University opened the door, and a three-point series for Minnesota was enough to vault the Golden Gophers to No. 1 in Monday’s USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll. Minnesota tied and then beat Michigan Tech over the weekend to remain unbeaten — though with four ties — and claim … Read more
Boston University completed its upward trajectory in the national rankings, supplanting Colorado College as the No. 1 team in Monday’s USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll. The Terriers, who beat Massachusetts-Lowell Friday, secured 29 of 50 first-place votes to reach the apex of the poll this week. Minnesota likewise moved upward, using a three-point … Read more
Colorado College remained unbeaten last weekend and claimed a third straight week atop the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll, released Monday. Though the Tigers added a third tie to their record, a three-point weekend against archrival and then-No. 4 Denver was plenty to consolidate CC’s standing atop the rankings. The Tigers received 41 … Read more
The NHL Network will continue to broadcast college hockey for the 2008-09 season after reaching a one-year extension for broadcast rights to games from the CCHA, WCHA, and ECAC Hockey. The broadcast package provides NHL Network with “Game of the Week” matchups that will air Friday nights through the remainder of the season, as well … Read more
Coming off a pair of ties over the weekend, Colorado College retained a solid majority of first-place votes to stay at No. 1 in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll, released Monday. The Tigers drew both of their games against Clarkson, leaving them still unbeaten but no longer perfect on the season. CC … Read more
Taking advantage of weekend losses by Boston College and Michigan, Colorado College took over the top position in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll, released Monday. The Tigers swept Michigan Tech to stay perfect on the season, and garnered 39 of 50 first-place votes to climb to No. 1 in the season’s third … Read more
Long live the champ! As is customary — though not required nor preordained — the defending national champion was once again honored with the number one spot in the inaugural USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. The St. Norbert Green Knights, who captured their first national title with a 2-0 victory over Plattsburgh in Lake Placid, … Read more
Michigan defenseman Steve Kampfer, who was injured early Sunday morning in Ann Arbor, Mich., in an apparent assault, suffered serious injuries that will keep him off the ice for an extended period, multiple sources report. For Kampfer, 20, from Jackson, Mich., the season could be in jeopardy. Michigan defenseman Steve Kampfer (photo: Melissa Wade). As … Read more
Boston College remained the overwhelming pick for No. 1 in the nation in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports XXL Division I men’s poll, released Tuesday. The Eagles beat Wisconsin Friday in their lone game of the weekend and garnered 45 of 50 first-place votes to stay atop the rankings. No. 2 was again Michigan, which swept … Read more
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Defending national champion Boston College is the strong consensus for No. 1 in the 2008-09 preseason USCHO.com/CBS College Sports XXL Division I men’s poll, released Monday. The Eagles, who defeated Notre Dame last April for the NCAA title and were the preseason favorite in Hockey East after winning the league’s tournament championship last time around, … Read more
Defending CHA tournament champion Niagara was the top pick in this season’s College Hockey America race, according to the preseason poll of the league’s head coaches, and also placed three players on the preseason All-CHA Team. Niagara, which received three of four first-place votes (coaches could not vote for their own team), was followed by … Read more