The NCAA Field, Inside the Numbers
USCHO national columnist Dave Starman checks out the game-by-game results for each of the 16 teams in the NCAA tournament and comes away with some observations.
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Commentary: Sixteen Reasons to Cheer This Year
There’s a good reason to cheer for each of the 16 teams in the 2010 NCAA tournament, and USCHO national columnist Dave Starman breaks them down.
Massachusetts’ Marcou, Minnesota-Duluth’s Bordson Among Latest to Leave Early for Pros
Massachusetts forward James Marcou and Minnesota-Duluth forward Rob Bordson added their names Tuesday to the growing list of players who are leaving school early to sign professional contracts. Both left school with one season of eligibility remaining to sign with California teams. Marcou, who potted 51 points for the Minutemen, inked a deal with the … Read more
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: March 23, 2010
USCHO Senior Writer Jim Connelly and Executive Editor Todd D. Milewski are back to break down the conference tournaments, look ahead to the NCAA regionals and pick the Hobey Hat Trick.
Analysis: What Value, Experience?
The experienced teams are the ones to beat, right? USCHO’s Brian Sullivan puts that to the test.
Miami Pushes Denver Out of Top Spot in USCHO.com Poll
Miami will enter the NCAA tournament in a familiar spot — atop the national rankings. The RedHawks played one last game of leapfrog with Denver in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting 28 of the 50 first-place votes to finish in the No. 1 spot. Miami also is the top overall seed in … Read more
Commentary: Miami May Now be Battle-Tested
Miami may have found itself at the CCHA tournament, Dave Starman writes.
Miami, Denver, Wisconsin, Boston College Get Top Seeds in NCAA Tournament
The NCAA men’s ice hockey committee might have had attendance on the mind when it put together the bracket for the 2010 NCAA tournament. Miami, Denver, Wisconsin and Boston College earned No. 1 seeds, but the variations from complete bracket integrity with the third seeds appeared to be to get some teams closer to home, … 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
Scrivens, Power Play Both Deserve Attention
When you compile the reasons for Cornell’s ECAC Hockey championship, don’t forget the power play. Brian Sullivan reports.
Final Bracketology: March 20, 2010
This is it. The games are done and Jayson Moy makes his picks for how the NCAA tournament brackets are drawn up when they’re revealed Sunday morning.
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.
Brown’s Volpatti Gets in Some Stats-‘Patt’ing
Brown’s Aaron Volpatti set a school record Saturday, but maybe not the kind you’d always hope to have.
Maine Gets Counted Out … Finally
There were so many times when Maine could have been considered out of the picture this season, but the Black Bears persevered all the way to the last Hockey East game. Dave Hendrickson 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
Miami, Ferris State Find Little Consolation in CCHA Third-Place Game
The teams in the CCHA’s third-place game had bigger hopes coming into the weekend.
The Streak Survives: Michigan Passes its Toughest Test
Michigan hasn’t had to face an obstacle like this in its path to the NCAA tournament for a long time, but the Wolverines made it. John Denny reports.
Hunwick Big in Goal Again for Michigan
Shawn Hunwick did it again for Michigan, backstopping the Wolverines to the CCHA championship game. John Denny reports.
Tradition Set Aside: Northern Michigan Avoids CCHA Third-Place Game
There may be a Walt Kyle Invitational this year, but Walt Kyle won’t coach in it. Instead, he and Northern Michigan will be in the CCHA championship game. Emily Hack reports.