On to Boston After one of the most dramatic quarterfinal rounds in league history, four teams will make the march to Boston this weekend to crown a league champion. For two teams, it will be a short bus ride as stalwarts Boston College and Boston University make their respective rides down Commonwealth Avenue, over Beacon … Read more
As we get closer to Sunday’s selection show, attendance concerns prompt Jayson Moy to make some changes to the bracket.
The Ohio State athletics department confirmed Tuesday that 15-year head coach John Markell will not return to the Buckeyes’ men’s hockey program in 2010-11. Markell’s contract was allowed to expire following the Buckeyes’ 2-1 loss to the Miami RedHawks on Sunday evening in the quarterfinals of the CCHA tournament. Markell said following the game he … Read more
USCHO senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski catch up on, well, everything that went down last weekend. Or at least it seems that way with all the noteworthy events the penultimate weekend of conference play brought. Also, debate on the long lost “Last 16” rule in the selection criteria resurfaces.
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
After leading Union to the highest conference and overall win totals in program history, coach Nate Leaman was named the ECAC Hockey coach of the year. The Dutchmen have 20 overall wins and earned 12 in conference play after being picked to finish sixth in the standings. They are the third seed in the postseason. … Read more
After going through a nine-game stretch of the second half with only one win, Ferris State was slipping out of the national picture. Well, the Bulldogs are back. And they’re back in the top 10. Ferris State, which enters the CCHA Championship with just one loss in its last seven games, is eighth in this … Read more
After Sunday’s 3-0 loss to Boston University in the deciding game of the best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinals series, Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy wasn’t shy when talking about the expectations for his Warriors this season. “I don’t know that anybody believed in this team except this team,” said Dennehy. “Any advancement we made as a program … Read more
In the postseason, things don’t always turn out the way they are supposed to. Bemidji State is the latest classic example of this. The Beavers came into the final CHA tournament riding high as the eighth-ranked team in the nation — and deservedly so. They dominated and bullied the rest of the CHA and were … Read more
A 1-0 shutout win over Robert Morris. A magnificent 43-save performance in an overtime championship game victory against Niagara. All-tournament honors, the tourney Most Valuable Player award, and an NCAA playoff berth. What can you say about Alabama-Huntsville goaltender Cameron Talbot’s work in the 2010 CHA tournament? According to Talbot, not much. “I know these … Read more
Using Michigan’s trip to Michigan State as an example, USCHO national columnist Dave Starman writes that going on the road in the playoffs is a different animal.
Bemidji State took home all of the major CHA awards at the league’s banquet Thursday. Forward Matt Read was named the CHA’s player of the year, while forward Jordan George was crowned the top rookie and Tom Serratore took home his third straight honor as the top coach. Read led the Beavers in scoring through … Read more
All season, the Niagara Purple Eagles have looked for players to step up in big games. Judging by their unimpressive record, it did not happen too often. However, in their biggest game of the season, the Purple Eagles did have someone play a paramount role, and it prolonged their season while bringing their NCAA tournament … Read more
Second Season Last week’s amazing photo finish of the regular season is now behind us. Kudos most of all to New Hampshire for its eighth regular season title. And also to Boston College for its strong performances both inside and outside of Hockey East, putting the Eagles on pace for a No. 1 seed in … Read more
Ivy League player of the year Sean Backman’s foot injury, one that is expected to end the Yale senior’s season, was suffered when he entered a school pool after hours, according to a school statement. Backman, who is third on the Bulldogs’ roster with 35 points this season, was injured last Sunday. A statement released … Read more
Oh hey, look at that — playoffs start this week. For a season that seemed to drag at times, the last month sure has flown by … Red Baron WCHA Players of the Week Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player of the Week: Kevin Clark, UAA. Why: Scored four goals (two in each game) to help … Read more
Two upsets in the first round; will we see another before Albany? Furthermore, would any outcome of St. Lawrence-Colgate actually qualify as an upset? All that and more, here and now. No. 11 Brown @ No. 1 Yale There’s no two ways about it: Brown has a massive challenge ahead of it in Yale. “We’re … Read more
Round One In my idea of heaven, college hockey generates so much interest that local network affiliates not only run second-round conference playoff games in prime time, but slick teasers to promote the games. I see the four winning coaches from last week’s first round of the CCHA playoffs walking toward the camera side-by-side, the … Read more
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Great Eight It’s quarterfinal time, as eight teams look to move on to Rochester with a quartet of best-of-three series this weekend. Without further ado, here are the match-ups: No. 9 Connecticut at No. 1 RIT How they got here: RIT won its third regular season title in four seasons to go with a second-place … Read more