Army head coach Brian Riley has received a four-year extension to his term with the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee. The committee is responsible for the management of the NCAA championship, including team selection and operations, as well as future site selections for NCAA regionals and the Frozen Four.
The field of 16 teams for the 2014 NCAA tournament was announced Sunday and with Yale not making the tournament, there will be a new national champion crowned on April 12 in Philadelphia. Three teams from the 2013 Frozen Four — Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State and Massachusetts-Lowell — are back in the tournament this year. … Read more
John Buccigross will return as ESPN’s lead play-by-play announcer for the 2014 NCAA tournament.
The five finalists for the first-ever Mike Richter Award as the top goaltender in NCAA Division I hockey were announced Wednesday. The finalists and eventual winner will be chosen by a committee of coaches, scouts and media members with the winner being announced at the Frozen Four in Philadelphia. Overall, the five goaltenders have a … Read more
The top 10 candidates for the 2013 Hobey Baker Memorial Award were announced Thursday night, with North Dakota and St. Lawrence each placing two players on the list. The 10 finalists were selected by voting from all 59 Division I head coaches and by online fan balloting at www.hobeybakeraward.com. Next, the 23-member selection committee and … Read more
This year’s five BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award finalists all have unique stories to tell and come from four different conferences, including a pair of players from the CCHA. All five players have contributed significantly through off-ice causes and foundations, some even created from scratch. Western Michigan senior forward Brett Beebe established his … Read more
Tickets for the 2013 men’s Frozen Four go on sale Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. EST. Reserved all-session tickets for both semifinals and the championship game are $200 and can be purchased at the CONSOL Energy Center ticket office in Pittsburgh, by visiting NCAA.com/tickets or by calling 800-745-3000.
For the ninth year in a row, ESPN networks will show all 12 games in the 2013 NCAA Division I men’s regional and semifinal rounds live, as well as the three Frozen Four games from Pittsburgh. Both Frozen Four semifinal games will air on ESPN2 (only one was on ESPN2 in 2012, the other was … Read more
The men’s Division III championship being decided during the same weekend at the same venue as the men’s D-I title game could be reality in no time after the Division III Management Council supported the concept at its meeting Monday and Tuesday in Indianapolis. If the concept is approved by the Division III Presidents Council … Read more
The proposal to align the Division III men’s national championship game with the weekend of the Frozen Four in 2014 has drawn both support and concerns from the NCAA Division III Championships Committee. The group has asked the Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Committee to adjust the season schedule to avoid adding weeks, which could … Read more
Martin St. Louis played in the 1996 Frozen Four; 16 years later, it’ll be played in the NHL arena he calls home. Rachel Lenzi reports.
Just as for the players, for the referees selected for the NCAA championship game, it’s the culmination of a lot of hard work over the season. Dave Hendrickson reports.
All the Minnesota-Duluth players dyed their hair blond for the playoffs, except one: championship goal-scorer Kyle Schmidt. Theresa Spisak reports.
On teams full of stars, it was the unsung players who were the factor in the NCAA title tilt between Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan. Tyler Buckentine reports.
Wolverines coach Red Berenson had some pointed comments after his team was force to kill nine power plays. Paula C. Weston reports.
Minnesota-Duluth is the first first-time national champion since Maine in 1993, and the 18th title winner overall. Chris Lerch reports.
Referees compete for spots in the final, but conference affiliation often gets in the way. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Miami senior forward Andy Miele became the first RedHawks player to win the Hobey Baker Award, announced Friday at the Xcel Energy Center, site of the 2011 Frozen Four. Miele, the CCHA’s player of the year, leads the nation in points (71) and assists (40). He was named CCHA player of the year, as well … Read more
Boston College sophomore forward Brooks Dyroff was awarded the 2011 Hockey Humanitarian Award Friday at the Xcel Energy Center. The award was created in 1996 to recognize college hockey student-athletes, Division I or III, male or female, who give back to their communities in the true humanitarian spirit. Dyroff became the second Boston College player, … Read more
Michigan and Minnesota-Duluth are the last teams standing in the race for the 2011 NCAA championship. Jim Connelly reports.