The USA Hockey Foundation on Thursday announced the top 10 finalists for the 2013 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the top Division I women’s player. Seven schools are represented among the finalists, including four from Minnesota. Three nominees were finalists in 2012 — Wisconsin’s Brianna Decker, Minnesota’s Amanda Kessel and North Dakota’s Jocelyne … Read more
The NCAA has released the third of three weekly Division III men’s hockey regional rankings. This is the final update prior to the announcement of the NCAA field on Sunday, March 3. Norwich moves into the No. 1 spot in the east, up from No. 2 in the two previous rankings. Utica and Hobart, upset … Read more
The NCAA has released the third of three weekly Division III women’s hockey regional rankings. These are the last publicly released rankings prior to the selection of the tournament field. A similar process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published. Undefeated teams … Read more
Bowdoin will host the 2014 Division III men’s semifinals and championship game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine, on March 21-22, 2014. The event will be the first time the finals have ever been held in Maine. The Colisée seats 3,677 for hockey, surpassing the NCAA’s minimum requirement of 3,000 for championship sites. … Read more
The NCAA has released the second of three weekly Division III women’s hockey regional rankings. A similar process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published. Regional rankings will also be issued on Feb. 26. Undefeated teams remain atop each region. Plattsburgh … Read more
The NCAA has released the second of three weekly Division III men’s hockey regional rankings, with a final update to be published on Feb. 26. With a few changes in position, all 16 east teams from the first ranking remain in this week’s ranking. Utica remains atop the east region, again followed by Norwich. Hobart 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
The NCAA has released the first of three weekly Division III women’s hockey regional rankings. A similar process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published. Regional rankings will also be issued on Feb. 19 and 26. Undefeated teams lead each region. … Read more
The NCAA has released the first of three weekly Division III men’s hockey regional rankings, with updates to be published on Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. A similar process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published. Utica, though voted no higher … 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.
Tickets for the 2013 Division I men’s regional rounds are now on sale and can be purchased by visiting the respective arena box office, calling 800-745-3000 or online at www.NCAA.com/frozenfour.
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
The first-round matchups for the 2012 NCAA Division I men’s tournament include one that features one of the most notorious NCAA tournament games of all time. Todd D. Milewski reports.
The field of 11 teams for the 2012 NCAA Division III men’s championship was announced Sunday evening. Eight conferences have been awarded automatic bids: ECAC East (Norwich), ECAC Northeast (Wentworth), MASCAC (Plymouth State), MCHA (Milwaukee School of Engineering), MIAC (Gustavus Adolphus), NESCAC (Amherst), NCHA (St. Norbert) and SUNYAC (Plattsburgh). The remaining three teams (Elmira, Oswego, … Read more
Defending Division I women’s national champion and top-seeded Wisconsin will open up defense of its crown on March 10 as the Badgers will battle CHA tournament runner-up Mercyhurst in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals on home ice. Boston College hosts St. Lawrence, Minnesota hosts North Dakota and Cornell and Boston University will play at Cornell to … 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.