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Hockey East Semifinals Notebook

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Age vs. Experience The first semifinal featured two teams with two different strengths. New Hampshire relies on an experienced core of players, three of which — goaltender Mike Ayers, and forwards Colin Hemingway and Lanny Gare — landed on the Hockey East All-Star Team. Massachusetts’ strength lies in underclassmen, showcased by freshman Stephen Werner, a … Read more

Bracketology, Hockey-Style: March 10

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With the expansion of the NCAA tournament to 16 teams this year, even knowledgeable people around college hockey have been thrown into confusion about the new seeding process. And since the NCAA has publicized its new guidelines for seeding, here is a second peek — “bracketology”-style — at what the NCAA tournament would look like … Read more

College Hockey America Starts Division I Women’s League

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College Hockey America announced the formation of a new four-team Division I women’s hockey league to serve as the counterpart to the men’s league created in 1999. The league will begin play immediately in 2002-03. The inaugural members of the women’s CHA are current men’s CHA members Findlay, Niagara, and Wayne State, as well as … Read more

Championships Cabinet Confirms Regional Site Choices

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The NCAA Championships and Competition Cabinet has approved the choices of the Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Committee to have Providence, R.I. and Minneapolis, Minn. host NCAA regionals in 2003. “We selected cities that have a tradition of hosting successful events,” said Jack McDonald, outgoing committee chairman and Quinnipiac athletic director. “We are very excited … Read more

Division III Committee Recommends Single-Elimination Tourney Format

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Under a recommendation made recently by the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, all rounds in the national tournament would be single-elimination. That would reduce the quarterfinals from the current format of two games plus a possible mini-game, to one winner-take-all game. The committee also forwarded three recommendations to the Division III Championships Committee … Read more

Championship Notebook

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Heartstoppers With less than a minute remaining in regulation, Minnesota goalie Adam Hauser was pulled for an extra skater and Minnesota got the game-tying goal from Matt Koalska. That marked the second straight year that a goal was scored with an extra man on the ice in the championship. Last year, North Dakota scored two … Read more

Showdown In St. Paul: Minnesota

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A few hours before they played in their first Frozen Four, members of the 2002 Minnesota team watched a video that tied their purpose this weekend at the Xcel Energy Center to another, larger one. As much as the Golden Gophers are playing for those that skate on the ice now, they’re also playing Saturday … Read more

The Unwritten Rule

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There are plenty of unwritten rules in sports. You don’t bunt in baseball to break up a no-hitter. You don’t walk across a player’s putting line in golf. You don’t hoist a three-pointer in basketball with a 20-point lead in the final minutes. Football teams know that there’s no need for a Hail Mary instead … Read more

No Storybook Ending

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If you have a grandson who is very dear to you and he’s an athlete, there are few thrills greater than watching him compete for a national championship. So when Chris Heisten’s grandfather settled into his seat at the Xcel Energy Center to watch Maine take on top-seeded New Hampshire on Thursday, it was with … Read more