In some ways, Maine had the toughest road to the Frozen Four of the semifinalist schools. New Hampshire and Minnesota were bye teams while Michigan got to play on home ice in front of its raucous fans. The Wolverines did face tougher opponents, at least on paper, but had the proverbial seventh player from the … Read more
Don Lucia has trouble coming up with high points from a season in which his Minnesota Golden Gophers are 30-8-4, got a first-round bye in the NCAA tournament and have advanced to the Frozen Four. But that’s just fine to the Minnesota coach. He hasn’t found any low points, either. One of the things Lucia … Read more
Minnesota’s seniors have come a long way since a sub-.500 freshman season, as Todd D. Milewski notes.
Denver’s magical season came to a sudden end, but there were no second-guesses.
St. Cloud State went from a season of huge promise, to one of lingering questions.
Shawn Walsh died six months ago, but his spirit lives in his charges at Maine, which reached the Frozen Four on Sunday.
His more famous teammate attracts most of the attention on and off the ice, but Colin Hemingway is a critical piece of the UNH puzzle.
Quinnipiac lost big in its first NCAA tournament game, but odds are it will be back and better for the experience.
If Michael Schutte isn’t Maine’s most valuable player, he’s certainly its most versatile.
One year ago, WCHA correspondent Todd D. Milewski claimed victory in USCHO.com’s first-ever NCAA picks competition. This year, the rest of USCHO’s Division I conference correspondents are out for revenge. The rules are simple: pick a winner for every game in each NCAA regional, straight up. One point per game picked correctly, with total goals … Read more
Colorado College has two classes recruited by Don Lucia, who it now faces with a Frozen Four berth on the line.
Insight on the weekend that was, and what’s ahead for Cornell and Harvard.
Coming into the playoff on a tailspin, Harvard did a ‘180’ to win the ECAC tournament.
One may be the loneliest number, but don’t tell that to New Hampshire.
Two years ago, Notre Dame was out of its depth at the CCHA tournament. Not any more.
Dartmouth fell short of expectations this year, but still has much to be thankful about.
Ohio State came together just in time to challenge for the CCHA title.
Colorado College had an uphill battle, but the Tigers appear headed back to the NCAAs.
UMass-Lowell had its chances Friday, but in the end the story was one of what could have been.
Come along as the MAAC’s top teams square off Saturday.