Brown hopes talent will shine after some tough lessons were learned
The Bears now know they can’t afford to short the work ethic, and recent victories may have them on an upward path. Nate Owen has This Week in ECAC Hockey.
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Lake Superior, Northern Michigan better for the experiences
The first half was a marked improvement for both CCHA teams from the Upper Peninsula. Paula C. Weston checks in with Lake Superior and Northern Michigan in This Week in the CCHA.
Bethel moving up
When the puck drops on the 2012 portion of the schedule, Bethel will try to keep its recent success rolling. Every college team wants positive energy going into the winter break, and Bethel has it. Consider Bethel the surprise team in the MIAC this season. It is locked into a tight race in the conference … Read more
Playing the tournament percentages
Whether your favorite team used the first half to build a foundation for the rest of the season or only managed to dig itself a hole, plenty of work remains over the next couple of months in order to stock a worthy highlight video. Assuming that your team of choice has tournament dreams, how realistic … Read more
Presenting the nuts and bolts of the WCHA’s second half
Who has the toughest schedule left? Tyler Buckentine and Brian Halverson break down that and more in This Week in the WCHA.
What Hockey East teams need to do for second-half success
With the second half of the season ready to start, here’s how teams can continue success or make it happen. Jim Connelly has This Week in Hockey East.
Picking MVPs, pleasant surprises as Atlantic Hockey picks up again
Here’s the outlook for the 12 teams of Atlantic Hockey. Chris Lerch has This Week in Atlantic Hockey.
Looking forward to ECAC Hockey’s second half, team by team
Union plays nine of its 15 remaining ECAC Hockey games at home, which gives the Dutchmen a good chance to break out of a pack in the middle of the standings. Brian Sullivan has This Week in ECAC Hockey.
CCHA teams chasing Ohio State as second half begins
Using the word parity often is a cop-out, but in the CCHA this season, it seems appropriate. Paula C. Weston has This Week in the CCHA.
Mercyhurst continues to best opponents and NCAA records
When asked to identify the weakest of the four conferences, without hesitation, most fans would say the CHA. The popular answer is not always the correct answer. Thus far this season, if excluding games against independents Lindenwood and Sacred Heart, teams from the CHA are four games over .500. By comparison, Hockey East squads have … Read more
SUNYAC midseason report and Christmas wish list
The SUNYAC schedule is half over, and for most teams, so is the overall schedule. As expected, Oswego is on top, with Plattsburgh giving them a run for their money, and it’s extremely tight in the middle. There are also, as usual, some surprises. No doubt, the biggest disappointment of the season is Geneseo. Though … Read more
ECAC Northeast and MASCAC Christmas wish lists
It’s that time of year again. The stockings are hung, the presents are almost wrapped, and the lights on the Christmas tree are already defective. (It’s a minor inconvenience.) But after Johnson and Wales’ 7-1 win over Southern New Hampshire on December 14, and with finals wrapped up, each of the ECAC Northeast and MASCAC … Read more
ECAC East and NESCAC – All I Want for Christmas
T’was just a week before Christmas and all through the rink, All of the coaches sat in quiet, to ponder, to think. The skates put away, pads airing out, the sticks on the rack, What do we really need to be better, when the players come back? The second half is nearly upon us, league … Read more
MCHA, MIAC and NCHA Christmas wish list
Now that the first half of the 2011-2012 hockey season has been hung by the chimney with care, let’s take a look at how the competition is shaping up in the MCHA/MIAC/NCHA conferences. Also, I will guess as to what the coaches would want from Santa Claus for the start of 2012. MCHA Adrian and … Read more
Tips for Saint Nick
We’re at the halfway point in the season, and D-I columnist Arlan Marttila looks at the Christmas wish list for every coach in women’s D-I hockey.
Spooner’s impact at Ohio State surpasses statistics
When discussing hockey players, we often turn to numbers to support just how effective a given individual is. In the case of Ohio State senior forward Natalie Spooner, most of the statistics fail to do her justice. It is best just to concentrate on the number five, that worn by Spooner, because that is what … Read more
RIT women use Canadian trip to prepare for out-of-conference games
Two weeks ago, instead of heading to their respective homes across North America, the members of the RIT women’s hockey team spent their Thanksgiving week in Ontario, traveling around the province playing four games against Canadian university squads. The Tigers were quite successful in their week-long trip, going 4-0, including a marquee 3-2 shootout win … Read more
Astedt finding success
Each press release reads almost the same: Jack Astedt, Plymouth State, MASCAC Goalie of the Week. For the third time in four weeks, the junior has received the honor — this week, after going 2-1 with a 1.63 goals against average, a .945 saves percentage, and a shutout in three games from November 29 to … Read more
Trinity’s new coach Matt Greason: “And Away We Go!
As one of three new coaches to join the NESCAC ranks this season, Trinity’s Matt Greason joined the party late, and is now starting to see the collective buy-in and performance improvement from his Bantams as we approach the end of the first semester. The results are starting to come, but oh what a ride … Read more
Early reviews of the four-man officiating system
At the Division I level, they don’t see what all the fuss is about, but at the Division III level, it’s breaking new ground. I’m talking about the four-man officiating system. It was put into place a few years ago. However, with concern over the financial impact to Division III schools with their smaller budgets, … Read more