Oswego’s goalie dilemma
Oswego faces a familiar dilemma: replacing a starting goalie.
This Week
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North Country crossroads
Clarkson and St. Lawrence are looking to rebuild and return to the NCAAs. Both have had promising success and discouraging losses early in the year.
Tournaments prepare teams for schedule rigors
Teams use early-season tournaments as preparation for the long season.
Road comebacks
In early league play, Elmira showed resiliency in two come-from-behind wins.
Leaman sees more than just baby steps at Providence
A 4-2 league record makes the Friars one of the early pleasant surprises. Dave Hendrickson has This Week in Hockey East.
Reiter, defense spark Minnesota-Duluth’s quick turnaround
After starting the season 1-3, the Bulldogs have pieced things together. Tyler Buckentine and Brian Halverson have This Week in the WCHA.
Connecticut, Holy Cross exploring conference options, but move would require investment
With Hockey East possibly looking for a 12th member, the schools are seeing how they would fit. Chris Lerch has This Week in Atlantic Hockey.
Past troubles fading as Colgate starts strong behind large senior class
One of the biggest indicators of change for the Raiders is that a loss at Yale was seen as a setback, rather than an inevitability. Brian Sullivan has This Week in ECAC Hockey.
Western Michigan a changed program, down to its ‘greasy-grimy’ roots
The Broncos didn’t get their first sweep at Michigan, but they are operating under a different culture than two years ago. Paula C. Weston has This Week in the CCHA.
New coach, same success at Adrian
New coach Chad Davis looks to build on Adrian’s previous successes.
Starting big
Utica got off to a big start last weekend with an upset of No. 2 Oswego, and looks to build on that start.
Leftover thoughts
In the SUNYAC, Russell Jaslow finds that the squads look to get an advantage by creating a tough nonconference schedule.
What comes after “Z”?
Behind the strong goaltending of Zuzana Tomcikova, Bemidji State has become a power in the WCHA, Arlan Marttila finds.
Presenting a case that records really don’t matter when Minnesota, North Dakota meet
The lower-ranked team generally has the upper hand in the series lately. Tyler Buckentine and Brian Halverson have This Week in the WCHA.
Boston University, Massachusetts find frustration from same series
One team has trouble with falling behind early, the other with losing leads. Jim Connelly has that and details of a league national TV deal in This Week in Hockey East.
After rough start, week off does wonders for Mercyhurst
The Lakers started 0-4 but came back after a short break with a pair of victories. Chris Lerch has This Week in Atlantic Hockey.
Unproven scorers coming through early for Michigan
A year after players struggled to score, Michigan is seeing goals come from everywhere. Paula C. Weston has This Week in the CCHA.
Dartmouth’s Gaudet joins the 300 club, awaits company
Colgate coach Don Vaughan is one away from reaching the 300-win plateau as well. Joshua Boyd has This Week in ECAC Hockey.
Tournament offers early look
The 2011-12 NCAA Division III women’s hockey regular season gets underway this weekend with a star-studded tournament featuring four top-10 teams in the 2nd annual East/West Hockey Classic hosted at Norwich’s Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt. The defending national champion and top-ranked Norwich Cadets will have their work cut out for them right off the … Read more
Long-range forecast
Do you like to have access to a forecast far in advance of an actual event? I’m not talking about seven-day forecasts, but more like “The Farmer’s Almanac,” where you can read how much snow you’ll be shoveling while still basking in summer sunshine. If so, the place to be this past weekend was AMSOIL … Read more