This Week In The NCHA and MCHA: Feb. 9, 2007

One more week to go in the NCHA and two in the MCHA, and despite the NCHA big dogs beating up on each other a bit not much has changed in terms of the national scene. UW-Stout’s loss to UW-Superior dropped them out of the top spot in the PWR, but only down to No. … Read more

This Week In The SUNYAC: Feb. 9, 2007

The Oswego Situation Snow began to fall this past Sunday evening, and it has not stopped. As of Noon on Thursday, Oswego had accumulated 71″. And there’s no end in sight. As of the writing of this column, all athletic events in Oswego are still on. They will reevaluate the situation early Friday afternoon. If … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: Feb. 8, 2007

Off The Top Of My Head All right, brace yourselves. There is now less than one month until the final week of the WCHA regular season schedule and we have plenty yet to figure out: Will North Dakota hang on to the final home-ice spot? Will teams continue to beat up on each other and … Read more

This Week In The MIAC: Feb. 9, 2007

Big Sweep for Auggies Coming off its first sweep of St. John’s since the 1998-1999 season, Augsburg is in prime position to reach the MIAC playoffs for the first time since the 2002-2003 season. With just two wins in eight conference games, but enough ties to start a kissing booth with their sisters, the Auggies … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Feb. 8, 2007

Freaky Friday Does anybody want to win this thing? Based on last Friday’s results, one wonders. Frontrunners RIT, Sacred Heart and Air Force all lost last Friday, maintaining the status quo. RIT broke through on Saturday, and Army tied Holy Cross as well. But in total, the top four teams in the league gained just … Read more

This Week in the CCHA: Feb. 8, 2007

Who’s Your Father? Perhaps the more appropriate question, given that we’re talking about Notre Dame here. For the first time ever, the Irish are ranked first in the nation — and not just by USCHO, but by the other guys who poll, too. It is not, apparently, enough for some of the Irish faithful … … Read more

This Week in the ECACHL: Feb. 8, 2007

Aaaand here they come, around the bend and down the stretch! Saints in the lead by a nose, but the Bobcats are a half-step back. Golden Knights are nipping at the ‘Cats tails, and the Red and Green are neck-and-neck for fourth. It’s like rush hour out there, all jammed between the 23- and 12-point … Read more

This Week In The ECAC West: Feb. 9, 2007

A Little Light After being pounded in its previous three league games by a combined score of 32-0, it would have been understandable if Lebanon Valley went in to The Cooler at Hobart last weekend down and out. But the reality couldn’t be farther from the truth. The Flying Dutchmen have been able to keep … Read more

This Week in the CHA: Feb. 8, 2007

Take a look at a Robert Morris scoresheet from the previous two seasons and one name sticks out. Christian Boucher’s name comes up on the majority of the box scores as the Colonials’ starting goaltender. Now, take a look at the last month’s worth of RMU scoresheets and Boucher’s name might not be as prominent. … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Feb. 8, 2007

Beanpot: Same Old, Same Old Once again, Boston University and Boston College will face off against each other in the Beanpot championship game. The last time that the two archrivals didn’t face each other for the title — other than those years when it was impossible because they met in the opening round, of course … Read more

This Week In The ECAC East and NESCAC: Feb. 2, 2007

Groundhog Day! Pretty sure that most teams are hoping to see their shadow today and extend winter for another six weeks! More winter should mean some more hockey and great hockey at that coming into the playoffs. Hard to believe there are only three weeks left in the regular season but if you are going … Read more

This Week In The ECAC East and NESCAC: Feb. 2, 2007

Groundhog Day! Pretty sure that most teams are hoping to see their shadow today and extend winter for another six weeks! More winter should mean some more hockey and great hockey at that coming into the playoffs. Hard to believe there are only three weeks left in the regular season but if you are going … Read more

This Week In The SUNYAC: Feb. 2, 2007

The Perfect Combination Last week in my On The Periphery section, I complained about how the All-Star game is missing a key component of what makes hockey so exciting. This past Saturday, I watched a game that was everything hockey is supposed to be. It was a prime example of speed and force in just … Read more

This Week In The ECAC West: Feb. 2, 2007

Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’ The Neumann Knights keep rolling through league play. Tied for first with Manhattanville, Neumann is currently riding a three game winning streak after losing its only league contest to Utica four weeks ago. WILLIAMS “It’s definitely not easy,” said Neumann coach Dennis Williams. “At any point, if you lose two you are … Read more

This Week in the CHA: Feb. 1, 2007

Chirping is a part of hockey, especially college hockey. Most players don’t take it seriously, as the remarks are usually juvenile phrases. But when Brett McConnachie gets called “Eminem,” he takes that as a compliment. The Alabama-Huntsville senior forward is an up-and-coming rapper away from the rink and has recorded two albums under the stage … Read more

This Week in the ECACHL: Feb. 1, 2007

Just for something a little bit different, the Hosts decided to show up and throw their weight around this week. The home sides went 5-4-2 for only their third victorious column update of the season. St. Lawrence (2-0), Colgate (1-0) and Cornell (1-0) were perfect on friendly ice, while Clarkson (1-0-1) and Quinnipiac (0-0-1) escaped … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: Feb. 1, 2007

Off the Top of My Head • There is a stunning resemblance between last year’s Wisconsin team and this year’s Minnesota squad as we head into what I’m dubbing WCHA men’s hockey “Bracket-Buster Weekend.” Same Story, Different Team? The Minnesota Gophers are starting to look a lot like the Wisconsin Badgers of the 2005-06 season. … Read more