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From The Home Office In Wakefield, Massachusetts… Welcome back, my friends. This marks USCHO’s 10-year anniversary as it does mine writing here about Hockey East. For long-time readers and newbies alike, thanks for your attention. It’s been interesting to see this space evolve from previews of the weekend’s games to the current column format. The … Read more
First things first: • After a nice run through Minnesota last weekend, where do you think the University of Alberta would finish in the WCHA standings? A one-goal loss to Minnesota and wins over Minnesota State and St. Cloud State probably puts Alberta in the middle of the pack, if you conveniently neglect the fact … Read more
College Hockey America is funny like that. Then again, college hockey in general is funny like that. It’s the old adage that a team’s preseason outlook always includes a postseason title and chance at NCAA glory. If that’s now at the top of teams’ preseason “to do” lists, they shouldn’t bother showing up. Last weekend … Read more
WCHA Who? It’s the power conference in the country. Last year, the WCHA put four teams in the Frozen Four, an unprecedented accomplishment. As season three of Atlantic Hockey began last weekend, no AHA team had ever beaten a WHCA foe. And that dated back to the old days of the MAAC league. Enter Mercyhurst. … Read more
Juan Martinez checks in from Albany, N.Y., where the ECACHL prepares for a weekend that will crown one champion — and perhaps a passel of NCAA tournament bids.
Quinnipiac is hosting this weekend’s Atlantic Hockey tournament, raising questions about the Northford, Conn., venue; and Jim Connelly previews the AHA final four, all the way to the NCAA-bound champion.
Two weeks later, Hockey East is right back where it ended the regular season: with the its four teams battling for the prize — except this time it’s the Lamoriello Cup. Also: Dave Hendrickson offers up his “Crimson Linguistics” explanation.
With the CCHA Super Six here, Paula C. Weston rounds up the teams involved, then looks back on the good — and bad — of another season gone by.
Home ice? Who cares about home ice? Apparently, WCHA teams do, as all five favorites advance to the Final Five this weekend. Todd D. Milewski previews all the competition from St. Paul, Minn.
Denver battled back to share the MacNaughton Cup, but now must focus on the task at hand: dangerous, if last-place, Michigan Tech. Also, Minnesota-Duluth gets hot at the right time, but Wisconsin can’t say the same; the WCHA’s final standings confound the pundits; and Todd D. Milewski previews all five first-round series.
The tightest season in Atlantic Hockey history makes for some tough tournament prognosticating, but Jim Connelly takes his best crack at it with previews of all four single-game quarterfinals.
The CHA packs all the excitement into just three days, with an NCAA tournament bid the prize at the end of the rainbow. Scott Brown previews this weekend’s playoff championship.
This week, it’s the continuation of Paula C. Weston’s Girl Reporter awards, and, of course, a long look at the first round of the CCHA playoffs. Will Michigan cruise to Detroit? Can Ohio State keep up its season-long strong play? Has Michigan State come together just in time? This weekend will tell.
Four teams down, eight remaining. The next leg of the trip to Albany comes this weekend in the ECACHL quarterfinals, and Juan Martinez is here to preview all four playoff series.
With New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts-Lowell hanging on the NCAA tournament bubble, Scott Weighart checks around the league and the USCHO staff for explanations. Also: previews of all four Hockey East quarterfinal series, and more.
With the ECACHL playoffs getting under way, Juan Martinez offers in-depth looks at each of the four first-round series that the league has for us.
With the Atlantic Hockey season winding down, Jim Connelly hands out his league awards. Also: Mercyhurst rips control of its home-ice destiny from Holy Cross, and Canisius sends out signs that hockey is not on the endangered list.
Once again, Paula C. Weston is on the spot to deliver her CCHA Girl Reporter awards. Who walks away with the hardware this year? Also: a complete look at the CCHA playoff situation — with all 12 teams detailed as we reach the regular season’s last weekend.
Despite a lackluster regular season, Plattsburgh is a team on a mission as the Cardinals head to Geneseo for the SUNYAC finals.
MSOE has won the MCHA, while the NCHA and MIAC choose their champs, with autobids on the line.