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Colorado College battles through tough times, including assistant coach Norm Bazin’s automobile accident; St. Cloud State runs into trouble out East; Minnesota gets its defensive sparkplug back; and WCHA’ers grace the NHL’s draft rankings. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Continuing a Thanksgiving tradition, Jim Connelly ponders the thankfulness of Atlantic Hockey’s coaches and administrator.
Youth may or may not be served this season in the CCHA — including the extreme youth of Michigan State, which along with Michigan takes on Minnesota and Wisconsin this weekend. Also, Paula C. Weston delivers the Games of the Week: Northern Michigan vs. Notre Dame with a shot at first place in the CCHA on the line.
Continuing a Thanksgiving tradition, Jim Connelly ponders the thankfulness of Atlantic Hockey’s coaches and administrator.
Michigan’s Al Montoya keeps up the heroics; yin-yang Ohio State continues its Saturday reversals of fortune; alumni ties help Bowling Green head East (along with OSU); and Northern Michigan coach Walt Kyle has some spicy commentary after a series with Nebraska-Omaha. Paula C. Weston reports.
When last week’s column led off by saying “The Four Nations Cup’s disruption of the college hockey season is now past,” it was only referring to scheduling and the presence of bodies at games. It was not referring to the physical state of those bodies and whether the equipment for those bodies would come back … Read more
Minnesota’s baffling slide continues; injury-riddled CC manages to lose players even during its off week; at Wisconsin, Adam Burish’s comeback is complete; and Denver’s Gabe Gauthier turns heads. Todd D. Milewski rounds up the WCHA.
Fresh off two more games with a CHA neighbor, Wayne State tries to build a new rivalry with nearby Michigan State. Also, Bemidji State didn’t bring home Babe the Blue Ox, but the Beavers did get a big win last Friday. Mike Volonnino reports.
Boston University has trouble getting puck in net; Providence’s second line steps up; and another Boston College goaltender exceeds the pundits’ expectations. Dave Hendrickson reports.
New favorite Holy Cross leaps ahead of the pack, thanks to senior leadership and consistent goaltending; meanwhile, depleted Quinnipiac is just looking for warm bodies to fill uniforms. Jim Connelly reports.
Already a force, Brown gets even better with the return of Les Haggett; Dartmouth raises sibling-smooching to an art form; Colgate’s new scholarship policy pays immediate dividends; and the Battle for the North Country starts Saturday, says Juan Martinez.
Mike Ayers continues his mastery of Boston University; the Boston College penalty kill rises to the occasion; Maine gets some shorthanded help; and Dave Hendrickson lays out the case for Hockey East in the national rankings.
Michigan and Ohio State face off in a rivalry which means more with each passing season — and we’re not talking about football, either. Also: Lake Superior and Nebraska-Omaha get off the schneid, against one another, no less. Paula C. Weston reports.
An unbelievable scoring night, a sparkling debut and some career firsts have ECAC correspondent Juan Martinez thinking about eclipse lunacy. Also: Stan Moore can — and must — go home again, and Yale’s road doesn’t get any easier.
Just a couple weeks into the season, Atlantic Hockey’s elite are already trying to separate themselves from the pack. Also: the first MAAC/AH alum reaches the big time, and UConn gets through a wacky weekend. Jim Connelly reports.
You gotta have heart — and Minnesota’s players are questioning theirs just a bit after a 2-6 start; surprising St. Cloud State tests itself against North Dakota; the injury bug continues to bite Colorado College; and much more from Todd D. Milewski on an eventful week in the WCHA.
Wayne State and Findlay face off (again) in a budding rivalry series, this time home-and-home. Also: Bemidji State takes on in-state (but nonconference) foe Minnesota-Duluth for a newly-named trophy that’s got Mike Volonnino wondering.
The Four Nations Cup’s disruption of the college hockey season is now past. Even though the international tournament ended on Sunday, its impact still extended to the showdown between No. 3 Harvard and No. 6 Providence on Tuesday night. U.S. national team members Julie Chu and Angela Ruggiero, albeit jet-lagged, returned from Sweden in plenty … Read more
Shorthanded Alabama-Huntsville finds the range against Air Force, but preseason favorite Bemidji State has a little trouble locating the net; Wayne State makes the rounds (and rounds, and rounds) in league play; and CHA correspondent Mike Volonnino expands the Fan Challenge.
If defense wins championships, then the last line of defense in hockey — the goaltender — must mean a lot. Dave Hendrickson explains just how much. Also: New Hampshire gets all the rivalry it can handle, and Hockey East goes searching for its number-one fan.