This Week in … columns; weekly columns on a league, region or gender-division
Massachusetts-Lowell ponders its early-season woes; Hockey East makes a big splash amidst the clutter of this week’s poll; the Trivia Contest takes an unexpected turn; and Scott Weighart — filling in for Dave Hendrickson — reminisces on a certain four-OT NCAA game.
A wild weekend in the SUNYAC saw Cortland pull off a result that hadn’t been seen since the days of disco; the excitement continues this weekend, then after Thanksgiving with the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout. Russell Jaslow reports.
Who says USCHO.com’s weekly awards don’t matter? Controversy abounds as Geof F. Morris argues that Grady Hunt should have won Defensive Player of the Week and received more recognition as a top goaltender in Division I. All this and more…
It’s Michigan Week in Columbus, Ohio, which means several things to a certain USCHO.com writer. Paula C. Weston details the CCHA Games of the Week — not to mention a number of Grudges — and more.
Rebuilding Iona stuns Mercyhurst; the MAAC streaks toward the holidays; southern Connecticut offers the league some hospitality; and Quinnipiac logs miles and miles on the road. Jim Connelly reports.
Colorado College begins to fulfill expectations — last season’s expectations; Denver struggles for consistency, sort of; the search for offense continues in Anchorage, while a goaltender emerges in Duluth; and Todd D. Milewski offers WCHA recruiting and injury updates.
It’s antipathy. It’s a rivalry. It’s fish. It’s Cornell-Harvard this weekend, as Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy report. Also: Yale starts out hot, and a farewell to an era at Clarkson.
Niagara has overcome a perceived hole in net in the early going, but the Purple Eagles will be tested in the coming weeks, Craig Roberts says. Also: Mercyhurst keeps its poll position, and the CHA continues nonleague play.
Competition for top recruits is pushing verbal commitments earlier and earlier. Dave Hendrickson, along with some of Hockey East’s coaches, wonders if it’s gone far enough. Also: Maine’s Jimmy Howard makes a new first impression on BU, Eagle D Andrew Alberts takes it up a notch, and more.
Utica tunes up during a break in play; Neumann continues its uphill battle; quesions arise surrounding the officiating at Elmira; and more. Scott Biggar reports.
Minnesota State junior netminder Shari Vogt isn’t often mentioned with the cream of the WCHA crop, but Craig Roberts says she should be. Also: Minnesota makes an impact in the early-signing period.
When the NCAA tournament selections are made, more than one team might have this weekend to thank — or to blame. Four of the nation’s powerhouses square off as Minnesota-Duluth, Brown, Minnesota and Harvard take to the ice. Craig Roberts.
You’re a freshman netminder, 18 years old, and you play for one of the nation’s powerhouses, Maine. Daunting? Not if you’re Jimmy Howard, who leads a strong rookie class in the Hockey East nets. Also: the league braces for key clashes, and Mass.-Lowell looks at the bright side. Dave Hendrickson reports.
We’re well into the ECAC West season, but a number of the league’s teams are finding it tough to ramp up; and top to bottom, each of the conference’s squads faces the challenge of consistency. Scott Biggar reports.
Fredonia State ignores the pundits; scoring starts early — and, in some arenas, ends early; and Russell Jaslow introduces us to one of his favorite words.
Cornell has stormed out of the gates. Harvard has rebounded from an opening-night loss. Brown is off to its best start since 1994-95….and just what exactly is going on at Clarkson? Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser report.
Sacred Heart takes on the unfamiliar role of favorite; Bentley ends a long spell of road futility; Iona bucks up for a tough stretch; and more. Jim Connelly reports.
The upsets get started in earnest; Minnesota State continues to adapt to life in the WCHA; Colorado College puts its awful start to last season firmly behind it; and much more. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Michigan State might have expected transition jitters coming under the tutelage of Rick Comley — but not to be out of the USCHO.com poll after narrowly splitting with Niagara. Paula C. Weston reports, on the eve of MSU’s confrontation with rising Ohio State, in the CCHA Games of the Week.
Upset City, Here We Come! First, one must ask the questions: were last weekend’s defeats of Michigan State by Niagara on Friday night and Ferris State by Wayne State on Saturday night truly upsets? Stalwart fans of the CHA would probably say no, but given the league’s nonconference record this season, one would have to … Read more