This Week

This Week in … columns; weekly columns on a league, region or gender-division

This Week in the ECAC: November 17, 1999

by

The Triple Threat and The Stingy Seven If you take a look in Canton, N.Y. and the St. Lawrence Saints you’ll see something which one doesn’t exactly see all the time — a Triple Threat in Jeremy Symington, Sean Coakley and Derek Gustafson. The last time that the USCHO staff can remember such an instance … Read more

This Week in the CCHA: November 17, 1999

by

Stock Options With a third of the season behind us, now is as good a time as any to take stock and make some less-than-bold statements. Who’s the best the league has to offer? Who’s the worst? And where in this league can you get what passes for a decent meal, anyway? Best Player: Hands … Read more

This Week in the MAAC: November 17, 1999

by

Soderquist Dominates Yellow Jackets Leave it to Bentley College senior forward Ryan Soderquist to take control of a situation. Not even a quarter of the way through his senior season, Soderquist has already become the Falcons’ all-time leading scorer, and last Saturday night he added his name to the record books once again. Just one … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: November 17, 1999

by

Assessing the freshmen It may still be early in the season, but it’s a good time to look at the impact the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s crop of freshmen has made on the teams. There may be little question as to whom the dominant rookie has been so far this season, but as a team, … Read more

This Week in the Hockey East: November 17, 1999

by

Wild Weekend Until Sunday’s Maine-BC tilt, every single Hockey East game last week was either decided by one goal or ended in a tie. Yet despite the nip-and-tuck battles, UNH swept all four weekend points while Maine, Northeastern, Boston University and Merrimack took three of four. At the other end of the spectrum, Boston College … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: November 10, 1999

by

The Dutchmen Cometh It was a bad bus ride home from Massachusetts almost two weeks ago. The Union Skating Dutchmen had just dropped 6-2 and 3-1 decisions to Mass-Lowell and Merrimack and sat at 0-5-0 on the season. Less than a week later, the Dutchmen shocked many with an 8-6 win over Colgate in their … Read more

This Week in the MAAC: November 10, 1999

by

Comebacks and Upsets The third week of MAAC action was chock-full of excitement — highlighted by high-character comebacks and nail-biting overtime victories. There were some firsts as both Bentley and Sacred Heart broke through with their first wins of the season. For Bentley, its come-from-behind, 3-2 win over defending tournament champion Holy Cross was also … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: November 10, 1999

by

Climbing the ladder When Wisconsin beat Michigan Tech at home, it could have been called expected. When it split with Minnesota-Duluth at home, it could have been called a setback. When the Badgers swept non-conference foe Northeastern, it was — interesting. But with a 5-1 record through six games, the question of the Badgers’ opponent … Read more

This Week in the MAAC: November 3, 1999

by

A Record-Setting Week Of course, in a conference that is only a year and two weeks old, you’re going to have records set and broken almost every week. And last week was no exception to the rule as two more league marks fell. However, one might easily think that Quinnipiac and Iona are taking this … Read more

This Week in the CCHA: November 3, 1999

by

The Bottom Look Like Up So, Michigan State tops the conference, followed by Western Michigan, Northern Michigan, and Bowling Green. Western Michigan? Bowling Green? While Notre Dame and Ohio State linger near the bottom of the standings, other programs more familiar with the cellar in recent years are seeing some daylight, and the team with … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: November 3, 1999

by

A Big Tap On The Door The sixth-ranked Rensselaer Engineers are on a roll. They have been ascending in the polls and after a dominating performance against NCAA runner-up New Hampshire last Friday evening, their record sits at 5-0-0. “There are some guys up front that have been on a mission,” said head coach Dan … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: November 3, 1999

by

We don’t want to gloat, but… With all due respect to my colleagues from the East, for those of us who, in the past, have been accused of the so-called Western bias in college hockey, this weekend is going to remain in memory for quite a while. Minnesota knocks off No. 1 Boston College, despite … Read more

This Week in the Hockey East: November 3, 1999

by

A New Number One Hockey East lost one number-one ranking over the weekend, but picked up another. Boston College’s split with Minnesota — more on that later — not only knocked the Eagles from the ranks of the undefeated, it also toppled them from the top spot in the rankings for the first time this … Read more

This Week in the WCHA: October 27, 1999

by

Sertich day-to-day And we all thought the health concerns at Minnesota-Duluth were for goaltender Brant Nicklin and forward Jeff Scissons. Those pale in comparison to what coach Mike Sertich has been going through. Sertich missed both games at Wisconsin last weekend with pneumonia. Sertich made the trip to Madison for the series but got very … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: October 27, 1999

by

The New Crimson Era When he got the call from Harvard in late July, Mark Mazzoleni knew that the immediate road ahead would be difficult. Not only did the five-year Miami coach pack a bag and move hundreds of miles away from his family, but he also adopted a young Crimson team that was struggling … Read more

This Week in the CCHA: October 27, 1999

by

Reversal of Fortune Western Michigan’s in second place, and Alaska-Fairbanks is tied for fifth with #10 Northern Michigan. Ohio State has one win to its credit, and shares ninth place with Lake Superior. Notre Dame–with no league wins in four games–anchors the basement along with Nebraska-Omaha. A hole in the space-time continuum? A witch’s curse? … Read more