Fenton keeps one eye on NCHC’s successful present, another on future
With his league holding five of the top nine spots in the PairWise Rankings, the commissioner has a successful product to market.
This Week
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Fluke making major impact in senior season at Middlebury
For No. 4 Middlebury, Emily Fluke is a key contributor and having her best offensive season.
Sullivan impacting in overlooked ways at Ohio State
Ohio State, which was generally one of the better teams in the WCHA’s infancy, has fallen off some in recent years, but there are signs this year of a resurgence, such as the road tie with Minnesota last week.
McGlasson: ‘Things are going good’ at St. Mary’s
Jed McGlasson has spent a lot of time making himself a better hockey player over the course of a career where injuries have gotten the best of him at times. The work has paid off. McGlasson is having the best season of his collegiate career and playing a pivotal role in St. Mary’s second-half surge. … Read more
With Boston University’s Eichel, even what sounds like criticism actually is praise
The rookie tries too hard sometimes, Terriers coach David Quinn said after Eichel was held off the score sheet in Tuesday’s Beanpot semifinal win over Harvard.
Canisius looks to define its season by what’s left, starting with series against Robert Morris
The Golden Griffins were off last weekend and take a six-game winning streak into the series at the Colonials.
Veteran core helps put St. Lawrence’s sights on a top-four finish
At 10-4 in ECAC Hockey play, the Saints are three points behind first-place Quinnipiac and two points ahead of third-place Harvard.
Michigan State uses a major negative to pivot its season in a positive direction
The Spartans lost 5-0 to Minnesota at home in December but are 5-2-2 since. Up next: a game against Michigan at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
Curry sophomore Heisinger ‘surprised,’ shocked’ to be up for Hockey Humanitarian Award
When informed last week that the list of 15 candidates for the 2015 NCAA’s Hockey Humanitarian Award, and that is name was on it, Jake Heisinger had two responses. “Huh?” and “Why?” The first because Heisinger, a sophomore forward at Curry, had never heard of the award, which for 20 years has been bestowed upon … Read more
After low point in Omaha, Denver finds the motivation to rebound
The Pioneers swept St. Cloud State and split with Miami since being swept by the Mavericks.
Hockey East teams have varying degrees of success in handling season’s ebbs, flows
Boston University and Providence have rebounded from down stretches, while Massachusetts-Lowell is still looking for the exit.
Nerves or no nerves, Stevenson’s Blackburn finding the back of the net
Chelsea Blackburn said she was nervous coming to Stevenson as a freshman this year. If scoring 15 goals in her first 20 games is the way Blackburn deals with nerves, one has to wonder how she’d perform calm and relaxed. Blackburn currently leads the Mustangs in scoring with her 15 goals among 18 points and … Read more
Callahan proving his worth as a leader for young Wisconsin-Eau Claire squad
Jack Callahan didn’t know a lot about Wisconsin-Eau Claire hockey before he arrived on campus a few years ago. But he had some friends that played for the Blugolds and when he was looking to transfer from Quinnipiac after his freshman season, he decided to take his talents to Wisconsin. “I had some buddies from … Read more
With nonconference play nearly complete, WCHA race heats up
With just two nonconference games remaining in the regular season, the WCHA has a .523 winning percentage (30-27-9) against nonleague opponents. Compare that to .381 a season ago.
As regular season’s final month begins, Harvard finds itself missing injured difference-makers
The Crimson are 2-3 in 2015 and played last Saturday’s game without eight injured players.
Michigan pouring in goals and drawing favorable comparisons
The Wolverines have averaged 6.8 goals in their last five games and take a seven-game winning streak into a game against Michigan State at Joe Louis Arena.
At 7-1-1 in 2015, Air Force hopes it has started another second-half run
The Falcons were 5-12-2 in the 2014 portion of this season’s schedule.
Northeastern is still under .500, but recent wins provide a ‘quiet confidence’
With goaltender Derick Roy giving the Huskies a strong second option in goal, Northeastern has started to erase a poor start.
Improved stretch suggests foundation in place for Lake Superior State rebuild
The Lakers are 3-2-1 in their last six games after sweeping Bemidji State last weekend.
Holy Cross has competitive edge with Klimasewiski
Playing for Holy Cross, a D-I school competing in D-III in the ECAC-East in women’s hockey, Mary Klimasewiski is leading her team in goals scored while looking to have fun with her teammates