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We have one now. No score with 10:25 to play in the first. Plattsburgh had taken the play to the Green Knights early, but St. Norbert got a little momentum back in the last 2-3 minutes. Let’s see how the TV timeout affects that.

So it begins. I’m allowed three posts a period, but the game hasn’t started yet so this one doesn’t count ;) Not as many people here for this one as yesterday. Looks like the Elmira and Norwich fans decided to go home. 95% of the 2,000 or so that are here are cheering for the … Read more

…A little early. We got to the building at about 1:00 pm. Nobody here but the USCHO guys and the CSTV crew setting up for today’s broadcast. There were 5,625 people here yesterday, a great, great crowd. We beat the ECAC’s (4,851) in Albany (as well as Atlantic Hockey’s 3,900 and the CHA’s 1,100), quite … Read more

Plattsburgh in a shootout. I’m writing the recap now, so check the D-III page in a bit for a recount of both games.

I had the opportunity to do color for the NCAA/CSTV broadcast of the St. Norbert – Norwich game, so I apologize for no updates. Tomorrow I will be liveblogging the championship game from start to finish. We’re currently in the second period of the second semifinal, and it’s been a very different game from the … Read more

I’m in the pressbox at Herb Brooks arena, taking it all in. There’s a youth game going on right now, as Lake Placid is a busy place this weekend, also hosting the big CAN-AM youth tournament. There are three rinks in Olympic Center – the Herb Brooks (1980) arena, the 1932 rink, and a practice … Read more

The NCAA has to be happy with the four teams that made it to Lake Placid – the hottest team in Division III and three squads within a reasonable driving distance. They’ll be no miracle this year – all four teams can with the title. No Cinderellas allowed. St. Norbert – Is this finally the … Read more

OK. The bids have gone out. Initial reactions: 1. Stout is a good choice. The Blue Devils got hosed last year, but this is more than a make-up call. 2. I hope the MCHA gets an auto-bid next year, so Adrian will have a real shot. Their strength of schedule killed them, and it won’t … Read more

As we all wait for the results of the NCAA selection committee conference call…here’s what I think. In: East: 1. Plattsburgh 2. Norwich 3. Elmira 4. Manhattanville 5. Hobart 6. Trinity 7. Mass-Dartmouth West: 1. St. Norbert 2. St. Thomas And then you have five teams left for one spot: Oswego, Middlebury, UW-Stout, UW-River Falls … Read more

First, if you haven’t done so already, read Matt Webb and Josh Carey’s excellent analysis of the West’s NCAA predicament. It points out the problems and highlights some solutions for the West getting three teams in the tournament in the event St. Norbert beats UW-Stout. I’ll cover the high points here, in an updated version … Read more

I’m a fan of The Daily Show. During the writer’s strike, when Jon Stewart went back on the air with essentially no material except his own, he refused to call his program “The Daily Show”. Instead, he changed the name to “A Daily Show”. That’s how I feel trying to do the D-III Bracketology this … Read more

Alas, it doesn’t look like there’s going to be a PWR for Division III this season. The NCAA has published its criteria for selecting teams for the national tournament, but has not, and, according to sources, will not say how they are weighing the criteria. One source indicated to me that the weighting is not … Read more

Now’s the time of year when I usually break out the D-III version of Bracketology. Unfortunately, it’s going to have to wait a little longer this year. The NCAA revised its selection criteria this year, moving away from the (frankly) goofy point system to assess a team’s strength of schedule. The new process is closer … Read more

Middlebury head coach Bill Beaney won his 500th game last Saturday with a 6-3 win over New England College, ironically the school where he won his first college hockey game. Beaney won 86 games at NEC before making the move to Middlebury, where he has compiled a record of 414-115-28, including eight national titles. Beaney … Read more

It’s been a fairly uneventful third period as things are getting a little chippy at the midway point. Elmira gets its fifth goal, its first non-special teams goal, with 6:52 to play. Karl Linden finds Jan Velich all alone on the weak side, and he buries it to make it 5-1. The Eagles finish it … Read more

As the team takes the ice for the second period, the Genny band is playing a kicking version of “Don’t Stop Believing”. Elmira scores it second power play goal of the evening at 1:06, with just six seconds left on the man advantage. Sebastian Gulder’s shot from the point is stopped by Jokic, but Stefan … Read more

With the fairly small crowd still finding their seats, Elmira scores on the power play just 3:11 into the contest. Ryan Amrone took a feed from Michael Richard and beat Kights goaltender Derel Jokic to make it 1-0. There’s a nice contingent of Elmira fans who made the trek up route 390 for this one. … Read more

I’m not traveling with RIT this weekend – I get one off after trips to AIC, Minnesota and Holy Cross – and had fun last night at home with the family tracking several games at once. I was watching the AHA games on B2, following D-III scores on the USCHO.com message board, and switching between … Read more

This year’s crop of Christmas/New Year’s tournaments bring several intriguing matchups, and I’m impressed by the number of Western teams that are coming east to participate. Five of the seven tournaments have a Western team in the mix. Let’s take a look at the seven tourneys on tap: Salem State Tournament When: December 27 & … Read more

We’ve had quite a cluster you-know-what at the top of the Division III poll for several weeks, with as many as six teams getting first place votes. This week we had a tie for the first time that I can remember, and I’ve been with USCHO since the inception of the poll. I think there’s … Read more