Boston College sophomore forward Brooks Dyroff was awarded the 2011 Hockey Humanitarian Award Friday at the Xcel Energy Center. The award was created in 1996 to recognize college hockey student-athletes, Division I or III, male or female, who give back to their communities in the true humanitarian spirit. Dyroff became the second Boston College player, … Read more
North Dakota and Boston College together lead the 2010-11 list of All-Americans, with two first-team and one second-team honoree each. In all, 14 different Division I men’s hockey programs were represented. This season’s All-Americans were announced Friday night at the Frozen Four and were chosen by members of the American Hockey Coaches Association. Only one … Read more
Michigan and Minnesota-Duluth are the last teams standing in the race for the 2011 NCAA championship. Jim Connelly reports.
Catch a rewind of the Friday, April 8, 2011 broadcast of USCHO Live from the Frozen Four 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger were joined by Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna; USCHO.com and NCAA.com writer and Hobey Watch blogger Elliot Olshansky; College Hockey Inc. director of communications Nate Ewell; and USCHO.com … Read more
• Michigan has played three straight games against WCHA teams to earn the chance to face another WCHA team for the national championship Saturday. “I think that’s a little bit of luck,” said senior forward Louie Caporusso. “It’s just the way the chips have fallen. We have a pretty good record against the WCHA teams … Read more
Men who have a certain amount of college hockey coaching experience develop a perspective on the game as their careers progress. Red Berenson, who’s seen — and made — a lot of college hockey history himself, has perspective to spare. At 71, Berenson is in his 27th season behind the bench in Ann Arbor, and … Read more
With the Wolverines facing a WCHA foe for the national championship, many people are drawing parallels between this year and 1996, when Michigan beat Colorado College, 3-2, in overtime to earn its first championship since 1964. 20110408_Michigan_practice – Images by Candace Horgan I am reminded more, though, of Michigan’s 1998 title run. In Boston, the … Read more
It’s hard to think of a Frozen Four team — especially one in the championship game — as one that’s been “under the radar,” but in many respects, that’s exactly what the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs have been. Blame some of that on the general media’s supposed “Eastern bias,” and you can maybe even blame some of … Read more
The Frozen Four (and, really, any big sporting event) always lends itself to comparisons and obscure records. USA Hockey’s Dave Fischer, the official press conference mediator, is always mentioning such stats, including some you’ve probably never considered before. 2011 0408 Duluth practice – Images by Candace Horgan Take, for example, today’s gem: If the Bulldogs … Read more
Scott Sandelin said at Thursday night’s press conference, “If you don’t have nerves, you’re probably not human.” If you go by that qualification, Travis Oleksuk and Kyle Schmidt definitely are, as their jitters have made sleeping a bit difficult coming into the tournament. With the most important game of their careers coming up tomorrow night, both … Read more
Good morning from the media work room at the Xcel Energy Center, everyone. It was a great day of hockey yesterday, as four outstanding teams played two fantastic college hockey games in the best hockey arena I’ve ever been in. It should be a great game tomorrow. Tonight, however, it’s about the Hobey (and the … Read more
You often see players with a strong hockey bloodline around college hockey. Sometimes, they play at the same school their fathers (or uncles or what have you) did. Sometimes, they don’t. Minnesota-Duluth’s Travis Oleksuk is one such player, special in the fact that he’s the first son of a Bulldogs alum to skate for the … Read more
North Dakota players and coaches didn’t envision their season ending like this. Tyler Buckentine reports.
The Michigan Wolverines are getting balanced scoring in the playoffs from their role players, and it led them past North Dakota in the Frozen Four semifinals. Paula C. Weston reports.
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Michigan and North Dakota players and coaches met with the media after Michigan’s 2-0 semifinal win. For the Wolverines, coach Red Berenson, forwards Ben Winnett and Carl Hagelin and goalie Shawn Hunwick took questions; for the Fighting Sioux it was coach Dave Hakstol, forward Corban Knight and defenseman Derrick LaPoint. (Our apologies for poor audio … Read more
Michigan goalie Shawn Hunwick talks to reporters in the Michigan locker room after a 2-0 shutout over North Dakota: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnAFyV5MGPw North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway talks about his team’s disappointing loss: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKQ-hmigyZo
Notre Dame allowed three power-play goals and didn’t score on its own man advantage. Dave Hendrickson reports.
