So here we are. It’s the week of the Frozen Four, and on Saturday night either Yale, Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State or Massachusetts-Lowell will be crowned the NCAA hockey champion for the 2012-13 season. Suffice it to say, this isn’t your typical Frozen Four. So, it’s only fitting that when the 2013 Hobey Baker Award … Read more
The Bobcats and the Huskies face off in the second semifinal Thursday in Pittsburgh. Daver Karnosky reports.
The Bulldogs and the River Hawks meet in the first semifinal in Pittsburgh. Daver Karnosky breaks it down.
The Bobcats posted a 21-game unbeaten streak this season en route to the No. 1 national ranking and the top spot in the PairWIse Rankings. Brian Sullivan reports.
The Huskies had a nervous day of waiting to see whether they’d make the NCAA tournament, but once they got in they announced their presence. Tyler Buckentine reports.
The second installment of our Frozen Four previews looks at the River Hawks, who are 21-3-1 since the holiday break. Jim Connelly reports.
In the first of our Frozen Four previews, we look at the Bulldogs, who aren’t thrilled by suggestions that they backed into the NCAA tournament. Nate Owen reports.
Headed to Pittsburgh this week for the 2013 Frozen Four? If so, come join us as we broadcast USCHO Live! from Souper Bowl, the best local sports bar in Pittsburgh, located across the street from Consol Energy Center. Shows will include guests from the college hockey community. Stop by and get a free USCHO label … Read more
Dave Starman makes his picks for forward, defense and goaltending from Massachusetts-Lowell, Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State and Yale.
The Bobcats also stress shot blocking, even from the top forwards. Nate Owen reports.
The schools are on the same street, less than eight miles apart. Brian Farrell reports.
The program returned from the brink of extinction, while the coach overcame a life-threatening car crash. Jim Connelly reports.
The emergence of a Hobey Baker Award finalist and a late surge by a freshman have the Huskies in their first Frozen Four. Timothy Boger reports.
A pair of Frozen Four participants and the national points-per-game leader are the three members of the 2013 Hobey Hat Trick. Quinnipiac goaltender Eric Hartzell, St. Cloud State forward Drew LeBlanc and Boston College forward Johnny Gaudreau were the three top vote-getters from the 23-person selection committee for the Hobey Baker Award. One of the … Read more
Larry Noble Jr., who played on the Bulldogs’ only other Frozen Four team, connects the teams: “The coaching is and was first-rate.” Brian Sullivan reports.
Jim Connelly and Matthew Semisch recap the regional weekend and look forward to the Frozen Four and the Hobey Hat Trick in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Our guests on the April 2 edition of USCHO Live! will be ESPN’s John Buccigross, who will be the play-by-play voice for the network’s Frozen Four broadcasts, and USCHO Hobey Watch writer Elliot Olshansky, to handicap the Hobey Hat Trick. We’ll also take a look at the past weekend’s NCAA tournament results and stories developing … Read more
So what in the world do I do with this? I expected the weekend’s events at the NCAA regional tournaments to provide some kind of answers as to the race for the Hobey Baker Award, but all I’m left with now are more questions. First, we’ll address the question that’s been on a number of … Read more
It has been a long time since the doors to the NCAA hockey champions club have been this wide open entering the Frozen Four. For the first time since 1958 — and only the second time since the tournament’s inaugural event — the Frozen Four will be made up of four teams all looking for … Read more