Ohio State’s last two weekends have been the perfect example of the type of roller coaster-type highs and lows teams can experience during the season. Two weekends ago, the Buckeyes went into Ann Arbor and swept Michigan, winning 3-2 on Friday and 5-1 on Saturday. A week later, things didn’t go as well. Penn State … Read more
Down 4-1 with half a period of hockey remaining, Brown remained calm as the Bears hoped to mount a comeback against Rensselaer last Saturday night. Three goals in the final eight-plus minutes led to a 5-4 overtime victory for the Bears over the Engineers as they earned a split of the weekend after falling to … Read more
When you looked at the Denver schedule for this first half of the season, a few weekends stood out, as the Pioneers had rematch series on the road against Notre Dame and Minnesota Duluth, the two teams Denver beat in Chicago to win its eighth national championship last April. Entering the series against Duluth last … Read more
In 2013, Niagara qualified for the NCAA tournament as an at-large entry. It was, to date, the first and only time an Atlantic Hockey team earned the reward in conference history. The Purple Eagles finished that season ranked No. 15 after losing to North Dakota in the West Regional’s first round, and they started the … Read more
A total of 28 players, including seven members of the gold medal-winning 2017 U.S. National Junior Team, have been named to the preliminary roster for the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team. The announcement was made Tuesday by USA Hockey on NHL Network’s “NHL Now.” The group is auditioning for a spot on the final 23-man … Read more
It feels like of late, we talk about teams at the top of the poll that are falling. Well, this week, that’s simply not the case.
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 27 fared over the Dec. 1-2 weekend. No. 1 Denver – swept No. 16 Minnesota Duluth No. 2 St. Cloud State – swept No. 20 Omaha No. 3 Clarkson – defeated Canisius No. 4 Notre Dame … Read more
For the past several years, the goaltending crease has been a solitary place for Cornell. The Big Red have had one goalie play at least 75 percent of the minutes in all but one of the last ten seasons. In five of the last six seasons, the starter has played at least 95 percent … Read more
If you’re a fan of Providence, you’re likely pretty pleased with the team’s start. A 5-2-0 mark is more than decent considering the Friars’ competition through its first seven games. But there will also be skeptics that look at a three-game stretch – games against Boston College, St. Lawrence and Clarkson – where the Friars … Read more
There isn’t much debate among pollsters about Denver being the top men’s Division I hockey team in the country right now, but the Pioneers are not their own finished product. That’s to be expected only a month into the season, but while DU has yet to lose (4-0-2), not everything has gone perfectly, and not … Read more
Twenty of the top NCAA men’s hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as candidates Wednesday for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, … Read more
They say that progress takes time, that you don’t see radical change overnight. But it’s hard to look at what Niagara (4-2-0) has accomplished over its first six games and not see a significant difference over the past few seasons. It’s early. There’s a lot of hockey to play, at least 30 more games. But … Read more
Paula and Jim talk about their individual thought processes in compiling their top-20 ballots this week for the USCHO.com D-I Men’s Poll.
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 23 fared over the Oct. 26-29 weekend. No. 1 Denver – defeated No. 6 Boston University, defeated No. 19 Boston College No. 2 St. Cloud State – did not play No. 3 Harvard – defeated Dartmouth … Read more
Alabama Huntsville has one of the most difficult travel schedules in college hockey. Starting with a season-opening series against Notre Dame, a top-10 ranked team, the Chargers travel to Indiana, Michigan’s upper peninsula, upstate New York and Arizona before they play their first home game on Nov. 10. After returning home, the Chargers get a … Read more
A week after two home ties against Rensselaer, Ohio State got things back on track with two road victories at Massachusetts. Buckeyes coach Steve Rohlik said he was happy with the team’s road effort. “If you win a game, you’ve done something right,” he said. “To go on the road and win two, it certainly … Read more
Bye weeks can come in handy for teams on the mend, but being idle is less helpful for a healthy team that’s rolling. Second-ranked St. Cloud State is off this weekend after opening the season with five consecutive wins, three of them against top-20 teams. The two most recent games came at home last week … Read more
In the early 20th century, legendary author Mark Twain once said, “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Now more than 100 years later, we might be able to use a similar quote to sum up the first month of UMass Lowell’s hockey season. The River Hawks began the season ranked fifth in … Read more
Union got the monkey of its back this past weekend with two victories over RIT and Niagara. The Dutchmen enter conference play this coming weekend. “Our coaching staff was pretty happy for the players,” Union coach Rick Bennett said. “They got a chance to get a couple of wins under their belt, especially going into … Read more
Christian Pomarico never met Derek Hines. They never skated together and never dressed together in the same hockey locker room. They both attended and graduated from the United States Military Academy, but neither man met the other. But to Pomarico, “Hinesy” is still a part of his family. A 2016 West Point graduate, Pomarico hung … Read more