Rankings roundup: How the top 20 teams fared, March 9-11
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 5 fared over the March 9-11 weekend (photo: Melissa Wade).
frontd1m
Overtime makes new heroes in four Game 3s
Four players were Game 3 overtime heroes on Sunday: Air Force’s Tyler Ledford, Northern Michigan’s Troy Loggins, St. Cloud State’s Mikey Eyssimont and Michigan Tech’s Jake Jackson. Also winning Game 3s: Harvard, Clarkson, Canisius and Denver (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Dennehy out at Merrimack after 13 seasons, 168-243-60 record
Merrimack announced on Sunday that men’s coach Mark Dennehy will not return as head coach (photo: Melissa Wade).
Swept away in Hockey East; eight Game 3s on tap Sunday
Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern and Providence all swept in Hockey East; Minnesota Duluth and North Dakota swept in the NCHC; Mercyhurst and Robert Morris swept in Atlantic Hockey; and Cornell and Princeton swept in the ECAC. In the WCHA, Michigan Tech and Bowling Green forced third games, as did Army, Clarkson, Harvard and Miami. Notre Dame and Ohio State advanced in dramatic fashion. (photo: Melissa Wade).
Road warriors: Six visiting teams open playoff series with wins
Six road teams, aka lower seeds, prevailed in Friday’s playoff series openers including CC shutting out No. 4 Denver, Colgate defeating No. 10 Clarkson and Princeton edging No. 16 Union (photo: Melissa Wade).
Illinois releases results of D-I hockey feasibility study, ‘not prepared to make the ultimate decision’
The University of Illinois released Thursday a comprehensive study completed by Collegiate Consulting into the feasibility of starting a Division I men’s hockey program (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
WCHA announces 2017-18 All-WCHA Teams, All-Rookie Team
The WCHA announced Thursday its 2017-18 All-WCHA Teams, in addition to its All-Rookie Team (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
This Week in the Big Ten: After sluggish end to regular season, Notre Dame set for playoffs
For much of the season, Notre Dame was the toast of the Big Ten, to the point where the Irish had the regular-season crown wrapped up with games to spare despite going 4-5-1 down the stretch (photo: Jim Rosvold/USCHO.com).
This Week in the WCHA: Northern Michigan, Bowling Green facing off for shot at NCAA tourney bid
The WCHA has been, for the past two seasons, a one-bid conference (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Semifinalists named for 2018 Mike Richter Award; DU’s Jaillet aims to be first two-time winner
Denver’s Tanner Jaillet is among 10 semifinalists named Thursday for the 2018 Mike Richter Award, which honors the most outstanding goalie in college hockey (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Nine schools represented as Atlantic Hockey unveils 2017-18 All-Conference Teams
Atlantic Hockey announced Thursday the 2017-18 All-Conference Teams. The three teams are made up of 18 players from nine of the 11 schools. Regular-season champion Mercyhurst had the most representatives, placing five across the three teams (photo: Omar Phillips).
This Week in the NCHC: North Dakota’s success starts with Johnson in Hawks’ crease
Nearly all hockey teams like to have a No. 1 goaltender established before the postseason appears on the horizon. North Dakota seems to have one — the one most people expected — but took its time getting there (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
This Week in ECAC Hockey: Bobcats ‘trying to hit the reset button and play Quinnipiac hockey’
Quinnipiac was in an unfamiliar place to start the ECAC Hockey tournament, but the Bobcats turned in a familiar performance (photo: Melissa Wade).
This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Is there a definite favorite to hoist the Riley Cup?
It’s quarterfinals time in Atlantic Hockey and you can throw out the records at this point of the season — it’s all about who’s playing the best hockey when it matters most (photo: Omar Phillips).
This Week in Hockey East: Massachusetts upping its standard of play with Northeastern up next
Last weekend, hosting a series, this time a first-round set with Vermont, was a big step forward for UMass. Escaping that series with a two-games-to-one victory to advance to play Northeastern this weekend in the Hockey East quarterfinals is a very big deal (photo: UMass Athletics).
Seven schools represented on NCHC All-Conference Teams for 2017-18 season
The NCHC revealed Wednesday its 2017-18 All-Conference First and Second Teams, led by four players from Denver, while seven teams placed players on one of the two teams (photo: Candace Horgan).
This week’s movement has Omaha in, North Dakota out, Boston College going to Worcester
It’s time once again to do what we like to call Bracketology, college hockey style. It’s our weekly look at how we believe the NCAA tournament might look like come selection time, using what we know now (photo: Michelle Bishop).
TMQ: Looking at the first bit of playoff action, sick goals scored last weekend
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback (photo: Melissa Wade).
Northeastern’s Gaudette, St. Cloud State’s Hrenák chosen HCA national award winners for February
Northeastern junior forward Adam Gaudette has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for February, while St. Cloud State goaltender Dávid Hrenák was selected the HCA National Rookie of the Month (photo: Melissa Wade).
After surviving 3 OTs in game two, 11-seed Sacred Heart upsets RIT
One night after winning a triple-overtime thriller in game two, Sacred Heart completed the upset of RIT. They were the only road team to win a game three on Sunday (photo: Sacred Heart Athletics).