BRACKETOLOGY XTRA PODCAST: Digging into a must-swap situation that protects attendance
BRACKETOLOGY XTRA: Ten or 11 teams are already locks, so the battle is around the bubble.
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BRACKETOLOGY: A must-swap situation to protect attendance
This week’s Bracketology column examines when the NCAA committee’s hands are almost forced into making a swap to protect attendance.
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: Considering 10 candidates for the Tim Taylor rookie of the year award
UPON FURTHER REVIEW PODCAST: We consider 10 candidates for the Tim Taylor rookie of the year award, including two tiers of forwards, a defenseman, and three goalies.
TMQ: Postseason college hockey dominates the conversation
While college hockey’s postseason and the first full week of playoff action delivered plenty of drama, we were lacking any major upsets.
WEEKEND REVIEW: All higher seeds advance in weekend full of overtime games, plus NPI bubble trouble
PODCAST: In a weekend filled with overtime games, all of the higher playoff seeds advanced. And we look at teams in NPI bubble trouble.
MONDAY 10: Conference playoffs take center stage
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature 1) Hawks take care of business at home, could again North Dakota likely cemented its No. 1 regional seed chances for the NCAA tournament when the Fighting Hawks advanced to the NCHC playoff semifinals. Back-to-back wins over … Read more
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Providence closes regular season in style
Logan Sawyer scored the game-winning goal early in the third period and Jack Parsons made 37 saves as No. 5 Providence concluded the Hockey East regular season with a 3-1 win over No. 14 Connecticut on Saturday night at Schneider Arena. Logan showing off some sweet patience for goal No. 13 of the season to … Read more
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Badgers complete sweep; OT rules playoffs
Wisconsin completed a two-game sweep of Penn State to significantly improve its NCAA tournament hopes on a night of postseason OT battles.
Robert Morris turns around its season after “never losing belief”
Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley has seen his teams execute turnarounds before. Midway through the 2013-14 season, the Colonials were 2-12-2 and in last place in Atlantic Hockey. But the team reset during the holiday break and closed out with a 14-6-3 run that included a conference playoff title and a trip to the NCAA … Read more
Net tandem of Lehti, Vachon lead Alaska to postseason
Behind a tandem of goaltenders, Alaska finished the season on a 9-2-1 clip and head into the inaugural United Collegiate Hockey Cup.
After Olympic gold, could Michigan finally get D1 women’s hockey?
In Michigan, there is nowhere for talented women to play Division I NCAA hockey. People at the state’s two Big Ten schools would like to see that change.
BRACKETOLOGY XTRA PODCAST: Window is closing quickly for NPI bubble teams
BRACKETOLOGY XTRA: Ten or 11 teams are already locks, so the battle is around the bubble.
Maryville (Mo.) to add men’s D-I hockey in 2027-28
A new Division I men’s program will enter the scene in 2027 — Maryville University of Town and Country, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis. “This is a historic moment for our university,” said Maryville president Dr. Dan Shipp. “Launching NCAA Division I men’s hockey reflects our continued commitment to academic and athletic excellence, and … Read more
BRACKETOLOGY: Current NPI gives us a straightforward approach
Welcome back to Bracketology. We’re working off the updated NPI after the weekend’s games, and we’re keeping the same framework: start with the NPI as the backbone, but make sure every conference is represented. Once again, the top 16 in the NPI does not include an Atlantic Hockey America team, so we bring in the … Read more
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: Let’s have our own guess-the-team game show
UPON FURTHER REVIEW PODCAST: Jim takes over hosting duties as Derek and Ed try to guess bubble teams from their resumé and statistics.
TMQ: Picking through the madness of college hockey’s postseason
DAN: Well, Ed, the temperature in Massachusetts nearly hit 50 degrees this past week. To be honest, it felt a little bit like spring was coming, and I laughed to someone that the last 45 degree day was considered “cold” because we were coming down from the 60 degree temperatures from late September and early … Read more
WEEKEND REVIEW: Late-season chaos at the top of the NPI, plus a look at Richter semifinalists
PODCAST: Top 10 teams were below .500 on the weekend as the regular season is mostly finished. Plus we look at Richter Award semifinalists.
MONDAY 10: March hockey is here
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature 1) Penrose Cup No. 7 for North Dakota With its 5-3 win at No. 4 Western Michigan on Friday, No. 3 North Dakota earned its seventh Penrose Cup as regular-season champions of the NCHC, the most in … Read more
RANKINGS ROUNDUP: How the top 20 NCAA men’s Division I hockey teams fared, Feb. 23-Mar 1.
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 15 fared in games over the weekend of Dec. 27-28.
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: WMU gets series split with NDak
Owen Michaels buried an overtime winner to lift Western Michigan to a 4-3 victory over North Dakota on Saturday night at Lawson Arena. The win gave Western Michigan a split in the weekend series and pushed WMU to 24-9-1 overall and 16-7-1 in NCHC play. Whitey has Lawson jumpin' pic.twitter.com/ZQiHtzTC4n — WMU Hockey (@WMUHockey) March … Read more