Candace and Arlan discuss Minnesota State’s tie with North Dakota, what the Mercyhurst-Syracuse split means in the CHA, Plattsburgh’s perfect season, the chaos in the ECAC and bottom half of Hockey East, and the Beanpot results.
Candace and Arlan look at teams like North Dakot and Bemidji State, which sit just on the cusp, ponder whether Princeton and Northeastern can maintain winning streaks, and consider which teams have surprised positively and which have surprised negatively.
Candace and Arlan discuss Minnesota’s tough series with Minnesota State, North Dakota’s sweep of Minnesota-Duluth, the CHA, ECAC, and Hockey East races, and prognosticate on likely Patty Kazmaier Award nominees.
For the first time in conference history, College Hockey America will hold the semifinal and final rounds of its 2016 conference tournament at a neutral site, the HarborCenter in Buffalo, N.Y. “We are extremely excited to bring the CHA tournament to the HarborCenter,” said CHA commissioner Robert DeGregorio in a news release. “We believe that … Read more
After two weeks of the second half, Candace and Arlan ponder all the standings races, whether BC showed vulnerability in its win over BU, and what the possible return of Amanda Kessel could mean to Minnesota’s fortunes.
As the first half approaches its final two weeks, Candace and Arlan ponder what they learned from last weekend and what it might mean when Minnesota and Wisconsin square off the first time and Mercyhurst faces Robert Morris, and discuss the overall state of parity in the game.
Candace and Arlan ponder Quinnipiac’s successful North Country trip, the upside down ECAC, what St. Cloud’s sweep of Ohio State might mean, the first round of BC-Northeastern, and what is going on in the CHA and its long-term outlook.
Candace and Arlan talk about the lessons learned from Minnesota’s sweep of Bemidji State and Ohio State’s win over North Dakota, preview the first clash of Alex Carpenter and Kendall Coyne, look at home ice candidates in the ECAC, what Penn State’s series win over Robert Morris does to the CHA, and the use of four-on-four OT in Hockey East.
Candace and Arlan look at RPI’s upset of Clarkson, the too-hard-to-call CHA and ECAC, the results of Boston College and Boston University, what Bemidji’s win over Ohio State does for the Beavers, and what players are standing out that might not normally get accolades.
Candace and Arlan ponder whether new top 10 team Princeton can return to the NCAA tournament, what North Dakota’s win over Minnesota means, Wisconsin’s defense, whether anyone in Hockey East can push Boston College and Northeastern, and the Four Nations Cup.
As College Hockey America readies for its first full weekend of conference competition, I’ll state for the hundredth time that Mercyhurst has won every single regular-season championship, with an asterisk on the one it shared with Wayne State in 2007-08. “Every year, Mercyhurst is picked to win the league, and they probably did,” Syracuse coach … Read more
Traditional powers like Mercyhurst and Boston University are struggling after one month, Cornell and Harvard are winless after one weekend CHA teams are heading toward mediocrity, several squads are trying to figure out their goaltending, and the second tier of the WCHA is in a battle. Candace and Arlan look at teams searching for answers.
Candace and Arlan ponder the state of defense and goaltending on some teams, compare this year’s iteration of Clarkson with the championship team of two years ago, wonder about Boston College’s offense, who has the inside track in the CHA, and look at Bemidji State and North Dakota.
After a few weeks of play, Candace and Arlan take a look at which teams are looking good and which have some work to do in their first Wednesday Women of the year.
Perennial league champ Mercyhurst should be on top again come February.
Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers USCHO prediction: Third Coaches’ prediction: Third Last season: Sixth (15-19-5, 5-12-3 CHA) The names RIT loses star goaltender Ali Binnington, who backstopped her team to consecutive CHA titles, but at least her returning backups, senior Jetta Rackleff and junior Brooke Stoddart, have some experience, having played in 15 and 14 … Read more
The first weekend of play brings excitement and uncertainty for the coaches and teams. Arlan Marttila takes a look.
College Hockey America announced its preseason coaches’ poll Monday and with three first-place votes, Syracuse was chosen to win the conference during the 2015-16 season. Mercyhurst (two) and Rochester Institute of Technology (one) earned the other first-place choices.
The Rochester Institute of Technology announced Tuesday the Bruce B. Bates Women’s Hockey Coach, the university’s first endowed coaching position for Tiger athletic programs. RIT Trustee Emeritus Bruce B. Bates, who joined the board in 1970, is providing the gift where endowed earnings will support the salary of the women’s head hockey coach and provide … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology women’s coach Scott McDonald has signed a five-year contract extension that will run through the 2019-20 season. In nine seasons as head coach at RIT, McDonald has an overall record of 186-72-23, including winning the 2012 Division III national championship. In just three seasons as a Division I program, he has … Read more