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- Nov 20, 2009 Bennett's Return: Back From College Hockey Purgatory - by Joseph Edwards
The old adage says, if you love it, let it go -- if it returns it's yours forever. The college hockey world must have some serious emotions for Brett Bennett. The junior goalie, in his first year at [[Wisconsin]] ... - Nov 19, 2009 Like Miami, Princeton Looks to Soothe the Pain
It would be difficult to script a season’s ending more devastating than the one that met the [[Princeton]] Tigers last season -- a script also used by Miami in the national championship game. Up ... - Nov 18, 2009 Colorado College Reveling Underdog Role - by Joshua Berhow
Joe Howe may not be the next Richard Bachman, but he’s certainly held his own in replacing the Colorado College stalwart so far. Bachman was just one of many key losses the Tigers were dealt with ... - Nov 18, 2009 Team of the Week: Michigan State - by Adam Wodon
Just two years removed from a national championship, Michigan State suffered through a wretched 2008-09 season. Everything that could've gone wrong, did. The injuries hit early, there were defections ... - Nov 17, 2009 You Gotta Have Heart - by Matthew Conyers
Senior Corey Laurysen arrived at Sacred Heart’s first meeting of the year much like he had the previous three years — excited and ready for the season to begin. "Everyone just thought ... - Nov 17, 2009 Catamounts Adjust; Bonino Returns; and More - by Joe Meloni
Swedish sniper Viktor Stalberg received most of the attention during Vermont’s run to the Frozen Four last season. The praise was deserved, as the then-junior led the Catamounts with 24 goals and ... - Nov 14, 2009 Maine Finding Its Way - by Joe Meloni
[[Maine]] coach [[Tim Whitehead]] is no stranger to youth. He’s been surrounded by it for the last two seasons, and 2009-10 is still in its infancy. During their most recent action, a 6-2 win over ... - Nov 13, 2009 Michigan-Michigan State Set To Renew Rivalry - by Adam Wodon
Since every time teams like [[Michigan]] and [[Michigan State]] meet up -- i.e. big rivalry weekend series -- is a big deal, that's always an opportunity to reflect on where each program stacks up as the ... - Nov 13, 2009 Gwilliam's Triumphant Return - by Joshua Berhow
Malcolm Gwilliam found a loose puck in front of the net and buried it to give [[Michigan Tech]] a 1-0 lead just 19 seconds into a game against Ryerson Oct. 3, 2009, in MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton ... - Nov 11, 2009 Putting Ice In Camp Randall
Note: This originally ran on UWBadgers.com. Michigan and Wisconsin will play the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game outdoors on Feb. 6. Where to begin? I spent nearly three hours on Tuesday listening in ... - Nov 11, 2009 Northeastern's Injuries Mount - by Joe Meloni
Losing Steve Quailer was bad enough for Northeastern coach Greg Cronin. The Huskies lost Quailer, looking to build his 10-goal, 15-assist freshman season, for the season to a torn ACL in an exhibition ... - Nov 11, 2009 Huntsville Forges On Despite Obstacles
Most college hockey teams came into the 2009-2010 season having to answer the same questions, such as, how do you replace the players who graduated, the expectations of the team and talking about where ... - Nov 11, 2009 Team of the Week: Miami - by Adam Wodon
The question every college hockey fan in America wanted to know this season was how [[Miami]] would respond to one of the most crushing losses in NCAA history. A No. 4 seed entering the NCAAs, the RedHawks ... - Nov 07, 2009 Rawlings Catches 'Em All - by Joe Meloni
When Chris Rawlings committed to [[Northeastern]], he thought about this game. A packed Matthews Arena and defending champions of everything Boston University on Huntington Avenue for Northeastern’s ... - Nov 05, 2009 Changing Course
[[Northern Michigan]] goaltender Brian Stewart is the returning two-year starter with pre-season accolades. But six games into the season, sophomore Reid Ellingson has played nearly as many minutes with ... - Nov 04, 2009 Team of the Week: Wisconsin - by Adam Wodon
The last two seasons, [[Wisconsin]]'s NCAA chances have been hurt by a sub-par non-league record. The Badgers were 2-3-1 last season, not to mention the 0-6-1 start overall. So, though it went unspoken ... - Oct 29, 2009 From Camp to Class: Burke returns to UNH - by Joseph Edwards
Forgive Greg Burke if he's a bit more familiar with the University of [[New Hampshire]] campus, specifically the Whitemore Center Arena, than the rest of his freshman teammates. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound ... - Oct 29, 2009 The Power of Three
Coming into the 2009-10 season, goaltending was one of the many questions facing Quinnipiac coach [[Rand Pecknold]]. That's been a theme in recent years, since goaltending hasn’t been one of the ... - Oct 28, 2009 Team of the Week: Denver - by Joshua Berhow
Marc Cheverie wasn’t very good against Minnesota Nov. 22, 2008, in Denver. He allowed five goals in just more than 52 minutes, made 17 saves and was handed his third straight loss. But oh, how things ... - Oct 27, 2009 ECAC Preview 2009-10
Brown Head Coach: Brendan Whittet 2008-09 record: 5-23-5 (3-15-4 ECAC) Key Returnees: Sean McMonagle F Sr,. Jordan Pietrus F Sr,. Dan Rosen G Sr,.Devin Timberlake F Sr,. Aaron Volpatti F Sr,. Key Losses: ... - Oct 24, 2009 Michigan Struggles With BU in Loss - by Joe Meloni
They just couldn’t finish. In the first period, Michigan couldn’t finish in the offensive end. In the second, the Wolverines couldn’t finish in the defensive end. And in the third period ... - Oct 21, 2009 Atlantic Hockey Preview 2009-10 - by Matthew Conyers
Air Force Head Coach: Frank Serratore 2008-09 record: 28-11-2 (20-6-1, 1st AH) Key Returnees: Derrick Burnett F So., Matt Fairchild F Sr., Josh Hajner F Sr., Jacques Lamoureux F Sr., Tim Kirby D So. ... - Oct 21, 2009 Team of the Week: Alabama-Huntsville - by Adam Wodon
Whether it be because of an enormous chip on their shoulder, or the inevitable upward swing of a team that's spent two years in single-digit wins and is due to break out -- Alabama-Huntsville, no matter ... - Oct 20, 2009 Hockey East Preview 2009-10
Early results indicate things may be more up for grabs than one would think. Boston College Head Coach: Jerry York 2008-09 record: 18-14-5 (11-11-5 Hockey East); Sixth place in Hockey East Key Returnees: ... - Oct 18, 2009 Five of a Kind - by Mike McMahon
It’s not often that hockey talents come from Paris, France. And it’s not often that a player scores five goals in a game, let alone just the second game of his career. But [[Merrimack]]’s ... - Oct 17, 2009 One to Grow On - by Joe Meloni
They’ve been here before. It’s October. There are seven months left in the season and [[Massachusetts]] disposed of [[Boston University]] in thrilling fashion – the Minutemen defeated ... - Oct 15, 2009 WCHA Preview 2009-10
Capsule previews of all WCHA teams, in alphabetical order. ALASKA-ANCHORAGE SEAWOLVES Head Coach: Dave Shyiak ... - Oct 15, 2009 CHA Preview 2009-10
All CHA teams have played non-league games so far. This is the last season for the conference, before it disbands. Three teams will join new conferences, while Alabama-Huntsville currently plans to continue ... - Oct 13, 2009 Team of the Week: Quinnipiac - by Adam Wodon
Heading into Columbus to start the season against [[Ohio State]], a top-tier CCHA team a year ago, getting two wins would be impressive enough. But doing it with a lineup that included as many as 10 freshmen ... - Oct 09, 2009 Time to Break the Ice - by Avash Kalra
Thursday's college hockey season opener between [[Rensselaer]] and [[Massachusetts]] marked the first college hockey action since Boston University's stunning national championship triumph over Miami at ... - Oct 01, 2009 New Season Primer Part II - by Joe Meloni
In Part I, we got an overview of the upcoming season, and a look at the biggest games to keep an eye on. In Part II, we look at the individuals. Instant impacts Mike Lee, G, St. Cloud State – ... - Oct 01, 2009 What to Watch in 2009-10 - by Joe Meloni
The scene was etched into the minds of college hockey fans across the nation fewer than six months ago. [[Boston University]] defenseman Colby Cohen’s slapshot from the left point, deflecting off ... - Sep 25, 2009 Summer In Review, 2009 - by Joshua Berhow
A lot has happened since Colby Cohen’s overtime game-winner gave [[Boston University]] the NCAA Championship in April. No college hockey games have been played, but a lot has happened off the ice ... - Jun 22, 2009 Michigan-Bound Brown Bring Rugged Brand From Texas
Chris Brown is a draft eligible forward who hails from Flower Mound, Texas, a small town outside of Dallas. He plays a rugged brand of hockey and he hopes to make it to the NHL some day. "I will ... - Jun 13, 2009 Blais: 'College is Where My Heart Is' - by Adam Wodon
[[Nebraska-Omaha]]'s decision to hire inexperienced former college football All-American Trev Alberts as its new athletic director, was met with ridicule by some pundits. Particularly when Alberts' first ... - Jun 13, 2009 WCHA or CCHA? That's UNO's Next Question - by Adam Wodon
It's been no secret that the WCHA has pursued [[Nebraska-Omaha]] to move from the CCHA. The impetus is to make it easier for the WCHA to also accept Bemidji State, a program that desperately needs a new ... - Jun 02, 2009 Q&A: Trev Alberts - by Adam Wodon
CHN spoke to Nebraska-Omaha athletic director Trev Alberts about a variety of topics, particularly the two big ones -- its head coach opening, and the WCHA's courtship of the Mavericks' program. Alberts ... - May 17, 2009 Q&A: Mike Kemp - by Adam Wodon
Mike Kemp stepped down as coach at Nebraska-Omaha last week, and will become the associate athletic director under new AD Trev Alberts, the former football All-American at the University of Nebraska. Kemp ... - May 13, 2009 A Look Ahead: An Early Top 10 for 2009-10
An early look at a projected Top 10 for next year. 10. Lowell -- The best news for Lowell last year was that both junior goaltenders -- Carter Hutton and Nevin Hamilton -- continued to improve from their ... - Apr 23, 2009 BG AD Addresses Big Picture
The following is a transcript of comments made by [[Bowling Green]] athletic director Greg Christopher, about the Falcons' hockey program. The interviewed was conducted by Dave Horger on Bowling Green ... - Apr 13, 2009 FF: A Magnificent Voyage - by Adam Wodon
Win or lose Saturday, Jack Parker's spot in the pantheon of college hockey great was already secure -- just as it was for last year's national champion, Jerry York. BU's thrilling comeback, overtime win ... - Apr 12, 2009 FF: The Kill That Died - by Dane DeKrey
The irony is crushing. There was 18 minutes of power play time in Saturday night’s championship game between Boston University and Miami, with no goals scored by either team; yet the final two goals ... - Apr 12, 2009 FF: Bonino A Force In BU's Rally - by Matthew Conyers
For [[Boston University]] sophomore Nick Bonino, this was a first — dehydration. Never before had the Connecticut native experienced a set of spins like this, let alone in a hockey game. As if to ... - Apr 12, 2009 FF: After 59 Minutes, Defense Rests - by Adam Wodon
Miami allowed five goals in four NCAA games -- or shall we say, three NCAA games minus 60 seconds. That's 179 minutes. Over the next 11 minutes, Miami allowed three goals. It was a team -- carried by ... - Apr 12, 2009 FF: Emotional Roller Coaster - by Adam Wodon
The hug said it all. After the teams had finished shaking hands, including the two coaches, Boston University coach Jack Parker went back to Miami coach Enrico Blasi for some final words. As they embraced ... - Apr 12, 2009 FF: Burning the Boats - by Mike Machnik
With 3:32 left and trailing Miami 3-1 in what would have been one of the greatest NCAA championship game upsets in history, Boston University coach Jack Parker called timeout. The faceoff was deep in the ... - Apr 11, 2009 FF: Best Ever? - by Adam Wodon
It was hard to find words to describe this one. [[Jack Parker]] has been coaching 36 years and seen a lot of games. But this one left he, and all the observers, searching for the ways to describe what ... - Apr 10, 2009 FF: Bounces Break Against Vermont This Time - by Matthew Conyers
When the puck finished its slide into the net with 5:41 minutes left in the game, [[Vermont]] simply shrugged it off. This was just the latest in a long line of obstacles the Catamounts would have to ... - Apr 10, 2009 FF: Cream Rises; BU Finds A Way Again - by Dane DeKrey
Good teams are able to come from behind in a game to win; great teams are able to do so more than once in the same game and still earn the victory. On Thursday night, [[Boston University]] showed why ... - Apr 10, 2009 FF: The CHN Talk Show
It's the Friday between the semifinal and championship game at the Frozen Four. That means another team practice, and later the Hobey Baker Award ceremony. Until then, hear audio from three prominent ... - Apr 10, 2009 FF: Friday Notebook at the Frozen Four - by Adam Wodon
Other than Jack Parker, the only coach participating in Washington this weekend with prior Frozen Four coaching experience is Miami assistant Brent Brekke. Brekke was an assistant at Cornell when the Big ... - Apr 10, 2009 FF: Inside the Matchup, BU vs. Miami - by Dane DeKrey
It’s official – Matt Gilroy is the 2009 Hobey Baker Award winner. And as great an individual award it may be for Gilroy, whose feel-good walk-on story is a tale even Jeremy Schaap would fawn ... - Apr 10, 2009 Thiessen OK With Runner-Up Status This Time - by Dane DeKrey
Brad Thiessen is college hockey’s proverbial Charlie Brown. He, and his team for that matter, have found itself on the short end of the stick an astounding eight times this season. As if the first ... - Apr 10, 2009 FF: BU's 'Secret' Weapon: Higgins Ready to Roll - by Joseph Edwards
Some would say Chris Higgins has a right to be a little disgruntled. BU’s active career scoring leader at 132 points could be known for his incredible playmaking ability (witness his pass through ... - Apr 10, 2009 No Free Rides: Gilroy Thrived Despite Obstacles - by Matthew Conyers
Before the winner of the 2009 Hobey Baker award was announced, sophomore Colin Wilson leaned down and whispered over to teammate Matt Gilroy. “We told each other we better mention the other one ... - Apr 10, 2009 Known vs. Unknown; BU-Miami Set For Title Fight - by Matthew Conyers
With 20 minutes left before the first faceoff of the second national semifinal Thursday, Miami’s locker room was beginning to look like a ghost town. Junior Jared Palmer made his way back and forth ... - Apr 09, 2009 FF: They Said It
Comments from the participants on Frozen Four Wednesday, a day where teams get their final practice in before Thursday's national semifinals, and meet the media. Miami Coach Enrico Blasi: “I think ... - Apr 09, 2009 FF: Q&A: Colin Wilson - by Adam Wodon
[[Boston University]] sophomore Colin Wilson has a lot on his plate this weekend. The highest drafted college player last June, in the first round by Nashville, Wilson went on to lead BU in points this ... - Apr 09, 2009 FF: Turning the Tide - by Dane DeKrey
What a shame. The Bemidji State Beavers battled for 180 minutes of playoff hockey, most of it in championship form, only to see its Cinderella-storyline unravel in a matter of minutes. To be precise ... - Apr 09, 2009 FF: Turnabout is Fair Play - by Matthew Conyers
As a teenager from Fridley, Minnesota, Miami junior Jarod Palmer had plenty of college hockey teams to root for. The easy pick would be to take Minnesota. Palmer went a different route. He became a Bemidji ... - Apr 09, 2009 FF: McKenzie Finds Fate Can Be Cruel - by Adam Wodon
Fate can be cruel, as Vermont freshman Drew McKenzie found out. McKenzie is one of those great stories that crop up every season. He battled his way back from mono, and despite fatigue, contributed mightily ... - Apr 09, 2009 FF: Semifinal Notebook - by Mike Machnik
All year, Boston University coach Jack Parker has been having past Terrier greats speak to the team in order to instill into the players what it means to be a winner and to be a BU player. It's something ... - Apr 08, 2009 FF: The Coaches, One-On-One with CHN - by Adam Wodon
Wednesday is the final day of tune-ups before the NCAA Frozen Four begins Thursday with a pair of semifinal games. We got the chance to speak to all four Frozen Four practices during the afternoon sessions. ... - Apr 08, 2009 FF: Teacher and the Student - by Mike Machnik
Kieran Millan has backstopped Boston University to the top of the national rankings and a berth in the NCAA semifinals Thursday against Vermont. But behind the rookie netminder has been one of the ... - Apr 08, 2009 FF: Wednesday at the Frozen Four - by Dane DeKrey
The teams are set, the venue is beautiful, and the cherry blossoms are in bloom: It’s Wednesday at the Frozen Four here in the nation’s capital. Each of the four teams is allotted one hour ... - Apr 07, 2009 FF: Miami's Makes It With Freshmen 'D' Quartet - by Adam Wodon
Perhaps no greater demonstration of Miami's evolution as a major Division I college hockey program, is finally making the Frozen Four one year after losing the most talented and accomplished group in the ... - Apr 07, 2009 FF: Bemidji State Playing For Something More - by Adam Wodon
The last few weeks for [[Bemidji State]] have been like a bountiful oasis in a desert of uncertainty. The coaches and players are reveling this week in the program's amazing run to its first Division ... - Apr 07, 2009 FF: Dog Days for Bonino - by Joseph Edwards
It's funny how things have worked out for Nick Bonino. He's a major reason Boston University has made it to the Frozen Four, though a few weeks ago, he couldn't get off the bench. Early in the season ... - Apr 07, 2009 FF: Miami-Bemidji State Preview
[[Miami]] sat home for a weekend, just waiting to see if it would still sneak into the NCAA tournament. Now, after two "upset" wins at the NCAA West Regional, to qualify for the Frozen Four for ... - Apr 07, 2009 FF: Semifinal Notebook
Justin Mercier is a senior, and has followed a tradition at Miami: Staying in school. Numerous top-end talent has had a chance to leave early in recent years, but chose to stay, following in each other's ... - Apr 07, 2009 FF: Beaver Players Trying to Re-Focus - by Matthew Conyers
The perplexed looks and constant questions are nothing new for Bemidji State. At this point, it's just part of the routine. “We’ll be at an airport and people will see our hats or jackets ... - Apr 06, 2009 FF: Greener Pastures - by Avash Kalra
The University of Vermont is often referred to as 'UVM' -- short for Universitas Viridis Montis, Latin for University of the Green Mountains. Well, three years ago, [[Vermont]] sophomore Chris Atkinson ... - Apr 06, 2009 FF: Boston University vs. Vermont, Semifinal Preview - by Avash Kalra
Thursday night's prime time NCAA semifinal in the nation's capital features a pair of familiar foes, with the Vermont Catamounts -- the No. 9 overall seed in the tournament -- lining up against Boston ... - Apr 06, 2009 FF: Vermont Hopes to Build On Success Over BU - by Avash Kalra
They're familiar foes playing in unfamiliar surroundings. Indeed, Vermont and Boston University -- featuring a combined zero players who have played in an NCAA Frozen Four -- know each other well, having ... - Apr 06, 2009 FF: UVM Frozen Four Notebook - by Avash Kalra
Eleven players on Vermont's roster have played in every game of the season for the Catamounts. And no other team at this year's Frozen Four comes close to boasting that kind of consistency. Said Vermont ... - Apr 06, 2009 FF: Parker Knows, Being No. 1 is Not Enough - by Adam Wodon
[[Jack Parker]] has been around long enough to know. He's also been around long enough to get sick of hearing he's been around long enough. But that's another story. For this season, it suits him well. The ... - Mar 30, 2009 MW: Cinderella Rolls On; Bemidji State in Frozen Four
On Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the No. 4 seed [[Bemidji State]] Beavers -- the last seed in this year's tournament, and ranked No. 36 in KRACH coming into the weekend -- shocked ... - Mar 30, 2009 NE: New Hampshire Can't Cash In On Chances
As the New Hampshire Wildcats learned the hard way on Sunday night, hockey truly is a game of inches. Whether it was skill on the part of the Boston University Terriers or just a lack of luck for UNH ... - Mar 30, 2009 MW: Cornell Can't Find Magic Touch This Time
After Saturday night’s heroics against Northeastern, Cornell couldn’t find the magic to make another third-period comeback against Bemidji State in the second round of the NCAA tournament in ... - Mar 30, 2009 NE: BU Gets the Message, and Frozen Four
A week ago, in the championship game of the Hockey East Tournament, [[Boston University]] coach Jack Parker broke up his top scoring line and sat Hobey Baker-finalist Collin Wilson, unhappy with the line’s ... - Mar 29, 2009 ET: Vermont Wins Epic Over Air Force - by Matthew Conyers
When it was over, the usually calm, cool and collective [[Vermont]] coach Kevin Sneddon could be seen bouncing around the bench like a pinball. But this wasn't your typical game. Nor were these your typical ... - Mar 29, 2009 NE: D.C.-Bound, Boston University Gets There With Grit - by Mike McMahon
Boston University, the top-seeded team in the NCAA tournament, used its superior talent to pound opponents into submission on a nightly basis throughout its Hockey East schedule. Sunday night, it wasn’t ... - Mar 29, 2009 WT: Finally, It's Miami's Year - by Dan Myers
Who would have known that Miami's trip to Minneapolis for the West Regional would become a championship homecoming? After beating his former head coach, George Gwozdecky, Friday night to advance to the ... - Mar 29, 2009 NE: Top-Ranked BU Avoids No. 1 Seed Pitfall
Unlike every other No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, the [[Boston University]] Terriers came flying out of the gates with the tenacity and dominance you would expect from an elite team. “It ... - Mar 29, 2009 MW: Bemidji State Adds to Weekend of Stunners
For all the upset wins, the miracle finishes, and drama of this year's NCAA tournament so far -- no result, by itself, has been as shocking as [[Bemidji State]]'s 5-1 dismantling of Notre Dame on Saturday ... - Mar 29, 2009 ET: A Shot For the Ages - by Matthew Conyers
The wait was over 12 minutes. Twelve minutes to figure out what the heck happened. And then, it was time for bedlam. Officials ruled that a shot by Vermont's Dan Lawson had gone through the net. No ... - Mar 29, 2009 ET: East Regional Roundup - by Adam Wodon
The East Regional was itense, surprising, dramatic, and everything in between -- although, this year, that hardly makes it unique among the chaos that has been this NCAA tournament. Nevertheless, there ... - Mar 29, 2009 NE: Northeast Regional Roundup - by Mike McMahon
Not even the longest-tenured folks in college hockey have seen an NCAA tournament like this. Joe Bertagna, Hockey East’s commissioner, and BU head coach Jack Parker have a combined 80 years experience ... - Mar 28, 2009 ET: Vermont Puts Layoff to Good Use
Sometimes the best vacations are the ones you don’t plan. Just ask Vermont. No matter how much they didn’t want it at the time and probably still don’t like it, the Catamounts were ... - Mar 28, 2009 WT: Bulldogs Cap Miracle Comeback With Overtime Winner - by Dan Myers
[[Minnesota-Duluth]] has followed a pretty simple postseason recipe in regards to winning hockey games — get ahead early and watch Alex Stalock close it down. In Friday's West Region semifinal at ... - Mar 28, 2009 ET: Michigan Joins A Growing List - by Adam Wodon
Add Michigan to the list of teams getting knocked off by the so-called "lesser" leagues. Actually, Michigan was the first to get a scare -- when it had to come from behind in the third period ... - Mar 28, 2009 ET: Yale's Run Ends at 'Home' - by Adam Wodon
After all the magic of the season, and the ECAC title run, and the fortune of playing in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 11 years and being a No. 2 NCAA seed in the year it just so happens to ... - Mar 28, 2009 NE: LeBlanc's Winner Secures Stirring UNH Win
On Friday night, the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs tied their game against the Princeton Tigers with 0.8 seconds left in regulation to set up an amazing overtime victory. On Saturday afternoon, as this wild ... - Mar 28, 2009 MW: Northeastern Suffers Last In Line of Crushing Big-Game Losses
As the long 2008-09 season came to a close for the Northeastern Huskies on Saturday, the season as a whole can be looked at in two ways. On one hand, [[Northeastern]], three years removed from a three-win ... - Mar 28, 2009 NE: North Dakota Succumbs to 'Weekend of Miracles' - by Mike McMahon
As Ryan Duncan skated to the faceoff dot, left of his goaltender Brad Eidsness, with 5.7 seconds left on the clock, he had to feel good about his team’s chances. North Dakota had traded opportunities ... - Mar 28, 2009 MW: Cornell Joins the Party With Another Rally and Dramatic Finish
Anything is liable to happen, and almost anything already has in this year's tournament. Cornell is accustomed to being the most reliable ECAC team in NCAA tournament play. And in its two most recent ... - Mar 28, 2009 NE: Youthful Buckeyes Run Into BU Steamroller
As Boston University coach Jack Parker reminisced in his post-game press conference, "Henry Ford once said, 'Experience is one of the things of greatest value in life.'" Parker was talking about ... - Mar 27, 2009 MW: Midwest Regional Preview
Notre Dame is the second-ranked team in the country and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. But the Fighting Irish know they need to be wary of No. 4 seed Bemidji State — the Irish were a No. 4 ... - Mar 27, 2009 ET: After Three Years, Air Force Finally Does It
For the 10 juniors and seniors on [[Air Force]], the losses were always hard to completely forget. Throughout the last two years, no matter high the Falcons flew — and they certainly soared at times ... - Mar 27, 2009 WT: Coach Finally Beats Mentor, Miami Advances - by Dan Myers
Denver head coach George Gwozdecky was asked the same question earlier in the week, and it still seemed to catch him off guard following the Pioneers' 4-2 loss to Miami in a West Region semifinal Friday ... - Mar 26, 2009 MW: Gold In Net
The underdog. It's a term used to describe a team that is expected to lose. While many teams in the NCAA tournament field will be considered just that, the Fighting Irish of [[Notre Dame]] no longer abides ... - Mar 26, 2009 WT: West Regional Preview - by Dan Myers
The number two could be a big one heading into action this weekend at the West Regional at Mariucci Arena. Two WCHA teams, neither of them the host, will play at Mariucci Arena this weekend. Two wins ... - Mar 26, 2009 ET: East Regional Preview
Don’t think they don’t remember. When Vermont left the ECAC for the Hockey East conference in 2005, the departure coincided with the arrival of Yale’s current group of seniors. Today ... - Mar 26, 2009 ET: Bulldog Determination - by Adam Wodon
As Brian O'Neill sat on the couch of his suburban Philadelphia home after his sophomore season of high school, pondering the results of an MRI exam on his knee, the idea of playing in the Division I NCAA ... - Mar 26, 2009 NE: Getting Better With Age - by Joseph Edwards
Colin Wilson is a Hobey Baker candidate and a bona fide NHL prospect. Kieran Millan has more than solidified a tenuous goalie situation. Upwards of 20 NHL teams will come calling for Walter Brown Trophy ... - Mar 26, 2009 NE: Northeast Regional Preview - by Mike McMahon
This weekend in Manchester, the Northeast Regional takes over the Verizon Wireless Arena. Among the storylines -- Boston University's draw. The Terriers, despite being the top overall seed, did not get ... - Mar 26, 2009 NE: North Dakota's Winding Road
It’s been a long, strange trip this year for North Dakota. The Fighting Sioux started off the season slowly, were three games under .500 in late November and found themselves in ninth place in the ... - Mar 23, 2009 FF: Scouting the Venues
With the NCAA tournament here, hockey fans amped to travel and follow their favorite school can get even more fired up knowing they are about witness the game in outstanding, intimate venues. Unlike the ... - Mar 22, 2009 Lowell's Run Comes Up a Goal Short - by Mike McMahon
Massachusetts-Lowell didn’t make it easy for Boston University. If the River Hawks proved one thing in the Hockey East final, it’s that despite the loss, they're here to stay. A mere 24 months ... - Mar 22, 2009 WT: Minnesota-Duluth Makes History - by Dan Myers
[[Minnesota-Duluth]] knew coming in it would be a daunting task. In the history of the WCHA Final Five, no team had ever won three games in a weekend. Saturday night, that bit of history became history. With ... - Mar 22, 2009 Clash of the Titans: Irish Rally Past Wolverines to Capture CCHA Crown
[[Notre Dame]] isn’t really used to playing the comeback role. The nation’s top-ranked team, the Fighting Irish often jump on opponents early and play very conservatively to maintain their ... - Mar 22, 2009 Air Force Soars to Third Straight Title
Colorado Springs is home for Air Force but the Falcons sure don't mind playing at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial in Rochester, N.Y. Air Force made it 3-for-3 in the Atlantic Hockey Association championship ... - Mar 22, 2009 NE: Millan Lifts BU to HEA Title
Just a week ago, in game two of a best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series with Maine, [[Boston University]] freshman goaltender Kieran Millan, for the first time all season, looked “human,” ... - Mar 22, 2009 ET: Yale Wins First ECAC Title, Riding High Into NCAAs - by Adam Wodon
When Wayne Dean -- associate athletic director at [[Yale]] -- was just ending his stint as chair of the NCAA men's ice hockey committee, he had the dream of hosting a regional just down the road, at the ... - Mar 22, 2009 Tale of Two Sides: Lowell's Goal Waved Off By Whistle, Review
With 9:22 remaining in the second period of Saturday night’s Hockey East championship game, a nine-man scrum piled up in front of the Boston University net. While everyone was waiting to here a whistle ... - Mar 22, 2009 Hockey East Championship Notebook - by Mike Machnik
Boston University freshman goaltender Kieran Millan was named as the Most Valuable Player of the 25th Hockey East Tournament, shutting out Mass.-Lowell, 1-0, in the championship game. Joining Millan on ... - Mar 22, 2009 Q&A: NCAA Committee Chair Steve Cady
We spoke to Steve Cady, chair of the Division I men's ice hockey committee and associate AD at Miami, following the announcement of the brackets for this year's NCAA tournament. Take a look at our analysis ... - Mar 21, 2009 Lowell Performs Late Magic Again
The laundry list of excuses Mass.-Lowell could have laid claim to Friday night were endless. The young RiverHawks squad, which boasts only three seniors, was playing its first semifinal playoff game since ... - Mar 21, 2009 Stalock, Sharp lead Bulldogs past UND
Following Denver's 3-0 win over Wisconsin earlier Friday at the WCHA Final Five, Denver head coach said playoff hockey is all about your goaltender. Following Friday night's second semifinal of the night ... - Mar 21, 2009 MacIntyre, Princeton Ready For One More Challenge
Princeton’s season has been defined by the way in which it has responded to challenges. The Tigers were dealt a difficult blow early in the season when two of the team’s star forwards, sophomore ... - Mar 21, 2009 Greening, Barlow Lift Cornell to Title Game - by Adam Wodon
Turnabout is fair play. Late in the regular season, Princeton -- arriving to Lynah Rink late, after its bus broke down coming from Colgate -- stunned Cornell with two goals in 36 seconds, in the game's ... - Mar 21, 2009 Hockey East Notebook
All game long, the Massachusetts-Lowell tried to hold the puck on one side, and then have a winger or defenseman break to the back door for a tap-in goal. But for most of the game, Northeastern junior ... - Mar 21, 2009 Air Forces Flies Into Another AH Title Game
Air Force has gotten so accustomed to winning in Rochester, that head coach Frank Serratore is still able to recycle his best lines. "I like Colorado Springs," Serratore said, "but no question ... - Mar 21, 2009 Mercyhurst Continues Hot Streak; RIT Foiled Again
This was a tale of two fates -- as things often are in sports. For the second straight season, RIT -- which has been so successful in his Division I infancy, but hasn't been able to yet make the NCAAs ... - Mar 21, 2009 Boston College's Run Ends in a Flash
Coach Jerry York and his squad were looking like the team of destiny. Just nine minutes of scoreless hockey, and Boston College would have been headed to the Hockey East finals, where a shot at an automatic ... - Mar 21, 2009 Flash Before Your Eyes: BU's Outburst Assures Title Bid
For the first two periods of Friday’s Hockey East semifinal game against Boston College, the Boston University Terriers looked like the same team that sleep-walked its way to a 3-1 defeat at the ... - Mar 21, 2009 Tigers Proud to Move On Despite Disappointing Weekend - by Adam Wodon
The irony was not lost on Princeton. After having gone 2 1/2 years without a tie game, the Tigers got one at the same time it needed it to receive an NCAA tournament bid. Becausee of the machinations ... - Mar 21, 2009 Badger power play leads UW past UND for third place
After 80 minutes of play this weekend, Wisconsin had yet to score a single goal. Down 1-0 to North Dakota and its NCAA hopes dashed, the Badgers seemingly had nothing to play for. Then, in the second ... - Mar 21, 2009 NCAA Tournament Bracket ABCs (Final Pairwise Edition) - by Adam Wodon
(NOTE: The final bracket is now in ... and CHN was very close to the mark. Here's our Instant Analysis, with more to come) The games are done, and it's time to delve into the annual ritual of handicapping ... - Mar 20, 2009 Fighting Sioux Seek More Hardware - by Dan Myers
Just the fact North Dakota enters this weekend as the No. 1 seed in the league playoffs is an accomplishment. During a dismal first half, UND wallowed in ninth place in the league standings, among the ... - Mar 20, 2009 NMU Trying to Make Most of Second Chance
Northern Michigan is getting very good at midseason turnarounds. But the Wildcats had hoped they wouldn’t need one this year. After finishing strong last season and making a run in the CCHA playoffs ... - Mar 20, 2009 An Extra-Special Affair for RiverHawks - by Joseph Edwards
It'll be a special night for Massachusetts-Lowell on Friday night, and it will be their special teams that got them there. No perennial postseason juggernauts -- the Riverhawks hadn't made it past the ... - Mar 20, 2009 Denver Blanks Wisconsin to Reach Title Game - by Dan Myers
Something had to give Friday afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center. Denver, undefeated against Wisconsin this season and in the WCHA Final Five since it moved to Xcel, was up against Wisconsin, fighting ... - Mar 20, 2009 Yale Reverses Fortunes, Will Play For First ECAC Title - by Adam Wodon
Already regular season champs, Yale is in position to win its first ECAC tournament championship, thanks to a stunning 4-3 victory over St. Lawrence in Friday's semifinal. And, as is often the case in ... - Mar 20, 2009 One Last Twist of Fate For Northern Michigan
[[Northern Michigan]] goalie Brian Stewart slammed his stick on the ground as the final buzzer blared. The stick head flew into the boards on his right. He tossed the other half into the boards behind ... - Mar 20, 2009 Huskies Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory - by Mike Machnik
Up 2-0 late in the second period of his team's Hockey East semifinal against Massachusetts-Lowell, Northeastern coach Greg Cronin should have felt pretty good about how things were going. But he didn't. "I ... - Mar 20, 2009 Nanooks Can Hold Heads High
Alaska’s season can be summed up with four words: Chad Johnson, Dallas Ferguson. The senior goalie and first-year head coach led the Nanooks to a fourth-place CCHA regular-season finish and their ... - Mar 20, 2009 Petizian Learns First Hand: 'Sports Can Be Cruel'
In retrospect it seems unfair – having 58 and a half minutes of solid hockey unraveled in just 94 seconds. St. Lawrence head coach Joe Marsh had it right: “Sports can be cruel.” But ... - Mar 19, 2009 Badgers Look to Keep Season Alive Against Pioneers - by Dan Myers
Talk about bad luck. The [[Denver]] Pioneers, just two weeks away from fielding its full complement of scorers for the first time in months, loses yet another one. Following a knee injury to Tyler Bozak ... - Mar 19, 2009 A Lot on the Line for Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth - by Dan Myers
Thursday's WCHA Final Five play-in game between intrastate rivals [[Minnesota]] and [[Minnesota-Duluth]] at the Xcel Energy Center is dripping with implications. First and foremost, both teams' NCAA tournament ... - Mar 19, 2009 Preview: CCHA at The Joe
Playoff hockey comes down to goaltending — it’s as simple as that. And the two CCHA semifinal games this weekend feature some of the nation’s best. Notre Dame vs. Northern Michigan: Notre ... - Mar 19, 2009 Wild Ride Continues: Hockey East Preview - by Mike McMahon
Can it get any crazier in Hockey East? In a year in which [[Boston College]] had to fight just to make the postseason, and [[Northeastern]] almost became the first team out of the “big four” ... - Mar 19, 2009 Yale-St. Lawrence: A Dynamic Matchup - by Avash Kalra
After a series of first-round upsets in the ECAC, order has been restored for the league's final four. This weekend, the ECAC's top four teams in the regular season -- Yale, Cornell, Princeton, and St. ... - Mar 19, 2009 Cornell-Princeton: A Clash of Wills - by Avash Kalra
After a series of first-round upsets in the ECAC, order has been restored for the league's final four. This weekend, the ECAC's top four teams in the regular season -- Yale, Cornell, Princeton, and St. ... - Mar 19, 2009 The 'Zar of Denver - by Joshua Berhow
To Luke Salazar, Patrick Wiercioch and Joe Colborne can cast a pretty big shadow. All three came to Denver this fall as freshmen, and Wiercioch and Colborne were both drafted during the summer, Wiercioch ... - Mar 19, 2009 Minnesota's Season In Jeopardy After Loss - by Dan Myers
To say its season is over might be a bit much, but it's pretty safe to say Minnesota has a long hill to climb if it wants to make the NCAA tournament Sunday morning. Unfortunately for Minnesota, it won't ... - Mar 18, 2009 Greening is Big Red Hot - by Adam Wodon
It's said that defensemen and power forwards take longer to develop. That Colin Greening was able to contribute significantly right away, and also continually improve at [[Cornell]] in three years, speaks ... - Mar 16, 2009 NCAA Tournament Bracket ABCs - by Adam Wodon
OK, here we go. We're down the stretch for the NCAA tournament. So here are some key reminders. The [[Pairwise]] is the NCAAs objective system for selecting and seeding the teams. See the [[/info/?d=pwcrpi]]CHN ... - Mar 13, 2009 Q&A: Bowling Green's Garry Galley - by Adam Wodon
Garry Galley is one of the most prominent Bowling Green hockey alumni, a member of its Hall of Fame, and has been outspoken in trying to prevent the university from cutting the program -- as is being discussed ... - Mar 12, 2009 Mass-ive Undertaking - by Adam Wodon
The run that Greg Cronin has taken the [[Northeastern]] program on since his arrival -- leading a once-crestfallen program to heights not seen in decades -- is something [[Massachusetts]] coach Don Cahoon ... - Mar 10, 2009 NCAA Tournament Bracket ABCs - by Adam Wodon
This is the latest Bracket ABCs, the Analysis, Breakdown and Comparison of the NCAA tournament hopes for the teams that are in the mix. If you're new to what this is all about, it's a good idea to check ... - Mar 05, 2009 WCHA Playoff Picture - by Dan Myers
The WCHA playoff picture as we go into the final week of the regular season, and the chase for the McNaughton Cup. [[NORTH DAKOTA]] FIGHTING SIOUX (21-11-4 overall, 16-6-4 WCHA, 36 pts.) Pairwise Rank: ... - Mar 03, 2009 Seeing Red
[[Ferris State]] has a beautiful campus that includes a new renovated facility for hockey, which includes a state-of-the-art locker room that features a study lounge with computers, a film room, training ... - Mar 02, 2009 Richards Steps Up For ECAC Champs
As a senior at [[Yale]], Alec Richards has been privy to plenty of life-changing experiences. Take this summer. Richards spent the lazy months of June, July and August toiling away in New Haven for a ... - Feb 27, 2009 WCHA Playoff Picture - by Dan Myers
Where the teams stand heading into the final two weeks of the regular season, starting tonight. NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING SIOUX (20-11-3 overall, 15-6-3 WCHA, 33 pts.) Pairwise Rank: 11th Pairwise Standing: ... - Feb 27, 2009 Lasch is Key For St. Cloud - by Dan Myers
Pumping up and building muscle is a part of any great athlete's offseason program. [[St. Cloud State]] forward Ryan Lasch was no different following a standout sophomore campaign last season where he scored ... - Feb 27, 2009 ECAC Playoff Picture - by Joseph Edwards
Take a good, hard look at the ECAC standings heading into the final weekend of play, because next week, it could be an entirely different story. Every team, top to bottom, has two games remaining, with ... - Feb 27, 2009 CCHA Playoff Picture
The top spot in the CCHA has already been locked up, but there’s still some maneuvering left to be done. And the final weekend of conference play is highlighted by an in-state rivalry with one team ... - Feb 26, 2009 Q&A: Rick Comley - by Adam Wodon
Just two years removed from a national championship -- his second as head coach, adding to the one earned at Northern Michigan in 1991 -- we spoke with [[Michigan State]] coach Rick Comley about his team's ... - Feb 26, 2009 Team of the Week: Colorado College - by Adam Wodon
It's been quite the roller coaster season for [[Colorado College]]. Much more was expected coming in, especially with wunderkind Richard Bachman back between the pipes. But inconsistency, injuries, a ... - Feb 25, 2009 Five All-Time Greats
Thousands of players lace up their skates for college hockey teams across the nation, willing to do whatever it takes to help their club win each and every game. Players overflowing with skill, tenacity ... - Feb 24, 2009 Dog Gone Improvement - by Joshua Berhow
To say Minnesota-Duluth’s offense struggled last season might be an understatement. Andrew Carroll led the Bulldogs with eight goals and only two players had double-digit assists, with MacGregor ... - Feb 18, 2009 Team of the Week: Michigan State - by Adam Wodon
To say this has been a trying year, would be an understatement for [[Michigan State]]. Just two years removed from a national championship, the Spartans are 9-18-5, spent the first half of the season dealing ... - Feb 13, 2009 Jackson Discusses New Arena at Notre Dame - by Adam Wodon
Thursday, [[Notre Dame]] announced that it was going to build an on-campus arena, which replaces plans to renovate the current Joyce Center that have been in place since Jeff Jackson was hired to coach ... - Feb 12, 2009 Q&A: George Gwozdecky - by Adam Wodon
It's been an interesting year for Denver. Right near the top of the pack in the Pairwise, the Pioneers have also seen a top player get a major injury (Tyler Bozak), had their coach George Gwozdecky suspended ... - Feb 12, 2009 Wacky Weekend: Tigers Get 'Em By the Tail - by Joseph Edwards
The entire weekend looked to be a big prank, one that could only be orchestrated by Ivy League scholars. From the looks of it, [[Princeton]] set everything up with its first 21 games; a 13-2 run to open ... - Feb 11, 2009 Team of the Week: Boston University
Boston University has its 29th Beanpot championship in its pocket -- and that's never a small thing for the Terriers' program. But the way this season has evolved, the aspirations are much higher, and ... - Feb 09, 2009 Time is Now for Northeastern
At a little past 8 p.m. tonight, the puck will drop on the 57th Beanpot Championship and as usual the Boston University Marching Band will be there. For the 12th time in the last 13 years, the Terriers ... - Feb 09, 2009 Boston College Keeps Searching
After [[Boston College]] completes its Beanpot consolation game tonight, the players could be headed in several different directions. Some will go to dinner. Others might met up with family. A select ... - Feb 08, 2009 High Rewards
Opportunities are sometimes few and far between, and for Miami's Brandon Smith, it's been long time coming. A native of Pepper Pike, Ohio, Smith has been patiently waiting in the wings for his chance ... - Feb 05, 2009 Q&A: Derek Schooley - by Adam Wodon
Last week, Robert Morris and Niagara were voted into Atlantic Hockey, starting with the 2010-11 season. This gives those teams a home, something that has been in doubt since it became apparently that College ... - Feb 04, 2009 Team of the Week: Bentley - by Adam Wodon
The first thing that pops to your mind when hearing the word Bentley, is usually a car, and not a hockey team. For so long under the radar, even in the relatively tiny college hockey landscape, Bentley ... - Feb 01, 2009 Mavericks Secure Historic Sweep - by Dan Myers
With 22 seconds remaining Saturday at Mariucci Arena, Minnesota State goaltender Mike Zacharias stood in his crease on the precipice of Maverick hockey history. His team led 2-1 and was just two dozen ... - Jan 29, 2009 McLaughlin Answers Questions on Niagara Move
Niagara athletic director Ed McLaughlin released a statement on the school's web site today, forthrightly outlining the school's rationale for moving to Atlantic Hockey -- as was reported earlier this ... - Jan 29, 2009 Team of the Week: Yale - by Adam Wodon
It's a move that in retrospect makes Yale coach Keith Allain look like a genius. Maybe he is. But at the time, he was just trying to get something going. Down 4-0 to Colgate last Saturday in the third ... - Jan 23, 2009 On the Mark
Turns out, [[Princeton]] University is more than just a prestigious academic institute. It also has a pretty good hockey program too, which is quietly rising among the top teams in the nation. The Tigers ... - Jan 23, 2009 Feeling Good Again - by Joshua Berhow
It didn’t take long for [[Minnesota]] to realize something was wrong when it walked out of Ralph Engelstad Arena a few Saturday’s ago. The Gophers were just embarrassed 6-1 in Grand Forks ... - Jan 21, 2009 Making Friends the Fast Way - by Joseph Edwards
From the instant Alex Beaudry set foot on the Providence campus in January, it's been a series of quick flashes: his first practice (Jan. 10), his first game (the following night vs. Lowell, a win), his ... - Jan 21, 2009 Team of the Week: Providence - by Joseph Edwards
The first half of the 2008-09 season for the [[Providence]] Friars is one that players, coaches, and fans want to forget. Heading in, the team's top scorer, Jon Rheault, and defenseman, Cody Wild bolted ... - Jan 20, 2009 Shifting Fortunes
Michigan senior goaltender Billy Sauer doesn’t like the bench. After two years of being a full-time starter, it makes sense. But after seemingly overcoming question marks to guide the Wolverines ... - Jan 16, 2009 Stalberg Takes the Leap
The elite players in Hockey East have names that stand out. Be it first or last, they're easy to remember. Brock. Van Riemsdyk. Bonino. By the time the season ends -- maybe sooner -- there will likely ... - Jan 16, 2009 Bucking The Trend
At first glance, it might look like Dustin Carlson has been the solution Ohio State’s problems. After riding a roller coaster in net the last few years, the Buckeyes have had steady goaltending this ... - Jan 14, 2009 Team of the Week: North Dakota - by Adam Wodon
It's a habit, it would seem, that a team would rather not get into, but it's one that seems to have suited North Dakota well. Annually, the Sioux have what you could call inconsistent starts -- some moreso ... - Jan 09, 2009 Pioneering Consistency
The sign of a great team is one that can overcome the many challenges during a rigorous season. And despite not having Tyler Bozak in the lineup due to a knee injury, the [[Denver]] Pioneers are still ... - Jan 08, 2009 Continuing the Process
As any coach of a college sports program will tell you, rebuilding takes time. Rensselaer’s Seth Appert is no different. Appert took over the Engineers’ top job in April 2006, taking over ... - Jan 07, 2009 Team of the Week: Quinnipiac - by Adam Wodon
Many across the country may not have taken notice of Quinnipiac's Bryan Leitch, unless it was for his familiar-sounding name. But Leitch and his teammates are attempting to change that. You may not know ... - Jan 02, 2009 Second Servings: New Year's Tournament Previews - by Avash Kalra
Happy New Year from CHN. 2009 kicks off with five more holiday tournaments, taking place across the country this Friday and Saturday. Here are the previews: Denver Cup Boston University (11-4-1) vs. ...
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