The best College Hockey coverage is at CollegeHockeyNews.com http://www.collegehockeynews.com Fri, 09 May 2008 16:07:30 -0400 RSSCreator 1.2 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/images/design/chn2006-text-180px.gif http://www.collegehockeynews.com College Hockey News http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/15_butler.php Denver junior defenseman Chris Butler has decided to forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility after signing a professional contract with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Terms of Butler’s three-year entry level contract were not disclosed. Last week, Butler was named as one of the 24 2007-08 All-Americans. This season, the St. Louis, Mo., native helped lead the Pioneers to their ... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/30_mwwisconsin.php What a difference a week makes. A week ago Sunday, the Denver Pioneers were hoisting the MacNaughton cup as WCHA tournament champions and the Wisconsin Badgers were barely sneaking into the NCAA tournament. This Sunday will be different for both teams. For the Badgers, they will be playing in front of their home crowd for the right to move on to the Frozen Four in Denver. For the Pioneers, they will ... Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/27_mwregional.php At Kohl Center -- Madison, Wis. Saturday, March 29 * Princeton (21-13-0) vs. North Dakota (26-10-4), 3 p.m., ESPN360.com (tape delay on ESPNU, 12:30 p.m. on 3/30) * Wisconsin (15-16-7) vs. Denver (26-13-1), 6:30 p.m., ESPN360.com (tape delay on ESPNU, 2:30 p.m. on 3/30) Sunday, March 30 * Regional final, 7 p.m., ESPNU The NCAA Midwest Regional has it all. This Madison, Wis., regional ... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/23_overdue.php It was one of those moments you've heard about but never actually seen -- George Gwozdecky speechless. Amidst a backdrop that included his team winning its 15th Broadmoor Cup by beating Minnesota 2-1, two of his players -- defenseman Chris Butler and goaltender Peter Mannino -- earned all-tournament honors, and what appears to be a sure No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, the Denver head coach, who ... Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/20_wchafinal.php **No. 1 Colorado College (28-9-1)** Last Broadmoor: Never How they got here: Beat No. 10 Alaska-Anchorage 4-1, 3-2 (OT) What they're playing for: Other than their first Broadmoor Trophy win, the Tigers are looking to wrap up the No. 1 seed in the West Regional, which will be played at home in Colorado Springs. Right now, they're sitting in one of those slots as the 4th overall seed, but they'll ... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/13_players.php The last two seasons, Denver -- having won back-to-back national titles the previous two years -- has lost in the first round of the WCHA tournament and failed to qualify for the NCAAs. This year, the Pioneers have seen all sorts of issues, most particularly the loss of leading scorer Brock Trotter, who was apparently about to be suspended by the school so he left. So the last thing Denver needs ... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT