The best College Hockey coverage is at CollegeHockeyNews.com http://www.collegehockeynews.com Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:14:13 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/images/design/chn2006-text-180px.gif http://www.collegehockeynews.com College Hockey News http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/10_bazin_named_penrose_award.php Massachusetts-Lowell coach Norm Bazin was named winner of the Spencer Penrose Award as the nation's Coach of the Year, it was announced Wednesday at the Frozen Four. Lowell is set to play Yale in Thursday's afternoon national semifinal, coming in having won 14 of the last 15 games. Bazin has been named Coach of the Year in Hockey East in each of his two seasons on the job, and was the 2012 College ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/08_preview_mass-lowell_vs.php For any of the four teams involved in this year's Frozen Four, a win on Saturday night would clinch a first-ever national championship. In fact, only Yale has ever advanced even this far and not since 1952. This year's Frozen Four, which being with Massachusetts-Lowell and Yale on Thursday afternoon, marks the first time the national semifinals do not feature at least one of Boston College, Boston ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/08_frozen_four_capsule_massachusetts-lowell.php Resume: Hockey East Regular-Season and Tournament Champion, 28-10-2, Northeast Regional Champion Massachusetts-Lowell arrives in Pittsburgh with the best record in the nation since Dec. 8. At that point, UML was 4-7-1 and struggling to find the type of defensive excellence and scoring that led to its resurgence in 2011-12. Several pieces came together at that point, and the River Hawks have improved ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/02_2012-13_all-chn_teams.php A pair of North Dakota and Boston College players are on the All-CHN teams, which highlights the top individual performers of the year, as voted upon by the College Hockey News staff. Also see: CHN Player of the Year: Danny Kristo All-CHN First Team F Danny Kristo, Sr., North Dakota F Johnny Gaudreau, So., Boston College F Ryan Walters, Jr., Nebraska-Omaha D Nick Jensen, Jr., St. Cloud ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/30_ne_northeast_regional_notebook.php Hockey is a game of possession. Though exceptions certainly exist, there is almost always a correlation between possession differential and the result on the ice. With two of New Hampshire's top centers out of the game injured, it was likely that faceoffs would prove a critical role in deciding the outcome. Though the Wildcats proved that they could still win the puck and maintain possession, they ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/30_ne_wilson_does_it_again.php As the second period of Saturday's Northeast regional final wore on, it started to feel like a first-goal-wins type of game. The question became who would step up and play the role of hero. Not so surprisingly, it was Scott Wilson. Throughout the second half, the sophomore winger has not only been one of the River Hawks' top scorers, but he's been their go-to scorer. During a five-day stretch in late ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/29_ne_three-zone_star.php When Joseph Pendenza steps on the ice for Massachusetts-Lowell on Friday night, he will do so as a junior leader and as the scoring leader for his River Hawks. But Pendenza has impressed UML coach Norm Bazin in more than one way. “He’s been better as the year has progressed because he has paid more attention to team defense,” said Bazin. “He will continue to get better the more he concentrates ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/29_ne_one_year_later,_lowell.php One year ago, Massachusetts-Lowell took a 3-0 lead against Miami in its first NCAA tournament game in 16 years, then saw the RedHawks come back to tie before the River Hawks squeaked out a win in overtime. Combined with a Hockey East quarterfinal loss to Providence last season and an exit in the NCAA East Regional final against Union, it was no surprise that big game experience was lacking for UML. Tonight ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/28_ne_bazin_the_right_man_for.php Nearly two decades ago, a Massachusetts-Lowell senior forward named Norm Bazin helped lead his team to the NCAA tournament. One university employee took note of the unique and mature qualities of this young man playing college hockey. "I've known him since he was an 18-year-old freshman, when I was working in the athletic department," UMass-Lowell athletic director Dana Skinner said. "He was a special ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/28_ne_northeast_regional_preview.php The Northeast Regional in Manchester, N.H., features two different storylines among the four teams. Wisconsin and Massachusetts-Lowell both rode massive hot streaks to their respective conference championships, while New Hampshire and Denver both struggled in the second half for consistency, relying upon strong first halves to earn at-large bids. The Manchester Regional quickly became the “group ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/27_macdonald_happy_for_former.php What do Riley Wetmore, Derek Arnold, Josh Holmstrom, Scott Wilson, Joseph Pendenza and Chad Ruhwedel, just to name a few, all have in common? Yes, they all just won a Hockey East championship with Massachusetts-Lowell last weekend and they’ll be the top seed in this weekend’s NCAA Northeast Regional. They were also recruited, each and every one of them, by former Lowell head coach Blaise MacDonald ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/23_leading_from_the_back.php Chad Ruhwedel knows what it feels like to skate in the Hockey East tournament. He's tasted defeat, last year, it came at the hands of Providence in a three-game series. The Friars knocked Massachusetts-Lowell out of the running for the conference title. And now he knows what it's like to have a hand in the Hockey East title-winning goal. In the third period of Saturday's Hockey East championship ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/22_umass-lowell_overcomes_frustrating.php After executing its coach's game plan and strategy to near perfection in a dominant second period, Massachusetts-Lowell earned little reward for its effort, still behind on the scoreboard by a goal, 1-0. During the second intermission of their match-up against Providence in the Hockey East semifinals, there were few adjustments for the River Hawks to discuss. Rather, coach Norm Bazin preached commitment ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/22_hockey_east_semifinal_preview.php The matchups couldn't be more different. One boasts a battle between two teams that have gone from Hockey East bottom dwellers to title contenders in a matter of two seasons under new coaching regimes. The other matches up long-time rivals, all too familiar with success, and could possibly mark the end of a historic coaching career. That'll be the scene at TD Garden when regular-season champion Massachusetts-Lowell ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/22_lowells_life_of_riley.php If it was anyone else, Norm Bazin wouldn't have let him play. But Riley Wetmore isn't anyone else. He's the heart and soul of the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks, their lone captain for each of the past two seasons. He's the one who helped the River Hawks transition to a new coaching staff and a new era of Lowell hockey. And he's the one who played three postseason games last year with a broken hand ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/21_gaudreau,_gillies,_bazin_earn.php Boston College sophomore Johnny Gaudreau, who earlier in the day was named a Hobey Baker Award finalist, was named Hockey East Player of the Year on Thursday evening. Gaudreau opened his second season with at least one point in each of his first 12 games, including nine goals and nine assists during a 10-game win streak for the Eagles. He closed the regular season in equally dramatic fashion, scoring ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/19_past_against_future.php There aren't many constants in college hockey in 2013. Conference realignment, overtures from professional leagues and recruiting competition from Canadian Hockey League teams mean change comes even faster than it always has. In Hockey East, though, there have been a few constants for most of the last two decades. New Hampshire's Dick Umile, Boston University's Jack Parker and Boston College's Jerry ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/14_hockey_east_tournament_preview.php For the first time in 29 years, the Hockey East regular season ended without Boston College, Boston University, Maine or New Hampshire atop the league standings. Massachusetts-Lowell won its first regular-season title since joining the conference in 1984. The River Hawks ranked second in both the coaches and media polls at the beginning of a year following the resurgence Norm Bazin led last season ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/09_new_highs_for_lowell.php At this time two years ago, Massachusetts-Lowell was wrapping up the worst season in its Division I history. The River Hawks went 5-25-4 that season, and head coach Blaise MacDonald was let go after the season. Lowell turned to alumnus Norm Bazin to turn the program around, and to the surprise of just about everyone, he did it in just one year. The River Hawks' 19-win improvement last season was the ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100