The best College Hockey coverage is at CollegeHockeyNews.com http://www.collegehockeynews.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:56:10 +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/2010/03/16_hockey.php The annual exodus of college underclassmen to the pro ranks has begun in full force; Hockey East will lose Northeastern defenseman Jake Newton and Massachusetts forward Casey Wellman. Both were undrafted free agents. Wellman, a sophomore for the Minutemen, has signed the maximum entry-level NHL deal with the Minnesota Wild, with maximum performance bonuses allowed. Wellman is flying to Minnesota today ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/03/16_cahoon.php As the final seconds in Massachusetts' 5-2 loss to Boston College last Saturday night fell from the clock, UMass coach Don "Toot" Cahoon understood that captains Justin Braun and Brett Watson, among others, had played their final college hockey game. Replacing Braun and Watson will be especially difficult for Cahoon, who often praised the pair for their excellence on the ice and the way ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/03/06_vermont.php After a wild final weekend, and the tightest top-to-bottom race in Hockey East history, the pairings for the league tournament quarterfinals are finally set. The only game that didn't matter was the one involving the top two teams, and the only two league teams that seem assured of NCAA bids. In that one, Boston College defeated New Hampshire, and finished one point behind the Wildcats for first ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/01/26_crowdand.php For the first time all night, the Mullins Center is quiet. With 8 seconds remaining in the second period and [[Massachusetts]] leading Vermont 1-0, the puck skips back into the UMass zone. The 6,421 in attendance ease in anticipation of the second intermission. Sophomore Casey Wellman – the national leader in goals with 17 entering Saturday night’s game – heads back into his own ... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100