The best College Hockey coverage is at CollegeHockeyNews.com http://www.collegehockeynews.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:08:21 +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/2010/03/11_earlya-rival.php Both Michigan and Michigan State -- two storied rivals -- have both faced crossroads in recent years. One has gotten through the gauntlet, while for the other, it's still to be determined. It's not only fitting, then, that these teams face each other this weekend in a best-of-3 quarterfinal series -- as opposed to where this matchup would usually take place, Joe Louis Arena -- but it's ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/02/16_tropps.php With the 2010 Winter Olympics just under way in Vancouver, now is the time to dream big. Many athletes, Olympic or not, often find themselves in trying situations that have the potential to make or break their careers. The same can be said for Michigan State’s Corey Tropp, who found himself suspended last season following an on-ice incident. On Saturday, January 24, 2009, the Michigan Wolverines ... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/02/16_handicapping.php In the 1990s, college hockey had gained a lot of stature in the big picture, but was still a ways off from the first-round NHL draft-pick hotbed that the 2000s became. Three Hobey winners from the '90s became big-time NHL players -- Paul Kariya ('93, Maine), Brendan Morrison ('97, Michigan) and Chris Drury ('98, Boston University). In the 2000s, there will be at least five, led by ... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/01/28_michigan-michigan.php Michigan and Michigan State were the first, and now, they will do it again. The two age-old rivals have finalized a deal to play an outdoor game, this time at Michigan Stadium, 3 p.m. on Dec. 11 of next season. The first such game, at MSU's Spartan Stadium on Oct. 6, 2001, drew 74,554, still a record hockey attendance. Since then, outdoor games have taken off as a concept, with the NHL now regularly ... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/01/18_parti.php The past 10 years, like essentially any 10-year period, has seen its fair share of changes and big news events in college hockey. In this trip down memory lane, College Hockey News identifies its choice for Top 10 stories of the decade. This is Part I of the series, with stories 5-10. Also see: Part II, stories 1-4. 10. Retirement of Ron Mason The long-time Michigan State mentor, Ron Mason, reached ... Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/01/12_chnall-decade.php Picking an all-decade team is bound cause controversy. But so what. Take it all with a grain of salt, it's OK. But it's fun to do. That said, we did work hard at making our picks for the best college hockey players of the 2000s. Emphasis there is on college hockey. What the players did in the pros did not factor into our decision. Coming later this week: CHN's Top Stories of the Decade The time ... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100