The best College Hockey coverage is at CollegeHockeyNews.com http://www.collegehockeynews.com Thu, 15 May 2008 18:44:16 -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/2008/03/29_minnesota.php Minnesota State junior forward Jon Kalinski will forgo his remaining eligibility and has signed with the Philadelphia Flyers, the Mankato Free Press is reporting. Kalinski was sixth-round pick of the Flyers in 2007. Kalinski had eight goals and 18 points in 39 games this season. That was a dropoff from his 17-goal season in 2006-07. He had no goals and six assists in the Mavericks' last eight ... Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/24_outof.php Two aspects of the NCAA tournament selections and seeding remain controversial. We touched upon it in our analysis articles leading up to the selections, and right after, but they are worth addressing now in greater detail after having some time to mull them over. We refer, of course, to the selection of Wisconsin over Minnesota State, and to the "protection" of top seeds Michigan and Miami while ... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/22_bubble.php The TUC Cliff is rearing its ugly head today, in a bad way. And it's indicative of the major thing that's wrong with the [[Pairwise]] system. (Thanks to some alert readers for pointing some of this out.) In this case, here's the bottom line: Notre Dame is better off losing today's consolation game than tying. As we've written so many times over the years, the Pairwise system the NCAA uses ... Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/21_thehotdish.php WCHA Commissioner Bruce McLeod hopes his league's newly announced midseason "State of Minnesota College Hockey Showcase" will acquire a one-word catchphrase similar to Hockey East's coveted Beanpot tournament. He couldn't come up with much. "It would be great for this showcase to get a name like they have with the Beanpot out East," said McLeod. "With our showcase being in the Midwest, my first ... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/20_lifeon.php There are four groups of teams this time of year in college hockey. The first is teams with no chance -- Alaska-Anchorage, Lake Superior State, Merrimack, and so on. There are your sure things, teams like North Dakota, Michigan and New Hampshire who have had their NCAA tournament spots locked up for weeks. The third group (we'll call them contenders) are squads like St. Cloud State, Michigan State ... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/18_pohlout.php Minnesota forward Tom Pohl is out of intensive care and is in fair condition. According to Minnesota coach Don Lucia, he is expected to be released from the hospital in 3-4 days. Pohl suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after hitting his head into the boards following a hit during Sunday's Minnesota-Minnesota State playoff game. Pohl was hit by the Mavericks' Jason Wiley as he was ... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT