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/2008/04/08_minngovernor.php Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty signed a bonding bill yesterday that provides for new ice arenas for Bemidji State and Minnesota-Duluth. The measure had already passed through the legislature, but Pawlenty line-item vetoed the bill from just under $1 billion down to just over $700 million. In the process, however, he spared the new facilities. Funding includes $22 million for the Bemidji Regional ... Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/02_minnesota-duluth.php Minnesota-Duluth junior defenseman Jason Garrison signed a two-year free-agent NHL contract with the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, just one day after assistant coach Lee Davidson announced that he is leaving the Bulldogs to spend more time with his family. According to the Duluth News Tribune, the Panthers were one of many teams to make an inquiry over the past few weeks regarding Garrison's services. The ... Wed, 02 Apr 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/2008/03/13_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