The best College Hockey coverage is at CollegeHockeyNews.com http://collegehockeynews.com Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:40:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://collegehockeynews.com/images/design/chn2006-text-180px.gif http://collegehockeynews.com College Hockey News http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/17_st_cloud_renames_arena_in.php St. Cloud State University officials and a representative of the Herb Brooks family today announced that the National Hockey and Event Center is renamed the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Renaming the 23-year-old arena honors the late hockey coach's vision and legacy at St. Cloud State. The university is working with sponsors on commercial naming rights for the arena, as well as naming opportunities ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/12_a_leg_up_leblanc_wins_hobey.php Although St. Cloud State’s season ended with its NCAA semifinal loss on Thursday to Quinnipiac, its unquestioned leader – fifth-year senior Drew LeBlanc – earned college hockey’s top individual award on Friday. LeBlanc was named the winner of the 2013 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. LeBlanc, ironically, grew up just miles from the 2012 Hobey winner Jack Connolly (Minnesota-Duluth). "Something ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/12_frozen_four_semifinal_notebook.php Both Yale's Andrew Miller and Quinnipiac's Jeremy Langlois scored important goals in their teams' national semifinal wins on Thursday. They also surpassed career milestones after their performances. Miller's assist on Mitch Witek's first-period goal tied him with Bob Brooke as the program's all-time assists leader. The helper was the 113th of his career. He enters Saturday's national championship ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/12_sluggish_start_dooms_st_cloud.php It didn't take long for Thursday's semifinal to start going downhill for St. Cloud State. Joey Benik got called for hooking 1:42 into the game, and Quinnipiac -- whose one weak spot this year has been a lackluster power play -- scored seven seconds into the man advantage when Jordan Samuels-Thomas won a puck battle behind the net and snuck a wraparound through Ryan Faragher's five-hole. A little ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/12_fast_start_propels_quinnipiac.php Since they entered the NCAA tournament as the top overall seed as top team in the PairWise, a title they held from wire-to-wire this season, the Quinnipiac Bobcats have repeatedly been asked to answer the critics. After coming from behind late to beat Canisius in the first round, throngs of naysayers screamed that they didn’t deserve their spot. Even a convincing win over Union, which manhandled ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/11_frozen_four_notebook_wednesday.php As much as Connor Hellebuyck, Massachusetts-Lowell’s freshman goalie, has been heralded as the team’s most valuable player throughout this run to the Frozen Four, defenseman Chad Ruhwedel has quietly become one of the best defensemen in the nation. High praise, but definitely deserved. The junior is 31st nationally in scoring among defenders. That’s by no means out of this world. But, what ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/10_more_of_the_same.php Quinnipiac goaltender Eric Hartzell's status as one of the nation's best was cemented -- if it still had to be -- with his nomination to the 2013 Hobey Hat Trick. Previously named a finalist for the award, Hartzell's performance at the East Regional in Providence, R.I., last week solidified him as a candidate for the nation's best player. Since Quinnipiac's regional final against Union ended, 5-1 ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/10_new_experiences_dont_faze.php None of the teams in Pittsburgh have Frozen Four experience, which puts everyone on even footing. But don't tell Bob Motzko that these teams are any less deserving or worthy of being there. "The right teams are here," the St. Cloud State coach said. "The 'name' teams aren't here. The 'right' teams are here. Three of the teams won their conference championship, which is the best indication of what ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/09_brooks_to_dahl_to_motzko.php Certainly, Pittsburgh-bound St. Cloud made its share of history this season, as the Huskies advanced to their first-ever NCAA Frozen Four. And while the “making” of that history has undoubtedly relied on the collective efforts of Hobey finalist Drew LeBlanc, Nick Jensen, Ryan Faragher, and the like, the true beginning of this journey started, in fact, decades ago – years before any of those players ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/08_preview_quinnipiac_vs_st.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. The berth of these four teams, including Quinnipiac and St. Cloud State, in the Frozen Four marks the first time the national semifinals do not feature at least one of Boston College, Boston University ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/08_frozen_four_capsule_st_cloud.php Resume: WCHA Regular-Season Co-Champion, 25-15-1, Midwest Regional Champion In its final season in the WCHA, St. Cloud State pieced together one of its best-ever regular seasons. Aside from essentially assuring itself an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, the Huskies clinched a share of a MacNaughton Cup -- the first in program history. Despite a setback in the WCHA tournament -- a 4-1 loss to ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/04/03_2013_hobey_hat_trick_announced.php The Hobey "Hat Trick" was announced today by the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation. They are: Johnny Gaudreau, sophomore forward from Boston College; Eric Hartzell, senior goalie from Quinnipiac; and Drew LeBlanc, senior forward from St. Cloud State. LeBlanc and Hartzell will be among those participating in next week's Frozen Four. Voting for the Hobey Baker Award was already totaled from among ... 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/2013/03/31_mw_cloud_in_the_sky.php The matchups on paper for the Midwest Regional final, pitting St. Cloud State against Miami, were tantalizing. After all, there was the second-most prolific offense in the nation (St. Cloud) taking on the second-best defense (Miami) and the WCHA Player of the Year (Hobey finalist Drew LeBlanc) squaring off against the CCHA Player of the Year (Austin Czarnik). The game also featured the CCHA’s and ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/30_mw_hanowski_steps_into_the.php Despite just a 1-9 all-time record in the NCAA tournament, St. Cloud’s trip No. 9 is off to a strong start, as the Huskies delivered one of their most dominant postseason wins in program history, knocking off the Midwest Regional’s No. 1 seed Notre Dame. It was a welcome turnaround after St. Cloud finished first in the WCHA, but then lost in the conference tournament semifinals. And while it ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/29_mw_midwest_regional_preview.php A pair of CCHA vs. WCHA first round matchups highlights the NCAA Midwest Regional this weekend, and of course, the winner of the regional final (Sunday, 1:30 p.m. ET) will advance to the NCAA Frozen Four in Pittsburgh. No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 St. Cloud State Saturday March 30, 1:30 p.m. ET (ESPN3/ESPN Syndication) The Fighting Irish, the top seed in the region and the CCHA tournament champion ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/23_st_cloud_states_frustrating.php St. Cloud State fought and battled with a tough Wisconsin team on Friday afternoon. Ultimately the Huskies proved their own worst enemy, losing to the Badgers, 4-1, in Friday's WCHA semifinal. Despite the loss to a tough Wisconsin team, St. Cloud feels it had a chance to win the game. It did -- the game broke evenly with both teams trading momentum back and forth. The frustration started early when ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/22_wcha_final_five_semifinal.php And then there were four. The WCHA Final Five opened Thursday with two contrasting games where Minnesota State and North Dakota saw their chances for the Broadmoor Trophy end. In the opener, Wisconsin scored three goals in the opening 8 minutes, 11 seconds to defeat the Mavericks 7-2. Then the nightcap included a bit of bonus hockey as defenseman Peter Stoykewych scored the winner 4:52 into overtime ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/20_wcha_final_five_preview.php The WCHA Final Five has always been a celebration of college hockey, where fans of different schools in the conference get together to fill the Xcel Energy Center as an end-of-the-year tradition. This year it doubles as the end of an era. With eight of the conference’s 12 schools leaving the WCHA for new leagues, teams across the Upper Midwest and West will be split apart beginning next year. That ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2013/03/15_wcha_tournament_preview.php With two-thirds of the league heading elsewhere next season, this year's WCHA tournament will be the last of its kind. If the regular season was any indication, it promises to be a memorable one. The race for home ice came down to the final weekend, and the battle for the MacNaughton Cup went down to the final night. St. Cloud State clinched a share of its first MacNaughton Cup on Friday, but then ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100