The best College Hockey coverage is at CollegeHockeyNews.com http://www.collegehockeynews.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:22:42 +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/2010/03/18_hockey.php If you were surprised by anything that happened in the Hockey East Quarterfinal last weekend, then maybe it's time for another look. The league's finish featured the most tightly-compacted standings in history, top to bottom, so there were no jaws agape when three of the four best-of-three first-round series went the distance, saw the top seed fall to the eighth, saw underdogs push things ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/03/15_vermont.php It was a strange year in Hockey East throughout. Call it parity or call it mediocrity, but this weekend's result between [[Vermont]] and [[New Hampshire]] was indicative of the whole thing. For the second straight game, Vermont defeated top-seeded UNH 1-0. The Catamounts became the first team in the 86-year history of the UNH program to shut out the Wildcats in their own building in back-to-back ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/03/15_hockey.php Boston University coach Jack Parker credited his penalty kill with the Terriers' victory over Merrimack in the Hockey East quarterfinals. BU clinched the victory Sunday night with its 3-0 win over the Warriors. In the victory, the Terriers held MC scoreless on its seven power plays and, for the weekend, BU successfully killed 17 of the 18 Warrior power plays. The teams entered the series as the ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/03/11_second.php It's a tale of two seasons for Vermont. The first, 2008-09, gave the Catamounts national recognition as a college hockey power, a Frozen Four finish with a Hobey Baker candidate forward, and a no. 3 ranking in the national polls. The second, in 2009-10, however, has seen Vermont struggle defensively -- one of its hallmarks -- barely sneak into Hockey East playoffs after inconsistent play within ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +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/2010/02/16_milodismissed.php [[Vermont]] has dismissed second-leading scorer Justin Milo, Ted Ryan of the Burlington Free Press reported on Tuesday. Milo was a healthy scratch in Merrimack's weekend series with the Catamounts. When asked after Friday's game why he didn't dress, head coach Kevin Sneddon simply replied, "coach's decision." The junior had a line of 9g-12a--21pts this season in 20 games. ... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100