The best College Hockey coverage is at CollegeHockeyNews.com http://www.collegehockeynews.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:57:49 +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_wchafinal.php With Bemidji State and Nebraska-Omaha joining the fray next season, this season's version of the WCHA Final Five will be the final tournament of its kind. Beginning next season, the Final Five will no longer consist of the final five teams -- rather the final five games ... at least in theory. That won't be decided for sure until after this season. The league couldn't have picked a more ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/03/18_wisconsin.php Three goaltenders are on the list of 10 finalists for this year's Hobey Baker Award, it was announced today. Also see: Hobey Handicapping The goalies include WCHA Player of the Year Marc Cheverie from Denver, ECAC Goaltender of the Year Ben Scrivens, and Miami sophomore Cody Reichard, who helped take the Red Hawks to the Frozen Four last season. Joining that group is another Denver Pioneer ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/03/11_wisconsin.php Wisconsin assistant coach Kevin Patrick will leave the program at the conclusion of the season to become the head coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks, a team that will begin play in the United States Hockey League next season. "We've known for several years that he needs to get out from being a passenger in the car and get behind the wheel and drive himself," said UW head coach Mike Eaves. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/03/01_wchasuspends.php The WCHA has suspended St. Cloud State junior foward Aaron Marvin for three games because of his actions in a game against Wisconsin on Feb. 20. Marvin elbowed Wisconsin's Blake Geoffrion in the head, giving Geoffrion a concussion. No penalty was called on the play. Geoffrion had to miss Wisconsin's games last weekend, and is questionable for this weekend. There has been pressure on the WCHA ... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/02/24_geoffrion.php [[Wisconsin]] senior captain Blake Geoffrion will miss this weekend's series at Michigan Tech because he is still suffering from concussion symptoms. “He couldn’t exercise without symptoms,” Badgers coach Mike Eaves told the Wisconsin State Journal on Wednesday. Geoffrion, who leads the Badgers with 21 goals, hasn't practiced all week. He incurred the injury after being ... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/02/23_wisconsin.php Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves has decided to dismiss sophomore center Matt Thurber from the team, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Thurber was placed on indefinite suspension by the university after violating its student-athlete discipline policy. The paper reports that Madison police charged Thurber with multiple misdemeanors after officers responded to a 911 call alleging a domestic incident ... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/02/21_marvins.php A mid-ice hit by St. Cloud State's Aaron Marvin on Wisconsin's Blake Geoffrion during Saturday night's game, is causing quite a stir. The hit by Marvin (which can be seen in the video on the right), was shoulder to the head, and knocked Geoffrion from the game. Wisconsin went on to win the game, 7-4, avenging a 5-1 loss to the Huskies on Friday. Geoffrion, who scored his 100th career ... Sun, 21 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/2010/02/06_eavesruminates.php It may become more commonplace, but it's still something special. Tonight, for the second time in four years, [[Wisconsin]] will play an outdoor game. It's also the second one in college hockey this year, following the Boston College and Boston University game at Fenway Park on Jan. 8. Last time, Wisconsin played Ohio State at famed Lambeau Field, football home of the Green Bay Packers. This ... Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/01/26_thedilemma.php The statement Jack Campbell released might have been honest, but one portion of it wasn’t exactly a message the NCAA wanted to hear. Campbell, who made a verbal commitment to be an incoming Michigan recruit next season, released a statement last December explaining why he chose not to come to Ann Arbor, Mich., next year and instead go to the Ontario Hockey League. And his message made the NCAA ... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100