The best College Hockey coverage is at CollegeHockeyNews.com http://www.collegehockeynews.com Fri, 09 May 2008 16:07:27 -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/2008/03/16_forniagara.php For the third time, Niagara and Bemidji State met in the final as the top two seeds, but this time it went the other way. Last year, Niagara was the top seed, but was upset by Alabama-Huntsville. All of that was put to rest this year. Playing in their home building, the Purple Eagles returned to the NCAAs, defeating the Beavers 3-2 in what is likely to be the last automatic berth for College ... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/15_itsniagara-bemidji.php The 2008 CHA tournament could be the last that decides an NCAA bid, but if that's the case, the teams are striving to go out with a bang -- each choosing a distinct path. Wayne State, of course, is emblematic of the conference's plight, playing its last games in the program's history. The school announced before the season it was disbanding the program. With that in mind, the Warriors defeated ... Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/13_cruthers.php Robert Morris senior forward Ryan Cruthers was named CHA Player of the Year while senior forward Joel Gasper earned Student-Athlete of the Year honors. The other top honor went to Bemidji State's Matt Read, who was named Rookie of the Year. Beavers head coach Tom Serratore garnered Coach of the Year honors after leading the Beavers to their third regular-season title over the last five seasons. Cruthers ... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/11_chaall-rookie.php Three players were unanimous selections to the College Hockey America All-Rookie Team announced Tuesday. Any player making the All-Rookie Team is eligible for the CHA Rookie of the Year Award which will be announced on Thursday. Similar to the All-League teams, head coaches from the five schools voted on the players and were not allowed to vote for any member of their respective teams ***2007-08 ... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT