The best College Hockey coverage is at CollegeHockeyNews.com http://www.collegehockeynews.com Fri, 09 May 2008 16:07:28 -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/2008/05/06_gerbegoes.php The defending national champs did not go unscathed this offseason, losing star forward and recent NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player Nathan Gerbe to the NHL. Gerbe, who would've been a senior next season, was a Hobey Baker Award runner up and would have been a favorite for next year's honor, signed with the Buffalo Sabres, the team that drafted him in the fifth round in 2005. "We're very ... Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/05/01_looking.php Another college hockey season is behind us, and [[Boston College]] won its third national championship [[/news/2008/04/13_ffgerbes.php]]with a 4-1 win over Notre Dame[\]. Overall, it was a great NCAA tournament, with just enough thrills and suspense, Notre Dame making its first Frozen Four, with a number of other teams finding it hard to shake their typical NCAA demons (New Hampshire, North Dakota ... Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/15_bracket.php The person who won College Hockey News' first-ever [[/community/bracketcontestResults.php]]Bracket Contest[\], didn't just win -- he cleaned up. Tim Hart picked all 15 NCAA tournament games correctly, taking his favorite team, [[Boston College]], all the way through the national championship game. "I can't believe this," said Hart, a religion teacher at his alma mater, Central Catholic in Lawrence ... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/13_ffgerbes.php Kevin Porter's lucky that the Hobey Baker is announced the day before the national championship game instead of the day after. At least that's what Norte Dame's Jeff Jackson thinks. "The great respect I have for Kevin Porter," Jackson began, "naming the Hobey Baker after this weekend they may change their mind." What -- or more appropriately, who -- Jackson was referencing was none other than ... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/13_ffmeditative.php "Muse: verb, 'to engage in meditation, to consider or say thoughtfully.'" Now, the Boston College Eagles can add to that definition: "noun, 'champion.'" On Saturday, a mile above sea level at Denver's Pepsi Center, BC rookie goaltender John Muse made 20 saves in a 4-1 win over Notre Dame, helping the Eagles overcome a championship game hump that, indeed, seemed a mile high itself. Boston College ... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/13_ffdepartment.php Boston College sophomore defenseman Carl Sneep played in every game for the Eagles this season, chipping in offensively with 15 points and remaining strong in his own end as well, with a plus-15 on-ice rating on the year. But towards the end of the first period of Saturday's championship game against Notre Dame, Sneep crumpled to the ice after a slapshot him in his lower right leg. The sophomore ... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/12_replay.php Notre Dame had a goal disallowed midway through the third period, which would have made Saturday's NCAA final a 3-2 game in Boston College's favor. Instead, moments later, the Eagles scored to make it 4-1. Kyle Lawson accepted a cross-ice feed, turning his left skate to try to corral the puck before tapping it into an empty net. He then knocked it back towards his stick the other way with his ... Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/12_ffsidelined.php Boston College won its national championship without the help of three players it expected to have. But while the departures from Brett Motherwell and Cory Schneider were more of their own making, Brock Bradford's was more unfortunate. The talented sophomore broke his arm early in the season, returned on fire, then broke it again. So instead, relegated to the role of spectator, Bradford figured ... Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/12_ffcommentary.php It's one of those years where, despite the fun and greatness of another NCAA tournament, we leave having to address the most controversial play of it. Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson and defenseman Kyle Lawson were both extremely gracious after the game, a 4-1 win by Boston College in the NCAA final. But the play of the game, midway through the third period, a disallowed goal by Lawson, was a huge ... Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/11_ffnotre.php After the exhilaration of Friday's win over Michigan, it was right back to work for Jeff Jackson and his staff, as it looks for an edge against Boston College. "After having a bite to eat the whole coaching staff was (examining BC)," said Jackson. "I am fortunate to have a tremendous staff. I knew that when we brought in Paul Pooley, and keeping Andy Slaggert. It boils down to the coaching staff. ... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/11_ffone.php In the 2006 title game, Boston College led Wisconsin 1-0 before the Badgers stormed back and scored the game winner in the third period. In the 2007 championship tilt in St. Louis, BC led Michigan State 1-0 before the Spartans also rallied, scoring a memorable game winner with 18 seconds left in regulation. Forty-three games and one arduous year later, Boston College will skate into Denver's Pepsi ... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/11_ffccha.php Last year, Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson [[/news/2007/04/06_jackson.php]]broke down how Michigan State could defeat heavily-favored Boston College[\] in the national championship game. Patience, he said, was key. A highly-skilled team like Boston College loses its patience playing against a team like Michigan State, and tries to do too much. As it turned out, of course, Jackson's words were prophetic ... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/10_ffgerbe.php In Providence, R.I., in 1965, Boston College head coach Jerry York -- long before he racked up 801 career victories behind the bench -- scored three goals in a Frozen Four win over North Dakota. Forty-three years later, BC's Nathan Gerbe accomplished the same feat Thursday, once again sending the Eagles to the national championship game. "I had no clue," said Gerbe, who also saw former Eagle Chris ... Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/10_ffby.php Like numbers? Here are some to take note of, following Boston College's 6-1 win over North Dakota Thursday. **6-6-6** For the third consecutive season, the Eagles scored six goals against North Dakota. The Eagles won all three. It was the first time in the 2008 calendar year the Fighting Sioux allowed six goals, and Thursday's score was the first Frozen Four blowout of at least five goals since ... Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/10_ffredemption.php For Frozen Four finalists Boston College and Notre Dame, two Catholic institutions, the idea of redemption never seemed so appropriate. It's the first time in the 61-year history of the NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament that the championship will be contested by two Catholic schools. And besides going for a title, both have something to prove -- a reason to redeem themselves. Last year looked ... Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/09_ffbc.php After attempts at a national title fell just short in Milwaukee (2006) and St. Louis (2007), the Boston Eagles are back in the Frozen Four again. And they officially kicked off the FF festivities on Wednesday morning, practicing in the Pepsi Center in Denver and then addressing the media. Tomorrow, coach Jerry York's squad will square off against North Dakota once again, for yet another big game ... Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/08_ffspotlight.php With all the distractions the Eagles have faced this season, including the loss of four key players from a season ago, senior captain Mike Brennan has helped keep the team together and focused. "When you lose players of that caliber, it's kind of a shock at first," said Brennan, referring in part to goaltender Cory Schneider and center Brock Bradford. "You have to take it in stride and just move ... Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/08_ffboston.php After losing two heartbreaking national championship games in 2006 (Wisconsin) and 2007 (Michigan State), Boston College is back to try again, making its 21st trip to the NCAA Frozen Four -- and its eighth in the last 11 seasons -- in search of its third national title. Last year, the Eagles became the first team since Denver in 1963-64 to lose in the national championship game two straight years. ... Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/07_ffthe.php Here is a look at the four most defining moments for Boston College on its road to the Frozen Four: **Season Opener** For superstitious BC fans, the season could not have started with a worse omen. The Eagles opened their season playing Michigan at the Icebreaker in St. Paul, Minn., losing in overtime on an extremely unlucky bounce. But there was a silver lining. Down 3-1 in the third period ... Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/06_ffplayers.php Some players to look out for on Boston College at the Frozen Four. **Ben Smith, Sophomore Forward** Left-winger and Hobey finalist Nathan Gerbe draws most of the attention on Boston College's top line, but sophomore Ben Smith lines up on the right side and is a force to be reckoned with in his own right. After scoring 18 points in his freshman year, the Avon, Conn., native has exploded for ... Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT