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Day 5 at the 2010 World Juniors tournament

Switzerland vs. Latvia ...(more)
Day 3 at the 2010 World Juniors tournament

Team USA practice Canada vs. Switzerland ...(more)
Bracketology: March 9, 2010

Is it possible for the seeds to shake out perfectly so no alterations are needed? That wouldn't give the committee much work to do, nor does it for Jayson Moy in this week's edition....(more)
Diabetes no Drag for Hobey Baker Candidate Conacher

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cory Conacher wants to be an accountant. That's right, the Hobey Baker Award nominee and Canisius junior winger who averaged 1.53 points per game during the 2009-10 regular season — that's second in NCAA Men's Division I hockey — has grand designs on a future of spreadsheets, periodicity and GAAP. Conacher's fondness for functions should come as no surprise. His entire ......(more)
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: March 9, 2010

USCHO senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski are talking playoff upsets — and the potential for more — in this week's rundown of Division I college hockey....(more)
Alaska's Taranto a Unanimous CCHA Rookie Pick

Alaska forward Andy Taranto was the only unanimous selection to the CCHA All-Rookie Team. Taranto was selected as the league's rookie of the month twice and put up 12 goals and 31 points in CCHA play. He's joined on the rookie team by Nebraska-Omaha forward Terry Broadhurst, Michigan forward Chris Brown, Michigan State defenseman Torey Krug, Miami defenseman Joe Hartman and Notre Dame goaltender ......(more)
Maine Suspends Goaltender Darling Ahead of Playoffs

Maine has suspended goaltender Scott Darling for an indefinite period of time, just days before the start of the Hockey East playoffs. Darling was suspended Saturday for a violation of team rules, The Associated Press and other news outlets reported Monday. The sophomore did not play in either of last weekend's games in a regular season-closing series against Massachusetts. University spokesperson ......(more)
North Dakota Regains Spot in Poll's Top 5

The patented North Dakota second-half surge might look a little different this year, but the Sioux are definitely peaking toward the end of the season again. After five weeks outside the top five of the USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll, North Dakota is back in, checking in Monday at No. 5 and with a seven-game winning streak intact headed into the WCHA playoffs. Related link: USCHO.com Division ......(more)
Final Totem: Norwich Ends the Regular Season Atop D-III

MINNEAPOLIS — Dissension is in the ranks. In the last poll of the Division III season, Norwich claimed the top spot for the third straight week. But after receiving 16 of the 20 available first place votes just seven days ago, that number dipped to 13, with Oswego (four) and St. Norbert (three) each adding two and one top tally, respectively, to their totals. This despite the fact that ......(more)
Career Likely Over for Yale's Backman

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Recently honored ECAC Hockey First-Team forward and Ivy League Player of the Year Sean Backman seriously injured his foot in practice last Sunday, and is likely done for the year. This would also mark the end of the sensational senior's NCAA experience, following a brilliant career highlit by league Co-Rookie of the Year honors, four All-ECAC Team seasons, two team MVP ......(more)
College Career Likely Over for Yale's Backman

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Recently honored ECAC Hockey first-team forward and Ivy League player of the year Sean Backman seriously injured his foot in practice last Sunday, and is likely done for the year, according to reports by the New Haven Register and Yale Daily News. This would also mark the end of the senior's NCAA experience, following a career highlighted by league co-rookie of the year ......(more)
This Week in D-III Women's Hockey: March 5, 2010

Championship Weekend After months of practice and games, weâve finally reached championship weekend. All five conferences will decide their tournament champions this weekend. Each conference has four teams remaining, except for the MIAC. The MIAC has had a busy week as they were the last conference to wrap up its regular season last weekend and now, theyâll be the first conference to crown ......(more)
This Week in D-I Women's Hockey: March 5, 2010

Not-So-Instant Classic You didn't miss that epic overtime game played last Sunday, did you? No, not the one that Sidney Crosby ended barely eight minutes into extra time. We refer, of course, to the mammoth endurance test between RPI and Quinnipiac in the ECAC quarterfinals, the one settled by the Engineers' Laura Gersten early in the fifth overtime period. That's right, friends. Five OT's. Gersten's ......(more)
College Hockey Inc. Adds Former Yale Player Dwyer

Former Yale player Jeff Dwyer has been named director of education and recruitment at College Hockey Inc. Dwyer, who played for the Bulldogs from 2000 to 2004, will develop an education and marketing campaign aimed at prospective student-athletes and their families. College Hockey Inc. was formed last year by the commissioners of the six Division I men's leagues to raise college hockey's profile. Dwyer ......(more)
Commentary: When CCHA Jobs Open, Keep Newton in Mind

So now the fun starts. Playoffs are beginning, regular seasons are ending and where the big upset lies is anyone's guess. You control what you can control and try not to worry about what you can't. Two things come to mind in that aspect: coaching changes and officiating. To the first topic and that is the first official vacancy of the season — Western Michigan's Jim Culhane will be replaced ......(more)
This Week in the ECAC Northeast-MASCAC: Mar. 4, 2010

And then there were two. The eight teams in the ECAC Northeast have been whittled down to Curry and Johnson & Wales, who will meet for the conference championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament Saturday at 4:35 p.m. EST. But the two remaining teams are missing a number one. Top seeded Wentworth is missing from the final thanks to an upset at the hands of sixth seeded Johnson ......(more)
This Week in SUNYAC: Mar. 4, 2010

It Took Some Work I finally caught my breath. I think. The Oswego-Morrisville semifinal game was quite a roller coaster. From thinking you were witnessing a major upset to seeing Oswego declare enough is enough, scoring five straight goals for the comeback. "The positive is some other teams, some other years, there would have been some finger pointing, some blaming of someone, but there ......(more)
This Week in the CHA: March 4, 2010

The regular season wraps up this weekend and soon enough, we'll know the seeds for the last-ever CHA tournament, to be held next weekend at Niagara. It's definitely a bittersweet time for the CHA. Really, it feels like a funeral where everybody is bawling their eyes out, but the priest wants everyone to celebrate the deceased's life. Hard to do, but life does go on. And with three of the four ......(more)
This Week in the CCHA: March 4, 2010

The Photo Finish Going into the last weekend of regular-season CCHA play, we knew several things. Miami had taken the regular-season title. Neither Bowling Green nor Western Michigan could move much. There was a lot of real estate, however, that was yet to be claimed. With the regular-season wrapped up and the first round of the Girl Reporter hardware behind us, it's time to reflect a little ......(more)
This Week in Hockey East: March 4, 2010

Standings, Standings and More Standings I not enough of a Hockey East historian to know whether this officially is the tightest logjam entering the final weekend of play in league history. If it's not, I can't imagine the math that pundits were going through in the past. At this point in the season, the league title is up for grabs and no less than six teams are fighting for the final two home ......(more)
This Week in Atlantic Hockey: March 4, 2010

Tourney Time Thanks to a less-than-impressive showing outside of Atlantic Hockey, no AHA teams are in contention for an at-large NCAA berth. That means for the 10 Atlantic Hockey teams, the NCAA tournament starts this weekend. Win and move on; lose and go home. The opening round of the AHA playoffs has Connecticut at Bentley and American International at Holy Cross. The lowest surviving seed ......(more)
This Week in the WCHA: March 4, 2010

Look at that date. March. We're finally nearing spring, which means warmer weather and more sun. The cold, dreary days of winter are finally coming to a close. More importantly, we're now in the last week of the regular season and just one month away from the end of college hockey. So, let's do this thing, shall we? Red Baron WCHA Players of the Week Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player ......(more)
This Week in ECAC Hockey: March 4, 2010

Last season's final column started with a quote from wily St. Lawrence coach Joe Marsh. (And really, is there a better way to describe Marsh in a coaching context? If so, I'd love to hear it.) "In the playoffs there's almost the mentality that you have to go twice as hard to go half as far," he said. "I told the guys the other night how hard it is to end a team's season, and don't be surprised by ......(more)
This Week in the ECAC East-NESCAC: Mar. 4, 2010

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This Week in MIAC: Mar. 4, 2010

If anyone had any doubt about the parity in the MIAC after the regular season, this weekendâs playoff games put that to rest — in a hurry. On Wednesday, St. Thomas heads down to St. Peter to face off against Gustavus Adolphus for the MIAC Championship. Letâs first take a step back and look at the events that brought us to this point. Three games were played this past weekend, combining ......(more)