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Le Magnifique

The best ever? That’s a heavy statement to make about any player. But for [[Merrimack]], a shifty Paris-born center named Stephane Da Costa might be the best player that has ever suited up for the 53-year-old program. Before him came legends. Jim Vesey sits atop the program’s scoring list with an eye-popping 244 points in 140 games. Mike Reynolds potted an amazing 113 goals. Jim Hrivnak ......(more)
3 Beavers on CHA All-Rookie Team

CHA regular-season champion Bemidji State placed three on the league's All-Rookie team, including forward Jordan George, blueliner Jake Areshenko and netminder Mathieu Dugas. This is the last season for the league before it disbands. All but Alabama-Huntsville have found new homes. The league's tournament is this weekend at Niagara. CHA All-Rookie Team F Jordan George, Bemidji State ......(more)
Suspended Darling Releases Statement

Suspended Maine goaltender Scott Darling released a statement today. It said: "I'll be away from the team for a while as I deal with personal issues. I understand the reasons for my suspension and accept responsibility for my actions." "I apologize to my teammates, coaches and our fans and I will work hard to return to the program when Coach Whitehead decides it is appropriate. ......(more)
Maine Suspends Goalie Darling Indefinitely

[[Maine]] sophomore goalie Scott Darling has been suspended indefinitely by the team for an unspecified violation of team rules. Darling had already been suspended for this past weekend's regular-season-ending series against Massachusetts at home. Maine lost both games to the Minutemen, greatly hurting its NCAA tournament hopes, though it still finished fourth in Hockey East and will host a playoff ......(more)
Yale Loses Backman, Possibly for the Season

[[Yale]] senior forward Sean Backman may miss the rest of the season, according to coach Keith Allain, dealing a serious to the Bulldogs' postseason aspirations. Backman was injured last week, according to reports. His return is "very slim," according to a report in the New Haven Register. Yale declined to elaborate on the nature of the injury, or how it occured. Yale, which is No. ......(more)
CCHA All-Rookie Team Spreads the Wealth

For the first time since 1997 and second time ever, six different CCHA schools had one player on the 2010 CCHA All-Rookie Team. Determined by a vote of the conference’s head coaches, the team will be honored at the 2010 CCHA Awards on Thursday, March 18, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. 2009-10 Rookie Team F Andy Taranto, Alaska-Fairbanks (Chicago) F Terry Broadhurst, Nebraska-Omaha (Orland ......(more)
NCAA Tournament ABCs

Well now, we're two weekends' worth of games away from knowing who will be in the NCAA tournament. Not a lot has changed in the top half of the Pairwise, but things are shuffling around furiously around "the bubble," that amorphous, mysterious, organic thing where Pairwise magic takes place. All of the usual caveats apply (see previous article for said caveats). And, as always ......(more)
BU Sweep Leaves Northeastern Stunned

In September, Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon kidded about the lack of a favorite in the 2009-10 Hockey East season. He hesitated to give any team an advantage over another in the earliest stages of the season. While holding court at Hockey East Media Day at the TD Garden, the coach, coming off a run to the Frozen Four, proclaimed that the days of the Big Four were over. “It’s like it’s ......(more)
Vermont, UMass Slip Into Hockey East Playoffs

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 ......(more)
Where They Stand ...

With just one game remaining for the 10 WCHA schools, here's how the teams stack up for the first round of the league playoffs beginning next weekend: HOSTS 1) Denver 2) Wisconsin 3-5) St. Cloud State, Minnesota Duluth, North Dakota ON THE ROAD 6) Colorado College 7) Minnesota 8-9) Minnesota State, Alaska-Anchorage 10) Michigan Tech HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW - Denver, which clinched the ......(more)
ECAC Playoff Preview: First Round

A look at the first-round Best-of-3 playoff series. The winners will move to Best-of-3 quarterfinal series next weekend. (12) CLARKSON at (5) ST. LAWRENCE [[St. Lawrence]] won just one of its final eight games of the regular season, falling out of contention for a first-round bye in the ECAC tournament. A further punishment? Having to play a dangerous No. 12 seed in [[Clarkson]], the Saints' ......(more)
CCHA Playoff Preview: First Round

While Miami, Michigan State, Ferris State and Northern Michigan enjoy byes this week, eight teams will be fighting it out in the first round of the CCHA playoffs. This weekend’s winners get to play another Best-of-3 series next week, and the final four teams will head to Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena March 19-20. No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Ohio State Notre Dame lost just six games all last ......(more)
Lake Superior State Arena, Facilities to Get Overhaul by 201

Lake Superior State University has announced a $5 million project that will renovate and/or expand 36,000 square feet of the James Norris Center, which includes the hockey team's long-time home, Taffy Abel Arena. The project is privately funded, and is projected for completion in fall 2012. "We're very happy to announce this project," said LSSU President Tony McLain. "With ......(more)
Pearl Gets New 3-year Extension at Holy Cross

[[Holy Cross]] coach [[Paul Pearl]] has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the university. “I am happy that Paul has committed his future to Holy Cross,” Ahtletic director Richard Regan said. “His values are entirely consistent with those of the College. He continues to maintain a competitive hockey program in an increasingly competitive environment, and at the same time ......(more)
Rensselaer Revival

It's been 15 years since Rensselaer last won an ECAC tournament championship -- Dan Fridgen's first season as head coach. It's also the last time it made the NCAAs. And it's been 25 years since RPI won a national championship. In the mean time, it's been four years since fresh-faced Seth Appert left his post as assistant coach at Denver, where he helped the Pioneers win two national ......(more)
WCHA Suspends Marvin 3 Games

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 ......(more)
Rakhshani Leads Denver to MacNaughton Cup

The last time Denver won the MacNaughton Cup, the Pioneers won the national championship a little over a month later. After DU's 4-3 overtime victory over Minnesota State on Saturday night in Mankato, Denver clinched the MacNaughton Cup for the first time since 2005. And with its 10th consecutive victory in hand, the top-ranked Pioneers look primed and ready to win another national title. "In ......(more)
Still Proud

Tonight, I am a proud fan of American hockey. Tonight, I am a proud fan of college hockey. I don't believe in moral victories in sports. Usually, even if an underdog favorite team of mine falls just short of something, I find no solace in "boy, they came so close." But as I sit here tonight, I am as proud of the 2010 U.S. Olympic hockey team as I was of the 1996 team that defeated ......(more)
Title on the Line, Yale Looks for More

With only two more games left in the ECAC regular season, the three teams vying for the top spot know the importance of the final weekend. One of those teams, [[Yale]], is looking to defend the ECAC title from last year. The Bulldogs were the preseason favorite to win the conference again and they haven’t disappointed. However, they are not alone, and due to last year’s success, the Bulldogs ......(more)
Flynn Makes Maine History

Few arenas in college hockey have been more exciting this season than Maine’s Alfond Arena. The Black Bears (15-12-3, 12-9-2) score more goals per game than any other team in the highly-competitive Hockey East, but those on hand for No. 16 Maine’s 8-4 victory over Mass.-Lowell (16-14-2, 10-11-2) last Friday were gifted a rare treat: a five-goal, seven-point performance from sophomore forward ......(more)
College Players at Next Olympics?

The biggest Olympic hockey battle during the 2010 Vancouver games won’t have Alex Ovechkin and the Russians or Sidney Crosby and the Canadians. The Americans won’t take part, nor will the Swedes, the Fins, or the Czechs. In fact, the most significant matchup for the future of Olympic hockey won’t take place in, or even near, a rink at all. The setting will be a board room, where ......(more)
Team of the Week: North Dakota

[[North Dakota]] started this season unusually -- winning a lot. In the [[Dave Hakstol]] era, for whatever reason, the trend has been to muddle through the early part of the season, then get extremely hot down the stretch, right into the NCAAs. This year's great start, boded well. Tack on the typical hot finish, and it looked like the possibility of a special year. The injury to Hobey Baker ......(more)
Geoffrion to Miss Weekend Series

[[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 ......(more)
Bracket ABCs

Boy has this year's NCAAs snuck up on me. This is likely a sign of getting older. Time flies. With the NCAAs set to be bracketed just 3 1/2 weeks from now, this is our first analysis of the season -- the 14th straight year of doing these kinds of articles. Since CHN's inception in 2005, we have been consistently the most accurate in projecting the brackets once all the games have been played ......(more)
Pucks in the Middle of a Hoops Paradise

The first thing that comes to mind for most college sports fans when they hear "Connecticut Huskies" is basketball. Over the past 20-plus years, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams have been at or near the top of the Division I world. And over the last 10 years, the football team has been moving into the national picture. But in the middle of all the Final Four ......(more)