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MASSACHUSETTS BLOWS NOTRE DAME OUT TO ADVANCE TO FROZEN FOUR College Hockey Update:  In the first Regional Final, played Saturday in Manchester, N.H., in the Northeastern Regional Final, Massachusetts controlled the offensive tempo in the first period, out-shooting Notre Dame 12-6, and seeming to baffle Notre Dame a bit with their speed, but came out…

College Hockey Update:  In the last opening round game of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, in Allentown, PA., at the Midwest Regional, Joe O’Connor put Quinnipiac on the board for the 1-0 lead over Arizona State only four minutes into the first period.  Quinnpiac had a slight first period shots advantage, 11-8, taking the 1-0…

College Hockey Update:  In opening round action of the NCAA Tournament in the Midwest Regional in Allentown, PA., Bowling Green came out and gave Minnesota-Duluth fits pretty much from start to finish.  In another display of a team playing a careful, measured, defensively-focused game, Bowling Green was out-shot in every period, but held Duluth off…

College Hockey Update:  In opening round action of the NCAA Tournament in Eastern Regional in Providence, R.I., Mankato State jumped out to an early lead that initially seemed it might be insurmountable, scoring three goals in the first period at the eight, eight, and eleven minute marks.  Josh Wilkins converted a power play opportunity a…

College Hockey Update:  Yesterday the early game of the Western Regional in Fargo, N.D., was another example of a team playing smart, opportunistic hockey that bent without yielding.  Ohio State had more offensive momentum in the game, badly out-shooting Denver in the first and third periods, and matching Denver in the second.  After nearly forty…

College Hockey Update:  Yesterday in opening round action of the NCAA Tournament in the Western Regional in Fargo, N.D., American International played a tough and opportunistic game against the #1 team in the nation, St. Cloud State, and their persistent dogging of St. Cloud paid off as they denied St. Cloud of any more hockey…

College Hockey Update:  In opening round action of the NCAA Tournament in the Northeast Regional in Manchester, N.H., Massachusetts prevailed in a fast-paced game in which they dominated with their pressing offense, but Harvard responded with a stingy defense for most of the game.  UMass out-shot Harvard 36-17 in the game, but the first period…

College Hockey Update:  Yes, that’s right, the pool deadline has been extended to 10am Pacific Time on Friday, March 29th. Do NOT send back a completed bracket.  Send me a typed line in an email as in the example at the bottom of page 1 of the bracket, and in the example in the 3/26…

College Hockey Update: PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME BACK A COMPLETED BRACKET — THEY ARE VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH!!!!  PLEASE FOLLOW DIRECTIONS AND THE EXAMPLES BELOW IN THIS POSTING AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRACKET.  THANK YOU. Ok, now, first things first, and this is important — I have emailed you your own…

College Hockey Update: Last week featured two top-twenty matchups, and Denver moved up three spots to #5 after hosting and sweeping North Dakota in the opening round of the NCHC Tournament, which edged the Hawks down to #20; and Ohio State dropped two pegs to #8 after hosting and losing to Pennsylvania State in the…