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  • St Cloud Squeaks Past Tech In OT

    St Cloud Squeaks Past Tech In OT

    College Hockey Update:  The NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament continued with a killer dogfight (Huskies and Huskies) in Fargo, ND., between St. Cloud and Michigan Tech, in which St. Cloud came on strong late, and lasted long, to get a 3-2 win in OT; wait, didn’t I just write this one?   This game was so, so similar to…

  • Boston Squeaks Past Yale In OT

    Boston Squeaks Past Yale In OT

    College Hockey Update:  The NCAA Division 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament got underway with a killer dogfight (Terriers and Bulldogs) in Manchester, NH., between Boston University and Yale, in which BU had to come on strong late, and last long, to get a 3-2 win in OT. The game went scoreless for nearly 37 minutes…

  • Pool Deadline Extended: 3/27 8AM PT

    Pool Deadline Extended: 3/27 8AM PT

    College Hockey Update:  Yes, that’s right, the pool deadline has been extended to 8am Pacific Time on Friday, March 27th. So, time is running out to submit your picks for this year’s pool. With the deadline extended to Friday morning, March 25, at 8:00am Pacific Time, we will more than likely accept submissions up to…

  • NCAAs Here — Send Me Your Picks!

    NCAAs Here — Send Me Your Picks!

    College Hockey Update:  Ok, first things first, and this is important — I have emailed you your 2015 NCAA Tournament bracket; please open it immediately, make your picks, and email your picks back to me in a single typed line as my picks appear here including the score of your final game.  My picks are provided here as…

  • What Happened To UMD & UNO?

    What Happened To UMD & UNO?

    College Hockey Update:  Last weekend’s conference tournaments presented a few top twenty matchups, and one has to ask, “what the heck happened to Minnesota-Duluth?” They were admittedly only ranked one spot above Denver, and had to play at Denver.  Nonetheless, after a close, come-from-behind Denver win Friday night I didn’t see a sweep coming, especially…

  • Which Bubble Teams To The NCAAs?

    Which Bubble Teams To The NCAAs?

    College Hockey Update:  Last weekend presented one top-fifteen matchup and Friday night North Dakota scored early in the first, and again early in the second; Miami of Ohio scored midway through the second, and the two stalemated for the next period and half, as North Dakota took the win.  Miami worked hard, outshooting North Dakota…

  • Who’s Going To The Frozen Four?

    Who’s Going To The Frozen Four?

    College Hockey Update:  Last weekend presented a slate of six of the top fifteen teams playing each other, and Mankato State had a great weekend, earning a tie and a win over Michigan Tech; the results further cemented Mankato’s #2 ranking, and Michigan Tech edged down to #4. Elsewhere, Miami of Ohio scored a bunch…

  • Who Will Win the WCHA Title?

    Who Will Win the WCHA Title?

    College Hockey Update:  Last weekend gave us a couple of great top-twelve matchups, starting with Miami hosting Minnesota-Duluth, and Friday night’s game was a tense as it gets, with each team scoring early, and then stalemating for about forty minutes of play, waiting for a shoe to drop; Miami held a slight edge in shots on…

  • Which Teams Are Hottest Now?

    Which Teams Are Hottest Now?

    College Hockey Update:  Last weekend presented one matchup of top ten teams, and North Dakota got the better of Denver on Friday night; Saturday night was different as Denver was determined to avoid being swept, and the two fought it out to a tie.  North Dakota edged up to the #1 spot, and Denver held…

  • Can Anyone Really Stop Mankato?

    Can Anyone Really Stop Mankato?

    College Hockey Update:  Last week/end presented one matchup of a top ten team facing another ranked team, and Boston University ran up an early score against UMass-Lowell, stifled a late UMass-Lowell rally, holding it to a couple of goals, and then scored late on UMass-Lowell to take a convincing win.  BU held at #3 on…