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RIT scored in the first and in the third, taking a 2-0 lead over Denver.  They also stifled Denver, survived two of three Denver power plays, survived nearly two minutes of Denver skating six-on-five to try and tie the game, and were badly outshot.  But the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers prevailed with a 2-1  win over the Denver Pionoeers to advance…

Time is  running  out to submit your picks for this year’s pool.  The deadline has been extended to Friday morning, March 26, at 9:00am Pacific Time.  If you can’t find your bracket, it is available here:  Click on “Brackets” in the  upper right hand corenre of this page.  Remember:  It costs nothing to play, and…

What a weekend!  Tons of games, tons of action, some close thrillers and some surprises along the way.  With so many games to report on, I’ll just provide the scores/outcomes of the games, starting with . . . . WCHA:   North Dakota beat Denver 5-4 (North Dakota never trailed in this one); St. Cloud State…

Last weekend all the conference playoffs were in action.  It’s a lot to report on, and it all matters, because all conference winners will advance to the NCAA tournament.  So let’s see, how to summarize this . .. .   First, let’s get the surprises.  For starters, last week’s # 6 team, Yale, lost two in…

Last weekend the top ten teams generally had mixed success.  The exception would be North Dakota sweeping Michigan Tech, and rising to # 5 from # 7 in the process.  A few teams were idle as they had byes in conference tournaments – Miami-Ohio, Yale, and Cornell.  The big games I reported last weekend turned out to…

Last weekend some key outcomes had some serious impact on the top ten rankings.  First off, Miami of Ohio suffered its first loss in 11 games – since January 10 – Saturday night to University of Nebraska-Omaha.  With that Denver is now ranked # 1 after sweeping Michigan Tech, and Miami drops to # 2. …

Last weekend in a show of strength, nearly all top ten teams managed to avoid taking any losses, except for Minnesota Duluth and Cornell, which each took one. St. Cloud State settled on one tie, and all other top ten team outings were victories.  New to the top ten this week at # 10 is…

More marquis matchups last weekend produced a little musical chairs in the top ten rankings.  For starters, Miami-Ohio kept a tight grip on the #1 ranking after sweeping Western Michigan. Denver rose up from # 3 to # 2 by sweeping # 4 at the time North Dakota – the two losses pinned on the…

It was sort of an “anything goes” weekend for college hockey, and it ended with the Miami of Ohio Redhawks ranked # 1 after they managed a tie and a win against Alaska Fairbanks.  In a great, great matchup of then-ranked #1/#3 Denver and Wisconsin, it was just fight to the death stuff you would…