College Hockey Update: Ok, this has to rank as the lousiest college hockey coverage ever — for now let’s get caught up on standings in the pool after the first two rounds, and then let’s see if we can get some highlights posted from those rounds as well. Today’s post could have been entitled: Who…

COLLEGE HOCKEY UPDATE: What a bum I am to be starting this so late. This post shows the date as one day earlier than my first last year, however, last year’s first came on the Friday, not the Saturday . . . . This post will cover a lot of ground — last weekend’s top…

QUNNIPIAC PERSISTENT SPEEDY ATTACK PREVAILS FOR 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP College Hockey Update: Minnesota came out with guns blazing in the NCAA Hockey Championship game last Saturday night, April 8, 2023, in Tampa, FL., and at the outset it didn’t look good for Quinnipiac — they were playing a little sloppy, as if they had just stepped…

MINNESOTA DISMISSES BOSTON UNIVERSITY College Hockey Update: This is a very late posting, but these games were not easy to summarize, so let’s give it a whirl. In the early semi-final game of the Frozen Four in Tampa, FL., Minnesota and Boston University battled closely — for the first two periods. Boston University scored first…

College Hockey Update:  Well it’s here; one of the best, best events in sports kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, April 6th, at 2:00pm Pacific Time, in Tampa, FL., when #1 Minnesota faces #5 Boston University in the first Frozen Four semifinal game, followed at 5:30pm Pacific Time by #2 Michigan facing #3 Quinnipac in the second…

College Hockey Update:  Thanks for being in the pool. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY SCORING FOR YOU, EMAIL ME RIGHT AWAY. (I’ve kept all the emailed entries). I DID DOUBLE CHECK, BUT MISTAKES ARE POSSIBLE. What a major difference in the tournament’s game outcomes this year vs. last year. Last year there were eight games…

College Hockey Update: Michigan prevailed over Pennsylvania State 2-1 in second round action of the NCAA Hockey tournament in the Bridgeport, Connecticut Region, yesterday, Sunday, March 26, 2023. The game was a fast-paced back-and-forth affair in the first period; each team managed to get fourteen shots off, but the activity did not yield a score.…

College Hockey Update: Quinnipiac prevailed over Ohio State 4-1 in second round action of the NCAA Hockey tournament in the Bridgeport, Connecticut Region, today, Sunday, March 26, 2023. The game started with Ohio State charging hard and fast, really outstripping Quinnipiac, and scoring very quickly, in the first two minutes on a fast-break, unassisted score…

College Hockey Update: Minnesota prevailed over St. Cloud State 4-1 in second round action of the NCAA Hockey tournament in the Fargo, North Dakota region, yesterday, Saturday, March 25, 2023. Minnesota had the momentum early, outshooting St. Cloud 14-6, and picked up a goal by Bryce Brodzinski six minutes into the period for the 1-0…

College Hockey Update: Boston University prevailed over Cornell University in what I’d call a “sticky” game in second round action of the 2023 NCAA Hockey Championship Tournament in Manchester, New Hampshire yesterday, Saturday, March 25, 2023. I’d say “sticky” because of Cornell’s defense which at times made it seem as though there was glue on…