College Hockey Update:  Last weekend with so many teams in first round conference playoffs, there were only four top-twenty teams in two top-twenty matchups, with North Dakota edging down to #5 after splitting its weekend at Nebraska-Omaha, which edged UNO up to #19; and St. Cloud State edged up to #9 after splitting its weekend…

College Hockey Update:  Last weekend featured twelve of the top twenty teams in top-twenty matchups, and Mankato State held at #1 after sweeping its weekend at Michigan Tech, edging Tech down to #15; Denver held at #3 after splitting its weekend at Nebraska-Omaha, lifting UNO into the top twenty at #20; and North Dakota jumped…

College Hockey Update:  We’re back after a long hiatus, a short bout with the coronavirus, etc…  No, we’ve never taken this big of a break.  We’ll cover the top twenty teams at least for now, and give you their most recent results, even if it means going back in time for a couple of them.…

College Hockey Update:  SO SORRY FOLKS, late again, and still no re-creation of the email lists, so you will get a notice that his has been posted right about the time the games start on Friday night.  Hope to make it up to you next week.  Just trying to get into the swing of things…

College Hockey Update:  Testing, testing.  1-2, 1-2.  Is this thing on?  Ok, we’re back.  College hockey is well underway, so let’s get to it! Ok, once I got this started, I realize I no longer have my email lists of readers (I use webmail from my ISP, we changed ISPs last summer, and I lost…

College Hockey Upate:  In an unheard of timeline, 2021 College Hockey Update Twenty-First Annual Pool Winner Chuck Speare was handed his Trophy Sweatshirt on Saturday, April 17th, only one week to the day after the NCAA Championship Game.  Considering that some of the past pool winners were not handed their Trophy Sweatshirt for as long…

College Hockey Update:  Wow, just like that the big game was here, and, well, just like that . . . . it was over.  I doubt anyone anywhere anticipated the game to go the way it did, but guess what?  It did.  It was a game, and that was the outcome.  I have scrupulously handwritten…

College Hockey Update:  Well, it’s here.  The big one we’ve all been waiting for. Massachusetts against St. Cloud State.  Two teams, both of which breezed their way into the Frozen Four, and then played nail biters in the semifinals, will meet tomorrow, Saturday, April 10th, in Pittsburgh, PA., at 4:00pm Pacific Time, on ESPN.  Both…

College Hockey Update:  Well it’s here; one of the best, best events in sports kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, April 8th, at 2:00pm Pacific Time, in Pittsburgh, PA., when #7 St. Cloud State faces #5 Mankato State in the first Frozen Four semifinal game, followed at 6:00pm Pacific Time by #9 Minnesota-Duluth facing #6 Massachusetts in…

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. I updated you that we have 52 participants this year, our second highest ever.  With all four of the highest…