College Hockey Update:. Last week featured two top-fifteen matchups, and Wisconsin edged down to #7 after hosting and splitting with Clarkson, which lifted Clarkson two spots to #11; and Providence edged down to #8 after visiting and beating Boston College and knocking the Eagles down five pegs to #15 (Providence hosted and lost to UMasss-Lowell…

College Hockey Update:  What a weekend — last week presented 6 top-twenty matchups with twelve of the top twenty teams involved, and Denver held at #1 after hosting and sweeping Boston College, knocking BC down four spots to #10; Mankato State held at #2 after they hosted, settled on a tie, then beat North Dakota,…

College Hockey Update:. Welcome back!  The greatest sport is back in season!  Last weekend Denver edged up to #1 after visiting and sweeping Lake Superior State; Mankato State edged up to #2 after hosting and sweeping Arizona State; and Minnesota-Duluth dropped two spots to #3 after hosting and splitting with Massachusetts-Lowell (UMass-Lowell entered the top twenty…

College Hockey Update:  And just like that, it’s over — I wish I could tell you in advance that this will be a tremendously detailed and intricate game summary, but it just won’t be because Minnesota-Duluth just dominated this game from start to finish.  As I wrote yesterday, UMD is a playoff team, and I…

College Hockey Update:  Well it’s here.  The big one we’ve been waiting for.  Minnesota-Duluth against Massachusetts.  Two teams that have both allowed exactly three goals in their first three NCAA Tournament games — but in very different ways — will meet today, Saturday, April 13th, in Buffalo, N.Y., at 5:00pm Pacific Time, scheduled for ESPN2…

College Hockey Update:  Well it’s here; the second semifinal between #6 Denver and #4 Massachusetts will start now, at 5:30PM Pacific Time (about ten minutes after the time of this posting) on ESPN2. Now, Denver was the 2017 NCAA Champion, they are the #6 ranked team in the country, and they are an eight-time NCAA…

College Hockey Update:  Well it’s here; one of the best, best events in sports kicks off right now, at 2:00pm Pacific Time, in Buffalo, N.Y., with #11 Providence facing #2 Minnesota-Duluth in the first Frozen Four semifinal game, followed at 5:30pm Pacific Time by #6 Denver facing #4 Massachusetts in the second semifinal game.  Both…

College Hockey Update:  Thanks for being in the pool.  Wow — 58 — this is the most we’ve ever had, eight more than our high-water mark last year.  With a couple of upsets, half of the bracket was just bombed over the weekend, but I’m sure that the folks who’ve lost their teams will still…

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…