How conference tournament attendance both rose and fell in 2015
There were fewer ticketing sessions for the events, so total attendance was down but per-session averages were up.
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Three things: March 22
Miami wins playoff title, at a cost Congratulations are in order for the Miami RedHawks, winners of this season’s NCHC Frozen Faceoff. MU won the league’s playoff title on Saturday by virtue of a 3-2 win over St. Cloud State. Getting past the Huskies allowed Miami to wrap up the league’s autobid into the first … Read more
Gallery: Saturday at the NCHC Frozen Faceoff
Here are images from Denver’s win over North Dakota and Miami’s win over St. Cloud State in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Saturday in Minneapolis. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000SaMW5uQos_U” g_name=”20150321-NCHC-Saturday” f_show_caption=”t” f_show_slidenum=”t” img_title=”casc” pho_credit=”iptc” f_link=”t” f_bbar=”t” fsvis=”f” width=”500″ height=”375″ bgcolor=”#AAAAAA” bgtrans=”t” btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” crop=”f” trans=”xfade” tbs=”4000″ f_ap=”t” linkdest=”c” f_fullscreen=”f” f_constrain=”f” twoup=”f” f_topbar=”f” f_bbarbig=”” f_htmllinks=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”f” f_show_watermark=”f” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_smooth=”f” … Read more
Miami hat trick star Coleman thankful for teammates after early end to his night
He scored three goals before being ejected for contact to the head, but the RedHawks held on in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff championship game.
The field of 16 is set; now we work on the brackets
All the games are in, and here are the 16 teams that the PairWise Rankings show will be in the 2015 NCAA tournament, grouped by seeding: 1. Minnesota State 2. North Dakota 3. Boston University 4. Miami 5. Denver 6. Minnesota-Duluth 7. Michigan Tech 8. Omaha 9. Harvard 10. Minnesota 11. Boston College 12. St. … Read more
After second loss of weekend, North Dakota’s Hakstol cautions not to ‘overanalyze’
UND will go into the NCAA tournament after losses to St. Cloud State on Friday and Denver in Saturday’s third-place game.
NCHC picks: March 21
Well, my hunch worked yesterday, as I went 2-0 (1.000), while Matthew went 1-1 (.500). On the year, I am 119-55-14 (.670), while Matthew is 112-62-14 (.632). Let’s see how we do on the final weekend of the year. Saturday, March 21 North Dakota vs. Denver Candace: Neither team has lost two games on a … Read more
Gallery: Friday at the NCHC Frozen Faceoff
Here are images from St. Cloud State’s win over North Dakota and Miami’s win over Denver in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinals on Friday in Minneapolis.
Denver left lamenting defensive breakdowns after loss to Miami
The Pioneers gave up too many odd-man rushes, coach Jim Montgomery said.
Another deficit doesn’t faze St. Cloud State against North Dakota
The Huskies didn’t let a 1-0 deficit get any worse and started to turn the NCHC semifinal in their favor.
Denver, North Dakota have multiple NCHC award winners
Denver and North Dakota combined to take home nine of the 10 awards Thursday night at the NCHC awards night at the Muse Event Center in Minneapolis. Pioneers’ senior Joey LaLeggia was named Player of the Year, Defenseman of the Year and Offensive Defenseman of the Year as he tallied 12 goals and 29 points … Read more
NCHC picks: March 20
Matthew and I had identical records last week in our picks contest, going 6-3 (.667). We only rank ourselves for games correctly picked, so even though Matthew picked St. Cloud to upset Omaha, since he picked it happening in three games, our record was the same. On the year, I am 117-55-14 (.667) and Matthew … Read more
Beyond the trophy, St. Cloud State has most to play for at NCHC’s Frozen Faceoff
The Huskies are the only team in the field not yet secure of an NCAA tournament spot entering the semifinals.
Five finalists chosen for 2015 Mike Richter Award
Let’s Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation announced Wednesday the five finalists for the 2015 Mike Richter Award, which honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s hockey. The second annual award will be presented by Mike Richter himself at the 2015 Frozen Four in Boston. The five finalists are: St. Lawrence freshman Kyle … Read more
Join USCHO for a selection show watch event at Campus Pizza & Pasta in Minneapolis
Doors open at 10:30 a.m. CDT, with the show on ESPNU scheduled to start a half-hour later.
Just days out, and we can keep most of the Eastern teams in the East
The final installment of Bracketology before the conference championship weekend starts shows an opportunity to keep five of the six Eastern teams in the bracket in their region for the tournament.
An effort to narrow the Hobey list to 10 ahead of Thursday’s announcement
Candace Horgan and Chris Lerch make their picks for the players they think will be on the list of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.
Three things: March 15
The semifinals for the Frozen Faceoff are set. Given how competitive play between teams in the NCHC has been this season, perhaps the most surprising thing about the quarterfinal round is that three teams swept their series. There was only one upset, as the 1, 2, and 4 seeds advanced in North Dakota, Miami, and … Read more
NCHC picks: March 15
Candace and I both predicted Miami to sweep Western Michigan this weekend in the teams’ NCHC first-round playoff series, but Western forced a Game 3 with a win last night in Game 2. Ahead of tonight’s series-decider, here are our updated predictions. Candace: Western Michigan has made this series very hard on the RedHawks, and … Read more
Gallery: St. Cloud State completes sweep of Omaha
Here are photos from St. Cloud State’s 3-1 victory over Omaha in the second game of an NCHC quarterfinal series Saturday in Omaha, Neb.