Dead League Walking
The stars seem in alignment for Bemidji State. Last Friday, representatives from the WCHA paid an official visit to the school, which has applied...
Anyone’s Guess
I can’t help it. I’m ready to be disappointed. After the best weekend of college hockey I have ever seen, there’s no way these...
Done in Denver
It's been my pleasure to bring you this blog. As I sit in the pressroom in the bowels of Pepsi Arena, watching the BC...
Press Conference Thoughts
I'll leave it up to my fellow USCHO.com writers to bring you all the quotes from players and coaches. Instead just some general impressions:
Notre...
Boston College – Your 2008 National Champs
And that's it. Notre Dame used it timeout with about 44 seconds to go and then put Pearce back in net, conceding defeat. Time...
Time Running Out
There's 2:20 left in regulation and the Irish still trail by three. Their net is empty. Even a power play at this point probably...
No Goal, then a Goal
Notre Dame's Kyle Lawson appeared to make this one a goal game, but after a looooong review by the video replay official Greg Shephard,...
Starting the Third
We're about to start the third period - still 3-1 BC. Shots through two periods are 18-13 Eagles. Sneep is out for the rest...
Hey, Somebody Else Scored
We've traded goals, with the last one coming for Notre Dame.
BC made it 3-0 at 8:11 on the power play. Joe Whitney took a...
Gerbe 2, Notre Dame 0
Gerbe does it again, diving to poke in a loose puck at the far post. He now has five goals on the weekend and...
BC Draws First Blood
1-0 BC at 2:31 of the second. Goal scored by...guess who? Gerbe finds room in the near faceoff area and one-times a backhand pass...
20 Minutes in the Books
After one, we've got a 0-0 tie in Denver. Shots were 7-5 in favor of BC. Most of the shots for each team have...
Underway
We're eight minutes into the first period, and neither team has had a quality chance. There are definitely more Notre Dame fans here than...
Almost There
We're 30 minutes away from dropping the puck in Denver. Here are your lines for the final game of the 2007-2008 college hockey season:
Notre...
Should He Stay or Should He Go?
Everybody's got an opinion about which players here in Denver will forego the remainder of their college careers and turn pro. I've been doing...
Thoughts from Friday – Skills Competition
The skills competition still needs some work, but it's getting there. I wish there were more emphasis on the players themselves and less on...
Thoughts from Friday – Hobey and Humanitarian
No surprise that Keven Porter won the Hobey - he's been the top choice for most of the season. But it would have been...
Thoughts from Friday – Lucky Number?
Friday was its usual mishmash of practices, events and awards. Some random observations:
A nice turnout as usual at the team practices. Both teams looked...
The Pairwise Is Right
Any time you pick an NCAA field, there'll be complaining from teams and fans who disagree with the selections or the seedings. This year...
Irish Fight On!
Notre Dame continues it magical ride with a 5-4 overtime win over favored Michigan. At 5:44 of overtime, Dan Venard's shot was stopped by...
