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Union coach Rick Bennett holds the national championship trophy after the Dutchmen’s win over Minnesota on April 12 (photo: Jim Rosvold).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As we prepare to welcome 2015, let’s take a look back at college hockey’s biggest stories of 2014.<\/p>\n

You can debate whether Union’s win over Minnesota for the Division I men’s national championship<\/a> was the top story, or whether Arizona State’s announcement that it’s elevating its program to varsity status<\/a> had a bigger impact.<\/p>\n

For our purposes here, we’re looking at the 20 most-read stories on USCHO.com during 2014. Here’s that list:<\/p>\n

1. Bracketology: Here’s our final prediction for the NCAA tournament brackets<\/a> (March 22)<\/p>\n

2. Here’s the TV schedule for the NCAA Division I men’s tournament<\/a> (March 23)<\/p>\n

3. An early look at the 2014 Frozen Four after Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Union claim spots<\/a> (March 30)<\/p>\n

4. ECAC Hockey studying video of brawl after Rensselaer-Union game<\/a> (Jan. 26)<\/p>\n

5. Ten to watch: Meet some of college hockey’s impact forwards for 2014-15<\/a> (Sept. 30)<\/p>\n

6. Minnesota lands No. 1 seed in 2014 NCAA tournament<\/a> (March 23)<\/p>\n

7. Bracketology: One week out, and the No. 3 seeds pose some challenges<\/a> (March 12)<\/p>\n

8. Ten to watch: Meet some of college hockey’s impact defensemen for 2014-15<\/a> (Oct. 1)<\/p>\n

9. Departures don’t equal weakness for ECAC Hockey in 2014-15<\/a> (Oct. 6)<\/p>\n

10. Overtime, visors among topics for rules committee in Naples meetings<\/a> (April 28)<\/p>\n

11. Recruiting: Highly touted Matthews has five colleges and major juniors as options, but he’s in no hurry<\/a> (Oct. 29)<\/p>\n

12. Coaches see importance of early nonconference games as Big Ten enters year two<\/a> (Oct. 8)<\/p>\n

13. Another season, another change for talent-laden Hockey East<\/a> (Oct. 9)<\/p>\n

14. Balance could make NCHC as unpredictable in 2014-15 as in its opening act<\/a> (Oct. 7)<\/p>\n

15. NCAA Division III men’s tournament field of 11 announced<\/a> (March 9)<\/p>\n

16. The sound of victory: The tunes that get cranked up in winning locker rooms<\/a> (March 4)<\/p>\n

17. Bracketology: Just days out, and moving around the third band could solve some attendance issues<\/a> (March 19)<\/p>\n

18. Bracketology: Three weeks out, and we can build a better West Regional<\/a> (Feb. 26)<\/p>\n

19. Ten to watch: Meet some of college hockey’s impact goaltenders for 2014-15<\/a> (Oct. 2)<\/p>\n

20. Bracketology: Two weeks out, and one swap creates a regional of familiar foes<\/a> (March 5)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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