Despite the strange world we live in today, and the uncertainty of the future of sports, the landscape of college hockey has grown. From Long Island University’s announcement of the creation of a men’s hockey program to the outpouring support of fans and alumni to save the Alabama-Huntsville team, Division I Hockey in the NCAA […]

“What if…?” It is one of the most mesmerizing questions ever asked, usually when remembering an event that conjures up memories of what happened, or what could have happened had something different happened. In hockey, there are not enough fingers and toes to count the number of times that question has been asked. What if […]

*This post is the seventh installment in a series that looks at the NCAA men’s ice hockey national champions, beginning with the 1940s. Here are the decades that have already been covered: NCAA Hockey National Championship History: The 1940s & 1950s NCAA Hockey National Championship History: The 1960s NCAA Hockey National Championship History: The 1970s […]

*This post is the sixth installment in a series that looks at the NCAA men’s ice hockey national champions, beginning with the 1940s. Here are the decades that have already been covered: NCAA Hockey National Championship History: The 1940s & 1950s NCAA Hockey National Championship History: The 1960s NCAA Hockey National Championship History: The 1970s […]

*This post is the fifth installment in a series that looks at the NCAA men’s ice hockey national champions, beginning with the 1940s. Here are the decades that have already been covered: NCAA Hockey National Championship History: The 1940s & 1950s NCAA Hockey National Championship History: The 1960s NCAA Hockey National Championship History: The 1970s […]

Since the initial NCAA tournament in Colorado Springs in 1948, 72 programs have been crowned the best team in college hockey in the United States. Some have won more than others, but all are proud to be champions, even if it was only once. When the 1980s came around, the landscape began to shift ever […]

Since the initial NCAA tournament in Colorado Springs in 1948, 72 programs have been crowned the best team in college hockey in the United States. Some obviously won more than others, while others are proud to be champions, even if it was just one time. In the 1970s, while Flower Power and Disco began to take […]

There have been many great comebacks in hockey. The “Miracle on Manchester,” the Toronto Maple Leafs comeback in the 1942 Stanley Cup, Saku Koivu and Mario Lemieux’s returns from their battles with cancer ?—hockey has seen many great moments of resurgence. Then there was a comeback that proved the hockey community is closer than many […]

In the past week, folks who follow college hockey have been exposed to both a substantial high and a devastating low. For Long Island University, they are now able to begin recruiting players as they have finally hired the program’s first head coach. For Alabama-Huntsville, their 35-year journey as a varsity program came to a […]

Since the initial tournament in Colorado Springs in 1948, 72 programs have been crowned the best team in college hockey in the United States. Some obviously won more than others, while others are proud to be champions, even if it was just one time. The second decade of the national tournament still featured the same four-team […]

Since the initial tournament in Colorado Springs in 1948, 72 programs have been crowned the best team in college hockey in the United States. Some obviously won more than others, while others are proud to be champions, even if it was just one time. In this article, we take a look at the early days […]

With the current state of society, there has not been a whole lot of news around the world of college hockey. With the exception of graduating players signing pro contracts, it has been a quiet month since the postseason awards were announced early in April. That was, until this past Thursday, when Long Island University […]

The Hobey Baker Award has been given to the player in collegiate hockey that exemplifies excellence, both on and off the ice, since 1981. Of the 40 men who have won the award, only nine have been defencemen. While some look at that as the position is underappreciated, it only shows how valuable these players […]

Throughout the 71-year history of the NCAA Men’s DI Ice Hockey Championship, there have been countless classic battles. Teams have come out of nowhere to be crowned champions. Games with so many momentum swings, fans didn’t know whether to cheer or cry. There have been games that have gone deep into the night, with fans […]

In hockey, behind every successful team is an excellent goaltender. They are the backbone of the team, the last line of defence, the ones who are meant to perform great feats in order to save their team’s bacon. Without superb goaltending, a team has no chance of becoming a champion. Related: Top 10 NHL Goalie […]

2020 has been an odd year, to say the least. The COVID-19 pandemic has seemingly stopped the world, including all intercollegiate athletics. The virus stopped the college hockey season right as conference tournaments were getting underway. Now, for the first time since 1947, no team will be named National Champion. Related: Top 10 Hobey Baker […]

The term ‘March Madness’ is synonymous with the sport of collegiate basketball. However, it can also move away from the hardwood and onto the ice. Last weekend, teams from the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) met to see who would move onto the quarterfinals in their respective conferences. AHA (7) […]

The term ‘March Madness’ is synonymous with collegiate basketball. However, the term goes beyond the hardwood and onto the ice. Last weekend, teams from the Big Ten Conference and Western Collegiate Hockey (WCHA) Association battled it out to see who was going to move one step closer to a conference title. Big Ten (2) Ohio […]

DETROIT, Mich. – In day two of the Great Lakes Invitational (GLI), fans saw the championship game feature the two hosts of the tournament, the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan Tech Huskies at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Huskies were in their fifth consecutive GLI final, where the Wolverines had not competed for the title […]

DETROIT, Mich. – Day 1 of the Great Lakes Invitational (GLI) is in the books. Two intriguing matchups were set to determine who would meet in the title game on Tuesday. The atmosphere inside Little Caesars Arena in Detroit was exciting with all four fanbases well represented. What followed were two tight contests that kept […]