Big Ten 1 and 2 with three teams in the top 20 and the new NCHC has 4 teams in top 20 for the Men.
Big Ten 1 and 2 with three teams in the top 20 and the new NCHC has 4 teams in top 20 for the Men.
Minnesota, St. Cloud State, Minnesota State and UMD Bulldogs are in top 20 in Mens D-1 Hockey.
Puck drops in 10 seconds for D-1 Men's Hockey Championship with the Yale Bulldogs vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats with a full house at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State and Eric Hartzell, Quinnipiac are playing against each other tonight in the Frozen Four. The winner will be announced Friday night at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
With Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State and UMass Lowell first time teams and Yale who played in 1952 with a semi-final lost we are guarantee a new NCAA Champion . Yale beat UMass in the first game 3-2 in overtime with the hero being Andrew Miller with the game winner. In the second game Quinnipiac came out strong in the first period with three unanswered goals to take a 3-0 lead after one period Live at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
Here is a preview of the NCAA Hockey Tournament by YaHoo! SPORTS and Ryan Lambert/ Puck Daddy. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/ncaa-hockey-tournament-preview-breaking-down-unpredictable-battle-181015938--nhl.html?fb_action_ids=10200640750597088%2C3037976004077&fb_action_types=news.reads&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210200640750597088%22%3A360399190733335%2C%223037976004077%22%3A523695754336023%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210200640750597088%22%3A%22news.reads%22%2C%223037976004077%22%3A%22news.reads%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D
ESPN will be doing The Frozen Four and the all the Regions in Men's D-1 Hockey. Most of the games will be on ESPNU and ESPN3.
The NCAA hockey tournament gets going starting this weekend, which means we get our lone look of the calendar year of actual ice hockey on the networks of ESPN.
ESPNU and ESPN3 (and the WatchESPN mobile app, etc.) will carry the regional rounds, which will take place this Friday through Sunday. ESPN2 and ESPN will broadcast the Frozen Four, which takes place in Pittsburgh this year. Some regional sports networks around the country will also be covering the games being broadcast on ESPN3, so check your local listings.
John Buccigross and Barry Melrose are the lead broadcast team for the NCAA Tournament. Former NHL on VERSUS analyst Darren Eliot also joins the party. Buccigross, Melrose and Clay Matvick will call the Frozen Four.
West: Minnesota vs. Yale, 2 p.m. ET, ESPNU (Joe Davis/Sean Ritchlin)
Northeast: UMass-Lowell vs. Wisconsin, 4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN3 (Clay Matvick/Jim Paradise)
West: North Dakota vs. Niagara, 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU (Joe Davis/Sean Ritchlin)
Northeast: New Hampshire vs. Denver, 8 p.m. ET, ESPNU (Clay Matvick/Jim Paradise)
Midwest: Notre Dame vs. St. Cloud State, 1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN3 (Ben Holden/Darren Eliot)
West: Regional Final, 4 p.m. ET, ESPNU (Joe Davis/Sean Ritchlin)
Midwest: Miami (Ohio) vs. Minnesota State, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN3 (Ben Holden/Darren Eliot)
East: Quinnipiac vs. Canisius, 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN3 (John Buccigross/Barry Melrose)
Northeast: Regional Final, 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU (Clay Matvick/Jim Paradise)
East: Boston College vs. Union, 9 p.m. ET, ESPNU (John Buccigross/Barry Melrose)
Midwest: Regional Final, 4 p.m. ET, ESPNU (Ben Holden/Darren Eliot)
East: Regional Final, 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU (John Buccigross/Barry Melrose)
National Semifinal, 4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 (John Buccigross/Barry Melrose/Clay Matvick)
National Semifinal, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 (John Buccigross/Barry Melrose/Clay Matvick)
National Championship, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN (John Buccigross/Barry Melrose/Clay Matvick)
The top women's D-1 Player goes to Minnesota Gophers Junior Amanda Kessel. http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1213/201303/mar23kaz.php
Hobey Baker Memorial Award Announces Top Ten Finalist http://www.hobeybakeraward.com/news_article/show/240806?referrer_id=191323
6 WCHA teams are ranked in the top 16 in the USCHO Polls and 5 teams in the to 16 in the pairwise. http://www.uscho.com/rankings/
Gophers stay Number 2 after losing to Wisconsin in the outside game Sunday. http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-mens-poll/
Gophers drop to 2nd as Quinnipiac moves to 1st due to Minnesota's split with St. Cloud State this pass weekend. http://www.uscho.com/rankings/
Minnesota men remain Number 1 even though they did not play this pass weekend. http://www.uscho.com/rankings/
Gophers remain Number 1 in Mens USCHO Polls after beating and tying North Dakota this weekend. http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-mens-poll/
Gophers Number 1 North Dakota 6th in USCHO POLLS. http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-mens-poll/
The Gophers Men and Women Hockey teams are Number 1 in the USCHO Polls 01-07-2013. http://www.uscho.com/rankings/