Will Junior Hockey Ban Fighting? Eric Burton | June 24, 2014 One of the issues that I have been following closely is fighting in junior hockey. The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and USA Hockey have taken significant steps to curtail and make…
North Dakota Announces 2014-15 Freshman Class Eric Burton | June 23, 2014 Monday, the University of North Dakota announced its list of incoming 2014-15 freshman class. One note of interest, all the members of the 2014-15 freshman class are from the United States.…
Matt Greene: The Face of the Kings Penalty Kill Eric Burton | June 12, 2014 Former University of North Dakota defensemen Matt Greene is on the cusp of winning his second Stanley Cup in three seasons. Naturally, UND hockey fans are watching Stanley Cup Final…
NCAA Rules Committee Recommends Minor Tweaks to Rules Eric Burton | June 6, 2014 This week, the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee made several recommendations during their Monday-Wednesday meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. For the most part, the rules committee recommended keeping…
Time for College Hockey to Use Video Review on Major Penalties Eric Burton | June 4, 2014 This past season, one of the major topics of discussion for NCAA hockey was using video review before calling major penalties. Hockey is a fast-paced, physical game, and things happen on…
Breaking Down UND’s Decommitments Eric Burton | May 30, 2014 Being a high profile program, the University of North Dakota Hockey team has had some highly sought-after recruits decommit, and go the Major Junior route. UND is not the only…
NCAA Hockey: Penalize Player Embellishment Eric Burton | May 30, 2014 If you have been watching the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, you will know that embellishment has been a hot button issue this spring. Before we point fingers, I have seen…
NCAA Players Infiltrating the NHL Draft Eric Burton | May 17, 2014 The 2014 NHL Entry Draft is on June 27-28, 2014. I have compiled a list of college hockey prospects that are committed to college hockey teams, or are current players that…
UND Hockey: Stephane Pattyn to Lead Team in 2014-15 Eric Burton | May 12, 2014 Today, the University of North Dakota announced that senior forward Stephane Pattyn will be the team captain for the 2014-15 season. If you’ve followed the UND hockey team for the past…
NCAA Hockey: Some Coaches Want to Discard the “Gentleman’s Agreement” Eric Burton | May 10, 2014 Last week during the annual NCAA coach’s meeting, the topic of the “gentleman’s agreement” came up, again. Apparently, even though a majority of the Division I hockey coaches want to…
NCAA Hockey: Exposing the Neutral Site Mentality Eric Burton | May 5, 2014 The discussion of bringing the NCAA Division I regional hockey tournaments back to campus is, again, coming to the forefront. There are various arguments for, and against bringing the regional…
Ralfs Freibergs Disqualified by the IOC, NCAA Status Unchanged Eric Burton | April 29, 2014 Last week, the International Olympic Committee announced that Bowling Green State University Falcon defenseman Ralfs Freibergs was disqualified from the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, retroactively. Freibergs failed a drug test…