WCHA Hockey: League Partners with American One to Showcase League Play Eric Burton | September 26, 2013 Today, I was able to listen to the WCHA’s preseason media teleconference with the men’s head coaches and league officials. There were a few issues from the conference call that…
UND Hockey: Two Cousins set to make Debut for UND Eric Burton | September 18, 2013 During the 2012-13 season, the University of North Dakota hockey team had no players from the state of North Dakota on their roster. Not one single player. That’s about to…
College Hockey: Tallying up the College Hockey Outdoor Games Eric Burton | September 13, 2013 One of the hot topics of discussion this past summer has been the enormous number of outdoor hockey games that hockey is about to embark on this winter. If we…
NCHC Hockey: Top Stories Surrounding New League Eric Burton | September 4, 2013 Fall is approaching and that means that college hockey is just around the corner. Of course, if you look at the thermometer, the weather right now isn’t all that conducive…
UND Hockey: Remembering the ‘Old Ralph’ Engelstad Arena Eric Burton | August 20, 2013 The University of North Dakota hockey team played their games in the “old” Ralph Engelstad Arena, a 6,067-seat multi-purpose arena, from 1972-2001. During this time in UND’s storied history, the university won…
NCHC Hockey: Conference to use Shootouts to Break Ties Eric Burton | August 15, 2013 Today, it was announced, that the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) will use the shootout to break ties during conference match-ups, if the game is tied after a standard five-minute…
NCAA Hockey: Is Expansion around the Corner? Eric Burton | August 12, 2013 With the University of North Dakota and Princeton University traveling to Burnaby, British Columbia to play in the Great Northwest Showcase in early January 2014. I asked myself the question,…
NCAA Hockey: Dog Days of Summer Eric Burton | August 2, 2013 The dog days of summer are in full swing. In my opinion, this is the worst time of the year, for the college hockey fan. During the dead of summer,…
Most Anticipated NCHC Game: North Dakota vs. Miami Eric Burton | July 25, 2013 It’s really no mystery; the National Collegiate Hockey Conference has made a few stumbles coming out of the starting blocks during its two-year formation period. First, there were the “original”…
NCAA Hockey: Current NCHC Television Deal is Unacceptable Eric Burton | July 17, 2013 The National Collegiate Hockey Conference will launch its new website on August first, and a full CBS Sports Network broadcast schedule was announced today as well. Yippy Skippy! Good times…
NCAA Hockey: Viva Las Vegas Eric Burton | July 15, 2013 Imagine a college hockey holiday tourney in Las Vegas, Nevada during the holiday season. Hey, it sounds good to me. It’s not that far-fetched, there is already an annual holiday…
NCAA Hockey: Summer of Decommitments Eric Burton | July 11, 2013 The summer is here and that means one thing, incoming players are making up their mind on where they’re going to play next season. This is also the time of…