NCAA Hockey: 62 Players Selected in the 2014 NHL Draft Eric Burton | July 1, 2014 This past weekend, the NHL held its 2014 Entry Level Draft. A total of 62 current and or committed college hockey players were selected in the 2014 NHL draft. Over…
Breakaway Hockey School: Focuses on Player Development Eric Burton | June 26, 2014 With the 2014 NHL Entry Level Draft taking place on June 27-28, I decided to interview Andy Brink, Co-Owner, Breakaway Hockey School. This weekend, there “should” be a couple of…
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 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…
What Players Can Learn From The Frozen Four THW Archives | April 15, 2014 “It’s hard this time of year. As devastating as it was for our team last year to lose nine seconds into overtime, here you have the elation. Probably for me…
It’s Time To Give the ECAC Some Respect THW Archives | April 12, 2014 For the longest time teams vying for the National Championship in the Frozen Four tournament included D-I schools from Hockey East, WCHA, and the former CCHA (which has since been…
North Dakota Renews Rivalry with Minnesota in Frozen Four Semifinal Eric Burton | April 4, 2014 When the Big Ten and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference formed, traditional rivals parted ways. Until this season, North Dakota and Minnesota had played in 283 games against each other, starting…