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…
Meet the Faces That Will Change BU Hockey Bill Schoeninger | May 22, 2014 David Quinn’s first season as coach of the Boston University hockey team was a struggle. The team went 10-21-4, winning just one away game all season. As the team continues…
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…
NCHC Hockey: Fenton, “We’re very happy where we stand today” Eric Burton | April 25, 2014 I sat down with Josh Fenton to get his take on the state of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference following the inaugural season. I asked him about his thoughts on…
UND Hockey: The Future is very Bright Eric Burton | April 17, 2014 The University of North Dakota hockey team has completed the 2013-14 season. Going into the offseason, there’s a lot to be positive about. Even though their season ended in the…
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…
NCHC Hockey: Saint Cloud’s Ryan Faragher signs with the Ducks Eric Burton | April 9, 2014 As the college hockey season comes to an end, some of the high-end, highly sought players will decide to forego their college eligibility and sign professional contracts. This past week,…