Big Names Missing?
It's a marquee matchup, but two of the biggest names might not be on the marquee. North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway is out indefinitely and Denver goaltender Marc Cheverie may be out again when the second-ranked Fighting Sioux and No. 3 Pioneers tangle twice this weekend in Denver. USCHO WCHA Correspondent Theresa Spisak has the details, kicking off this week's batch of conference columns. Elsewhere around college hockey, Jim Connelly has a look at an interesting detail of how the Hockey East schedule has played out so far; Paula C. Weston is questioning some of the things that seemed to be locks in the CCHA; Brian Sullivan reports on Colgate's re-emergence in ECAC Hockey; Chris Lerch captures some of the flavor of a playoff-like intensity in Atlantic Hockey; and Matt Mackinder explains why Wednesday is now Niagara's new favorite day of the week.
Weekly Columns
- Lerch: Atlantic Hockey
- Weston: CCHA
- Mackinder: CHA
- Sullivan: ECAC Hockey
- Connelly: Hockey East
- Spisak: WCHA
- This Week's Schedule/Results
Spartan Surge
Michigan State leads the nation with nine victories, and that has captured the attention of voters in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I Men's Poll. The Spartans moved up eight spots to No. 6 after downing rival Michigan in both ends of a home-and-home series last weekend. It's quite a turnaround from last season, in which MSU managed just 10 wins total. The Spartans got one first-place vote, but Miami retained its spot atop the rankings.
Feature Stories
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Nov. 17, 2009USCHO Senior Writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski talk national championship contenders — in November. Too early? Never. That and more in this week's edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.- Rising Out of the CrowdCarl Hagelin first came to Michigan as just another face in Red Berenson's Michigan Hockey Camp. Now, he's one of the faces of the Wolverines' offense. Justin A. Rice reports.
- Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Nov. 10, 2009Is Bemidji State a top-10 team? That's one of the issues up for debate as USCHO Senior Writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back and look ahead.
- A Great Atmosphere More Should Experience (Hint, Hint)The atmosphere at RIT's Frank Ritter Arena and the kind of hockey Atlantic Hockey has developed are things that should be experienced by more teams (yes, big-name schools, USCHO national columnist Dave Starman is talking to you).
- Book Excerpt: Burn the BoatsAn excerpt from USCHO Senior Writer Scott Weighart's book about Boston University's run to the 2009 national championship.
- Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Nov. 3, 2009A shootout controversy, series splits and a weekend preview are on the docket as USCHO.com senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski catch up on college hockey.
- Rebirths in the Merrimack ValleyTwo teams that were recently down on their luck, Merrimack and Massachusetts-Lowell, have put together good starts to the 2009-10 season, senior writer Jim Connelly reports.
- Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Oct. 27, 2009USCHO.com senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski give their takes on the topics du jour, including the number of losses for top-10 teams last week, how things shake out in the polls and some of the key games this weekend.
- Broadcasts Aren't Perfect, but It's All About AirtimeSure, local and national broadcasts of college hockey may not be everything to everyone, but the exposure the game gets is the important part, USCHO national columnist Dave Starman writes.
- Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Oct. 20, 2009USCHO's weekly look back at the goings-on around college hockey and glance ahead at the upcoming weekend returns with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski writing about early-season surprises.
Denotes USCHO Extra Premium ContentUSCHO.com Polls: Current No. 1s — 11/16
Question of the Week
| Now that USCHO has posted the PairWise Rankings at this very early date, what is the most startling contrast between the PWR rankings and the USCHO poll? |
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