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Strong current in Big Rapids with Ferris State

Thursday, 03.01.2012 / 9:00 AM / On Campus

Bob Snow - NHL.com Correspondent

Chad Billins is second behind Jordie Johnston for the team lead in overall scoring with 29 points. (Photo: Ferris State University)
While some hockey fans might not know exactly where Ferris State University is located, they should start to learn.

The school, located in Big Rapids, Mich., saw its hockey team rise to the top spot in the NCAA rankings last week, and currently is third, behind Boston College and Minnesota-Duluth.

Add being a pretty good bet for only its second NCAA Tournament invitation since 2003 -- when the hockey team's most-recognized alum, Chris Kunitz, helped lead the Bulldogs to a second-round exit against Minnesota after taking down North Dakota -- and it all adds up to an exciting month ahead for 20-year coach Bob Daniels and his no-name roster, which features no NHL draftees and a load of players committed to staying all four years.

"I've been checking them up every weekend," Kunitz told NHL.com, "and they've got some great goaltending, good seniors, and things like that."

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UMass-Lowell on a roll as tournament nears

Thursday, 02.23.2012 / 12:31 PM / On Campus

Bob Snow - NHL.com Correspondent

LOWELL, Mass. -- With four regular season games left until the Hockey East playoffs -- and four weeks until the 16-team NCAA tournament is announced -- pencil in Massachusetts-Lowell as one of those 16 for the first time since 1996 when Dwayne Roloson patrolled the River Hawks pipes. 

At 20-9-0 overall, 15-8-0 in league play, and tied for second with Michigan in the decisive Pairwise power rankings behind Boston College, Lowell is also a scant one point behind BC in the Hockey East standings, ahead of Boston University and Maine. 

All good for No. 6 in the nation, the program's highest rank this deep into any season in team history.

The River Hawks were 5-25-4 last season -- the worst showing in program history.

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Terriers continue push for first in Hockey East

Thursday, 02.23.2012 / 12:00 PM / On Campus

Michael Blinn - NHL.com Staff Writer

Boston University (18-11-1) at Vermont (6-23-1)
Friday, 7:00 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network

MODERN HISTORY:

Boston University: Coming down the home stretch in Hockey East, the Terriers are looking to climb atop the league standings. They sit in third, two points out of first place with four games to go -- including two at Vermont. Coming into this weekend, BU has swept the season series with New Hampshire, and has taken wins from Maine, Denver, Northeastern, and Merrimack. While the Terriers won two of three against Boston College in Hockey East play, losing the Beanpot championship game in OT to their rivals has obviously stung, as did a split with upstart Lowell last weekend. This is a team that has thrived in the face of distractions -- see Corey Trivino and Charlie Coyle early in the season -- and they'll have to do so again with Max NiCastro's arrest and subsequent suspension earlier this week.

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North Dakota, Denver look to boost WCHA standing

Thursday, 02.23.2012 / 11:33 AM / On Campus

Michael Blinn - NHL.com Staff Writer

North Dakota (17-11-3) at Denver (15-9-4)
Friday, 10:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network

MODERN HISTORY:

North Dakota: It was an up-and-down first half for North Dakota, as the team followed up a second-place finish at the Ice Breaker tournament with a split against Maine. They suffered weekend sweeps at the hands of Wisconsin and Minnesota, but exacted their own double-victories over Colorado College and Alaska-Anchorage. Splits with St. Cloud State, Bemidji State, Nebraska-Omaha, and a win and tie vs. Harvard finished out the first half of the season. It's well-known that Dave Hakstol's teams tend to run things in the second half of the season, and it's no different this time around. Since the calendar flipped to 2012, North Dakota has gone 7-2-1, splitting with the Gophers, Huskies, and Minnesota-Duluth, while getting a sweep of their own against the Badgers. Last weekend, they took a hard-fought three points from Michigan Tech in a big goalie duel. Should they take all four points from the table against Denver, they'll jump over the Pioneers in the standings, possibly as high as third, and within striking distance of the top two spots in the WCHA.
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College Hockey names Ewell interim exec. director

Tuesday, 02.21.2012 / 5:05 PM / On Campus

NHL.com

The Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) today announced that Nate Ewell has been appointed to the position of interim Executive Director of College Hockey, Inc. (CHI).

"We are extremely pleased to announce Nate's promotion to his new position knowing that he is an experienced professional who is highly regarded at both the pro and collegiate levels of hockey," HCA President Steve Hagwell said. "CHI will be well served by his expertise in the media, communications, marketing and promotional creativity."
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Yale, Dartmouth look to make playoff push

Wednesday, 02.15.2012 / 4:45 PM / On Campus

Michael Blinn - NHL.com Staff Writer

Yale (10-13-1) vs. Dartmouth (9-14-4)
Friday Feb.17, 7 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network

MODERN HISTORY:

Yale: The Bulldogs opened the season strong, taking home the title at the Ivy Shootout to open things up, and an early four-game win streak made it look like business as usual for Yale. However, the ECAC has been unusually strong from top to bottom, and the Bulldogs have had trouble adapting. They've dropped back-to-back games four times this season, including four straight losses in mid-January, and find themselves mired in a tie for eighth place with Dartmouth. With four games remaining -- three against teams they've already beaten, including the Big Green, Princeton, and Quinnipiac -- they can still climb as high as third, but their work is cut out for them. If they can rediscover the form that saw them take down Union and Colgate amidst their early winning ways, the final stretch could set the Bulldogs up for a run.

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NCAA PRO-file with Kevin Bieksa

Wednesday, 02.15.2012 / 3:40 PM / On Campus

Bob Snow - NHL.com Correspondent

Kevin Bieksa of the Vancouver Canucks came within one win last season of extending Bowling Green lore on the NHL stage. (Photo: Bowling Green University)
"No shortage of notable Bowling Green University alums on the NHL sheet.
 
Ken Morrow of the Islanders and 1980 Olympic-gold fame, Brian MacLellan (Calgary), and Greg De Vries and Rob Blake (Colorado) lead the list."

All have their names etched on the Stanley Cup as a player -- Morrow four times in the early 1980s.

Pittsburgh's Dan Bylsma also achieved the distinction -- as a coach. (See sidebar.)

Smooth-skating defenseman Kevin Bieksa of the Vancouver Canucks came within one win last season of extending Bowling Green lore on the NHL stage of entertainment. 
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Arnold's OT goal gives BC third straight Beanpot title

Tuesday, 02.14.2012 / 10:38 AM / On Campus

Mike G. Morreale - NHL.com Staff Writer

Calgary Flames prospect Bill Arnold put the finishing touches on another fantastic finish in the 60th Beanpot final Monday when he scored with 6.4 seconds left in overtime to give Boston College a 3-2 victory against Boston University in front of 17,565 fans at TD Garden in Boston.

The victory gave the Eagles (19-10-1), ranked No. 3 in the NCAA, its third straight Beanpot, matching its run of three consecutive crowns from 1963-65. Second-ranked Boston University (17-10-1), which has won a record 29 Beanpots, last celebrated a tournament victory in 2009.

"This was college hockey at its finest," said Boston College coach Jerry York, who was a sophomore when the Eagles completed their last previous Beanpot three-peat in 1965. "It had all the makings of a classic college hockey game, and it unfolded just like that."

Boston College now has 16 Beanpot titles.

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Humanitarian and Lowe's Awards finalists named

Monday, 02.13.2012 / 11:52 AM / On Campus

Bob Snow - NHL.com Correspondent

The final five for college hockey's 2012 Humanitarian Award and the 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award were recently announced.

From a field of 23 candidates, the 2012 recipient of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award will be introduced at a ceremony on Friday, April 6, before the Hobey Baker Award announcement that goes to college hockey's best player for 2011-2012.

Here's the field of Humanitarian finalists, honored as college hockey's finest citizens on and off the ice:
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Beanpot rivalry has big implications for BC, BU

Sunday, 02.12.2012 / 8:44 PM / On Campus

Michael Blinn - NHL.com Staff Writer

Hockey, rivalry, bragging rights and beans. It doesn’t get much more Boston than that combination.

The Beanpot is one of hockey’s most exclusive tournaments, as its four participants -- Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, and Northeastern -- have been the same for 60 years. While it's a pure Boston spectacle that means a lot within city limits, this year's results can have much further-reaching implications.
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