NCAA Frozen Four Semifinal Preview: St. Cloud State vs. Quinnipiac

Posted by Mike Eidelbes in ECAC Hockey, WCHA April 11, 2013

Thurs., April 11 • 8 p.m. ET • ESPN2

BY THE NUMBERS

	Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral
SCSU	25-15-1	18-9-1 (T-1st)	15-7-0	8-7-1	2-1-0
QU	29-7-5	17-2-3 (1st)	15-4-3	11-1-2	3-2-0

	Goals/Gm.	GA/Gm.	PP Pct.	PK Pct.	PIM/Gm.
SCSU	3.41 (2nd)	2.41 (T-15th)	17.6 (28th)	82.1 (33rd)	8.3 (1st)
QU	3.07 (18th)	1.63 (1st)	14.7 (42nd)	90.6 (1st)	15.9 (56th)

HOW THEY GOT HERE

ST. CLOUD STATE: Midwest Regional fourth seed
St. Cloud State 5, Notre Dame 1
St. Cloud State 4, Miami 1

QUINNIPIAC: East Regional first seed
Quinnipiac 4, Cansius 3
Quinnipiac 5, Union 1

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NCAA Frozen Four Semifinal Preview: Yale vs. UMass Lowell

Thurs., April 11 • 4:30 p.m. ET • ESPN2

BY THE NUMBERS

	Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral
Yale	20-12-3	12-9-1 (3rd)	10-3-0	7-7-1	3-2-1
UML	28-10-2	16-9-2 (1st)	11-5-1	13-5-1	4-0-0

	Goals/Gm.	GA/Gm.	PP Pct.	PK Pct.	PIM/Gm.
Yale	2.86 (26th)	2.69 (27th)	21.1 (T-10th)	83.5 (26th)	13.3 (39th)
UML	3.02 (21st)	2.00 (3rd)	16.6 (32nd)	85.7 (10th)	11.8 (20th)

HOW THEY GOT HERE

YALE: West Regional fourth seed
Yale 3, Minnesota 2 (ot)
Yale 4, North Dakota 1

UMASS LOWELL: Northeast Regional first seed
UMass Lowell 6, Wisconsin 1
UMass Lowell 2, New Hampshire 0

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INCH Podcast: April 1, 2013

Posted by INCH Writers in INCH Podcast April 2, 2013

We got the INCH Podcast group together to review the NCAA Regionals and debate which teams were most impressive in the first round and which teams had the best overall weekends. We talk about attendance issues and regional sites, and wrap things up with conversation about George Gwozdecky and Denver. No deterioration needed, and that is no fooling.

INCH Podcast: April 1, 2013 (.mp3)

From the Crease: Thoughts on the NCAA Tournament, Day 1

Posted by Kevin Zeise in Atlantic Hockey, CCHA, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, WCHA March 30, 2013

Thoughts and observations from a day of watching three of the four games in their entirety on Friday (I unfortunately missed the Niagara/North Dakota matchup) and observing much of the conversation of the day on Twitter.

• While many who follow college hockey might have been shocked at the first result of the day (Yale’s 3-2 overtime victory over Minnesota), it shouldn’t have come as that much of a surprise to listeners of the INCH Podcast. Mike Eidelbes has long mentioned that the Gophers were a supremely talented team, but one that didn’t appear to give the requisite effort needed on every shift, every night. The game-winning goal was a prime illustration of just how out-worked Minnesota was by a Yale team that has enjoyed a fair amount of success at this stage in the recent past under Keith Allain. That game served as an immediate wake-up call of just how wide-open this year’s tournament is. Continue reading →

NCAA Midwest Regional Preview

Posted by INCH Writers in CCHA, WCHA March 29, 2013

TOLEDO, OHIO | HUNTINGTON CENTER
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 30-31

Saturday: Notre Dame vs. St. Cloud State, 1:30 p.m. ET (TV: FSN North, ESPN3)
Saturday: Miami vs. Minnesota State, 5 p.m. ET (TV: FSN North, ESPN3)
Sunday: Regional Final, 4 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)

NO. 1 SEED NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH
Location: Notre Dame, Ind.
Record: 25-12-3 overall (17-8-3 CCHA, second)
Qualified: CCHA tournament champions
NCAA Championships: None
NCAA Appearance: Sixth (most recent, 2011)
Head Coach: Jeff Jackson
Key Players: Anders Lee, F, Jr. (40 GP, 20-18—38); Bryan Rust, Jr., F (40 GP, 15-18—33); Robbie Russo, D, So. (40 GP, 5-18—23); Steven Summerhays, G, Jr. (21-11-2, 1.94 GAA, .922 save pct.)
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NCAA East Regional Preview

Posted by Mike Eidelbes in Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, Uncategorized March 28, 2013

PROVIDENCE, R.I. | DUNKIN’ DONUTS CENTER
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 30-31

Saturday: Quinnipiac vs. Canisius, 5:30 p.m. ET (TV: NESN, ESPN3)
Saturday: Boston College vs. Union, 9 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)
Sunday: Regional Final, 6:30 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)

NO. 1 SEED QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS
Location: Hamden, Conn.
Record: 27-7-5 overall (17-2-3 ECAC Hockey, first)
Qualified: At-large bid
NCAA Championships: None
NCAA Appearance: Second (most recent, 2002)
Head Coach: Rand Pecknold
Key Players: Jeremy Langlois, F, Sr. (38 GP, 12-18—30); Jordan Samuels-Thomas, F, Sr. (39 GP, 14-11—25); Loren Barron, D, Sr. (39 GP, 3-13—16); Eric Hartzell, G, Sr. (27-6-5, 1.52 GAA, .934 save pct.)
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NCAA West Regional Preview

Posted by Mike Eidelbes in Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, Uncategorized, WCHA March 27, 2013

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. | VAN ANDEL ARENA
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 29-30

Friday: Minnesota vs. Yale, 2 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)
Friday: North Dakota vs. Niagara, 5:30 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)
Saturday: Regional Final, 4 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)

NO. 1 SEED MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Record: 26-8-5 overall (16-7-5 WCHA, tied for first)
Qualified: At-large bid
NCAA Championships: Five (1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003)
NCAA Appearance: 34th (most recent, 2012)
Head Coach: Don Lucia
Key Players: Erik Haula, F, Jr. (36 GP, 16-33—49); Kyle Rau, F, So. (39 GP, 15-24—39); Nate Schmidt, D, Jr. (39 GP, 8-23—31); Adam Wilcox, G, Fr. (25-7-5, 1.85 GAA, .922 save pct.)

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NCAA Northeast Regional Preview

Posted by Mike Eidelbes in Hockey East, Uncategorized, WCHA March 26, 2013

MANCHESTER, N.H. | VERIZON WIRELESS CENTER
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 29-30

Friday: UMass Lowell vs. Wisconsin, 4:30 p.m. ET (TV: NESN, ESPN3)
Friday: New Hampshire vs. Denver, 8 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)
Saturday: Regional Final, 6:30 p.m. ET (TV: ESPNU)

NO. 1 SEED UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS
Location: Lowell, Mass.
Record: 26-10-2 overall (16-9-2 Hockey East, first)
Qualified: Hockey East tournament champions
NCAA Championships: None
NCAA Appearance: Fifth (most recent, 2012)
Head Coach: Norm Bazin
Key Players: Joe Pendenza, F, Jr. (38 GP, 13-23—36); Scott Wilson, F, So. (38 GP, 15-19—34); Chad Ruhwedel, D, Jr. (38 GP, 7-15—22); Connor Hellebuyck, G, Fr. (18-2-0, 1.39 GAA, .949 save pct.)
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INCH Podcast: March 24, 2013

Posted by Joe Gladziszewski in INCH Podcast March 25, 2013

An Inside College Hockey tradition returns. It is the annual Selection Sunday edition of our INCH Podcast where Joe Gladziszewski, Mike Eidelbes, Kevin Zeise and Jess Myers discuss the bracket, the Hobey Baker finalists, conference tournaments and memories of the CCHA.

INCH Podcast – March 24, 2013 (.mp3)

INCH Podcast: March 19, 2013

Posted by Joe Gladziszewski in INCH Podcast March 19, 2013

Back by popular demand, the INCH Podcast is here to help you kill some time prior to this weekend’s conference tournaments. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so we dive right in and take a look around leagues with an eye on the upcoming NCAA Tournament. With the announcement of the Hobey Baker Award top 10 looming, we discuss potential candidates for that honor. And we’ll give you our early Frozen Four picks as well.

INCH Podcast: March 19, 2013