| No. |
Team |
|
Of
Note |
| 1. |
 Cornell |
– |
Clarkson's
return to Lynah may rekindle bad memories from last year, but
at least the visitors are tired – all three of the Knights'
games vs. Union went to overtime. |
| 22-4-3
(18-2-2 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Clarkson (best
of three). |
| 2. |
 Colorado
College |
– |
Unfortunately
for the Tigers, the WCHA tiebreaker for the top seed doesn't
come down to who skated the MacNaughton Cup first. |
| 26-7-3
(19-7-2 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Denver, 3-0; L at Denver, 5-0.
THIS WEEK: vs. St. Cloud State (best of three). |
| 3. |
 Denver |
– |
So CC beats
DU at home Thursday and enjoys a MacNaughton Cup celebration.
Then the Pioneers win Friday's rematch in Denver and do the
same with said Cup. This wasn't one of those 'Survivor'-type
pre-arranged deals, was it? |
| 24-9-2
(19-7-2 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Colorado College, 3-0; W vs.
Colorado College, 5-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Michigan Tech (best of
three). |
| 4. |
 Boston
College |
– |
"We
have a team expression: 'Jump in the wheelbarrel,' " Jerry
York told the Herald Saturday. We have no idea what
that means, but whatever works, Jerry. |
| 21-6-7
(14-3-7 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Maine, 4-3; T vs. Maine,
2-2 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Massachusetts (best of three). |
| 5. |
 Michigan |
– |
The Wolverines'
team expression? Don't lose...and they haven't since Jan. 28.
The CCHA regular-season champs enter the postseason with a nine-game
(7-0-2) unbeaten streak. |
| 26-7-3
(23-3-2 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Bowling Green, 4-1; W vs. Bowling
Green, 5-4. THIS WEEK: vs. Notre Dame (best of three). |
| 6. |
 Ohio
State |
– |
Nearly
12,000 fans saluted the Buckeyes' three-member senior class
Saturday, the first in OSU history to win 20-plus games in each
of their four seasons in Columbus. |
| 24-8-4
(21-5-2 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Miami, 3-1; T vs. Miami, 2-2
ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Ferris State (best of three). |
| 7. |
 Minnesota |
 2 |
Gone are
the Gophers who relied on their first line early in the season.
Nine players accounted for their nine goals this weekend. |
| 24-12-1
(17-10-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Michigan tech, 4-2; W at Michigan
Tech, 5-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Minnesota State (best of three). |
| 8. |
 New
Hampshire |
 1 |
The Wildcats
couldn't hold their lead in the Hockey East standings because
they couldn't get a lead – their last four opponents have
scored first. |
| 22-9-5
(15-5-4 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: T at Boston University, 4-4
ot; L vs. Boston University, 3-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Northeastern
(best of three). |
| 9. |
 Harvard |
1 |
Harvard
begins its quest to win back-to-back ECACHL tournaments against
St. Lawrence. The last team to do that was the Saints, in 2000-01. |
| 18-8-3
(15-5-2 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. St. Lawrence
(best of three). |
| 10. |
 Wisconsin |
2 |
Bad omen
no. 1 – Wisconsin is 1-5-3 in their last nine games. Bad
omen no. 2 – Alaska Anchorage, last year's Badger-killers,
hopes to repeat the feat at the Dane County Coliseum this weekend. |
| 21-11-4
(16-9-3 WCHA). LAST WEEK: T at Minnesota Duluth, 2-2 ot; L at
Minnesota Duluth, 4-3. THIS WEEK: vs. Alaska Anchorage (best
of three). |
| 11. |
 Boston
University |
– |
BC claimed
the title, but second is a big win for BU – the Terriers
avoid facing Northeastern in the first round in Hockey East. |
| 21-11-4
(15-5-4 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: T vs. New Hampshire, 4-4 ot;
W at New Hampshire, 3-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Providence (best of
three). |
| 12. |
 Maine |
– |
No pressure
here. The winner of this weekend's UML-Maine series solidifies
their NCAA Tournament hopes. The loser? Sayonara. |
| 18-11-7
(13-6-5 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L at Boston College, 4-3; T
at Boston College, 2-2 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. UMass Lowell (best
of three). |
| 13. |
 Colgate |
1 |
Colgate's
first-ever scholarship recipient, freshman Tyler Burton, leads
the team with 30 points. That's why they pay him the big bucks. |
| 22-9-3
(14-5-3 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Brown (best
of three). |
| 14. |
 UMass
Lowell |
1 |
The River
Hawks will relive their trip to Maine from three weeks ago.
You can relive it, too, thanks to ESPN.com's
David Albright. |
| 20-10-4
(11-10-3 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W at Merrimack, 5-1; L vs.
Providence, 3-2 ot. THIS WEEK: at Maine (best of three). |
| 15. |
 Vermont |
1 |
Scott Mifsud
previewed
a possible Dartmouth series in our chat on Friday: "Every
time we play them it's an up-and-down, exciting brand of hockey."
|
| 19-11-4
(13-6-3 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Dartmouth (best
of three). |
| 16. |
 Northern
Michigan |
1 |
A handy
reference guide for the Wildcats: When they score two or more
goals, they're 20-0-4. When they don't, they're 0-9-3. |
| 20-9-7
(17-7-4 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Lake Superior State, 4-2; W
at Lake Superior State, 3-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Western Michigan
(best of three). |
| 17. |
 Dartmouth |
2 |
After firing
64 shots in Saturday's loss, the Big Green made do with only
58 shots on goal Sunday. |
| 19-11-2
(14-8-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Yale, 7-2; L vs. Yale, 5-4
ot; W vs. Yale, 5-1. THIS WEEK: at Vermont (best of three). |
| 18. |
 North
Dakota |
– |
Jordan
rules: Sophomore goaltender Jordan Parise has a 3-0-2 record,
a 1.55 GAA and a .939 save percentage in his last five starts. |
| 18-13-5
(13-12-3 WCHA). LAST WEEK: T at St. Cloud State, 2-2 ot; W at
St. Cloud State, 2-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Minnesota Duluth (best
of three). |
| 19. |
 Quinnipiac |
NR |
Reid Cashman
– a defenseman – has six more points than
any other Atlantic Hockey player. |
| 19-12-3
(16-6-2 Atlantic Hockey). LAST WEEK: W at Connecticut, 4-2;
W vs. American International, 6-1. THIS WEEK: vs. American International
or Army. |
| 20. |
 Bemidji
State |
NR |
The first
NCAA bid will be awarded with Sunday's CHA championship game,
which figures to be a battle between Bemidji and Alabama-Huntsville.
They split their season series, 2-2-0. |
| 21-12-0
(16-4-0 CHA). LAST WEEK: W at Air Force, 4-1; W at Air Force,
4-1. THIS WEEK: vs. lowest remaining seed (CHA semifinals). |
