Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City will be the new home of the ECAC Hockey Tournament starting in 2010. While fans of the central New York teams such as Union and Cornell will no doubt be unhappy with the longer travel, the truth is not a ton of those people were coming out to the tournament [...]

The USA Today Preseason Poll is out, and it looks pretty interesting. Miami is in first place, even though they received only 4 first place votes. Denver has 13, and BU has 12. 5th ranked Notre Dame also has 5. Evidently people had DU and BU ranked extremely low. BU I can understand, as the [...]

The CCHA has announced that they will award three points per regulation or overtime win this season. A shootout win will be worth two points, while a shootout loss will be worth one point. The CCHA is the only league to have a shootout.
“We also feel this will give teams an added incentive to win [...]

Former Vermont star Viktor Stalberg has made the Toronto Maple Leafs roster, according to David Shoalts at The Globe and Mail. Tyler Bozak and Christian Hanson will both be with the Toronto Marlies. I think both Bozak and Hanson are good enough to make the Leafs, and will be up soon.
Elsewhere, former North Dakota player [...]

First, as I did over on Twinkie Talk, apologies for the sporadic posting. School has been ridonkulous the past week or two, but I’ll soon be back to normal. And hey, soon there will be actual hockey to write about so that’s nice. LINKS!
Why the Sharks shouldn’t be happy about getting former Badger Dany Heatley. [...]

Last night some former collegians got a lot of ice time as the Pittsburgh Penguins played the Toronto Maple Leafs in a preseason contest. For the Pens, John Curry played the 3rd period, OT and the shootout in net, and Alex Goligoski had a great game on defense.
The Leafs featured former Dartmouth star Lee Stempniak, [...]

Unlike last season, there are a ton of teams that could have made the preseason rankings this year. So, to appease everyone, let’s highlight four teams that are knocking on the door of the rankings (two today, two tomorrow). And again, you really could rank any of these teams as high as 12 and wouldn’t [...]

According to a variety of sources the Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired former Minnesota Golden Gopher Phil Kessel for for their 2010 and 2011 first round picks as well as their 2010 2nd rounder. Kessel then was inked to a 5 year, $27 million deal.
The Bruins were originally going to ship Kessel to Toronto on [...]

A preview of North Dakota by a Wisconsin blog. (60 mins. No Alibis. No Regrets)
What is the best lacrosse town in the United States? The answer may surprise you. (Let’s Go DU)
An interview with Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley.  (RMU Centre Ice)
Former Gopher Alex Goligoski had a hat-trick in the Pens Black v. Gold [...]

Souvenir City is previewing the NHL season, and I offered up my take on the Boston Bruins. Check it out.