North Dakota 5, Minnesota-Duluth 2: Brett Hextall had 2 goals, and Brad Eidsness made 31 saves in perhaps his best effort of the season.
Minnesota 3, Colorado College 0: Alex Kangas had his first shutout of the year with 26 saves. Patrick White, Jordan Schroeder and Josh Birkholz had the Minnesota goals.
Cornell 3, Harvard 0: Cornell [...]

1. Denver (20-6-4) (14-4-4) No Change
2. Miami (22-4-6) (19-1-4) No Change
3. Wisconsin (18-7-4) (13-6-3) No Change
4. Yale (16-6-3) (12-4-2) No Change
5. St. Cloud State (19-9-4) (14-7-3) No Change
6. Colorado College (17-10-3) (11-8-3) Up 1
7. Cornell (14-7-3) (11-4-2) Down 1
8. Michigan State (17-10-5) (12-7-5) No Change
9. Boston College (17-9-2) (12-7-2) Up 1
10. Minnesota-Duluth (18-11-1) (14-7-1) Up [...]

North Dakota 8, St. Cloud State 1: Mike Lee got yanked after giving up 6 goals in 2 periods, and Dan Dunn gave 2 more up in the third. The Sioux got two goals from Matt Frattin and a goal and two assists from Chris VandeVelde. The Sioux are 4 points off the final home [...]

I hope everyone out there watched the Opening Ceremonies for the Vancouver olympics last night. If you would like a semi-recap you can click here
Miami 3, Bowling Green 2: Jarod Palmer had 2 goals to give him 13 on the year, just one back of the team lead, and Cody Reichard stopped 24 shots to [...]

This week I was lucky enough to get interviewed by Ryan Lambert, who runs the Two Line Pass Blog and writes the Hockey 101 series for Puck Daddy.
You can read the interview here. Keep in mind that half of my answer about the NCAA Tournament sleeper got cut off, and that I absolutely did not [...]

Before we jump in this week, a reminder of how I do things:
1. The bracket is made based on how I think the field will shake out when it is announced, not how it would look if the tournament started today.
2. Regional hosts have to play in the regional they are hosting.
3. Efforts are made [...]

Been awhile since I’ve done a links post…
A look at the Stars goalie situation (Blackout Dallas)
A look at Nazem Kadri’s Leafs debut, and a game recap (Editor in Leaf)
Some Avalanche trade possibilities (Jibblescribbits)
Olympic Rinkotology (Pensblog)
A preview of Germany’s Olympic Team (Olympic Hockey Blog)
A look at Canada’s curling – yes curling – team (Olympic Sports Blog)

One final Beanpot note: Head to BC Interruption for a recap of the Beanpot final.
And check out Chris Kreider’s sicktastic goal

BC led 4-1, but had to hold off a late charge from BU to claim the 59th Beanpot title. The Terriers actually scored the first goal, via captain Kevin Shattenkirk, but Steven Whitney, Carl Sneep, Chris Kreider and Barry Almeida made it 4-1 Eagles just 4:22 into the 3rd, and the game looked to be [...]

1. Denver (18-6-4) (12-4-4) No Change
2. Miami (20-4-6) (17-1-4) No Change
3. Wisconsin (16-7-4) (11-6-3) No Change
4. Yale (14-6-3) (10-4-2) Up 2
5. St. Cloud State (18-8-4) (13-6-3) No Change
6. Cornell (13-6-3) (10-3-2) Down 2
7. Colorado College (17-10-3) (11-8-3) Up 2
8. Michigan State (17-10-5) (12-7-5) No Change
9. Bemidji State (18-6-2) (10-2-0) Up 1
10. Boston College (15-8-2) (11-6-2) [...]