(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
In case you missed this last week, the International Ice Hockey Federation ordered USA goalie Ryan Miller to remove “Miller Time” and “Matt Man” from his helmet for violation of IOC rule No. 51 that bars advertising, demonstrations and propaganda. Fellow USA goalie, Jonathan Quick’s helmet had “Support Our Troops” painted on his mask and was also ordered to remove his. Continue reading »
The Minutemen of UMass dropped their fifth consecutive game Saturday night at home against Merrimack, losing the season series in the process. UMass came into the Mullins Center after getting beat 4-1 at Merrimack the night before and came out flying. The dominated the first period, out shooting their opponents 13-5 in the first frame, but despite controlling the play, they headed into the first intermission at a scoreless tie. Continue reading »
The MIAA announced the Super 8 seeding today and Catholic Memorial earns the #1 seed. Ten teams were listed for the eight spots in next weeks High School playoffs which means that four teams are still skating on thin ice. The following Teams are in the Super 8: Continue reading »
photo courtesy of Don Treeger
The highly anticipated battle for second place in Hockey East between the UMass Minutemen and the Boston College Eagles was anything but a battle. The Minutemen played poorly and the Eagles took advantage taking a 7-1 win and demoralizing the sold out crown at the Mullins Center Friday night. Continue reading »
Since the Olympics are right around the corner, we figured it would be a good time to get a hockey preview happening. As always, the Canadians are the favored team, but not as much as one would think. The Russians behind superstar players such as Alexander Ovechkin appear to be up to the task of defeating the Canadians. Then there are the Americans, and to be honest it looks like we will need another miracle on ice for us to grab gold. Here are the reports on all of the teams.
Table of Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| USA | Czech Republic | Finland |
| Canada | Russia | Sweden |
| Switzerland | Slovakia | Belarus |
| Norway | Latvia | Germany |
One month ago, the world junior hockey tournament started in Canada and like most, it had some very exiting moments. Canada came in as tournament favorites, having one five gold’s in a row, and 11 straight medals. The squad featured top draft prospect Taylor Hall along with a whole host of top prospects for their respective NHL teams. Then only criticism of the Canadian team could be that they had a host of eligible players that could not make the tournament due to their commitment to their NHL teams. This group included the past two number one overall picks Steven Stamkos and John Tavares, as well as Matt Duchene of the Avalanche, and five others. No other team faced this problem heading in. Sweden came in looking as the top threat to the Canadian squad, and the American team was also highly praised after they decided to have a camp and cuts instead of just choosing a team for the first time in their history, and in the end it paid off. Continue reading »
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