Showing posts with label USCHO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USCHO. Show all posts

Monday, December 01, 2014

UND Number One in USCHO Poll


December 01, 2014

Team
(First Place Votes)
Record
Points
Last Poll
1
North Dakota
(29)
10- 3-2
957
2
2
Minnesota State
( 5)
11- 3-0
830
7
3
Boston University
( 4)
9- 3-1
826
1
4
Miami
10- 4-0
789
5
5
Michigan Tech
12- 2-0
781
6
6
Minnesota
( 2)
8- 4-0
758
3
7
Massachusetts-Lowell
( 1)
8- 3-3
667
4
8
Minnesota-Duluth
( 3)
9- 5-0
652
8
9
Harvard
( 6)
7- 1-2
587
18
10
Denver
8- 3-0
564
10
11
Vermont
11- 3-1
562
13
12
Nebraska-Omaha
7- 3-2
456
11
13
Colgate
9- 5-1
397
9
14
Bowling Green
10- 3-1
366
15
15
Quinnipiac
9- 4-1
286
14
16
Providence
7- 5-1
221
20
17
Boston College
7- 7-0
159
12
18
Merrimack
10- 4-1
128
NR
19
Northern Michigan
8- 3-1
109
19
20
Robert Morris
8- 1-3
107
NR
Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State 104, Union 67, Yale 61, St. Lawrence 39, Michigan 9, Ferris State 7, Dartmouth 5, Penn State 4, Alaska 2.

 

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

USCHO:Keaton Thompson Picked as one of 10 Impact Defensemen for 2014-15

Check it out.
Keaton Thompson, North Dakota sophomore

Thompson got off to a slow start as a freshman, sitting out as a healthy scratch for all but one of North Dakota’s first 10 tilts. Once he got his chance, however, he made the most of it, racking up an impressive plus-14 rating and showing signs of developing into the shutdown defenseman that prompted Anaheim to make him a third-round pick in 2013.

His offensive production was modest (3-8–11) but respectable considering that he didn’t really see the ice until after Christmas.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Tweaking the Pairwise and other NCAA Hockey issues

Todd Milewski Executive Editor of USCHO has a couple of interesting blog posts that are posted up on USCHO and think there are a couple of points that are worth addressing… They are as follows.
Minor discussions on rules

The rules committee is in the middle of a two-year rule book cycle, so no changes can be made this offseason. There were some small discussions, however, on giving on-ice officials the ability to use video to review major penalties and ways to increase offense.

Anastos, the rules committee chair, said the most prominent idea presented to increase scoring opportunities was to not allow players to intentionally leave a skating position (i.e., kneel or lay down) to block shots.
First off, shot blocking is part of the game of hockey and any talk of taking shot blocking out of hockey should immediately be dismissed and discredited. I can't see that going anywhere and any talk of this needs to stop. This would be a good way for college hockey to lose the top blue chip recruits to the CHL immediately.

To quote BSU head coach Tom Serratore, shot blocking is part of the game of hockey. “You got to block shots,” Serratore said. “That’s hockey; that’s not a key, that’s automatic, that’s non-negotiable, that’s part of being a hockey player, that’s sacrifice.

As far as tweaking the criteria for the Pairwise Ranking for road wins. I am all for it. Bravo! Let’s do it. There are teams that for whatever reason, that refuse to travel, that’s a fact. The teams that travel for nonconference games should be rewarded for their travel; it’s harder to play in another team’s rink. That team should get a bump in the pairwise, especially when they get a quality win against a top-ten opponent.

I still think that there is going to be a movement by some to get the NCAA regionals back to campus. Starting in September 2013, UND Athletic Director Brian Faison is going to be part of the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules committee, so there will be an advocate of moving the NCAA Division I Hockey regionals back to campus.
Earlier this month, the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee heard ideas from coaches on changes to improve the regional atmosphere, but there was no consensus. The movement to return NCAA games to campus sites has its supporters but there also has been a good amount of pushback. [USCHO]
I am interested in seeing what others think about some of these issues. I would love to see what schools actually pushed back against bringing the NCAA regionals back on campus. I have not heard yet, but I have my suspicions.

Monday, April 29, 2013

UND Hockey: Three Recruits in Central Scouting Final Rankings

The Central Scouting Final Fankings are out, UND has three incoming recruits in the top 100 of for North American Skaters, for this year’s 2013 NHL Draft. Here is the list of College Hockey player’s s/t to USCHO.

Rank Player's Name Position 2012-13 Team NCAA Commitment
24 Ian McCoshen, D Waterloo (USHL), Boston College
29 John Hayden, F U.S. NTDP, Yale
34 J.T. Compher, F U.S. NTDP, Michigan
35 Michael McCarron, F U.S. NTDP, Western Michigan
40 Brett Pesce, D, New Hampshire
42 Adam Tambellini, F Surrey (BCHL), North Dakota
44 Tommy Vannelli, D U.S. NTDP, Minnesota
45 Connor Hurley, F Muskegon (USHL), Notre Dame
47 Steven Santini, D U.S. NTDP, Boston College
49 Michael Downing, D Dubuque (USHL), Michigan
51 Gustav Olofsson, D Green Bay (USHL), Colorado College
53 Keaton Thompson, D U.S. NTDP North Dakota
56 Ryan Fitzgerald, F Valley (EJHL), Boston College
60 Zach Sanford, F Middlesex (EJHL), Boston College
62 Sean Malone, F U.S. NTDP, Harvard
64 Teemu Kivihalme, D Fargo (USHL), Colorado College
67 David Pope, F West Kelowna (BCHL), Nebraska-Omaha
68 Alex Coulombe, D Stanstead College (Quebec), Vermont
70 Hudson Fasching, F U.S. NTDP, Minnesota
75 Anthony Florentino, D South Kent School, Providence
80 Jake Guentzel, F Sioux City (USHL), Nebraska-Omaha
81 Blake Heinrich, D Sioux City (USHL), Minnesota-Duluth
84 Tyler Motte, F U.S. NTDP, Michigan
86 Luke Ripley, D Powell River (BCHL), Notre Dame
87 Will Butcher, D U.S. NTDP, Denver
88 Connor Clifton, D U.S. NTDP, Quinnipiac
93 Brendan Harms, F Fargo (USHL), Bemidji State
96 Luke Johnson, F Lincoln (USHL), North Dakota
97 Jason Salvaggio, F Indiana (USHL), Connecticut
104 Wiley Sherman, D Hotchkiss School, Harvard
106 Grant Besse, F Omaha (USHL), Wisconsin
108 Aidan Muir, F Victory Honda 18U, Western Michigan
109 Brian Pinho, F St. John's Prep, Providence
111 Nolan DeJong, D Victoria (BCHL), Michigan
119 Troy Josephs F St. Michael's (OJHL) Clarkson
121 Dane Birks, D Merritt (BCHL), Michigan Tech
122 Blaine Byron, F Smiths Falls (CCHL), Maine
129 Carson Soucy, D Spruce Grove (AJHL), Minnesota-Duluth
130 Peter Quenneville, F Dubuque (USHL), Quinnipiac
132 Jonny Brodzinski, F St., Cloud State
136 Alex Kile F Green Bay (USHL) Michigan
138 Miles Wood, F Nobles & Greenough, Brown
140 Parker Reno, D Lincoln (USHL), Rensselaer
141 Neal Pionk, D Sioux City (USHL), Minnesota-Duluth
142 Andrew Copp, F, Michigan
143 Alex Iafallo F Fargo (USHL) Minnesota-Duluth
157 Evan Allen F U.S. NTDP Michigan
160 Zach Glienke F Eagan High School Maine
162 Kevin Guiltinan D Prince George (BCHL) Harvard
169 Ryan Segalla D Salisbury Prep Connecticut
170 Jake Jackson F Waterloo (USHL) Michigan Tech
176 Adam Johnson F Indiana (USHL) Minnesota-Duluth
177 Ryan Lomberg F Maine
178 Willie Raskob D Shattuck-St. Mary's Minnesota-Duluth
181 Clint Lewis D U.S. NTDP Cornell
182 John Stevens F Dubuque (USHL) Northeastern
183 Mike Williamson D Spruce Grove (AJHL) Penn State
184 Josh Healey D Sherwood Park (AJHL) Ohio State
186 Ross Olsson F Cedar Rapids (USHL) Northeastern
191 Anthony Louis F U.S. NTDP Miami
192 Trevor Moore F Tri-City (USHL) Denver
193 Taylor Cammarata F Waterloo (USHL) Minnesota
198 Quin Pompi D Berkshire Prep Princeton
201 Thomas Aldworth F Tri-City (USHL) Providence
202 Keifer Sherwood F Youngstown (USHL) Miami
203 Justin Kloos F Waterloo (USHL) Minnesota
204 Paul Stoykewych D Winnipeg (MJHL) Western Michigan
208 Gabe Guertler F Fargo (USHL) Minnesota
209 Vinni Lettieri F Lincoln (USHL) Minnesota
210 Frank DiChiara F Dubuque (USHL) Yale