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Here are a few stories on line that might be of interest.

Balanced Boston College Team Ready for NCAA Opener Against Alaska-Fairbanks [NESN]

New Hampshire Ready to Start 'New Season' When it Faces Off Against Cornell [NESN]

Catamounts Seek Return Appearance in Frozen Four, Face Wisconsin in NCAA West Regional [NESN]

2010 Men's Ice Hockey Frozen Four Bracket: Four New England Schools Ready to Hit the Ice [NESN]

NCAA Northeast Regional Preview [College Hockey News]

UND coach Dave Hakstol's features talented scorers, but the latest edition of the Sioux demonstrate a depth that makes them an especially strong contender for a trip to Detroit two weeks from now. In their remarkable run trough the WCHA Tournament, several different players score timely goals for the Sioux, meanwhile junior Evan Trupp scored three goals and assisted on three others in their three wins in the Final Five.

"On any given night it's going to be a different player that steps forward and makes a great play to help us win," UND coach Dave Hakstol said. "That's the kind of team we have, and it hasn't just been that way over the last few weeks - that's the way it's been all year. Any time we've had a chance to win, it's been with everybody playing well."

Scouting the New Hampshire men's hockey team [the Ithaca journal]

The other side of the East Regional hockey bracket [the Ithaca journal]

RIT turns to Tyler Mazzei for answers to Denver goalie [Democrat and Chronicle]

Ringwald's decision to stay at RIT paying off [Democrat and Chronicle]

DU and East Regional notes [Denver Post Hockey blog]

Title central. With a combined five conference championships, the East Regional is the beast of the NCAA Tournament.

DU is the Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season champion. Second-seeded Cornell is the Eastern College Athletic Conference playoff champion. Third-seeded New Hampshire is Hockey East’s regular-season champion, and fourth-seeded RIT won the Atlantic Hockey Association regular-season and playoff titles.

No teams from other regionals combined to win as many conference championships

Sioux fan tournament prediction bias [Sioux Sports]

Bracket Break Down: North East regional [the college hockey blog]

Yale has rotated goaltenders for much of the season, with 4 different netminders getting time in net. Senior Billy Blase (10 gp, 2.37, .901) will likely get the start against North Dakota, but don’t be surprised to see Freshman Nick Maricic (14 gp, 2.95, .888) as well.

M. HOCKEY: David vs. Goliath [Yale Daily News]

Second-seeded North Dakota is bigger: Its top three goal scorers are 6 foot 2, 5 foot 11 and 5 foot 11. The Bulldogs are 5 foot 9, 5 foot 9 and 5 foot 8.

North Dakota is more experienced: It has been to the NCAA Tournament for eight consecutive years. The Elis are making their fourth trip in their program’s history.

And, of course, North Dakota is the favorite: The Las Vegas Hilton gives the Fighting Sioux 8-1 odds to win the entire NCAA Tournament. Yale? A distant 40-1.

The Bulldogs know all this, and they’re fine with it.

“They’re obviously the favorites,” left winger Denny Kearney ’11 said. “But we’re embracing the underdog title.”

Traditional Powers Headline NCAA Northeast Regional [Fan House]

Yale’s Allain seeks to lead his Bulldogs to NCAA win in hometown [Telegram]