The Mike Richter Award 2014

The inaugural Mike Richter Award for best college goaltender was handed out yesterday in Philadelphia at the Frozen Four.  The winner was Connor Hellebuyck from UMass-Lowell University.

Hellebuyck led the nation in Goals Against Average (1.79) and Save Percentage (.941)

his overall record for 2013-14 was 18-9-2 and 2nd in the nation with 6 shutouts

2013 NCAA Frozen Four

This year's NCAA Men's College Hockey Frozen Four is at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh PA.  Home to the NHL's  Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Frozen Four semi final games are on Thursday April 11th.

Game One

#1 Quinnipiac Bobcats

vs

St. Cloud State Huskies

Game Two

#3 U Mass.- Lowell RiverHawks

vs

Yale Bulldogs

There will be a first time winner this year.  Only one team has been to the Frozen Four before, Yale, which was in the Frozen Four in 1952 (4th place).

The 2014 Frozen Four will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

NCAA Men's Division One College Hockey Poll

Here are the Top 20 Teams on the USCHO.com Men's NCAA Division 1 Hockey Poll for the week ending Feb 27th 2012


2 teams drop out of the Top 20 this week (Ohio State #17 last week and Colgate #20)

20 - Air Force  (17-9-7)
19 - Colorado College  (16-14-2)
18 - Notre Dame  (17-16-3)
17 - Northern Michigan  (16-12-6)
16 - Western Michigan  (17-13-6)
15 - Michigan State  (19-13-4)
14 - North Dakota  (18-12-3)
13 - Cornell  (15-7-7)
12 - Merrimack  (16-9-7)
11 - Miami (Ohio) (21-13-2)
10 - Maine  (19-11-3)
9  -  Denver (19-11-4)
8  -  Massachusetts-Lowell  (20-10-1)
7  -  Union  (20-7-7)
6  -  Michigan  (21-11-4)
5  -  Minnesota  (23-11-1)
4  -  Boston University  (20-11-1)
3  -  Ferris State  (22-9-5)
2  -  Minnesota-Duluth  (22-7-5)
1  -  Boston College  (23-10-1)
(last week #2)

In Case You Missed (College Hockey Edition)

In a joint statement released yesterday several top college hockey programs announced they will leave their current conference to form a new conference for the 2012-2013 season.

The teams included are Denver, Colorado College, North Dakota, Omaha-Nebraska and reigning NCAA champions Minnesota-Duluth.  No word on the name of the conference or how it will affect the other conferences.  

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

2011 Hobey Baker Award Winner

Just announced, the 2011 Hobey Baker Award winner is Andy Miele of Miami University