by Chris Lynch | Apr 12, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA, NCHC
Buffalo, NY — Minnesota-Duluth is the best collegiate hockey program over the last half-decade. They’ve been in the NCAA Tournament every year since 2015, claimed two Tournament Titles in the NCHC, and reached three consecutive Frozen Fours. On Thursday...
by George Grimm | Apr 11, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
I’ll get right to the point, Emile “The Cat” Francis deserves a banner with his name on it up in the rafters at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers have already retired the numbers of five of his former players so why not honor the man who put those teams together, and...
by Chris Lynch | Apr 11, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA, NCHC
The Frozen Four is back in Buffalo for the first time since 2003. Four teams bring a wide array of stories, talents, and experiences to the City of Good Neighbors. Two conferences (Hockey East and the NCHC) produce this year’s participants. All four will compete...
by Chris Lynch | Apr 11, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA, NCHC
On Wednesday, April 10th, the Providence College Friars, Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, Massachusetts Minutemen, and Denver Pioneers practiced and warmed up on the ice at the KeyBank Center ahead of their Frozen Four games on Thursday. PC and UMD face off at 5:00 pm on...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 11, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
On paper, the challenge for the Penguins seemed clear as they entered their first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders. How would the NHL’s sixth highest-scoring team crack a system that, under first-year head coach Barry Trotz, allowed the fewest goals...
by Neal McHale | Apr 9, 2019 | Homepage, NHL
The most exciting hockey playoff preview show you can imagine. That was the scene on Tuesday night as the NHL’s draft lottery concluded in dramatic fashion–two of the top-three teams knocked out, while the Blackhawks and Rangers leaped into lottery spots....
