Category: Adam Wodon
Between the Lines: In Times of Trouble
NCAASo since we're in awards season, and I have some role in it, I was sitting here the other day wondering what I'd do about picking a Coach of the Year...
Read moreNCAA Tournament Picture: Where We Stand Saturday Morning
NCHCThe panic over what would happen if NCHC teams filled up two 1 seeds and two 4 seeds, turned into much ado about nothing thanks to St. Lawrence's win over Quinnipiac in the ECAC semifinals...
Read moreNCAA Tournament: Where Things Stand After Playoff Weekend
Adam WodonA lot is fairly clear cut right now when it comes to where teams stand for making the NCAA Tournament. But in some cases, it's not absolute, and for others, it's downright dicey...
Read moreBetween the Lines: How to Fix the Regionals
Adam WodonCollege hockey is currently having a discussion on what the best format is for NCAA Tournament Regionals...
Read moreTeam of the Week: Bemidji State
St. ThomasThree weeks ago, the eyes of the college hockey world — at least those outside of Bemidji, Minn. — were focused on St. Thomas and Minnesota State as it battled for first place in the CCHA...
Read moreTeam of the Week: New Hampshire
UNHNew Hampshire's season of rejuvenation was in danger of sliding away as it headed into the massive weekend against archrival Maine at the Whittemore Center...
Read moreThis Week in College Hockey: Jan. 25, 2024
Mike McMahonA lot has been made about NCAA Regionals in the last week. Brad Schlossman wrote a column advocating for a move to on-campus regionals, and CHN editor Adam Wodon wrote the counterpoint last Sunday...
Read moreCommentary: Keep Neutral Site Regionals
NCHCWhen the NCHC decided to move to a fully on-campus postseason tournament, among the reasons cited was a show of support for moving NCAA Regionals back to campus sites — put their money where their mouth is, so to speak...
Read moreTeam of the Week: Alaska
AlaskaLast season, Alaska missed making the NCAA Tournament, as an at-large independent, by a whisker. Though it didn't make it, it made Alaska a national darling among college hockey fans, who generally love underdogs...
Read moreTeam of the Week: Boston College
Boston CollegeBoston College has missed five of the last seven NCAA Tournaments. For a program that made 12 Frozen Fours and won four national championships in the preceding 19 years, this is tough stuff...
Read moreTime to Mandate Neck Protection?
Adam WodonTwo current college head coaches had memories of gruesome on-ice events re-realized by last weekend's news of Adam Johnson's injury and tragic death from a skate blade cut during a game...
Read moreTeam of the Week: Wisconsin
Adam WodonWhen Wisconsin brought in Mike Hastings as its new head coach, there was a lot of optimism. They backed up the truck to get him, and rightfully so, getting someone who brought Minnesota State to a couple Frozen Fours and within half a period of a national championship. The expectation was that Wisco...
Read moreTeam of the Week: Massachusetts
UMassA year ago at this time, Massachusetts also won CHN's Team of the Week award. It did so after sweeping Denver at home, the reigning national champions. It seemed like the Minutemen had just reloaded and would be on their way back to the NCAAs again...
Read moreQ&A With ... Stonehill Coach David Borges
Adam WodonStonehill's hockey programs were thrust into Division I last year, mainly driven by the school's overall desire to jump into that mix. But given the timing, it was difficult for Stonehill to make much out of last season, and was only able to schedule five Division I games...
Read moreQ&A With ... Colgate Coach Mike Harder
Adam WodonDon Vaughan stepped down as Colgate's head coach after 30 years, right after the conclusion of a season that saw him win his first ECAC Tournament championship, finally, after many close calls...
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