| No. |
Team |
|
Of
Note |
| 1. |
 North
Dakota |
– |
It's almost
January and the Sioux are undefeated on the road. Of course,
they've played just two games away from home thus far. |
| 13-2-0
(7-1-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Findlay, 3-1; W vs. Wayne State
8-2. THIS WEEK: at St. Cloud State, at St. Cloud State. |
| 2. |
 Boston
College |
– |
G Joe Pearce,
subbing for suspended Matti Kaltiainen, extends Eagles' unbeaten
streak to 12 as BC wins GLI. |
| 13-2-3
(6-0-2 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Michigan, 4-1; W vs. Michigan
State, 4-3. THIS WEEK: at Northeastern. |
| 3. |
 Wisconsin |
 1 |
Speaking
of suspended goalies, Brian Elliot played well in place of Bernd
Bruckler, but the Badgers ran into red-hot Mike Brown and Ferris
State Sunday. |
| 12-4-4
(6-2-4 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Union, 8-1; L vs. Ferris State,
3-1. THIS WEEK: at Minnesota State, at Minnesota State. |
| 4. |
 Colorado
College |
1 |
Tigers
are back in action this week, but the real matchup of interest
for CC, RPI, SLU and Clarkson looms Jan. 12 at the NCAA Convention. |
| 9-4-3
(4-4-2 WCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Wayne State, vs.
St. Lawrence. |
| 5. |
 Maine |
 2 |
If it's
truly a down year in the CCHA, that's news to the Black Bears. |
| 12-4-1
(6-2-1 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L vs. Ohio State, 4-2; L vs.
Notre Dame, 1-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Vermont. |
| 6. |
 Denver |
– |
Pioneers
are 8-0-0 outside the WCHA, with two more non-conference visitors
this weekend. |
| 13-6-3
(5-6-3 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Niagara, 3-2; W vs. Nebraska-Omaha,
6-3. THIS WEEK: vs. St. Lawrence, vs. Wayne State. |
| 7. |
 St.
Cloud State |
3 |
Dunk this:
Huskies take Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Pot title by scoring a dozen
goals in two games. |
| 12-6-2
(8-4-2 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Harvard, 6-4; W vs. Providence,
6-1. THIS WEEK: vs. North Dakota, vs. North Dakota. |
| 8. |
 Cornell |
4 |
A gulden
effort: First two goals of the year land Mike Iggulden Everblades
MVP honors. |
| 6-2-5
(4-0-2 ECAC). LAST WEEK: W vs. Notre Dame, 4-0; W vs. Ohio State,
4-3 ot. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 9. |
 New
Hampshire |
– |
Eddie Caron
faces his former teammates – practice teammates, at least
– when Yale visits this weekend. |
| 11-6-2
(5-3-2 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Yale. |
| 10. |
 Michigan |
2 |
Hard to
believe Wolverines, who won nine straight GLI titles not long
ago, haven't taken the tourney's top honors since 1996. |
| 12-7-1
(7-4-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. Boston College, 4-1; W vs. Michigan
Tech, 6-2. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 11. |
 Ohio
State |
– |
Buckeyes,
in their fourth appearance in the tourney, made their first
Everblades final and were one goal away from taking the title. |
| 12-8-0
(8-5-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Maine, 4-2; L vs. Cornell, 4-3
ot. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 12. |
 Miami |
2 |
Two RedHawks
– seniors Derek Edwardson and Greg Hogeboom – scored
their 100th career points in Dec. 21 win vs. Princeton. |
| 11-7-2
(8-3-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 13. |
 Minnesota |
2 |
For some
reason, we're hearing a lot more from Gopher fans the past few
weeks than we did in October and November. |
| 9-8-1
(4-7-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Boston University,
vs. Boston University. |
| 14. |
 Massachusetts |
– |
Two ties
for the Minutemen, and two more reasons we wish the Sheraton/Banknorth
Classic had stuck with a true tournament format. |
| 9-4-5
(5-2-2 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: T vs. Dartmouth, 3-3 ot; T vs.
Vermont, 5-5 ot. THIS WEEK: at UMass Lowell, vs. UMass Lowell. |
| 15. |
 Dartmouth |
1 |
Dartmouth
and Cornell have combined for 10 ties, but here's an even more
important number: they've combined for zero conference losses. |
| 5-2-5
(3-0-3 ECAC) LAST WEEK: T vs. Massachusetts, 3-3 ot; W vs. Minnesota
State, 8-5. THIS WEEK: vs. Vermont. |
| 16. |
 Brown |
9 |
We're man
enough to admit that we had overrated the Bears. But it's still
saying something that they are the superior team in the ECAC's
toughest travel pairing (with Harvard). |
| 6-3-3
(6-2-1 ECAC). LAST WEEK: L vs. Wayne State, 3-2 ot; T vs. Findlay,
1-1 ot. THIS WEEK: at Rensselaer, at Union. |
| 17. |
 Notre
Dame |
– |
Bring on
UNH: the Irish have beaten Hockey East's top two teams, BC and
Maine, both by 1-0 scores, with Mike Walsh scoring the lone
goal in each game. |
| 9-6-2
(7-5-2 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. Cornell, 4-0; W vs. Maine, 1-0.
THIS WEEK: vs. Findlay. |
| 18. |
 Michigan
State |
– |
Even though
they fell short in GLI championship game, give the Spartans
credit for battling back from a three-goal, first period deficit
against BC. |
| 10-9-1
(7-4-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Michigan Tech, 7-2; L vs. Boston
College, 4-3. THIS WEEK: vs. Northern Michigan, vs. Northern
Michigan. |
| 19. |
 Minnesota
Duluth |
– |
Enjoy memories
of Lake Placid as Bowling Green and UMD face off this weekend. |
| 9-8-2
(7-5-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Bowling Green,
vs. Bowling Green. |
| 20. |
 Holy
Cross |
NR |
Crusaders
– 9-1-1 in their last 11 games – look for first
non-conference win of the season this weekend as they host Alabama-Huntsville. |
| 11-4-1
(11-1-1 Atlantic Hockey). LAST WEEK: T vs. Concordia, 2-2 (Ex.);
L vs. Dalhousie, 4-2 (Ex.). THIS WEEK: vs. Alabama-Huntsville,
vs. Alabama-Huntsville. |
