| No. |
Team |
|
Of
Note |
| 1. |
 Colorado
College |
– |
Hold that
Tiger – CC is 9-0-1 in its last 10, with the next four
series against the WCHA's bottom feeders. |
| 20-3-1
(13-3-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. North Dakota, 2-1; W vs. North
Dakota, 1-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Minnesota Duluth, vs. Minnesota
Duluth. |
| 2. |
 Boston
College |
– |
Three goals
against in three games last weekend actually cost the Eagles
the No. 1 spot in scoring defense (1.65 goals against per game,
just behind Cornell). But a sweep of BU and an eight-game winning
streak soothes the pain. |
| 14-3-3
(8-1-3 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W at Yale, 1-0; W vs. Boston
University, 6-3; W at Boston University, 2-0. THIS WEEK: vs.
Northeastern, vs. New Hampshire. |
| 3. |
 Minnesota |
– |
Don Lucia,
Friday night: "It was one of those nights where somebody's
going to win with a late field goal." If only the Vikings
could keep it that close. |
| 18-7-0
(11-5-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Minnesota State, 9-6; W at Minnesota
State, 2-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Michigan Tech, vs. Michigan Tech.
|
| 4. |
 Michigan |
– |
Sophomore
T.J. Hensick scored two goals and two assists in weekend sweep
of UAF to extend his point streak to eight games. |
| 18-5-1
(15-1-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 5-2; W vs.
Alaska-Fairbanks, 5-2. THIS WEEK: at Ohio State, at Ohio State. |
| 5. |
 Wisconsin |
 1 |
Who says
it's about defense? Badgers record the first 50-shot game of
the Eaves era to spank the Seawolves. |
| 17-6-1
(14-4-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Alaska Anchorage, 6-1; W vs.
Alaska Anchorage, 3-2. THIS WEEK: at Notre Dame, vs. Notre Dame
(Chicago). |
| 6. |
 Denver |
1 |
Since Dec.
1, the Pioneers and archrival Colorado College have combined
for a 16-2-2 record. |
| 14-6-1
(9-4-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: at St. Cloud State,
at St. Cloud State. |
| 7. |
 New
Hampshire |
 2 |
From the
land of misleading statistics: the Wildcats averaged 8.0 goals
per game last week. |
| 15-5-2
(8-1-1 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L vs. Dartmouth, 9-8; W vs.
Yale, 8-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Merrimack, at Boston College. |
| 8. |
 Colgate |
– |
The Raiders
are front-and-center in what could be the best ECACHL weekend
of the year, with four teams in the INCH Power Rankings meeting
in Upstate New York. |
| 17-5-0
(9-1-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W at Rensselaer, 4-2; W at Union,
1-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Vermont, vs. Dartmouth. |
| 9. |
 Harvard |
2 |
The Crimson
had the weekend off ... if you consider studying for final exams
at Harvard a weekend off. |
| 10-5-2
(7-4-1 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 10. |
 Cornell |
2 |
The Big
Red posted a 5-0 win in Troy, or shutout city – three
of RPI's last seven home games have been shutout losses for
the home team. |
| 11-4-2
(7-2-1 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W at Union, 2-1 ot; W at Rensselaer,
5-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Dartmouth, vs. Vermont. |
| 11. |
 North
Dakota |
1 |
Fighting
Sioux have been shutout three times this season. In Dean Blais's
10 seasons at UND, his teams were blanked a total of six times. |
| 14-10-2
(10-9-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Colorado College, 2-1; L at Colorado
College, 1-0. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 12. |
 Vermont |
3 |
Undisciplined
Catamounts were whistled for 16 penalties Saturday, including
five straight in the decisive second period. |
| 13-7-3
(7-2-2 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: L vs. Dartmouth, 5-2. THIS WEEK:
at Colgate, at Cornell. |
| 13. |
 Ohio
State |
1 |
No pressure,
Buckeyes, but if Michigan sweeps you at home this weekend, the
Wolverines will be nine points in front of you with 10 games
remaining. |
| 15-6-3
(12-3-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Notre Dame, 4-1; W at Notre Dame,
3-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Michigan, vs. Michigan. |
| 14. |
 UMass
Lowell |
2 |
Here's
a source of pride right up there with Lowell's nation-best 11-game
unbeaten streak: 20 River Hawks made the Dean's List in the
fall semester, and 10 had GPAs of 3.5 or better. |
| 13-5-2
(4-5-2 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Merrimack, 3-1; W at Merrimack,
5-2. THIS WEEK: at Brown, at Massachusetts. |
| 15. |
 Boston
University |
2 |
BU's first
loss at Agganis Arena wasn't memorable for Jack Parker: "Twenty-one
people played great tonight," he said. "Twenty on
BC and my goaltender." |
| 13-9-0
(9-3-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L at Boston College, 6-3; L
vs. Boston College, 2-0. THIS WEEK: at Maine, at Maine. |
| 16. |
 Maine |
1 |
Seems like
the Black Bears are scuffling along but after a 6-6-0 start,
they're 6-2-4 in their last 12 games. |
| 12-8-4
(7-3-2 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: T at Massachusetts, 2-2 ot;
W at Massachusetts, 5-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Boston University, vs.
Boston University. |
| 17. |
 Bowling
Green |
– |
Weekend
series at Northern Michigan marks the start of a crucial four-week
stretch during which Falcons play seven of eight on the road. |
| 10-7-3
(7-5-2 CCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: at Northern Michigan,
at Northern Michigan. |
| 18. |
 Nebraska-Omaha |
– |
School's
acronym (UNO) describes goaltender Chris Holt's play as of late
– he's allowed one goal in three of his last four starts. |
| 11-9-2
(9-7-2 CCHA). LAST WEEK: T at Ferris State, 2-2 ot; W at Ferris
State, 4-1. NEXT GAME: at Miami, at Miami. |
| 19. |
 Northern
Michigan |
– |
Only a
fan of binary code could love the Wildcats' offensive output
in their last six games – 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1. |
| 10-7-5
(8-5-3 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Miami, 1-0; T vs. Miami, 1-1
ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Bowling Green, vs. Bowling Green. |
| 20. |
 Dartmouth |
NR |
So much
for the Big Green's early-season scoring woes: they've netted
at least five goals in four of their last five games, including
nine twice. |
| 8-7-2
(5-5-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. New Hampshire, 9-8; W at Vermont,
5-2. THIS WEEK: at Cornell, at Colgate. |
