| No. |
Team |
|
Of
Note |
| 1. |
 Boston
College |
– |
They may
not be undefeated like the Eagle basketball team, but each week
Jerry York's club looks like a better bet to reach the Frozen
Four. |
| 17-3-4
(11-1-4 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: T vs. New Hampshire, 2-2 ot;
W at Massachusetts, 5-2; W vs. Massachusetts, 6-0. THIS WEEK:
at Providence. |
| 2. |
 Colorado
College |
– |
They won't
look ahead, but we can – Tigers close the regular season
with two at Wisconsin and a home-and-home against Denver. |
| 22-4-2
(15-4-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Michigan Tech, 4-2; W at Michigan
Tech, 5-1. THIS WEEK: at Minnesota State, at Minnesota State. |
| 3. |
 Wisconsin |
– |
Feeling
well rested, Bucky? With Minnesota, Denver, CC, North Dakota
and UMD to end the season, you'd better. |
| 19-6-1
(14-4-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. Minnesota, vs.
Minnesota. |
| 4. |
 Denver |
 1 |
On the
morning of Nov. 20, the Pioneers had a 5-5-0 record. 72 days
later, the defending champs own an 18-6-1 mark. |
| 18-6-1
(13-4-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Alaska Anchorage, 8-4; W vs.
Alaska Anchorage, 3-2 ot. THIS WEEK: at North Dakota, at North
Dakota. |
| 5. |
 Michigan |
 1 |
"We've
had a lot of good games, but this is an important good game,"
Red Berenson said following Saturday's win vs. NMU. |
| 20-7-1
(17-3-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. Northern Michigan, 4-1; W vs.
Northern Michigan, 3-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Michigan State, vs. Michigan
State (Joe Louis Arena). |
| 6. |
 Cornell |
1 |
The usual
suspects helped the Big Red take over first place in the ECACHL:
Dave McKee with a shutout and Matt Moulson with the game-winning
goal. |
| 15-4-2
(11-2-1 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Clarkson, 4-2; W vs. St. Lawrence,
1-0. THIS WEEK: at Colgate, vs. Colgate. |
| 7. |
 New
Hampshire |
1 |
The Wildcats
are 12-0-0 at home, one reason they're happy to be hosting this
weekend's big series with arch-rival Maine. |
| 17-6-3
(10-2-2 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: T at Boston College, 2-2 ot;
L at UMass Lowell, 7-0; W vs. UMass Lowell, 8-3. THIS WEEK:
vs. Maine, vs. Maine. |
| 8. |
 Harvard |
2 |
Isn't that
special? Seven of the eight goals in Harvard's win over Yale
were PPGs. |
| 12-5-2
(9-4-1 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W at Princeton, 7-0; W at Yale, 5-3.
THIS WEEK: at Union, vs. Dartmouth. |
| 9. |
 Minnesota |
1 |
Gophers
are now 2-7-0 in their last nine against UMD, prompting Bulldog
fans to chant, "Who's your daddy?" Saturday at Mariucci. |
| 19-10-0
(12-8-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Minnesota Duluth, 4-3; L vs.
Minnesota Duluth, 3-2. THIS WEEK: at Wisconsin, at Wisconsin.
|
| 10. |
 Colgate |
1 |
Matt Torti's
third-period goal for the Raiders was Colgate's first on home
ice against Clarkson in four years. |
| 19-7-0
(11-3-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. St. Lawrence, 3-1; L vs. Clarkson,
3-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Cornell, at Cornell. |
| 11. |
 Ohio
State |
2 |
Tom Fritsche
was on the ice for 10 of OSU's 11 goals against Western Michigan
this weekend ... and none of the Broncos' four scores. |
| 18-7-3
(15-4-1 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Western Michigan, 4-3; W vs.
Western Michigan, 7-0. THIS WEEK: at Lake Superior State, at
Lake Superior State. |
| 12. |
 UMass
Lowell |
– |
The unbeaten
streak is over. Here's another streak UML would like to see
end: the last eight PPs in Saturday's game went to UNH. |
| 15-6-3
(6-6-2 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. New Hampshire, 7-0; L
at New Hampshire, 8-3. THIS WEEK: at Boston University, vs.
Providence. |
| 13. |
 North
Dakota |
2 |
Kyle Radke's
first career goal boosts Sioux in 3-1 win vs. Bemidji State,
which snapped UND's four-game winless streak. |
| 15-10-3
(10-9-1 WCHA). LAST WEEK: T vs. Bemidji State, 3-3 ot; W vs.
Bemidji State, 3-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Denver, vs. Denver. |
| 14. |
 Maine |
– |
161 people
went swimming off the coast of Maine Friday as part of the "Polar
Bear Dip" for charity. Jimmy Howard left Northeastern's
offense with a similarly chilling feeling. |
| 14-8-6
(9-3-4 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Northeastern, 1-0; T vs.
Northeastern, 2-2 ot. THIS WEEK: at New Hampshire, at New Hampshire. |
| 15. |
 Vermont |
– |
Vermont
got its 15th win – the school's most since 1996-97 –
with a Perrin-and-St. Louis-like 7-1 win over Union. |
| 15-9-3
(9-4-2 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Rensselaer, 3-2; W vs. Union,
7-1. THIS WEEK: at Brown. |
| 16. |
 Northern
Michigan |
– |
What's
more disturbing: that 'Cats have scored one or no goals in seven
of their last 10 games, or that they're 4-4-2 during that span?
|
| 13-8-5
(11-6-3 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Michigan, 4-1; L at Michigan,
3-1. THIS WEEK: vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, vs. Alaska-Fairbanks. |
| 17. |
 Boston
University |
– |
John Curry
is out until at least the second round of the Beanpot. Can BU
find another unlikely hero in goal? |
| 15-10-1
(11-4-1 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Merrimack, 2-1; W vs.
Providence, 3-2. THIS WEEK: vs. UMass Lowell. |
| 18. |
 Nebraska-Omaha |
– |
Do you
think the people who thought they'd seen the last UNO game at
the Bullpen in 2003 feel like the guy who bought McGwire's 70th
home run ball? |
| 14-10-2
(10-8-2 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Wayne State, 3-2; W vs. Wayne
State, 4-2. NEXT GAME: at Notre Dame, at Notre Dame. |
| 19. |
 Dartmouth |
– |
The Big
Green head into February coming off their first ECACHL weekend
sweep of the year. |
| 11-8-2
(8-6-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Union, 5-1; W vs. Rensselaer,
4-2. THIS WEEK: at Harvard, at Brown. |
| 20. |
 Brown |
– |
Power play
accounted for seven of the nine Bears' goals over the weekend.
One of the others was an empty-netter. |
| 11-6-3
(6-5-2 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W at Yale, 5-3; W at Princeton, 4-2.
THIS WEEK: vs. Vermont, vs. Dartmouth. |
