2003-04 Coverage
This page features all of our coverage from the 2003-04 season. To check other seasons, visit: 2002-03 Coverage | 2004-05 Season | 2005-06 Season
Features College Hockey A to Z Happy Campers The Next One: Phil Kessel NHL Draft Coverage INCH Flight Risks 10 for '05: Teams 10 for '05: Hobey 10 for '05: Questions Junior Mint: Lessard Takes Hobey INCH Player of the Year INCH Coach of the Year INCH Rookie of the Year INCH Goalie of the Year INCH Defenseman of the Year INCH All-Americans Reason to Cheer States of the Game II Division III Reform: No Easy Answers Five Steps to Defeat D-III Reform Preseason All-Americans Don the Builder Top 16 Coaches Top Coaches in Five Years
News Back to Buffalo: Vanek Signs NCAA Open Letter to the College Hockey Community ECACHL Adds Quinnipiac Goepfert Transfers to SCSU Fournier Leaves UAA Riley Replaces Riley at Army Coppo, Johnson Named to U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Montoya to Stay at Michigan WHA Drafts College Talent North Dakota Hires Hakstol Harvard Hires Donato Rolston Leaves BC for NTDP Sandelin to Lead U.S. Junior Team Blais Leaves North Dakota Crimson Candidates Umberger Signs with Flyers USA Hockey Names Junior Camp Mazzoleni Leaves Harvard PC Releases Goepfert Princeton Tabs Gadowsky UAF Turns to MacMillan Collegians in World Championship Princeton Fires Quesnelle Central Scouting's Final Rankings Parise Leaves North Dakota AHCA Names All-Americans UMass Lowell Forfeits Five Games CHA to Add Robert Morris Central Scouting Releases Mid-Terms Proposals 65, 65-1 Pass UVM Jumps to Hockey East Findlay Drops Hockey UVM Pursues Hockey East USA Finalizes Junior Roster Hynes Leaves UW for NTDP Council Supports DIII Reform USA Hockey Names 16 to 2004 Junior Team
Notebooks June 2: Offseason Notebook March 4: CCHA Notebook March 4: ECAC Notebook March 3: AHA/CHA Notebook March 3: Hockey East Notebook March 3: WCHA Notebook Feb. 26: CCHA Notebook Feb. 26: ECAC Notebook Feb. 26: AHA/CHA Notebook Feb. 26: Hockey East Notebook Feb. 26: WCHA Notebook Feb. 19: CCHA Notebook Feb. 19: ECAC Notebook Feb. 18: AHA/CHA Notebook Feb. 18: Hockey East Notebook Feb. 18: WCHA Notebook Feb. 12: CCHA Notebook Feb. 12: ECAC Notebook Feb. 12: AHA/CHA Notebook Feb. 11: Hockey East Notebook Feb. 11: WCHA Notebook Feb. 5: CCHA Notebook Feb. 5: ECAC Notebook Feb. 4: AHA/CHA Notebook Feb. 4: Hockey East Notebook Feb. 4: WCHA Notebook Jan. 29: CCHA Notebook Jan. 29: ECAC Notebook Jan. 29: AHA/CHA Notebook Jan. 29: Hockey East Notebook Jan. 29: WCHA Notebook Jan. 22: CCHA Notebook Jan. 22: ECAC Notebook Jan. 21: AHA/CHA Notebook Jan. 21: Hockey East Notebook Jan. 21: WCHA Notebook Jan. 15: CCHA Notebook Jan. 15: ECAC Notebook Jan. 15: Hockey East Notebook Jan. 14: AHA/CHA Notebook Jan. 14: WCHA Notebook Jan. 8: CCHA Notebook Jan. 8: ECAC Notebook Jan. 8: Hockey East Notebook Jan. 8: AHA/CHA Notebook Jan. 8: WCHA Notebook Jan. 1: CCHA Notebook Jan. 1: Hockey East Notebook Jan. 1: AHA/CHA Notebook Jan. 1: WCHA Notebook Atlantic Hockey Mid-Year Review CHA Mid-Year Review CCHA Mid-Year Review ECAC Mid-Year Review Hockey East Mid-Year Review WCHA Mid-Year Review Dec. 11: AHA/CHA Notebook Dec. 11: CCHA Notebook Dec. 11: ECAC Notebook Dec. 10: Hockey East Notebook Dec. 10: WCHA Notebook Dec. 4: AHA/CHA Notebook Dec. 4: CCHA Notebook Dec. 4: ECAC Notebook Dec. 3: Hockey East Notebook Dec. 3: WCHA Notebook Nov. 26: AHA/CHA Notebook Nov. 26: CCHA Notebook Nov. 25: ECAC/HEA Notebook Nov. 25: WCHA Notebook Nov. 20: AHA/CHA Notebook Nov. 20: CCHA Notebook Nov. 20: ECAC Notebook Nov. 19: WCHA Notebook Nov. 19: Hockey East Notebook Nov. 13: CCHA Notebook Nov. 13: ECAC Notebook Nov. 13: Hockey East Notebook Nov. 12: WCHA Notebook Nov. 12: AHA/CHA Notebook Nov. 6: CCHA Notebook Nov. 6: ECAC Notebook Nov. 6: Hockey East Notebook Nov. 5: WCHA Notebook Nov. 5: AHA/CHA Notebook Oct. 30: CCHA Notebook Oct. 30: ECAC Notebook Oct. 30: Hockey East Notebook Oct. 29: AHA/CHA Notebook Oct. 29: WCHA Notebook Oct. 23: CCHA Notebook Oct. 23: ECAC Notebook Oct. 22: AHA/CHA Notebook Oct. 22: Hockey East Notebook Oct. 22: WCHA Notebook Oct. 16: AHA/CHA Notebook Oct. 16: CCHA Notebook Oct. 16: ECAC Notebook Oct. 15: Hockey East Notebook Oct. 15: WCHA Notebook Oct. 9: National Notebook
Postcards California Dreaming Meet Dave Hakstol Welcome Home to Harvard To Play or To Coach? Eaves Chases Glory The Secret Series Praise Warren-ted Gadowsky: Answering the Call Patriots Day Howard's Long-Distance Relationship UMD: Processing Paradise A Family Affair The Perfect Game Victory, But for Who? Too Much Hockey? A Great Night for Hockey | Part II This Team Stinks World Juniors: Come Together Keith's Magnitude The INCH Wizard Eaves Returns to the Ice In (Bar)Tusch We Trust
Columns Jeff Sauer on Wisconsin's big loss Jeff Sauer on the opt-in rule Jeff Sauer on the Junior Gold Jeff Sauer on Division III Reform Jeff Sauer answers the mail Jeff Sauer on the new season Jeff Sauer on great coaches
Tournament Coverage 2004 NCAA Tournament: Coverage Atlantic Hockey: Preview | Semifinal Preview | Championship CCHA: Preview | Super Six Preview | Thursday | Semifinals | Championship CHA: Preview | Championship ECAC: Preview | Semifinal Preview | Semifinals | Championship Hockey East: Preview | Semifinal Preview | Semifinals | Championship WCHA: Preview | Final Five Preview | Play-in Game | Semifinals | Championship 2004 Beanpot: Championship
Multimedia Alumni Audio with Billy Jaffe: Interviews with former college stars Boston College-New Hampshire Slideshow II Boston College-New Hampshire Slideshow I Boston College-North Dakota Slideshow
INCH Measures Up New Hampshire's Mike Ayers Michigan State's Mike Lalonde Michigan Tech's Chris Conner
Pro-files Former Ferris State star Andy Roach Former Princeton star Jeff Halpern
Season Previews Preseason Great 58 Preseason All-America Teams INCH Preseason Faceoff Conference Previews: Atlantic Hockey | CCHA | CHA | ECAC | Hockey East | WCHA Cocktail Napkins: 15 Dates to Circle | Signs that the Season is Here
Found on a Cocktail Napkin Archives Eleven things overheard at the WHA Draft Our NHL All-Free Agent Team Our NHL Draft All-Bust Team Our NHL Draft All-Steal Team Eleven signs you've got a bad family advisor Eleven things you shouldn't say when you meet the President Eleven things we've been up to since college hockey season ended Nine lies overheard in Boston Eleven best sweaters seen at the FleetCenter Nine things to remember to pack for Boston Twelve things overheard at the NCAA Regionals Seventeen tournament-inspired haikus Eleven things conference champions get (besides an NCAA bid) Thirteen signs you're watching a bad color commentator Ten more things every college hockey fan should experience 99 things every college hockey fan should experience Ten rejected NHL rule changes Ten historical innacuracies you may see in the movie "Miracle" Ten things you'll see if there's an NHL work stoppage Twelve presidential campaign promises to college hockey fans Our All-Simpsons Team Eight real reasons Vermont went to Hockey East Nine silly arguments we've had with our significant others Fourteen stories we missed covering in 2003 Ten great cupcakes to invite to your holiday tournament Ten of college hockey's "Real Men of Genius" Eleven worst excuses not to throw your hat for a hat trick Twelve signs your team enjoyed Thanksgiving too much Twelve things we're thankful for Ten differences between the Cold War and the Heritage Classic Eleven actual cocktails, and their college hockey roots Eleven things the Skating Friar is up to now Eleven great college hockey Halloween costumes Fourteen classic - but defunct - college hockey eateries Fourteen classic college hockey eateries Twelve baseball players who'd be great on the ice Eleven signs the college hockey season is ready to start Fifteen dates to circle in 2003-04 Eleven coaches' resolutions for 2003-04 Nine things college hockey players did on their summer vacations Twelve rejected names for Atlantic Hockey