INCH Power Rankings

St. Cloud State used a late rally Friday to earn a tie and blanked Alaska Anchorage Saturday and are making a claim to be considered among the nation's best teams, joining stalwarts Miami, Denver and Wisconsin. | INCH Power Rankings

CAMP RANDALL COMEBACK
Fate in the form of two late penalties and two Brendan Smith goals, intervened in the third period, and Wisconsin rallied to beat Michigan 3-2 in front of 55,031 fans Saturday at the Camp Randall Classic in Madison. | Full story

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AROUND THE LEAGUES

We're in the stretch run, and the college hockey landscape is ever changing at this time of year. | AHA | CCHA | CHA | ECAC | HEA | WCHA

MINN AD BACKS LUCIA

Despite the team's struggles, Minnesota AD Joel Maturi says Gopher head coach Don Lucia is staying put. | Lucia Gets Vote of Confidence

HOBEY TRACKER

When the time came to retool our Hobey Tracker, we felt we were on the right track but needed a couple of tweaks on the Big Board. | Hobey Tracker 2.0

BEST OF 2009-10

RECRUITING RANKINGS
We huddled with coaches, scouts and other experts to pick the best of the freshmen in 2009-10. | Top 20 Forwards | Top 20 Defensemen | Top 10 Goalies | Top 15 Classes

INCH'S REFLECTIONS ON 2009
The end of the college hockey season had us in a reflective mood, as evidenced by the final installments of the INCH Power Rankings and Found on a Cocktail Napkin. In our rankings, we look at what went right in 2008-09 for the nation's top 20 teams. The Napkin recounts 11 Lies Overheard in Washington D.C. | Power Rankings | Cocktail Napkin
INCH Awards: Player of the Year | Defenseman of the Year | Goalie of the Year | Coach of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Freshman All-Americans | INCH All-Americans
Honors: BU's Gilroy Wins Hobey | AHCA All-Americans | Conference Honors

FROZEN FOUR: BOSTON'S LAST-MINUTE MEN
BU was outworked by Miami for most of the game, but scored two goals in the last minute of regulation, then got the OT winner to escape with a 4-3 victory and the program's fifth national title.
BU 4, Miami 3: Recap | Final Notebook | All-Tourney Team | Videos
Friday's Coverage: Notebook | Title Game Breakdown | Video

Thursday's Coverage:
Bemidji State-Miami: Recap | Semifinal Notes | Line Charts
Boston University-Vermont: Recap | Semifinal Notes | Line Charts
INCH Video: Interviews and Analysis from Verizon Center
Wednesday's Coverage: Notebook | Coaches' Takes | Video
Breakdowns: BSU-Miami | BU-UVM | Frozen Four Capsules
Mike Check: Beaver Believer
INCH Measures Up: Francis | Gilroy | Strong