CHA Final: Sweet! Alabama!

Goaltender Cameron Talbot and Alabama-Huntsville are the 2010 College Hockey America playoff champions.

Apologies to Lynryd Skynyrd on the headline, but the Alabama- Huntsville is pretty remarkable. In their final season before they turn into college hockey's wandering nomads, the Chargers won a 3-2 overtime decision over Niagara Saturday to capture the College Hockey America playoff crown and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament..

CHA Final: Alabama-Huntsville 3, Niagara 2
CHA Third-Place: Bemidji State 3, Robert Morris 3
CHA Semis: UAH 1, RMU 0 | NIA 5, BSU 4

INCH AWARDS, PREVIEWS
Our season-ending conference notebooks salute the best of what we've seen this season, and, there are also playoff preview capsules to get you ready for the weekend.

INCH 4x4: KNOCKOUT PUNCH
Five of the six Division I conferences don't crown postseason champions until next weekend, but a handful of playoff series this weekend serve as de facto elimination events for the teams involved. Check out our latest NCAA Tournament projection. | INCH 4X4

LATEST UPDATES

INCH POWER RANKINGS

The regular season is complete, and Miami moved back into the top spot in the Inside College Hockey Power Rankings. | INCH Power Rankings

FIRST SHIFT

UMass, led by INCH Player of the Week Justin Braun, was among the teams that delivered with its back against the wall. | INCH First Shift

INCH PODCAST

The INCH Podcast focused on the most intriguing playoff matchups. | INCH Podcast (.mp3

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