Thursday, November 10, 2011

Will the Penn State Football Fallout Affect the Hockey Program?

By Andrew Gerbosi


This is not as much of a posting as it is an honest question.  I am not going start throwing out my opinions of what has happened over the course of the last week in State College, Penn., but with an athletic director vacancy at Penn State, there are going to be questions about the other sports programs being affected by the chaos.  Will the events that have occurred in the football program shine a negative light on just that sport or all of the teams at the University?  Would you, as a parent, send your child to play a sport at that school (excluding football)?  Would you, as a prospective student, want to commit to play a sport at Penn State (again, excluding football)?  The rioting did not make the current student population look great to anyone coming into or considering playing for any Nittany Lions' program.  How long before Penn State can restore their image?

Monday, November 7, 2011

Death of a Rivalry?

By Andrew Gerbosi



Minnesota and North Dakota have one of the most famous rivalries in all of college hockey.  Blood has been shed, punches thrown, and neither school's fan base has an ounce of respect for the other.  The four games between the two teams every regular season always seem to have an effect on the top of the WCHA standings.  However, with the Big Ten Conference set to begin in 2013, will these rivalries still hold the same clout that they do now?  Minnesota will most likely continue playing North Dakota in the future, as will Wisconsin, but not as frequently, and with less at stake.  Sure, national rankings will still be affected by these match-ups, and there will always be the history and pride on the line but I do not know if the intensity will still be there 15-20 years down the line. Michigan and Michigan State are leaving their conference rivals behind as well, but are more rivals to each other than to the remains of the CCHA.  So what is to become of the Minnesota-North Dakota showdown in the future?

Saturday, November 5, 2011

The B1G Scoreboard (11/4-6)


Game articles are linked once available.


Men's Scores from 11/4/11:

Women's Scores from 11/4/11:

Men's Scores from 11/5/11:

Women's Scores from 11/5/11:

Men's Scores from 11/6/11:
  • Penn State 5, Pittsburgh 1 (ACHA) - Story

Saturday, October 29, 2011

The B1G Scoreboard (10/27-29)


Game articles are linked once available.


Men's Scores from 10/27/11:
Men's Scores from 10/28/11:
Women's Scores from 10/28/11:
Men's Scores from 10/29/11:
Women's Scores from 10/29/11:

Monday, October 24, 2011

UA-Huntsville to Move Program to Club Level Next Season

By Andrew Gerbosi


An end of an era has occurred today as the University of Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey program will no longer compete at the Division I level after this season.  UAH, the only Division I program south of the Mason-Dixon line, and host of this years Frozen Four in Tampa, will be moving the program to the club level as announced earlier today.  With many teams scrambling for conference affiliation, UAH was left out in the cold, currently finishing out their existence as an independent.  The Chargers had applied to become members of the CCHA when their previous conference announced it would be folding, but were denied.  For more information on the changes being made for the Chargers program, please see the links below: