Category Archives: Division 1

MSU hockey captains stay close – Elbrecht

Tyler Elbrecht

When Eriah Hayes and Tyler Elbrecht arrived at Minnesota State in the summer of 2009, they wondered if there was enough room for the two of them.

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Developing Story: Dominic Zombo

Dominic Zombo

Dominic Zombo admits a little frustration crept in last February, as he neared the end of his freshman season without a point, despite playing in almost every game.

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3 Nebraska-Omaha Players Share Common North Dakota, NHL Connections

Dominic Zombo

Zombo’s season, on the other hand, has seemingly come out of nowhere. He registered just three points in 32 games last season while playing a bottom-six role. But one person who hasn’t been surprised by Zombo’s jump in production is his father.

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Ty Farmer – MSU hockey: Alaska challenge a familiar one

Ty Farmer

That makes three commitments for the Spartans’ 2016 class. It also includes defenseman Ty Farmer from suburban St. Louis, Mo.

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RIT’s Chris Saracino hopes to go out with a roar

Chris Saracino

Monday afternoon, when the RIT men’s hockey team wrapped up practice at Ritter Arena, senior defenseman and captain Chris Saracino didn’t know what to do with himself.He faced the same dilemma on Tuesday, and Wednesday, and Thursday, and admittedly, he liked it.

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Sam Warning channels Pavel Datsyuk with this highlight reel goal

Sam Warning

University of Minnesota forward Sam Warning may not have the stickhandling reputation of Pavel Datysuk but he does have a nice consolation: the #1 play of the Sportscenter Top Ten Friday night.

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RIT’s Saracino Hopes Final Act Is His Best

Chris Saracino

Chris Saracino, an RIT senior defenseman who has seen much in his four years with the Tigers, likes the view much better this time around than last.

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Fourth-line center Cory Hibbeler propels Bobcats

Cory Hibbeler

When it comes to indispensable cogs on their hockey teams, most coaches typically point to the goaltender, play-making forwards or rugged, first-line defensemen. Fourth-line centers? Not so much. Then again, Quinnipiac junior Cory Hibbeler is hardly typical.

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Nick Saracino Named Pro Ambitions Player of the Week

Nick Saracino

Freshman forward Nick Saracino (St. Louis, Mo.) and freshman goaltender Jon Gillies (South Portland, Maine) earned weekly Hockey East honors following Providence’s 3-3 tie at No. 4/5 New Hampshire on Sunday, Feb. 10. Saracino was named the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week, while Gilles was named the Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week.

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How will Hobey voters view Atlantic Hockey and Bentley’s Brett Gensler?

Brett Gensler

Well, this is all a very roundabout way of coming around to Brett Gensler from Bentley. When this season’s Hobey Watch Blog started, it was Gensler, not Johnny Gaudreau, who had the highest points-per-game average in the country (although Gaudreau is now blowing away the field with 1.72 PPG), and at present, he’s third with 12 goals and 19 points in 21 games (1.48 PPG, a shade behind Nebraska-Omaha’s Ryan Walters’ 1.50).

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