Here is the USCHO rankings from Monday:

1 North Dakota (46) 1-0-0 977 1
2 Miami ( 3) 2-0-0 893 4
3 Minnesota 2-0-0 879 5
4 Boston College 1-1-0 757 2
5 Denver 2-0-0 676 13
6 Michigan 1-1-0 653 10
7 Clarkson 2-1-0 647 7
8 New Hampshire 0-0-0 643 6
9 Michigan State 0-1-0 628 3
10 Colorado College 0-0-0 504 11
11 Notre Dame 1-1-0 480 8
12 Ohio State 2-0-0 411 19
13 Wisconsin 1-1-0 361 15
14 Quinnipiac 0-0-0 290 14
15 St. Lawrence 2-1-0 283 16
16 St. Cloud State 1-0-1 229 17
17 Maine 0-2-0 223 12
18 Boston University 0-1-1 216 9
19 Cornell 0-0-0 136 18
20 Massachusetts 1-1-0 109 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Robert Morris 64, Colgate 53, Michigan Tech 26, Bemidji State 24, Nebraska-Omaha 24, Vermont 17, Dartmouth 16, Union 16, Minnesota-Duluth 11, RIT 11, Alaska-Anchorage 9, Western Michigan 8, Air Force 6, Rensselaer 6, Harvard 3, Northern Michigan 1

It's to dive into the season...

MSU has a title hangover it looks like after getting pounded in their first game of the season...

Yes its that time again for hockey season. This time after 8.5 years w/UAH, I'll be looking from the outside instead of being on the inside. As what happens with most coaching changeovers, a whole new staff is brought in. Or in this case letting go of all of the staff and bringing in a kid, who doesn't even know how to do the job. So I wish the players I know, the best of luck and health and hope they succeed when they turn pro.

If anyone needs me to spy, I'm now available. Burkholder, Serratore, Schooley, I'm at your disposal

If anyone has any questions, I'll be happy to answer them.

Paul

Spartans picked it up this weekend, but those Gophers... what happened?

ND had a good start as has Wisc and North Dakota.

Will be a good season

Here we are for OCt 22

1 North Dakota (42) 2-0-1 991 1
2 Miami ( 7) 4-0-0 950 2
3 Michigan 3-1-0 794 6
4 Colorado College 2-0-0 777 10
5 Boston College 1-1-2 747 4
6 Denver 3-1-0 723 5
7 New Hampshire ( 1) 1-0-0 700 8
8 Michigan State 2-1-0 653 9
9 Clarkson 3-1-0 645 7
10 Minnesota 2-2-0 577 3
11 Wisconsin 3-1-0 515 13
12 Notre Dame 2-2-0 470 11
13 Maine 2-2-0 293 17
14 Michigan Tech 3-1-0 242 NR
15 St. Lawrence 2-2-0 197 15
16 Massachusetts 2-1-1 194 20
17 Minnesota-Duluth 3-0-1 190 NR
18 Cornell 0-0-0 165 19
19 Ohio State 2-2-0 156 12
20 Alaska-Anchorage 3-0-1 106 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Air Force 86, Nebraska-Omaha 59, Boston University 47, St. Cloud State 44, Quinnipiac 33, Vermont 33, Union 24, Western Michigan 24, Dartmouth 21, Rensselaer 13, Merrimack 9, Harvard 7, Niagara 6, Colgate 4, Northeastern 3, Holy Cross 2


Interesting changes in the top - Minn get's knocked down to size to #10 - not a big suprize, but Mich up to number 3, MSU to #8 and UMD on the board at 17 - not even ranked coming into the season. Good to see the bulldogs might be up to something this year.

Looks to be an interesting weekend of games.

for Oct 31

1 Miami (39) 6-0-0 910 2
2 North Dakota ( 4) 3-1-1 833 1
3 Michigan 5-1-0 810 3
4 New Hampshire ( 3) 3-0-0 806 7
5 Boston College 3-1-2 722 5
6 Michigan State 4-1-0 682 8
7 Denver 4-2-0 591 6
8 Minnesota 4-2-0 589 10
9 Colorado College 2-2-0 522 4
10 Wisconsin 3-1-0 501 11
11 Clarkson 4-2-0 436 9
12 Maine 4-2-0 419 13
13 Michigan Tech 4-2-0 356 14
14 Notre Dame 4-3-0 344 12
15 Minnesota-Duluth 4-1-1 308 17
16 St. Lawrence 3-3-0 169 15
17 Rensselaer 5-2-0 134 NR
18 Niagara 4-1-0 83 NR
19 St. Cloud State 3-2-1 82 NR
20 Massachusetts 2-2-2 73 16
Others Receiving Votes: Dartmouth 51, Ohio State 45, Alaska-Anchorage 39, Air Force 36, Cornell 25, Mass.-Lowell 25, RIT 15, Holy Cross 10, Colgate 7, Quinnipiac 7, Vermont 7, Boston University 6, Merrimack 6, Nebraska-Omaha 3, Princeton 3, Northeastern 2, Robert Morris 2, Providence 1


Miami - wow. They are just leaving the CCHA and the rest of the leagues in their wake! NDU and MI staying put. It will be interesting to see any other teams will be able to break in. Those below keep shifting around, but we will see.

What's up with Notre Dame? I was hoping to see more from them after last season's Cinderella season. I guess it is rebuilding year, yet the talent is there. Good to see the Gophers coming around again. They have had a few injuries early that are hurting them. and UMD! Great to have them back and consistant.

I take it from the great discussion here, that I seem to be one of the only people here intrested in college hockey.

Not to worry, I will not give up. It is early in the season.

I love college hockey too Rick, but you have to admit, late October -early November is a very heavy time for sports, so sometimes college hockey gets put on the back burner!

The other March Madness is about to begin.

Frozen Four brackets are all set. Michigan-Notre Dame and BC-NoDak. Would that it only be so that Michigan and Notre Dame could both lose....haha
Headed off to Denver next week for the annual Frozen Four trip. Should be a great time with some great hockey.

My pick? BC over Michigan in the Final....But I am often wrong!

Congrats to BC on FINALLY winning the NCAA Hockey title after coming oh-so-close the past two years...
(Boy was last year's title game ever amazing.... GO GREEN!)
Plus, I was just happy that michigan or notre dame didn't win!

Cornell dances:

http://www.ivygateblog.com/blog/2008/04/co..._sexuality.html