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    One of the biggest hockey conferences ever, had Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and other teams in it. Soon however, Michigan and Michigan State broke off from the old conference to form a new one. What is the name of this new conference?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      CCHA. Michigan and Michigan State broke off from the WCHA (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) to join the CCHA (Central Collegiate Hockey Association) in 1980. There never was a conference called the Big Ten hockey conference, though there was, at a time, a WCHA comprised of all Big Ten teams, and there never was a Midwest hockey conference.

    Who was the standout player that won the Player of the Year award and the National Championship for the Golden Gophers, in the 2001-2002 season?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      Jordan Leopold. Leopold won the Hobey Baker (player of the year) in 2001-2002 as a defenseman. Pohl was the nation's leading scorer in that season, Vanek was a star for the Gophers in the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 season, and Broten won the first Hobey Baker award in 1980-1981.

    Minnesota won back to back championships in 2002 and 2003. What other team won three in a row from 1951 to 1953?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      Michigan. Michigan won the championship 5 times in 6 years from 1951 to 1956. Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute (RPI) won the championship in 1954. Boston U won back to back in 1971-72, and Denver won back to back in 1968-69. Both Boston and Denver failed to even make it to the championship game in the following seasons.

    What team played in Ralph Engelstad Arena in the 2003 season?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      North Dakota. The arena was opened on October 5, 2001.

    In 2001, how many teams were invited to the NCAA championship?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      12. The number was upped from 12 to 16 teams for the 2003 tournament. The NCAA basketball tournament invites 65 teams (64 teams after the two lowest seeded teams play off).

    Which website runs the polls and the PairWise rankings?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      USCHO.com. United States College Hockey Online ran the polls and, more importantly, the PairWise Rankings, which simulated the decisions of the NCAA selection committe.

    What college team did Brett Hull play for?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      Minnesota-Duluth. Hull played in Duluth from 1984 to 1986 before going pro.

    Herb Brooks was better known for winning the Gold with Team USA in 1980, but he also coached which college hockey team?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      Minnesota. Brooks died in 2003 from a car accident, and the Gophers remembered him with a patch on their jerseys in the 2003-2004 season.

    Which team's name is the Seawolves?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      Alaska-Anchorage. Alaska-Anchorage is known as the Seawolves.

    Which team is moving (or has moved) from the ECAC to Hockey East in 2004-2005?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      Vermont. Vermont announced it's decision in 2003.

    Which city hosted the first 10 NCAA Tournaments?NCAA Men's Hockey Overview

      Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs hosted the first ten from 1948 to 1957.

    Who set a record for the most points in a single season in 1987?NCAA Hockey: Division 1

      Tony Hrkac. Tony Hrcac scored 116 points in the 1987 season to lead the league. He led the North Dakota Fighting Sioux to its 5th national championship.

    Many people don't know that Brett Hull played NCAA hockey. For which team did he play?NCAA Hockey: Division 1

      Minnesota Duluth. Although Hull doesn't hold any NCAA records, he did score 52 goals in 1986 which landed him as number 8 on the single season goals list. He retired from the NHL as the 3rd highest goal scorer, behind only Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky.

    What goalie set a record for both save percentage and goals against average for a single season in 2004?NCAA Hockey: Division 1

      Jimmie Howard. Howard, who played for the Maine Blackbears, put up an impressive .956% save percentage and a 1.19 GAA. He was drafted 64th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2003 NHL entry draft. Rick DiPietro made 77 saves in one game. Ryan Miller set a career shutout record with 26, and Robb Stauber set a career saves mark at 1,711.

    Who set a record for points scored in one game in 1952?NCAA Hockey: Division 1

      Gordie Peterkin. Peterkin scored an amazing 13 points in one game, tallying 4 goals and 9 assists for Rensselaer in 1952 vs. Springfield. The final score of the game was 18-0. Although NCAA hockey was not as competative back then, leading to some pretty severe mismatches, 13 points is still an impressive number which may never be broken.

    New Jersey Devils forward John Madden broke what NCAA record by the end of his collegiate career in 1997?NCAA Hockey: Division 1

      Shorthanded goals. While playing for Michigan in the middle and late 1990s, Madden broke the record for both single season and career shorthanded goals, 10 and 23 respectively.

    What goalie set a record for the most consecutive minutes without a goal against, with 375 minutes in 1994?NCAA Hockey: Division 1

      Blaine Lacher. Playing for Lake Superior State in 1994, Lacher amassed a jaw dropping 375 straight minutes without letting a puck past him. That's just shy of 19 periods, or more than 6 full games in a row. To give some perspective, the great NHL goaltender Ken Dryden's best streak was 168 minutes, less than half of Lacher's record. This was while playing for a Cornell team that was so dominant, they had a record of 105-4-1 over a period of 4 years!

    Which team won three separate back-to-back national championships in 1960-61, 1968-69, and again in 2004-05?NCAA Hockey: Division 1

      Denver. Other teams to do it were Boston University and Michigan.

    What team plays in an arena affectionately named "The Ralph"?NCAA Hockey: Division 1

      North Dakota. Ralph Engelstad, a business mogul who played for the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota, financed the second, extremely impressive Engelstad arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota in the early 2000s. It is arguably the most extravagant arena in the country featuring all leather bleacher seats and marble floors.

    What goalie, ending his career in 1997 set a record for most wins in a NCAA career, with 127?NCAA Hockey: Division 1

      Marty Turco. Steve Shields directly preceded Turco at Michigan and won 111 games. Karl Goehring had 80 wins for North Dakota. Garth Snow won 66 for Maine, but had the highest winning percentage thanks to the 1993 team which showcased future NHL stars Paul Kariya and Mike Dunham.

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