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#1 meets #2 in ACHA Division 1 Showdown
Top-ranked Lindenwood University (#1 in the CollegeHockey.info Media Poll, #2 in the ACHA Division 1 Coaches' Poll) hosts Illinois (#2 in the CollegeHockey.info Media Poll, #1 in the Coaches' Poll) this weekend in a re-match of last season's national championship game. In March, the Fighting Illini defeated the Lions 4-2 to capture Illinois' second national tournament crown in four years. The two teams face off this Friday at 7:30PM and Saturday at 4PM at Lindenwood.

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CollegeHockey.info Releases New ACHA Division 1 National Poll
For the first time in over a year, the University of Illinois finds itself somewhere other than on top of an American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division 1 national poll. The defending ACHA Division 1 national champions drop to #2 in the new CollegeHockey.info ACHA Division 1 National Poll, overtaken by new #1 Lindenwood University. [More...]

Air Force Earns Its Wings
The past two seasons, Air Force has won the Atlantic Hockey tournament, qualified for the NCAA tournament, and nearly pulled off two consecutive upsets only to fall agonizingly short. Then it started this season 12-0. Yet it took a split of a weekend series for Air Force to truly earn the respect it deserves. A win over Colorado College "legitimized" the Falcons in the eyes of many, but ...

KRACH is Here: Air Force Tops New Ratings
College Hockey News is known for publishing a ratings system called KRACH to rank the teams. And with Air Force's loss Saturday night, CHN now has KRACH available for viewing for the first time this season. CHN waits until every team has at least one tie or loss before publishing KRACH each season, since the system is more mathematically pure that way. The early-season numbers are wonderfully illustrative ...

Big Green Boost From Underclassmen
Frustrating. That's how Rob Pritchard describes it. The Dartmouth captain was there on Media Day, listening to not one, but two polls picking his team to finish 11th in the twelve-team ECAC. "I knew they were wrong," he says. "They look at teams in terms of players we've lost versus players we've gained. Our goal is that same as every team's goal: you want to be first in the league. ...

Youngsters Contributed to Mavericks' Hot Start
The October and November months have never been too friendly to [[Minnesota State]]. In the Mavericks’ previous three seasons, they’ve had just nine total wins in those months – three each season – and only five total WCHA wins. But with six October and November series completed this season and one more left to play, the Mavericks already have seven wins and five in the conference. The ...

Dalpe a Bang for the Buck-eyes
The calm before the storm lasted only two games into the season before [[Ohio State]] freshman Zac Dalpe erupted for 11 points in the last eleven games. Not surprisingly, his performance lead to two CCHA Rookie of the Week honors and is the top ranked freshman in the conference in scoring. But it wasn’t long ago that Dalpe received little interest from the college ranks due in large part to ...

Steve Balint is a left winger for ACHA Division 1 National Tournament Finalist Lindenwood University. The 5'11", 180 lbs. sophomore from Grosse Ile, Michigan played Jr. A hockey in the USHL and BCHL. Last season Balint tallied 61 points (22 goals, 39 assists) for the Lions. In August the 22-year-old blogged exclusively at CollegeHockey.info live from the World University Games Tryout Camp in Plymouth, Michigan. Steve will continue to blog for us on a regular basis throughout the season. Click here to read Steve Balint's blog...

Clay Miller's ACHA Mid-Major Report
For the past several seasons the ACHA (Division 1) has seen not only better teams take the ice, but also far more parity. For as long as anyone can remember, it has always been the "usual suspects;" Penn State, Ohio University, Iowa State, and Illinois have been the ACHA's perennial powers. Their depth, talent, and organizational strength have set them apart from nearly everyone else. However, slowly but surely the disparity is starting to close. [More...]

 
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