Moore looks to build on his “Rudy of hockey” moment

by Richard Murray
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Kevin Moore - University of Massachusetts

Photo: Former UMass goaltender Kevin Moore is taking a stab at the pro game after completing his college career last spring (courtesy of Dennis Pause via Kevin Moore)

Former University of Massachusetts’ goaltender Kevin Moore overcame a lot of adversity to remain a member of the Massachusetts hockey team, and he earned the title “Rudy of hockey” after an inspirational appearance in the Senior Night finale for the Minutemen.  Moore will also have an opportunity that Rudy didn’t, which is making the professional level of his sport.

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2012-13 CCHA season preview

by DJ Powers
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Anders Lee - Notre Dame

Photo: New York Islanders prospect and Notre Dame University forward Anders Lee and his Fighting Irish teammates will be one of the CCHA teams looking to unseat Western Michigan as that conference's top team (courtesy of Steven King/Icon SMI)

This is the final season for the CCHA. The 11 member schools will be scattered among four conferences when the NCAA landscape undergoes its massive change next season. Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State will make up half of the newly formed Big Ten (Hockey) conference. Miami and Western Michigan will become members of the newly formed National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). Notre Dame will move to Hockey East and the remaining five teams will move to the revamped WCHA.

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2012-13 Hockey East season preview

by DJ Powers
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Johnny Gaudreau - Boston College

Photo: Boston College followers hope that Calgary Flames prospect Johnny Gaudreau celebrates goals often this season as that school gears up for another run at a national championship (courtesy of Michael Tureski/Icon SMI)

2012-13 is shaping up to be another exciting season in Hockey East. With the massive changes to the college hockey landscape on the horizon, the current, ten-member Hockey East conference will see an expansion in the next two years. Notre Dame joins the conference next season, while the University of Connecticut's men’s team will become Hockey East members beginning in the 2014-15 season (the UConn women’s team is already a member of Hockey East).

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2012-13 Atlantic Hockey season preview

by DJ Powers
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Chris Saracino - Rochester Institute of Technology

Photo: RIT captain Chris Saracino is one of four players left from the school's 2009-10 roster that made a run to the NCAA Frozen Four (courtesy of Tony Ding/Icon SMI)

The always competitive Atlantic Hockey conference will look to shake things up in the NCAA when the 2012-13 season gets underway. Among the many players in Atlantic Hockey to watch this season is the conference’s lone NHL prospect, Anthony Hamburg.

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2012-13 NCAA Independents Season Preview

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Max Gardiner - Penn State University

Photo: Forward Max Gardiner, shown here playing for the University of Minnesota, has transferred to the fledgling D-1 program at Penn State University (courtesy of Josh Holmberg /Icon SMI)

For the 2012-13 season, the NCAA will feature two independents in Alabama-Huntsville and Penn State. Hockey’s Future takes a closer look at the two programs.

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