After Thanksgiving holiday, Bentley heads to Boston College to play in ‘fun environment’
Thanksgiving is really the first pause button for the college hockey world after the season starts in October (photo: Melissa Wade).
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The Monday 10: Providence sweeps way back into win column, St. Cloud State keeps winning, Penn State keeps scoring
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our new Monday 10 feature (photo: Melissa Wade).
Progressing Sacred Heart squad part of ‘unbelievable’ Atlantic Hockey parity
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. It’s October, and an Atlantic Hockey team rolls into another team’s building for a conference series. That team takes at least a win or a tie but isn’t swept out of the barn. You didn’t stop me (photo: Mike Miller/Sacred Heart Athletics).
Canisius’ new uniform scheme means ‘people will talk about what we’re wearing’
The Golden Griffins opted for a more radical uniform change when they designed their new home jersey, debuting gold primaries last weekend when they hosted Air Force in Buffalo (photo: Canisius Athletics).
Hockey community surrounding, supporting American International freshman Otto with cancer battle
Eric Otto knew something wasn’t right. He had arrived at American International for his freshman year, and the new member of the hockey team was having trouble sleeping (photo: Chicago Steel/USHL).
After competitive ’17-18 season, Atlantic Hockey looks like ‘this will be the case again this year’
Anticipation is building for another photo-finish season in Atlantic Hockey (photo: Omar Phillips).
Analyzing the 2018-19 schedules: WCHA regular season the ‘best possible solution in an imperfect world’
The WCHA underwent more drastic realignment than any other league when changes shifted the landscape (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Analyzing the 2018-19 schedules: NCHC ‘in a good spot,’ has a system that is ‘good for the game overall’
The league’s immediate and resounding success is because its eight members are unafraid of playing anybody at any time and in any venue. It’s a collaborative effort designed to boost individual profiles within a cooperative structure (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Analyzing the 2018-19 schedules: With odd number of teams, Hockey East has ‘the same challenge other leagues have to deal with’
Hockey East has always been about New England, a region where hockey is king. It’s created all kinds of opportunity, and the league hasn’t shied away from experimentation, discovery and growth (photo: Melissa Wade).
Analyzing the 2018-19 schedules: ECAC Hockey slate comes with ‘a lot of parameters’
The ECAC is one of college hockey’s oldest conferences. Its tradition of excellence dates back over 55 years with a membership largely untouched since the 1960s (photo: Melissa Wade).
Analyzing the 2018-19 schedules: Five years in, Big Ten finding niche while continuing to grow with ‘core principles’ in place
A popular discussion around college hockey fans centers on the prospect of a “power conference” (photo: Rachel Lewis).
Analyzing the 2018-19 schedules: Atlantic Hockey ‘now accepted a little bit more amongst the other leagues’
Atlantic Hockey has always been a league based in attacking a good challenge (photo: Omar Phillips).
How are Division I hockey schedules created? One of our columnists found out
Time seems to drag by the end of summer. There are a good share of bad golf rounds, and my neck’s burned a couple of times over. The baseball pennant race is starting to thin out, and football is only in preseason mode. The lack of any real sports drama makes me itch for something … Read more
Hobey Baker winner Gaudette adds to awards with USCHO player of the year honors
For Adam Gaudette, the 2017-18 season will always be one to remember (photo: Melissa Wade).
This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Robert Morris knocking down adversity on way to league semifinals
The Atlantic Hockey regular season defines itself by months-long chaos. Every week seems to have unintended consequences, and no college hockey league can claim impacts from October in quite the same way (photo: Omar Phillips).
Three Things: Battle Tested, Hardened and Rewarded
The Atlantic Hockey regular season ended with such a frenzied rush that the playoffs could only serve as a potential buzzkill. Expectations, after all, went through the roof for exciting series, and it would take a couple of overtime games, probably with one or both going to two or three extra periods, to make us … Read more
Three Things: Battle Tested, Hardened and Rewarded
The Atlantic Hockey regular season ended with such a frenzied rush that the playoffs could only serve as a potential buzzkill. Expectations, after all, went through the roof for exciting series, and it would take a couple of overtime games, probably with one or both going to two or three extra periods, to make us … Read more
This Week in Atlantic Hockey: American International seeing ‘there’s a difference between being good and thinking you’re good’
At American International College, a strong character team has always been built on sportsmanship and academic progress (photo: Omar Phillips).
What’s Been Clinched, What Can Be Clinched: Feb. 24, 2018
It’s amazing to think that a five-month journey ends tonight. Atlantic Hockey teams wrap up their regular season this evening, ending a long trail lined with blood, sweat and tears. The highest of highs are bookended, truly, by the lowest of lows, with everyone living and dying on every single shift of every single game. … Read more
What’s Been Clinched, What Can Be Clinched: Feb. 24, 2018
It’s amazing to think that a five-month journey ends tonight. Atlantic Hockey teams wrap up their regular season this evening, ending a long trail lined with blood, sweat and tears. The highest of highs are bookended, truly, by the lowest of lows, with everyone living and dying on every single shift of every single game. … Read more