Jack Hittinger 
The fraternity of college hockey coaches is small. And the sub-fraternity of men’s college hockey coaches with 500 career victories is even smaller (17, to be exact). Even smaller yet? The number of active coaches with at least 500 career wins. Coming into the season just four active coaches were in the 500 club — … Read more
Two weeks ago, Lake Superior State came back from their trip to Columbus, Ohio, in something of a daze. The Lakers were swept by Ohio State and took both games on the chin, losing 9-3 and 6-2. That caused a little soul searching for everyone involved with the program. “We talked about it that Ohio … Read more
Nobody can accuse Minnesota State of taking the easy way out to start the 2024-25 season. In their first five weeks of play, the Mavericks have skated every weekend without a bye, and their opponents have included: two top-10-ranked nonconference opponents (Michigan and North Dakota), one team that was ranked before the series (Omaha), one … Read more
For Northern Michigan, this season is about the process, not results. Maybe that sounds like a tired sports cliche, but considering this team had to refresh basically its entire coaching staff and roster in the span of five months, it’s a reasonable expectation. Last weekend’s series against Arizona State is a case in point: The … Read more
It’s hard to get too excited about exhibition results, but when Augustana knocked off North Dakota in one earlier this month it certainly got the college hockey world talking. “Wait, AUGUSTANA? The second-year team? Beat NORTH DAKOTA? In HOCKEY?” The Vikings’ 4-1 win over the Fighting Hawks ultimately doesn’t count for either team’s record or … Read more
First-year head coach Dennis Williams won his first two NCAA games behind the bench for Bowling Green and looks forward to navigating the ever-changing world of college hockey (Photo: Bowling Green athletics)
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. BC, MSU split top five showdown The most anticipated matchup of the weekend featured a big-time top-five battle in East Lansing between No. 2 Boston College and No. 2 Michigan State. The Eagles beat the Spartans … Read more
During the CCHA’s annual preseason video conference, Minnesota State head coach Luke Strand had stressed how important it would be for the Mavericks to go and challenge themselves in their nonconference schedule this season. “Our out of conference play, it’s a tough schedule. It’s supposed to be that way. I made it that way for … Read more
A true season of transition for the CCHA is set to begin this month. The league has been active in the transfer portal in more ways than one this offseason. The league’s individual programs added players and coaches, yes, but the league itself is also set to have some big roster changes starting this year. … Read more
Jared Wright, from nearby Burnsville, Minn., scored the opening goal in the Pioneers’ championship-game victory.
Will Smith scored twice and Jacob Fowler kept Michigan off the scoreboard for the Eagles, who will play Denver for the 2024 championship.
Top overall seed Boston College won its 34th game of the season, beating Michigan in the Frozen Four semifinals.
Boston College added two goals in the second period and takes a three-goal lead over Michigan into the third.
Will Smith’s 70th point of the season has the Eagles ahead after 20 minutes in St. Paul.
Providence Regional, March 29-31 Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, R.I. Friday, March 29, 2:00 p.m., ET, ESPNU No. 1 Boston College (31-5-1) vs. No. 4 Michigan Tech (19-14-6) Friday, March 29, 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews No. 2 Wisconsin (26-11-2) vs. No. 3 Quinnipiac (26-9-2) Sunday, March 31, 4:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2 Providence Regional Championship BOSTON COLLEGE … Read more
Since the CCHA reformed in 2021, fans outside the greater Mankato metro area have not had much of a chance to see the Mason Cup in person. That’s because, up until now, the road to the league’s playoff trophy has gone through Minnesota State. The Mavericks won the trophy, and the associated NCAA at-large bid, … Read more
Much has been made about how close the CCHA was this year. If someone asked you to take a look around and assess the state of the league, you’d be well aware that the second-place team in the standings was separated by just five points from the seventh-place finisher. So when the CCHA’s Mason Cup … Read more
As those who have followed the conference currently known as the CCHA for the past decade know, things in this conference are rarely easy. Even though Minnesota State had previously won six consecutive MacNaughton Cups, the path to the MacNaughton is rarely easy. Championships are usually won by a few points here and a few … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Beavers batter Mavs to clinch MacNaughton The last time a team other than Minnesota State had its hands on the MacNaughton Cup, the CCHA didn’t even exist. That was in 2017. Since then, the Mavericks had … Read more
When everything is said and done, Jackson Jutting’s game-winning goal on Friday might turn out to be the most consequential one of Bemidji State’s season. The Beavers came into last weekend knowing every single point matters in the race for the MacNaughton Cup. So despite allowing the game-tying goal with 30 seconds to go against … Read more