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With 30-goal season for Wisconsin, Hobey Baker winner Caufield wins 2020-21 USCHO Player of Year honors

April 23, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Even in a pandemic-dominated season, there was no slowing down Wisconsin’s Cole Caufield. The sophomore forward registered 30 goals and 52 points in 31 games, one of the most dominating offensive performances in recent memory. He helped lead Wisconsin to its first regular-season title since 2000 and the program’s first NCAA bid since 2014. Those … Read more

National freshman scoring leader, Michigan forward Bordeleau chosen USCHO Rookie of Year for ’20-21

April 22, 2021 by Jim Connelly

You likely feel like you’re dating yourself, but if you remember 1990s college basketball, you’ll likely also remember the “Fab Five,” a talented group of freshmen at Michigan in the 1991-92 season that helped lead the Wolverines to the national championship game. Those who had a chance to watch Michigan’s hockey team this season witnessed … Read more

Carvel tabbed USCHO Coach of the Year after guiding UMass to Hockey East, national titles in 2021

April 21, 2021 by Jim Connelly

His team created so much history in a year no one in Amherst, Mass., and across the Commonwealth will ever forget, winning both a Hockey East postseason championship and the NCAA Division I men’s national championship. Those are among the many reasons that Massachusetts head coach Greg Carvel has been named USCHO Coach of the … Read more

UMass storms past St. Cloud State for its first NCAA men’s hockey championship

March 31, 2022April 10, 2021 by Jim Connelly

The waiting is over for UMass. The Minutemen are national champions for the first time.

UMass leads St. Cloud State by 4 entering third period of national championship game

March 31, 2022April 10, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Special teams helped UMass double its lead in the second period of the 2021 national championship game and the Minutemen lead St. Cloud State, 4-0, with 20 minutes standing between the them and their first national championship.

UMass opens up two-goal lead over St. Cloud State after first period of national championship game

March 31, 2022April 10, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Goals by Aaron Bohlinger and Reed Lebster have UMass ahead of St. Cloud State 2-0 after the first period of the national championship game.

Championship game preview: For St. Cloud State and UMass, Men’s Frozen Four semifinal victories only first step

March 31, 2022April 9, 2021 by Jim Connelly

The Huskies and the Minutemen both go in search of their program’s first NCAA championship in Saturday’s game.

Previewing the UMass-St. Cloud 2021 NCAA Frozen Four final and reviewing the semifinals: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 18

March 31, 2022April 9, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Chris Peters of Hockey Sense with Chris Peters and Todd Milewski, USCHO.com editor emeritus and writer for the Wisconsin State Journal and madison.com.

In a free-flowing conversation, they wrap up Thursday night’s Frozen Four semifinal games between St. Cloud State and Minnesota State and between UMass and Minnesota Duluth and look ahead at the Minutemen-Huskies final on Saturday.

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