TMQ: Yes, too early to start PairWise discussion, but 2023-24 college hockey season certainly off to wild, baffling start

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Paula: Without having played a single game this past weekend, Ed, Wisconsin moves into the top spot of this week’s USCHO.com Men’s D-I Poll with 32 first-place votes. There are two … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Ohio State mired in rough patch, but daily improvement means ‘these guys want to get better’

With a month of the 2023-24 season behind them, the Buckeyes may not be where they’d like to be, but they’re definitely not where they think they’ll be five months from now. “We’re doing fine,” said Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik. “We continue to try to strive to get better. That’s our goal. Lots of … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Conference teams battling, finding ways to win nonconference games as calendar flips to November

This weekend is the first full slate of Big Ten play, with three conference series plus a home-and-home tilt between Minnesota and Minnesota Duluth. Since the start of the season, Big Ten teams have played a total of 43 nonconference games with a 29-12-2 record for the best win percentage in interleague play – barely. … Read more

TMQ: Wisconsin men’s hockey team surging early, also looking at player safety in wake of Johnson passing

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Ed: What a fun season this has been already, Paula! Probably the biggest story so far has been Wisconsin. I know just about everyone around college hockey has had high expectations … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Coming off sweep over Michigan Tech, Wisconsin surging into weekend border battle with Minnesota

A week away from a full slate of Big Ten games, there are a number of interesting nonconference series for B1G teams, including No. 8 Michigan State’s pair at No. 3 Boston College and No. 16 Ohio State visiting an old CCHA foe, No. 20 Omaha. Last weekend, B1G play began with a single series, … Read more

Monday 10: Top six ranked teams all lose over weekend, Big Ten starts conference play, half-dozen OT games Saturday night

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Hiccups in the top 6 Each of the top six teams in the USCHO.com Men’s Division I Poll lost a game this past weekend. No. 1 Minnesota split with No. 5 North Dakota in Grand Forks, … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: With conference play starting this weekend, teams moving ahead with poise, confidence

For the second straight season, the Big Ten has put up good numbers in nonconference games before the start of league play. Through three weeks and 22 nonconference games, the Big Ten is collectively 16-6-1 and has outscored opponents 81-57. It’s a solid beginning and a good omen. At roughly the same point last year … Read more

2023-24 Big Ten Hockey Season Preview: Minnesota still looks to be top team in conference, but gap closing as rest of teams much improved

The Big Ten made big strides last season, with a 55-21-2 record in nonconference play, the best winning percentage (.718) in D-I interleague play. From top to nearly bottom, Big Ten Hockey was a force to be reckoned with, and four of the conference’s seven teams played their way into the NCAA tournament. As the … Read more

As college hockey commissioners get on same page regarding philosophy of game, ‘it’s better for college hockey in general’

When Joe Bertagna stepped down after 23 years as Hockey East commissioner at the end of the 2019-20 season, he had no idea that he was setting a trend. Two years after Bertagna’s departure, Josh Fenton left the NCHC after serving as that league’s only commissioner since its inception in 2013. At the end of … Read more