Todd D. Milewski

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A gritty stretch of hockey in a game two days earlier apparently carried over for Minnesota-Duluth. Matt McNeely made 23 saves for his second collegiate shutout, and Dominic Toninato collected his third goal of the weekend for the Bulldogs, who took third place in the Ice Breaker Tournament with a 3-0 … Read more

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — It may be a 200-foot game, but No. 1 Minnesota won another Ice Breaker Tournament championship on Sunday in the few feet around both nets. The Gophers scored a pair of goals on deflections in front of the net and were strong in front of goaltender Adam Wilcox for a 3-0 … Read more

Alexander Kuqali and Brad McGowan each scored a pair of goals as Rochester Institute of Technology beat St. Lawrence 5-2 on Friday.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The indicators from the season opener were overwhelmingly positive for Rensselaer. Goaltender Jason Kasdorf played his first meaningful game in nearly a year Friday night, making 31 saves in a 3-2 victory over No. 12 Notre Dame. A pair of rookie defensemen did well in their college hockey debuts, and the … Read more

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Minnesota-Duluth had a start to forget. No. 1 Minnesota had trouble putting the game away. Neither was completely unexpected from the first game of the season, with a new face being put in a prominent position on one side and the pieces being put back together on the other. The Golden … Read more

In the last week, our Division I men’s conference columnists have previewed the six leagues and 59 teams for the 2014-15 season.

Blake Hietala scored twice for Michigan Tech, which earned a season-opening road sweep with a 5-1 win over Lake Superior State on Sunday.

Tanner Kero scored to break a tie midway through the third period, and Michigan Tech opened its season with a 5-3 victory at Lake Superior State on Saturday.

Chad McDonald scored twice, the second a short-handed goal late in the second period, and No. 9 Ferris State held off No. 8 Michigan 4-3 on Saturday, the opening night of the 2014-15 season.

Defenseman Lexi Bender completed her first collegiate hat trick in the game’s first 27 minutes, and No. 3 Boston College blasted Syracuse 10-2 on Saturday.

Here are photos from Friday’s first regular season game in the Polisseni Center in Rochester, N.Y., in which Rochester Institute of Technology beat Union 2-1.

Lindsey Stenason scored with 10:38 remaining to lift Rochester Institute of Technology to a 2-1 victory over Union on Friday in the first regular season game played at the Gene Polisseni Center.

Monday’s release of the preseason USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll starts the 18th season of the rankings we put together from the votes of coaches, media members and others in college hockey.