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NCAA announces updated COVID-19 guidance for winter sports, including men’s, women’s college hockey

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The NCAA has released updated guidance for winter sports competing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Winter Training and Competition document follows recent updates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including recommendations for quarantine and isolation. The updated guidance addresses broad considerations that differentiate COVID-19 management in Tier 1 individuals based on vaccination … Read more

Wisconsin-Stevens Point-Hamline men’s college hockey game scheduled for Jan. 9 postponed due to COVID-19 issues with Pipers

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The Wisconsin-Stevens Point men’s hockey team had its 2022 opening weekend slate cut in half as the game at Hamline on Sunday, Jan. 9, has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Pipers program. Both teams will work to find a makeup date for the game. UWSP’s game at Augsburg on Saturday, Jan. 8, … Read more

USA Hockey adds Minnesota State’s Hastings, St. Cloud State’s Larson, Penn State’s Dawes to men’s Olympic team coaching staff

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USA Hockey announced today the men’s Olympic team assistant coaches for the 2022 games in Beijing that will work under head coach David Quinn. The assistants currently with NCAA hockey teams include Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings, St. Cloud State head coach Brett Larson and Penn State video coach Alex Dawes. In addition, Scott … Read more

Denver’s Stapley, Wisconsin’s Ceulemans, Minnesota State’s McKay garner December HCA national men’s college hockey honors

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s college hockey national players of the month for December. Denver’s Brett Stapley is the player of the month, followed by Wisconsin’s Corson Ceulemans as the national rookie of the month and Minnesota State’s Dryden McKay the top goaltender. Stapley went for five goals and nine points in … Read more

Minnesota Duluth’s Hughes, Union’s Matsoukas, Minnesota State’s Frank, Penn State’s Bothun collect December HCA national women’s college hockey honors

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its women’s college hockey national players of the month for December. Minnesota Duluth’s Gabbie Hughes is the player of the month, followed by Union’s Sophie Matsoukas as the national rookie of the month and Minnesota State’s Calla Frank and Penn State’s Josie Bothun the top goaltenders. Hughes led the … Read more

WCHA cancels Minnesota Duluth-St. Cloud State women’s hockey series due to COVID-19 concerns with Bulldogs

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The WCHA series between Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State scheduled for this weekend, Jan. 7-8, has been canceled. Due to COVID-19 concerns within the Minnesota Duluth program, the Bulldogs will no longer be traveling to St. Cloud, Minn., for the two-game series originally scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7 and 1:30 p.m. … Read more

Hockey East announces schedule changes for Jan. 7-8 men’s, women’s college hockey games

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Hockey East announced Thursday schedule updates for conference men’s and women’s teams. The men’s game between Long Island and Northeastern on Friday, Jan. 7 will now air on NESN at 7:30 p.m. Additionally, Northeastern is now scheduled to play Arizona State at Matthews Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. The men’s game between … Read more

Ohio State-Wisconsin men’s hockey series originally scheduled for Jan. 7-8 now planned for Jan. 8-9

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With guidance from the Big Ten, the Wisconsin men’s hockey’s series against Ohio State will be played on Saturday and Sunday this weekend at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday’s game will start at 6 p.m., with Sunday beginning at 3 p.m. The series was originally scheduled for Friday-Saturday but was postponed due to … Read more

St. Lawrence-New Hampshire men’s hockey game scheduled for Jan. 7 canceled due to COVID-19, will not have makeup date

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The New Hampshire-St. Lawrence men’s hockey game scheduled for Friday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Whittemore Center has been cancelled due to COVID protocols within the SLU program. The game will not be rescheduled. The Wildcats actively seeking an opponent for Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Whittemore Center, and an announcement … Read more

This weekend’s Minnesota Duluth-St. Cloud State hockey series postponed with UMD in COVID-19 protocols

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This weekend’s NCHC series between Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, at SCSU’s Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Minnesota Duluth hockey program. This series will attempt to be made up later this season. If the games are unable to … Read more

More COVID-19 woes: RPI’s weekend games at Harvard, Dartmouth postponed; Bentley-UMass Lowell home-and-home series also postponed

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Two more men’s hockey series have been postponed this weekend due to COVID-19 protocols. The Rensselaer men’s hockey team was slated to travel to Harvard and Dartmouth for ECAC Hockey games on Friday and Saturday nights, but the program is now paused for an undetermined amount of time. The Engineers will now travel to Dartmouth … Read more

Upcoming Denver-Omaha men’s hockey series postponed, Ohio State-Wisconsin series canceled due to COVID-19 protocols

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A pair of men’s college hockey series scheduled for this weekend have been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. This weekend’s NCHC series between Denver and Omaha, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, at Omaha’s Baxter Arena has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Omaha hockey program. This series has been rescheduled for … Read more

Robert Morris president Howard leaving Pittsburgh, will join executive leadership team at Arizona State

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Robert Morris president Chris Howard, a national expert in higher education policy, will join Arizona State as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the ASU Enterprise in early February. Howard will join ASU president Michael Crow and other ASU executive vice presidents as part of the ASU Enterprise leadership team to design, build … Read more

Minnesota State picks up 43 first-place votes, starts 2022 as No. 1 college hockey team in DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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With 43 first-place votes this week, Minnesota State remains the top team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Quinnipiac is again No. 2, getting the other seven first-place votes in this week’s poll. Western Michigan is up one to No. 3, St. Cloud State moves up three to No. 4, and North Dakota holds … Read more