Hockey East announces UConn-Northeastern men’s series, Boston University-Providence women’s series set for Jan. 7-9 off due to COVID-19
Hockey East announced Wednesday schedule updates for men’s and women’s teams for games Jan. 7-12.
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Positive COVID-19 tests at Denver postpone this weekend’s Gold Pan games between Pioneers, Colorado College
Due to a combination of positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Denver hockey program, the Denver and Colorado College home-and-home series scheduled for this weekend, Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9, has been postponed.
Canisius-RIT men’s hockey game scheduled for Jan. 6 postponed due to COVID-19 protocols involving Canisius
Officials from Canisius, RIT and Atlantic Hockey announced Wednesday that tonight’s hockey game between the Golden Griffins and the Tigers has been postponed due to COVID-19 related protocols and contact tracing among Tier 1 members of the Canisius hockey program.
Knight, Team USA blank Canada 2-0 in Edmonton to capture 2021 World Junior Championship gold
The U.S. National Junior Team, behind 34 saves from Spencer Knight (Boston College) and goals from Trevor Zegras (Boston University) and Alex Turcotte (Wisconsin), beat Canada 2-0 Tuesday night in Edmonton in the gold medal game of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Quinnipiac captain Tufto, Michigan Tech goalie Pietila, Denver rookie Savoie garner HCA awards for December
The Hockey Commissioners Association announced Tuesday the national players of the month for December.
Sacred Heart to play Air Force at Niagara on Jan. 6; other schedule changes announced
Following the postponement of last weekend’s men’s series against Army West Point, Sacred Heart has announced several changes to its upcoming schedule.
Bentley pauses all hockey activities after recent positive COVID-19 tests within Falcons program
Due to recent positive tests for COVID-19 within the hockey program, Bentley will pause all team activities until further notice.
Hockey East announces updates to men’s, women’s schedules for games of Jan. 6-10
Hockey East announced Tuesday schedule updates for men’s and women’s teams.
NCAA hockey stars shine as U.S., Canada win World Junior semifinals; championship game Tuesday night
Arthur Kaliyev (OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs) scored the game-winner with 1:16 left in regulation to lift the U.S. National Junior Team to a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Finland Monday night in Edmonton in the semifinals of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship.
With the win, Team USA will play in tonight’s gold medal game against host Canada. Opening faceoff is set for 9:30 p.m. EST and the game can be seen live on NHL Network.
CHA announces second half of 2020-21 schedule, takes teams to conference tournament
College Hockey America, in a joint effort between the league office, directors, and coaches, announced Monday that the conference has finalized a second-half schedule that brings the league’s six members right up to the start of the 2021 CHA tournament.
Minnesota starts 2021 as near-unanimous No. 1 hockey team in latest USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll
Minnesota begins 2021 just like it ended 2020 – at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The undefeated Gophers (9-0-0) earned 39 of 40 first-place votes in this week’s rankings.
North Dakota-Omaha series scheduled for Jan. 8-9 postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests with Mavericks team
Due to a continuing combination of positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Omaha hockey program, the Omaha at North Dakota series scheduled for this weekend, Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9, at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. has been postponed.
Minnesota native Schmidt leaves Union, transfers to Gophers for second half of ’20-21 season
Minnesota has announced that forward Colin Schmidt has been added to the 2020-21 roster.
Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, Dec. 28-Jan. 3
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 28 fared in games over the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3.
WCHA adds Minnesota-St. Cloud State hockey game Jan. 7 to women’s conference schedule
The WCHA women’s conference announced Sunday that Minnesota and St. Cloud State will meet in a WCHA league game on Thursday, Jan. 7.
Farinacci scores twice as U.S. defeats Slovakia 5-2, off to World Junior semifinals; Behind Levi, Canada also advances
The U.S. National Junior Team, behind two goals from John Farinacci (Harvard), earned a 5-2 victory over Slovakia Saturday night in Edmonton in quarterfinal play of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship.
With the win, the U.S. advances to the tournament semifinals where it will face Finland on Monday at 9:30 p.m. EST.
Merrimack adds former Alaska forward Newton for second half of 2020-21 hockey season
Merrimack has added senior forward Max Newton as a transfer from Alaska, with Newton being eligible to play immediately for the Warriors.
United States blanks Sweden 4-0 behind Knight’s 27 saves, Zegras’ three points, draws Slovakia in World Junior quarterfinals
Behind a 27-save performance Thursday night from Spencer Knight (Boston College) and a goal and two assists from Trevor Zegras (Boston University), the U.S. National Junior Team earned its third straight shutout with a 4-0 victory over Sweden in its final preliminary round game of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton to earn first place in Group B.
Minnesota Duluth-Minnesota women’s hockey series scheduled Jan. 4-5 postponed due to UMD short on players
The WCHA women’s series between Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota scheduled for Jan. 4-5 in Minneapolis has been postponed.
Due to positive COVID test, Holy Cross men’s hockey team pauses activities, postpones AIC, Army games
Due to a positive case of COVID-19 within the Tier 1 group, the Holy Cross men’s hockey team will pause all activities until further notice.