York, Farinacci, Zegras all net goals, but United States loses first game of World Juniors, 5-3 to Russia

The U.S. National Junior Team dropped a 5-3 decision to Russia in its opening game of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton Friday night. Team USA captain Cam York (Michigan), John Farinacci (Harvard/USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks) and Trevor Zegras (Boston University alum) all scored a goal for Team USA, bringing the game to 4-3 … Read more

NCHA announces men’s, women’s hockey conferences to resume play with 2021 schedule due out early January

In an announcement Wednesday, NCHA membership has endorsed a plan for a resumption of competition during the 2021 winter season. “The NCHA is committed to doing its best to provide a quality student-athlete experience in a manner that is safe for student-athletes, coaches, administrators, campuses, and local communities,” reads a statement from the conference. A … Read more

Michigan’s York tabbed U.S. World Junior team captain, Wisconsin’s Caufield, Turcotte named alternates

Michigan sophomore defenseman Cam York has been named captain of the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team. “It says a lot about this leadership group being voted in by their teammates,” said Team USA coach Nate Leaman (Providence). “It’s a tremendous honor to be named captains and represent your country. This isn’t our team, this is … Read more

Team USA downs Finland Tuesday night in lone World Junior pre-tournament game

Cole Caufield (Wisconsin) scored twice and Trevor Zegras (Boston University alum) added two assists to lead the U.S. National Junior Team to a 3-2 victory over Finland Tuesday night in Edmonton in its first and only pre-tournament game ahead of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. Arthur Kaliyev (OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs) also scored for Team … Read more

UMass-UMass Lowell, Providence-New Hampshire series canceled for late December

Hockey East announced Tuesday schedule updates for men’s games set to be played later this month. UConn’s men’s team is now scheduled to host Providence for a single game on Monday, December 28 at 3 p.m. The men’s series between Massachusetts at UMass Lowell will not be played as scheduled on December 26-27. The men’s … Read more

St. Norbert announces school will not play men’s, women’s hockey during 2020-21 season due to COVID-19

St. Norbert announced Monday that the school will not participate in the 2020-21 men’s and women’s hockey seasons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellation of the hockey seasons follows the college’s overall decision to not play fall and winter sports as a whole during the current academic year. St. Norbert officially cancelled its … Read more

Colorado College legend, longtime USA Hockey administrator Berglund dies at 80

Art Berglund, whose roles with USA Hockey as an administrator spanned parts of five decades, passed away Saturday morning at the age of 80. Berglund, who was part of the staff of more than 30 U.S. teams, including six Olympic squads and eight national junior teams, had a widespread impact on the U.S. international hockey … Read more

Canisius postpones games against RIT, Niagara due to COVID-19 protocol; Tigers, Purple Eagles to play Dec. 22

Canisius announced Saturday that due to COVID-19 protocols, it has postponed two Atlantic Hockey conference road games that had been scheduled against Rochester Institute of Technology on Sunday, Dec. 20, and Niagara on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Niagara and RIT have moved a conference game originally slated to be played at Niagara’s Dwyer Arena on Feb. … Read more

Big Ten unveils second half of schedule for 2020-21 season that starts Jan. 3, wraps March 18-20 with conference tournament

The Big Ten announced Friday the second half of the schedule for the 2020-21 Big Ten hockey season. The schedule will conclude March 18-20, 2021, with the Big Ten tournament. To allow for maximum flexibility in the potential rescheduling of games, this year’s schedule is built with a conference-wide bye the weekend of March 12-14. … Read more

WCHA adjusts 2020-21 men’s hockey schedule to account for vacated Alaska, Alaska Anchorage games

The WCHA men’s conference has adjusted its 2020-21 schedule to fill open dates created by Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks opting out of the season. The eight competing WCHA teams will play their scheduled two-game league series against each of their seven remaining opponents for a total of 14 league games. Additionally, teams will also … Read more

Hockey East announces Maine-UMass Lowell, Merrimack-UNH series set for Dec. 19-20 will not be played; other men’s, women’s games updated

Hockey East announced Thursday more schedule updates for men’s and women’s teams. The Northeastern at Holy Cross women’s game on December 19 will now be played at 3:30 p.m. and aired live on NESN. Massachusetts’ home game against Vermont on Saturday, December 20 will now be seen live on NESN at 6 p.m. The UConn … Read more

WCHA announces second half of 2020-21 women’s hockey season to start New Year’s Day

The WCHA women’s conference will open the second half of its 2020-21 schedule Jan. 1-5, 2021, the league office announced Wednesday. The opening weekend of the second half will feature Bemidji State at Ohio State, Jan. 1-2; Wisconsin at Minnesota State, Jan. 2-3; and Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota, Jan. 4-5. “We are excited to kick … Read more

WIAC votes to resume winter sports – including men’s, women’s hockey – with precautions on Feb. 1, 2021

The WIAC Council of Chancellors announced Dec. 11 that it has voted to resume winter sports competition for the 2020-21 season in February, contingent upon the securing of ongoing COVID-19 testing. The plan requires all WIAC institutions to secure testing for student-athletes, support staff and game officials in order to provide safe competition environments during … Read more