USCHO Staff
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 30 fared in games over the weekend of Jan. 3-5. No. 1 Michigan State (17-2-1) 12/30/2024 – No. 4 Western Michigan 1 vs No. 1 Michigan State 3 (Great Lakes Invitational championship, Grand Rapids, Mich.) 01/02/2025 … Read more
Trey Augustine (Michigan State) made 26 saves to become the all-time winningest American goaltender in World Juniors history as the U.S. National Junior Team, which got goals from Gabe Perreault (Boston College), Cole Eiserman (Boston University), captain Ryan Leonard (Boston College) and Oliver Moore (Minnesota), earned a 4-1 victory over Czechia in the semifinals of … Read more
Augustana finished off the weekend sweep over No. 8 Colorado College by a score of 3-2 Saturday night at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs. The Vikings netted the go-ahead goal with 1:29 to play in the third period from Nace Langus and were backstopped by Josh Kotai’s 45 saves in goal. Colorado College opened … Read more
Western Michigan has announced that Broncos head coach Pat Ferschweiler has agreed to a contract extension. The new contract is effective Jan. 1 and runs through April 2030. “Coach Ferschweiler has positioned our hockey program for national success on an annual basis, becoming the only hockey coach in WMU history to participate in three consecutive … Read more
With 38 seconds remaining in regulation and the game tied 3-3, Riley Thompson redirected Gunnarwolfe Fontaine’s power-play shot to give Ohio State a 4-3 edge and the first win of the Frozen Confines in Chicago’s Wrigley Field. BUCKEYES 🆙 Riley Thompson tips it in on the power play to give @OhioStateMHKY the lead with less … Read more
Ryan Leonard (Boston College) and James Hagens (Boston College) each scored twice as the U.S. National Junior Team defeated Switzerland 7-2 in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship Thursday afternoon at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ont. Team USA advances to the semifinals on Saturday and will face Czechia at 7:30 … Read more
Trey Augustine (Michigan State) made 38 saves and the U.S. National Junior Team scored three times on the power play on the way to a 4-1 victory over Canada Tuesday night in the final preliminary round game for both teams in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ont. With … Read more
Michigan State remains the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, collecting 41 first-place votes in the Dec. 30 rankings. Boston College is again No. 2, getting eight first-place votes, while Minnesota stays No. 3. Western Michigan is up two to No. 4, and Providence jumps two spots to sit fifth this week. … Read more
Connor Hasley made 43 saves and four different Falcons scored as Bentley beat Maine 4-2 in front of nearly 6,000 fans in Portland’s Cross Insurance Arena, home to the Maine Mariners of the ECHL. Harrison Scott scored twice for the Black Bears. Oliver Salo opened the scoring for the Falcons at 1:42 in the first … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 16 fared in games over the Dec. 28-29 weekend. No. 1 Michigan State (14-2-1) 12/29/2024 – Northern Michigan 0 at No. 1 Michigan State 2 (Great Lakes Invitational, Grand Rapids, Mich.) No. 2 Boston College (12-3-1) … Read more
The U.S. National Junior Team got goals from Carey Terrance (OHL’s Erie Otters), Cole Hutson (Boston University) and Brodie Ziemer (Minnesota), but dropped a 4-3 decision to Finland in overtime Sunday afternoon in preliminary round play at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ont. “We need more consistency … Read more
Danny Nelson (Notre Dame) tallied a pair of goals and James Hagens (Boston College) had two assists to help lift the U.S. National Junior Team to a 5-1 victory over Latvia in its second preliminary round contest of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship Saturday afternoon at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ont. “We … Read more
Sacred Heart returned to work on Saturday afternoon and put together a business-like effort on the road at American International, beating the Yellow Jackets 4-1 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. The Pioneers led 1-0 after one and 2-0 after two, before finishing the job in the third period. Felix Trudeau led the way … Read more
James Hagens (Boston College) recorded two goals and two assists while Cole Hutson (Boston University) added five assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 10-4 victory over Germany in its first preliminary round contest of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship Thursday afternoon in Ottawa, Ont., at the Canadian Tire Centre. “I … Read more
USA Hockey has named the 25 players for its 2025 U.S. National Junior Team that will represent the United States in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Ottawa, Ont. Among the roster are 10 players who were part of the 2024 gold medal-winning U.S. National Junior Team, … Read more
North Dakota has announced that junior defenseman Bennett Zmolek will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season due to an undisclosed injury. Zmolek, who has been sidelined since the season opener against Providence, appeared in 34 games with North Dakota since his arrival last season. He led the team with a plus-17 rating and tallied … Read more
With 31 first-place votes, Michigan State moves up two spots to once again sit as the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. Boston College picked up 15 first-place votes and remains No. 2, Minnesota, with three first-place votes, is down two to No. 3, Maine is up one to No. 4 … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 9 fared in games over the weekend of Dec. 13-14. No. 1 Minnesota (15-3-2) 12/13/2024 – No. 3 Michigan State 3 at No. 1 Minnesota 3 (OT) 12/14/2024 – No. 3 Michigan State 5 at No. … Read more
With four third-period goals, Michigan State surged ahead of Minnesota for a 5-3 win Saturday at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn. With the two points they picked up in Friday’s 3-3 tie and shootout, the Spartans earned five of six on the road from the Golden Gophers and climbed into second place in … Read more
Brodie Ziemer scored two goals, including the game-tying goal at 11:06 of the third period, as No. 1 Minnesota played to a 3-3 tie with No. 3 Michigan State Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn. Michigan State won the subsequent shootout. Nasty. 🎥: @GopherHockey x @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/WawY6A00iD — Big Ten Conference … Read more