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SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Bemidji State upsets No. 3 Minnesota, top-ranked Denver still unbeaten with sweep over No. 9 North Dakota, UMass knocks off No. 10 Providence, No. 20 Harvard plays to tie with No. 6 Cornell, No. 4 Michigan State sweeps Notre Dame

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After losing 5-3 Thursday night to No. 3 Minnesota at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn., Bemidji State rebounded with a 3-1 win at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn., on Saturday night. The victory was the first for the Beavers over the Gophers since a 4-2 win on Jan. 30, 2016 at the … Read more

Hockey East suspends Boston College goalie Fowler one game for major roughing penalty Nov. 15 vs. UConn

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Hockey East announced Saturday that Boston College sophomore goaltender Jacob Fowler has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 4:49 of the second period on Nov. 15 at UConn. On the play, Fowler was given a five-minute major penalty for roughing and a game misconduct. Fowler is ineligible to play Nov. 19 … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: UConn upsets No. 2 Boston College, No. 1 Denver downs No. 9 North Dakota, No. 17 Dartmouth beats No. 6 Cornell, No. 13 Western Michigan gets by No. 8 Colorado College in OT, No. 7 Maine tops No. 11 Boston University

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Connecticut pulled off the upset Friday night, knocking off No. 2 Boston College 5-4 at the Toscano Family Ice Forum in Storrs, Conn. Hudson Schandor, Kaden Shahan, Tristan Fraser, Tom Messineo and Ryan Tattle scored for the Huskies and goaltenders Tyler Muszelik and Thomas Heaney combined on a 28-save night in net. Muszelik started and … Read more

Denver runs winning streak to 10 games to start 2024-25 season, stays No. 1 in Nov. 11 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

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Denver is off to a 10-0-0 start and remains the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll this week, garnering 48 first-place votes. Boston College is again No. 2, picking up the other two first-place votes. Minnesota stays No. 3, Michigan State is again fourth, and Michigan is up two spots to … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Sweeps galore as No. 1 Denver downs Lindenwood, No. 10 North Dakota defeats Minnesota Duluth, No. 12 St. Cloud upends Miami, No. 4 Michigan State doubles up No. 13 Ohio State, No. 3 Minnesota gets by Wisconsin in OT, No. 7 Michigan drops No. 20 Notre Dame

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Tenth-ranked North Dakota jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after 20 minutes and kept control throughout, notching a 4-1 victory over Minnesota Duluth and securing the series sweep on Saturday night from AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn. UND notches its first sweep of the season and records its sixth straight win over Minnesota Duluth. … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 17 UMass Lowell downs No. 9 Boston University, No. 3 Minnesota rallies to beat Wisconsin, No. 2 Boston College edges No. 5 Maine, Yale ties No. 6 Cornell, top-ranked Denver beats Lindenwood

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No. 17 UMass Lowell scored two goals 34 seconds apart in the third period to snap a 3-3 tie and defeat No. 9 Boston University 5-3 Friday night at Agganis Arena in Boston. Libor Nemec made it 4-3 River Hawks at 11:28 of the final period and then Dillan Bentley gave UML the insurance goal … Read more

NCAA Division I Council votes to make major junior players eligible for NCAA hockey with change taking effect Aug. 1, 2025; CHL players still ineligible for D-III hockey

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The NCAA Division I council voted Thursday to make Canadian Hockey League (major junior) players eligible for NCAA Division I hockey and those players may start to participate on NCAA Division I hockey teams effective August 1, 2025. Players may participate in the CHL (Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League, and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey … Read more

New Roger Williams NCAA D-III men’s hockey program tabs experienced Hall as Hawks’ first head coach for start of 2025-26 season

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As Roger Williams University prepares to kick off a men’s hockey program in the fall of 2025, Chris Hall has been named the first head coach for the rebooted program. Roger Williams is located in Bristol, R.I. “I’m incredibly honored to be the first leader of the RWU men’s ice hockey program in this new … Read more

Hockey Humanitarian Award nominations now open for 2025 edition of honor that recognizes college hockey’s ‘finest citizen’

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The Hockey Humanitarian Award is presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” and seeks to recognize college hockey players, male or female, who contribute to local and/or global communities in a true humanitarian spirit. Each year the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation receives many submissions from SID’s and hockey coaches across men’s and women’s Division I … Read more

Denver’s Devine, Union’s Muthersbaugh, Augustana’s Kotai, Notre Dame’s Say take home monthly HCA accolades

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The first Hockey Commissioners Association monthly awards for men’s hockey have been announced for the month of October. Denver senior forward Jack Devine is the player of the month, Union freshman forward Ben Muthersbaugh is rookie of the month, and Augustana sophomore Josh Kotai and Notre Dame junior Owen Say are co-goaltenders of the month. … Read more

September-October HCA women’s college hockey awards go to Wisconsin’s O’Brien, Harvey, St. Cloud State’s Kyrkkö, Sacred Heart’s Greene

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The first Hockey Commissioners Association monthly awards for women’s hockey have been announced for the combined months of September and October. Wisconsin graduate forward Casey O’Brien and junior defenseman Caroline Harvey are co-players of the month, St. Cloud State freshman goalie Emila Kyrkkö is rookie of the month, and Sacred Heart senior goaltender Carly Greene … Read more

Gagnon (Lindenwood), Kebreau (Alaska Anchorage), Grabko (Alaska), Bartoszkiewicz (Lindenwood) highlight October honors for NCAA D-I men’s hockey independent schools

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The 2024-25 season got off to a strong start for the NCAA’s five men’s Division I hockey programs and four players have earned monthly honors from NCAA Division I Independent Hockey. All five schools enjoyed impressive road wins, eight cumulatively, with those victories coming at Notre Dame (2), Wisconsin, Merrimack, Lake Superior State, Miami, Northern … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 9 Cornell opens season downing No. 6 North Dakota, No. 11 Michigan drops No. 5 Boston University, No. 1 Denver blanks Yale, No. 7 Maine shuts out Merrimack, Bemidji State upsets No. 16 Minnesota State

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Sullivan Mack recorded a goal and an assist and Ian Shane made 23 saves in goal as No. 9 Cornell opened its 2024-25 season with a 4-1 win over No. 6 North Dakota Friday night at Lynak Rink in Ithaca, N.Y. Nick DeSantis, Tyler Catalano and Nicholas Wolfenberg also scored for the Big Red, and … Read more

Former Northeastern director of men’s hockey operations Harlow returns to Huskies as new assistant coach

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Matt Harlow has been named an assistant coach for the Northeastern men’s hockey team. Harlow spent the past three seasons as the director of hockey operations for the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack, assisting with all aspects of hockey operations including player personnel, player movement, and player contracts while also handling the day-to-day operations of the club. … Read more

Misericordia men’s hockey team hires Swanson, Jatczak as assistant coaches on eve of inaugural 2024-25 season

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Scott Swanson and Stan Jatczak have been named assistant hockey coaches at Misericordia. The Cougars will begin their inaugural season of competition at Buffalo State on Nov. 1. Swanson served as a team captain of the Springfield Pics junior hockey team and was a three-time team captain in five seasons at Norwich. He led Norwich … Read more