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SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Atlantic Hockey teams complete playoff sweeps, No. 16 Omaha finishes off sweep of No. 3 North Dakota, No. 5 Wisconsin-Ohio State, Lake Superior State-St. Thomas going to Game 3s, No. 1 BC, No. 2 BU gain wins to cap regular season

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The conference playoffs for Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA and ECAC Hockey teams continued Saturday night, while the last weekend of the regular season for Hockey East and NCHC teams came to a close. SCOREBOARD | POLL | PAIRWISE ATLANTIC HOCKEY (Game 2s, best of three) No. 19 RIT 5, Robert Morris 1 Tyler Fukakusa … Read more

After winning first-ever Big Ten regular-season championship, Michigan State rewards coach Nightingale with contract extension

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Michigan State hockey coach Adam Nightingale has signed a new contract to stay with the Spartans program. Nightingale’s five-year rollover contract includes non-performance related compensation of $700,000 in year one. This includes a base salary of $600,000 and supplemental compensation of $100,000 in the first year. Beginning in year two, the supplemental compensation will increase … Read more

Maine announces $320 million renovation plans to include Harold Alfond Sports Arena, Shawn Walsh Hockey Center that will benefit men’s, women’s teams

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Maine has released plans for major renovations to Harold Alfond Sports Arena and the Shawn Walsh Hockey Center. The project is made possible by a transformational $320 million commitment from the Harold Alfond Foundation to the University of Maine System, which includes a $170 million investment in UMaine Athletics to fund the Athletics Facilities Master … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC Hockey all rev up conference postseason action, while Hockey East, NCHC start final weekend of 2023-24 regular season

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Conference playoffs took center stage Friday night, with four conferences in action, while Hockey East and the NCHC began their final weekend of the regular season. SCOREBOARD | POLL | PAIRWISE ATLANTIC HOCKEY (best of three) Holy Cross 4, Canisius 3 Jack Stockfish’s goal at 10:04 of the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and … Read more

Little East Conference adds Babson, Norwich as affiliate members for 2025-26 NCAA D-III men’s college hockey season

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The Little East Conference has announced that Babson and Norwich will join the league as affiliate members in men’s hockey when the LEC begins its inaugural season in 2025-26. The addition of these two programs brings the LEC’s men’s hockey membership to nine programs. “On behalf of the Little East Conference presidents and athletic directors, … Read more

Alaska, UConn, Ferris State, defending champ Wisconsin announced as field for 2024 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off men’s college hockey tournament

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The fourth annual Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off men’s college hockey tournament returns to Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum on Dec. 28-29, featuring No. 5 Wisconsin, UConn, Alaska and Ferris State. Single-day tickets at Ticketmaster.com. Semifinal play will take place on Saturday, Dec. 28, with the championship and third-place games on Sunday, Dec. 29. Matchups and times will … Read more

Ohio State’s Kirk, Clarkson’s Pasiechnyk, Northeastern’s Philips, 2023 winner, chosen as three finalists for 2024 Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award

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The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the three finalists for the Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award. They are Ohio State’s Raygan Kirk, Clarkson’s Michelle Pasiechnyk and Northeastern’s Gwyneth Philips, last year’s award recipient. It is a veteran group as Pasiechnyk and Kirk are seniors while Philips is a fifth-year student. Voting was … Read more

Vermont’s Mlýnková chosen Cammi Granato Award winner for 2023-24 season as Hockey East women’s player of year

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Hockey East has announced that Vermont senior forward Natálie Mlýnková has been awarded the 2024 Cammi Granato Award as Hockey East player of the year. She becomes just the second Catamount to win the award in program history. Alongside Mlýnková, UConn head coach Chris MacKenzie was unanimously named Hockey East coach of the year by … Read more

Ten finalists named for 2024 Patty Kazmaier Award as top player in NCAA Division I women’s college hockey

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The 10 finalists for the 2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced Thursday by the USA Hockey Foundation. The honor, which was first presented in 1998, is awarded annually to the top play in NCAA Division I women’s hockey by the foundation. The finalists, in alphabetical order, are as follows: Izzy Daniel, Forward, Senior, Cornell … Read more

Wisconsin-Superior women’s hockey coach Laughlin announces retirement after finishing with 300 wins over 21 seasons

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Wisconsin-Superior has announced that Dan Laughlin, one of the longest-tenured coaches in NCAA Division III women’s hockey, is retiring. “Coach Laughlin has been the backbone of our women’s hockey program for the past two decades. His legacy leading the program extends well beyond the awards, accolades and championships,” said UW-Superior athletics director Nick Bursik in … Read more

Boston College stays No. 1 in March 4 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll as Eagles again collect all 50 first-place votes

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Boston College is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, getting all 50 first-place votes this week. Boston University stays No. 2, while North Dakota is again No. 3, Denver is up one to No. 4, and Wisconsin is down one to No. 5. USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll … Read more

NCAA selects field of 13 teams for 2024 Division III men’s tournament

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Defending champion Hobart, Trinity and Utica got spots in the quarterfinals as the brackets were revealed Monday for the 2024 NCAA Division III men’s hockey tournament. Thirteen teams were picked, including four at-large picks to go along with nine automatic qualifiers. Defending national runner-up Adrian, Curry, Elmira and Geneseo were chosen as the at-large teams. … Read more

Gustavus Adolphus looking to defend women’s D-III college hockey national championship as one of 11 teams in 2024 field

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Eleven teams were selected to the NCAA Division III women’s hockey tournament after the field was announced Sunday night on NCAA.com. Of the 11 teams, six teams will play in the first round and the remaining five will enter at the quarterfinal stage. Seven teams qualify by earning an automatic bid as conference champions (CCC/Western … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 3 North Dakota sweeps No. 12 Western Michigan to claim Penrose Cup, No. 16 Michigan rebounds with OT win over No. 8 Minnesota, No. 5 Denver sweeps No. 15 St. Cloud State, Atlantic Hockey first round sees trio of winners

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Ludvig Persson stopped all 35 shots fired his way to help No. 3 North Dakota defeat No. 12 Western Michigan 3-0 and capture the Penrose Cup for the sixth time in program history on Saturday night from the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. UND wins its 21st conference crown in program history and … Read more

Albertus Magnus, Anna Maria each collect pair of honors for 2023-24 D-III men’s hockey independent awards

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Albertus Magnus goaltender Logan Bateman has been named men’s hockey Division III independent player of the year, Anna Maria’s Matthew Hennessey rookie of the year, and Albertus Magnus’ Kyle Wallack co-coach of the year with Anna Maria’s Dave McCauley. Bateman had a stellar year in net, going 14-8-0 with 570 saves, a 2.10 goals-against average … Read more

Hobart garners trio of NEHC awards for 2023-24 college hockey campaign as Buzoverya top player, Morrissey rookie of year, Taylor best coach

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The NEHC men’s division has announced the recipients of the league’s major award winners, all-conference and all-rookie teams as selected by the league’s 10 head coaches. Hobart’s Artem Buzoverya was named NEHC player of the year after finishing conference play with five goals and 18 assists for 23 points. His 18 assists ranked second in … Read more

Trinity boasts three NESCAC awards for ’23-24 as Bobak tabbed player of year, Blanchard top defensive player, Greason chosen best coach

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The NESCAC announced its men’s hockey awards for the 2023-24 season. Trinity netminder Devon Bobak was selected as the NESCAC player of the year by the conference coaches. Bobak is the fifth Bantam to garner the honor and third in four seasons. Bobak anchors a defensive unit that has allowed the fewest goals this season … Read more

Assumption leads way with quartet of Northeast-10 individual awards for 2023-24 college hockey season

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Assumption junior forward Ronny Paragallo has been selected as the Northeast-10 player of the year. It is the first time that an Assumption player has won NE10 player of the year since Cam Laughlin in the 2017-18 season. Assumption – the NE10 regular-season champion – had three other major award winners to join Paragallo, as … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Bemidji State blanks Minnesota State for MacNaughton Cup, No. 6 Michigan State downs No. 4 Wisconsin to claim Big Ten regular-season title, Clarkson knocks off No. 7 Quinnipiac in OT, No. 1 Boston College tops No. 17 New Hampshire

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Bemidji State has won the MacNaughton Cup outright as CCHA regular-season champions after a 6-0 shutout of Minnesota State Friday night at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn. Jackson Jutting posted two goals and two assists and goaltender Mattias Sholl stopped all 28 shots fired his way. BEAVER GOAL!!! Another goal scored by Jackson Jutting, … Read more