USCHO Staff
With 34 first-place votes, Boston College remains No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, the same spot the Eagles were in the last poll conducted Dec. 11, 2023. Boston University stays No. 2, getting nine first-place votes, Quinnipiac is again third, picking up two first-place votes, North Dakota holds steady at No. … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 11 fared in games since Dec. 16. No. 1 Boston College (13-3-1) Did not play. No. 2 Boston University (12-4-1) 12/29/2023 – No. 2 Boston University 6 at Yale 1 No. 3 Quinnipiac (13-4-1) 12/30/2023 – … Read more
Team USA captain Rutger McGroarty (Michigan) tallied a hat trick and was one of 16 players to contribute points, while Trey Augustine (Michigan State) had 38 saves to lead the U.S. National Junior Team to a 10-2 win Sunday over Slovakia in its final preliminary-round game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at … Read more
In the annual Mayor’s Cup battle, No. 10 Providence took home the trophy with a 3-0 win over Brown at Meehan Auditorium in Providence, R.I. After scoreless first and second periods, the Friars used three goals in the third period from Chase Yoder, Taige Harding and Craig Needham to gain the win. Never hurts to … Read more
Army West Point scored the first three goals of the game and never looked back, doubling up No. 16 New Hampshire 6-3 Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 2,610 at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. Barron Woodring scored twice for the Black Knights, while John Driscoll had a goal and two … Read more
Isaac Howard (Michigan State) netted the winner in the bottom of the seventh round of the shootout to help lift the U.S. National Junior Team to a 4-3 victory over Czechia in preliminary round play of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Friday at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. Howard gave the U.S. the lead … Read more
Niagara sophomore defenseman David Posma has left the Purple Eagles and will play the rest of the 2023-24 season for the USHL’s Omaha Lancers. In 52 games with Niagara, Posma recorded eight points (goal, seven assists) as well as 69 penalty minutes and a minus-5 rating.
Jimmy Snuggerud (Minnesota) scored three times and added an assist, while Frank Nazar (Michigan) notched four assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to an 11-3 victory over Switzerland in its second preliminary round game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Thursday at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. “I liked our start,” said … Read more
Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward Cole Spicer is academically ineligible and will not play for the Bulldogs the second half of the current 2023-24 season. Spicer can practice but cannot play in games. Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin told the Duluth News-Tribune that “we’ll figure it out.” “Guys are going to get a chance,” Sandelin said … Read more
Gavin Brindley (Michigan) tallied a pair of goals and Trey Augustine (Michigan State) made 22 saves to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 4-1 victory over Norway in its first preliminary round matchup of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Tuesday at Frolundaborg. “I thought we got better as the game went … Read more
Denver junior forward Massimo Rizzo has been named to Team Canada’s roster for the 2023 Spengler Cup. The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational tournament held every December in Davos, Switzerland. The tournament primarily features professional hockey teams in Europe, but Canada has sent a squad every year since 1984 (tournament wasn’t played in 2020 … Read more
USA Hockey has announced the roster for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, set to take place Dec. 26, 2023 to Jan. 5, 2024, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Team USA will play its preliminary round games in Group B alongside Czechia, Norway, Slovakia and Switzerland. Group A includes Canada, Finland, Germany, Latvia and Sweden. The … Read more
Beginning with the 2026 conference tournament, the NCHC will be moving its playoffs entirely to campus sites. The decision was approved unanimously by the NCHC’s board of directors on Monday. The 2026 NCHC tournament and beyond will be played over three weeks. The biggest change sees the semifinals move to single elimination at two campus … Read more
With 34 first-place votes, Boston College is back on top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, up one spot from last week. Boston University stays No. 2, getting eight first-place votes, while Quinnipiac is up two to No. 3, with five first-place votes, North Dakota falls three spots to No. 4, and Denver drops … Read more
Hockey East announced Monday that Boston College freshman defenseman Aram Minnetian has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 1:25 of the second period on Dec. 9 against Providence. On the play, Minnetian was assessed a five-minute major penalty for cross-checking and a game misconduct. Minnetian is ineligible to play Jan. 12 … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 4 fared in games over the weekend of Dec. 8-9. RV = Received Votes No. 1 North Dakota (12-5-1) 12/08/2023 – RV Colorado College 3 at No. 1 North Dakota 2 (OT) 12/09/2023 – RV Colorado … Read more
Gleb Veremyev scored on a breakaway 2:54 into overtime to give Colorado College a 3-2 victory Saturday night and a sweep over No. 1-ranked North Dakota at Ralph Engelstad Arena, the first sweep by the Tigers in Grand Forks, N.D., in 30 years. Veremyev took a pass from Stanley Cooley during the 3-on-3 overtime period … Read more
Noah Laba scored his second goal of the game 35 seconds into overtime to lead Colorado College past No. 1-ranked North Dakota 3-2 on Friday night from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The Tigers, who trailed 2-0 midway through the second period, won their first game against a top-ranked team since Jan. 7, … Read more
Wisconsin sophomore defenseman Tyson Jugnauth has left the Badgers to play for the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Jugnauth, a fourth-round pick (100th overall) by the Seattle Kraken in the 2022 NHL Draft, was a healthy scratch in three of Wisconsin’s last four games but did return to the lineup for … Read more
Hockey East announced today that the women’s game between Boston University and Maine, previously scheduled for Oct. 27, 2023, has been rescheduled to Jan. 8, 2024, at 5 p.m. at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine. Fans will be able to watch the game on ESPN+.