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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+.
With 33 first-place votes this week, North Dakota is the new No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, moving up one spot in the rankings. Last week’s No. 1 team, Boston College, falls to No. 2, picking up four first-place votes. Boston University is up one to No. 3, getting eight first-place … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its national women’s monthly award winners for November. Cornell graduate forward Izzy Daniel is the player of the month, while Penn State freshman forward Stella Retrum is the rookie of the month and LIU junior goalie Tindra Holm is the goaltender of the month. Daniel followed a 17-point October … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its national men’s monthly award winners for November. Denver freshman defenseman Zeev Buium and Lake Superior State senior forward Jared Westcott are co-players of the month, while Penn State forward Aiden Fink is the rookie of the month and AIC freshman goalie Nils Wallstrom is the goaltender of the … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 27 fared in games over the weekend of Dec 1-3. No. 1 Boston College (12-3-1) 12/01/2023 – Northeastern 5 at No. 1 Boston College 3 12/02/2023 – No. 1 Boston College 3 at Northeastern 1 No. … Read more
Massimo Rizzo’s one-timer leads to Carter King’s OT game winner for Denver over North Dakota (photo: Jamie Schwaberow/Clarkson Creative Photography).
Hockey East announced Saturday that Merrimack junior forward Matt Copponi has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 1:19 of the second period on Dec. 1 against Boston University. On the play, Copponi was assessed a five-minute major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct. Copponi is ineligible to play tonight, Dec. … Read more
Cam Lund finished a 2-on-1 from the left circle with 6:08 left in regulation to break to 3-3 deadlock and Northeastern secured a 5-3 road victory over No. 1 Boston College on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 7,884 at Kelley Rink in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Northeastern opened the scoring 9:22 into … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced Tuesday a one-game suspension for RIT forward Christian Catalano, effective for the Tigers’ next NCAA Division I game. The suspension is a result of Catalano’s major penalty and game misconduct for direct contact to the head, which occurred at the 4:20 mark of the first period in RIT’s home game on Nov. … Read more