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Princeton’s Fillier, Boston College’s Taber, St. Cloud State’s Ahola, Penn State’s Bothun selected HCA women’s monthly award winners for December

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its women’s monthly award winners for December. Princeton senior forward Sarah Fillier is the player of the month, while Boston College freshman forward Sam Taber is the rookie of the month and the co-goaltenders of the month are St. Cloud State senior Sanni Ahola and Penn State senior Josie … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: First college hockey weekend of 2024 has Simon Fraser tying No. 2 Boston University, No. 4 North Dakota downing Alaska, No. 5 Wisconsin edging Notre Dame, UConn tying No. 13 UMass, No. 12 Arizona State, Omaha winning at Desert Hockey Classic

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Gavin McCarthy tied the game at 16:41 of the second period and then scored the lone shootout goal as No. 2 Boston University skated to a 1-1 draw with Canadian university Simon Fraser in Friday’s exhibition at Agganis Arena in Boston. After neither team broke through in overtime, Max Lacroix turned aside all three attempts … Read more

Behind two goals from Michigan State’s Howard, United States defeats Sweden 6-2 for 2024 World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal

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The U.S. National Junior Team, behind two goals from Isaac Howard (Michigan State) and goals from four additional players, defeated Sweden 6-2 Friday night in the gold medal game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. It marks the sixth gold medal for the United States in the tournament all … Read more

Boston College’s Gauthier nets late power-play goal to lift United States over Finland 3-2, into 2024 World Junior Championship gold medal game

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Cutter Gauthier (Boston College) scored on the power play with 3:13 left in the third period to lift the U.S. National Junior Team to a 3-2 come-from-behind win in the semifinals of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden Thursday night to send the U.S. to tomorrow’s gold medal game … Read more

ESPN, NCAA reach agreement on new eight-year media rights deal, beginning Sept. 1, 2024

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ESPN and the NCAA have reached a new eight-year agreement beginning Sept. 1, 2024, for NCAA championships media rights. The deal includes domestic rights to a record 40 NCAA championships – 21 women’s and 19 men’s events – and international rights to those same NCAA championships plus the Division I men’s basketball tournament. “ESPN and … Read more

Boston College’s Perreault scores twice with assist, Michigan’s Casey adds three assists as U.S. downs Latvia 7-2 at 2024 World Juniors, advances to semifinals Jan. 4

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Gabe Perreault (Boston College) netted two goals and an assist and Seamus Casey (Michigan) added three assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 7-2 victory over Latvia in quarterfinal play here tonight at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. The U.S. will play in the semifinals … Read more

As calendar turns to 2024, Boston College begins new year at top of USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

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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

Michigan’s McGroarty records hat trick to lead Team USA to 10-2 win over Slovakia at 2024 World Juniors, U.S. off to quarterfinals Jan. 2

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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

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 10 Providence blanks Brown for Mayor’s Cup, No. 3 Quinnipiac downs Holy Cross, No. 8 Maine takes home Ledyard Classic title with victory over Dartmouth, No. 13 Arizona State crowned Adirondack Winter Invite champs with shootout win over No. 17 Cornell

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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

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Army West Point upsets No. 16 New Hampshire, Michigan Tech wins GLI in shootout over No. 7 Michigan State, No. 2 Boston University downs Yale, No. 6 Wisconsin blanks Northeastern for Holiday Face-Off crown

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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

United States gains 4-3 shootout win over Czechia at 2024 World Junior Championship; New Year’s Eve game vs. Slovakia to decide top spot in Group B

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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

Minnesota’s Snuggerud nets hat trick, Michigan’s Nazar adds four assists as Team USA takes 11-3 win over Switzerland at 2024 World Juniors

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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’s Spicer ruled academically ineligible for second half of 2023-24 college hockey season

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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

Michigan’s Brindley scores two, Michigan State’s Augustine stops 22 as United States opens 2024 World Juniors with 4-1 win over Norway

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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 standout, NCAA top scorer Rizzo to play for Canada at upcoming Spengler Cup tournament in Switzerland

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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

NCAA hockey stars make up vast majority of United States roster for upcoming World Junior Championship

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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

NCHC announces change in playoff format, will move exclusively to campus sites beginning with 2026 postseason tournament

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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

Boston College back on top of USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, gets 34 first-place votes in Dec. 11 rankings

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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