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FRIDAY ROUNDUP: No. 16 Cornell blanks No. 1 Quinnipiac, No. 4 St. Cloud State downs No. 3 Denver, No. 2 Minnesota tops No. 8 Michigan in OT, Notre Dame beats No. 6 Penn State, Northeastern upends No. 11 Merrimack

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Top-ranked Quinnipiac saw its eight-game winning streak and 17-game unbeaten stretch come to an end on Friday night, falling to No. 16 Cornell 4-0 at Lynah Rink. It was also the Bobcats’ first ECAC Hockey loss of the season. Ben Berard, Dalton Bancroft, Jack O’Leary and Ondrej Psenicka scored for the Big Red with Ian … Read more

Fan voting now open for 2023 Hobey Baker Award to help determine top men’s D-I college hockey player

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It’s Hobey Baker time. Beginning at noon ET today, fan balloting opened for the 2023 Hobey Baker Award. Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s popular fan voting will run from now until Sunday, March 5 at midnight. College hockey fans can cast their vote by going to the voting website. Follow … Read more

Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announces 15 nominees for 2023 honor

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The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation today announced 15 nominees for the 2023 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award, which is celebrating its 28th season, is presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the community-at-large through leadership in volunteerism. The … Read more

St. Thomas announces record-breaking $75 million gift for multiuse arena, goal to break ground in 2024

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The $75 million Lee and Penny Anderson Arena will soon be the new home for St. Thomas hockey and basketball. The single largest monetary gift ever given to a Minnesota university will bring hockey onto campus for the first time at St. Thomas. St. Thomas on Tuesday announced the $75 million lead naming gift from … Read more

Quinnipiac remains No. 1 team in USCHO.com Division I Poll as Bobcats pick up 39 first-place votes

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With 39 first-place votes this week, Quinnipiac remains the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Minnesota is again No. 2, getting six first-place votes, while Denver moves up one to sit third, picking up four first-place votes, and St. Cloud State drops one spot to No. 4 and collects the last first-place … Read more

NCHC suspends North Dakota’s Kleven one game for cross checking/head contact penalty Jan. 13 against Western Michigan

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The NCHC announced Saturday that it has issued a one-game suspension to North Dakota junior defenseman Tyler Kleven, in accordance with the conference’s supplemental discipline policy. The suspension stems from an illegal hit during the Fighting Hawks game against Western Michigan last night at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. During Friday night’s game, … Read more

NCAA Division I Council votes to increase men’s, women’s hockey coaches to four per team, effective July 1

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NCAA allowing athletes’ uniforms to include patches supporting social justice issues

The NCAA Division I Council took steps to modernize a number of rules Wednesday at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio, Tex., including modifying personnel rules across several sports. The council voted to eliminate the voluntary coach designation across Division I, instead including those coaches within a new limit for countable coaches in each of … Read more

SATURDAY RECAP: Northeastern, BC pull off upsets at Fenway Park; No. 16 Michigan Tech wins Desert Hockey Classic; No. 12 Ohio State finishes convincing sweep of No. 14 Michigan State; No. 2 Quinnipiac stays red hot, beats No. 10 Harvard

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Northeastern celebrates one of its four goals at Fenway Park, earning.a 4-1 win over Connecticut during Frozen Fenway. Boston College defeated UMass in the nightcap (Photo: Steve Babineau/Hockey East)

FRIDAY RECAP: Alaska drops top-ranked Denver; No. 2 Quinnipiac blanks Dartmouth; New Hampshire shuts out No. 11 Providence; No. 6 Boston University, No. 16 Michigan Tech win at Desert Hockey Classic

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No. 1 Denver returned to home ice at Magness Arena Friday night only to be defeated 3-1 by Alaska in what can be considered a major upset. Jonny Sorenson and Brady Risk each had a power-play goal and an assist for the Nanooks, while TJ Lloyd posted a pair of assists and Garrett Pyke getting … Read more

Atlantic Hockey announces rescheduled Canisius-Air Force, Sacred Heart-Canisius conference series

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Atlantic Hockey today announced a pair of changes to its 2022-23 conference schedule. The previously-postponed Canisius at Air Force series originally scheduled for Dec. 30-31 will now be played Feb. 13-14 at Cadet Ice Arena in Colorado Springs. Both games will start at 7:05 p.m. MST. Additionally, the Sacred Heart at Canisius series scheduled for … Read more

Bowling Green’s Swankler, LIU’s Marcinkevicks, Alaska’s Radomsky pick up men’s HCA monthly honors for Dec. 2022

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s monthly honorees for December. Bowling Green sophomore forward Austen Swankler is the player of the month, Long Island forward Patriks Marcinkevicks is the rookie of the month, and Alaska senior Matt Radomsky is the goaltender of the month. Swankler put up six goals and 15 points in … Read more

Minnesota’s Heise, Vetter, Penn State’s Janecke collect women’s HCA monthly honors for Dec. 2022

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its women’s monthly honorees for December. Minnesota graduate forward Taylor Heise is the player of the month, Penn State forward Tessa Janecke is the rookie of the month, and Minnesota sophomore Skylar Vetter is the goaltender of the month. Heise went for five goals and 15 points in just … Read more

United States gets OT winner from Lucius, takes home 2023 World Junior bronze medal with 8-7 win Thursday over Sweden

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Chaz Lucius (Minnesota alum) scored three goals, including the game winner 2:06 into overtime, and was named U.S. player of the game in a thrilling 8-7 victory for Team USA over Sweden Thursday afternoon in the bronze medal game of the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. The U.S. … Read more