Bemidji State, North Dakota to co-host 2023 Ice Breaker Tournament, which will kick off ’23-24 college hockey season

The Ice Breaker Tournament, the traditional start to the NCAA Division I men’s hockey season, will be co-hosted by Bemidji State and North Dakota in 2023-24, it was announced jointly this week by the host schools and College Hockey Inc. Army West Point and Wisconsin will also participate in the event, scheduled for Oct. 13-14 … Read more

Ohio State AD Smith releases statement regarding Michigan State incident, says guilty player Sadlocha not with team

After Michigan State’s Jagger Joshua tweeted about being called a racial slur in a Nov. 11 game against Ohio State, both MSU and the Big Ten released statements. Tuesday night, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith released a statement of his own on behalf of the school. https://twitter.com/OSU_AD/status/1595260479278030849

Denver-Colorado College rivalry heading to Ball Arena on Jan. 27, 2023, to play on home ice of NHL’s Avalanche

Due to record ticket demand for Denver hockey games and in furtherance of the Hockey Capital USA campaign, the Gold Pan series is heading to the NHL. The Pioneers’ series-opening game on Friday, Jan. 27 against in-state foe Colorado College has been moved from Magness Arena on the campus of DU to downtown Denver’s Ball … Read more

Michigan State’s Joshua accuses Ohio State player of racial slur; Big Ten, MSU issue statements

Michigan State senior forward Jagger Joshua posted Monday on Twitter that he was the target of a racial slur in the Spartans’ Nov. 11 game against Ohio State. Acts of racism do not belong in hockey.. pic.twitter.com/nm9AnIjSgV — Jagger Joshua (@jaggerjoshua8) November 21, 2022 Monday, the Big Ten issued a statement: “The Big Ten Conference … Read more

Second game of Syracuse-Mercyhurst women’s college hockey series scheduled for Nov. 19 postponed due to inclement weather

The second game of the CHA series between Syracuse and Mercyhurst scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Mercyhurst Ice Center has been postponed due to inclement weather. Today’s announcement follows Thursday’s decision to postpone the opening game of the series, which was originally scheduled to be played this evening. Make-up dates for both contests … Read more

Hockey East hands down one-game suspensions to Boston College’s Alami, Kuntar, Northeastern’s McDonough, Struble

Hockey East announced Monday that Boston College junior forward Trevor Kuntar, Northeastern senior forward Aidan McDonough, Boston College sophomore defenseman Cade Alami and Northeastern senior defenseman Jayden Struble have all been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at the 20-minute mark of the third period on Saturday, Nov. 12. Kuntar will miss the … Read more

SATURDAY RECAP: Second-ranked Denver sweeps No. 12 North Dakota, No. 7 UConn and No. 9 Providence skate to wild 6-6 tie, No. 3 Michigan upset by No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 14 BU sweeps No. 11 UMass

No. 2 Denver scored three goals in both the second and third periods to defeat No. 12 North Dakota 6-3 Saturday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Denver hasn’t lost in regulation in the last eight games and picks up its third weekend sweep of the season. The Pioneers earned their first weekend sweep over the … Read more

FRIDAY RECAP: No. 1 Gophers earn split with No. 8 Penn State, No. 4 St. Cloud State upset by No. 17 Western Michigan, No. 7 UConn ties No. 9 Providence

Bryce Brodzinski scored twice in 66 seconds during the third period, lifting No. 1 Minnesota to a 3-1 victory over No. 8 Penn State Friday night from 3M Arena at Mariucci. The win earned the Gophers a split in the series after the Nittany Lions took a 4-2 win. “We were a lot better tonight,” … Read more

ECAC Hockey adjusts format for men’s, women’s postseason tournaments with men starting change in 2023, women in 2024

ECAC Hockey has announced changes to the postseason tournament format for its men’s and women’s conferences. Effective March 2023, the men’s tournament will feature a single-game first-round format the weekend of March 4-6 with seed Nos. 5-8 hosting seed Nos. 9-12. The four winners of the first-round games will advance to the league quarterfinals March … Read more

Minnesota takes back top spot in DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll with 32 first-place votes

With 32 first-place votes, Minnesota rises two spots to sit No. 1 in this week’s DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Denver stays No. 2 and picked up five first-place votes this week. Michigan drops two spots to No. 3, getting three first-place votes, while St. Cloud State remains No. 4 with five first-place votes. Quinnipiac … Read more