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Monday 10: NCAA’s Sweet 16 gearing up for battle to decide college hockey’s national championship

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. And then there were 16 At long last, the field for this year’s Division I men’s tournament was released, and as expected the Minnesota Golden Gophers are the overall top seed for the first time since … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Ohio State’s Sophie Jaques wins 2023 Patty Kazmaier Award as top player in nation

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DULUTH, Minn. — Ohio State senior defenseman Sophie Jaques has been chosen as the 2023 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner. The honors were presented Saturday afternoon at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, Minn. as part of the women’s Frozen Four weekend hosted by the University of Minnesota Duluth. The ceremony aired live on NHL Network. The … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY: Taking one last shot at NCAA tournament seedings ahead of conference title games this weekend

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Here we are with the final Bracketology prior to Saturday night’s championship games where the final field will be set. Jayson and I are taking a little bit of a different approach this week, yet again, so let’s see what that yields. (Editor’s note: Jim and Jayson will produce a single, final bracket prediction on … Read more

TMQ: Heading to conference championships this weekend, are more upsets on horizon with NCAA tournament looming?

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Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Ed: I think you and I both agree, Jim, that we’re headed into the best weekend of the college hockey season, the six conference championships. It’s also been an interesting path … Read more

Monday 10: All six conference playoff brackets yield upsets heading to upcoming championship weekend

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. ‘Cats top ‘Dogs Northern Michigan’s recent record against Upper Peninsula archrivals Michigan Tech has not been great – especially in the playoffs. Since conference realignment, Tech is 3-0 against the Wildcats in both of their postseason … Read more

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Holy Cross completes upset of No. 20 RIT, advances to first AHA final since 2006, will face Canisius; North Dakota, St. Cloud State both rally for Game 3 wins, will match up in NCHC semis

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North Dakota’s offense exploded to score the final four goals of the game, rallying for a game 3 victory over Omaha to advance to the NCHC semifinals. The Fighting Hawks will face St. Cloud State, a winner over Minnesota Duluth on Sunday, in Friday’s semifinals (Photo: UND Athletics)

USCHO Edge: Postseason strategy – betting single-game vs. best-of-three playoff matchups

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The playoffs are officially in full swing with all six leagues in action this weekend. But formats are different from league to league this weekend. Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, and NCHC are all playing best-of-three series this weekend, while the Big Ten, CCHA, and Hockey East all are playing single-elimination games. If you read last … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY: How does moving Minnesota, St. Cloud State out of same region potentially affect 2023 NCAA tournament?

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Editor’s note: This was written prior to Wednesday’s Hockey East first-round playoff games and thus could be altered if individual teams move in the RPI/PWR after those three contests. We can tell you one thing from last week’s Bracketology — people did not like Minnesota and St. Cloud State playing in the same region. We … Read more

Monday 10: Playoff hockey getting started, already in full swing for men’s college teams with exciting past weekend, more to come

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Michigan State gets first-ever B1G playoff win After dropping the first game of their quarterfinal series against Notre Dame, the Spartans beat the Fighting Irish in two 4-2 games to advance to the Big Ten conference … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY: Mapping out 2023 NCAA men’s hockey tournament with regular season winding down, conference playoffs starting

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Let me first begin by welcoming back USCHO’s long-time bracketologist Jayson Moy and giving him a cap tip/apology as last week his bracket and reasoning were missing because I didn’t check the spam folder in my email and thus never found what he had sent. This week, without incident, Jayson is back and ready to … Read more

Monday 10: Denver repeats as NCHC Penrose Cup champs, Minnesota State collects MacNaughton Cup again, Alaska on brink of NCAA tournament berth

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. No. 1 Gophers end regular season with big sweep Minnesota’s five unanswered goals Saturday saw the top-ranked Golden Gophers come from behind to beat visiting No. 8 Ohio State 5-2 to close out a series sweep. … Read more

USCHO Edge: Is this a week that the bookmakers get a little lazy, leaving more value than normal for bettors?

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It was just a week ago in this space that I was saying that bookmakers seem to be getting savvy when it comes to developing the lines across college hockey. Well, throw that though out the window. If you are able to bet on DraftKings, there are two games that seem pretty far off when … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY: First edition proves that there might be some extreme difficulties in seeding this season

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Welcome back to Bracketology, where we try to simulate the process that the NCAA Men’s Division I Hockey Championship committee will go through on Sunday, March 19. We’ve discussed the selection criteria enough in the past, so if you need a refresher on what the PairWise Rankings are, head to this link. All that said, … Read more

TMQ: Taking detailed assessment of last little bit of 2022-23 college hockey regular season with playoffs on way

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Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: Hey everyone, and Happy Tuesday! Well, Paula, we finally made it. The last week of the regular season (well, for some leagues). A season that started in October with hopes … Read more