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When was the last time we had a team at odds of +240 of better? Probably Air Force when they played in the Desert Hockey Classic? Wisconsin rests in that spot this weekend as they take on Michigan (-305) on the road. This is juicy considering the razor-thin margins that you have among each team. … Read more
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: Happy Tuesday, everyone! I don’t know if everywhere feels like Massachusetts, but I woke up this morning to spring skies and a 50-degree warmth that sent me right to the … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) Here we go again Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The No. 1 team in the nation was newly anointed last week as St. Cloud State. In their first weekend since gaining the honor, … Read more
It seems like twice every season, the college hockey schedule gods align to produce a handful or great rivalries. This weekend alone will produce the following rivalry games, among others: BC-BU, UMass-UMass Lowell, Alaska-Alaska Anchorage, CC-Denver, Canisius-Niagara, Air Force at Army West Point, Rensselaer and Union, and Clarkson at St. Lawrence. Maybe not all register … Read more
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. Paula: Ed, I hardly know where to begin this week after what feels like a dramatic weekend for the top 10 teams in the USCHO poll, resulting in St. Cloud climbing … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. ECAC foes hand losses to No. 1 Quinnipiac In a highly anticipated matchup of ECAC heavyweights Friday night, No. 16 Cornell handed top-ranked Quinnipiac a 4-0 loss, snapping the Bobcats’ 17-game unbeaten streak “We had a … Read more
Northeastern’s Aidan McDonough (25) celebrates the only goal of the game as the Huskies completed a weekend sweep of No. 11 Merrimack, 1-0, to take over first place in Hockey East (Photo: Jim Pierce)
As the season wears on, each year you see more and more short lines – game where the books are cautious to even pick a favorite and neither team in a matchup is a heavy favorite or underdog. That makes finding value in and of your wagers near impossible. Each week, though, it seems like … Read more
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. Jim: Well, Ed, this weekend felt like a statement weekend for a few teams around college hockey and probably none more than Denver. After the Pioneers fell to Alaska two Friday’s … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. The Opening, Part I We will start with Connecticut, which led the battle of Connecticut schools to open their brand-new arena by a single day as the Huskies hosted a women’s game at the brand new … Read more
I want to start this week by looking back at a prediction I made late in last week’s column. It was in regard to the college games being played at Fenway Park last weekend. I was close to correct that no game would produce more than five goals. But what I failed to consider was … Read more
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: Greetings to all of our readers, and a special Happy New Year to you all…and especially Happy New Year to my cohost for the week. It’s been a wild couple … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Another No. 1 falls as Alaska beats Denver The Nanooks scored two power-play goals in the first half of the second period Friday – one by Jonny Sorenson, one by Brady Risk, both assisted by T.J. … Read more
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)
Time off in college hockey can be a good thing. Bruises can heal and players can get some mental rest, something coaches say is critical especially for freshman who arrive on campus and hit the ground running. Plenty of positives. But the biggest challenge often coming out of break is to pick up where you … Read more
March Madness for men’s Division I college hockey could look a little bit like college basketball in the very near future. The Gazelle Group, a sports marketing and events company in New Jersey, has distributed memorandums to each of the men’s college hockey coaches to gauge interest in the establishment of a second postseason national … Read more
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. Jim: Well, Ed, first off, Happy New Year! The college hockey season has resumed for a lot of teams, and we can celebrate three schools that won holiday tournaments over the … Read more
No. 12 Providence knocked off Hockey East rival No. 6 Merrimack to capture the Ledyard Bank Classic at Dartmouth, 6-1, taking home the final of three holiday tournament trophies this weekend (Photo: Doug Austin)
On multiple occasions, Miami hockey sports information director Tim Cary has tweeted about wanting to appear on “Wheel of Fortune,” thinking he could win serious money there. Promise made, promise delivered, and doesn’t the long-running show’s host know it. After Cary won $25,420 in cash and prizes during an episode taped in November and aired … Read more
On the heels of his successful book on the Hobey Baker Award that was published two years ago, Brian Shaughnessy is at it again, this time with “Frozen in Time: A History of the U.S. Men’s College Hockey Championship.” The book takes a look at the 75-year history of the Frozen Four, though the terms … Read more