Feature stories
I am an interested observer who lives in Beanpot land and to be honest, the Beanpot seems like such a meaningless tournament to much of the country every year. And as someone who has lived in Massachusetts his whole life, why should anyone care about a Beanpot? I will tell you why: The Beanpot is … Read more
Each week during the season, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Denver’s streaks come to an end Minnesota Duluth defeated host Denver 3-2 on Saturday, handing the Pioneers their first loss on home ice this season and ending their nine-game winning streak. Bulldogs sophomore … Read more
With No. 1 Minnesota State idle this weekend, No. 2 Quinnipiac took center stage as the top ranked team. Saturday night, No. 19 Clarkson jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held on for a 3-1 win over the Bobcats. Luke Santerno posted two goals for the Golden Knights and Zach Tsekos added an empty-netter. … Read more
No. 7 Minnesota feel behind early but rallied for three straight goals and held on for a 3-2 victory over No. 8 Ohio State in a crucial Big Ten game (Photo: OSU Athletics)
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That’s a pretty good cliche that is used in everyday life, but it also can apply to sports wagering. It’s just as easy for someone to hate a team and avoid wagering on them as it is for another to see the ultimate value. This being Super Bowl … 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: Hello again, Paula. Here we are in a week that I feel like takes place every single season. After week after week of upsets and parity in the college hockey … Read more
“Now is the winter of our discontent,” wrote William Shakespeare in Richard III. What he described, this feeble writer’s mind doesn’t know, despite studying Latin and the Classics throughout a high school education at Boston Latin School, located just miles from TD Garden. But if Shakespeare was predicting a future, one in Boston could associate … Read more
Each week during the season, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Milestones for Bobcats Quinnipiac set a record in a milestone game. The second-ranked Bobcats (23-2-3) beat Union 1-0 behind 16 saves by Yaniv Perets to earn a shutout victory. That shutout was Quinnipiac’s … Read more
It shouldn’t be surprising as a bettor that as a season rolls along, there are less and less opportunities to find the edges in game lines that will net you a big payday. The same is the case in most every sport. This week, at least when I visited the app, DraftKings dropped all money … 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. Ed: Dan, it was great to see you in person over a snowy weekend in Waltham, Mass., as we were in adjoining broadcast booths at Bentley Arena for two really hard-fought … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Denver comes back on Friday, sweeps on Saturday NCHC cellar dweller Miami found itself in a great position when Red Savage scored 23 second into the third period to give the RedHawks a 4-2 lead against … 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: Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy! How can it be that this is the first time this season that you and I have had a chance to go back and forth about the … Read more
It’s the second day of 2022 and Jake Lamberty has just wrapped up two hours of hitting golf balls on a driving range while back home in Arizona. For the Northland hockey standout, it’s his way of taking his mind off the long road ahead. He has Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and is in the midst of … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Top-ranked Quinnipiac downs Colgate, falls in OT to Cornell Quinnipiac’s new run at the top of the DCU/USCHO Division I Men’s Poll was thrown into jeopardy last weekend, when the Bobcats split the first two games … Read more
So here we are in the middle of January. Somehow it feels like the COVID surge that has postponed and canceled many games is in back of us, fingers crossed. And as we creep towards the end of the season, we have an interesting weekend where five different games or two-game series feature nationally-ranked clubs … 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: For all of the TMQs (TMQses?) that I’ve been tasked with doing over the past year, I’ve really looked forward to the time that I could banter with Mr. Ed … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Bobcats keep rolling Quinnipiac improves its record to 16-1-3 after shutting out Harvard Friday night 3-0 and beating Dartmouth 3-1 Sunday evening. The six-point weekend moves the Bobcats into sole possession of first place in the … Read more
By this point in the season, most bettors should be approaching their selections confident they have a feel for the teams they bet most often, particularly if those are some of the nationally-ranked teams we reference in this column most often. But there are often variables that bettors need to take into account each weekend. … Read more
USA Hockey announced the final roster for its 2022 U.S. Olympic men’s ice hockey team on Thursday. The group includes 15 current NCAA players, eight European pros and two players from the AHL. The squad will represent the United States at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games Feb. 3-20 in Beijing, China. All players selected have … Read more
Alessio Luciani is once again in the midst of another stellar season for Adrian. Luciani leads the team in points, with 11 of is 18 coming off assists, and his efforts have helped the Bulldogs emerge as one of the nation’s top teams. They are ranked No. 1 in the latest DCU/USCHO NCAA Division III … Read more