Feature stories
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
On Saturday evening, New England Hockey Journal contributor Mark Divver tweeted that the University of New Hampshire men’s program looked into using one of the UNH women’s team goalies as their backup but couldn’t fulfill NCAA requirements in time to make it happen. While New Hampshire looked into the option of dressing a women’s … Read more
By Joe Connor/Special to USCHO.com When my last sports travel column was published here in February 2019, never could I have imagined I wouldn’t publish another one – until now. Good riddance 2020 – yet thank goodness 2021 because fans were back in the stands. And Mr. Sports Travel, too! Since my first opus here … 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: There are some weeks where I feel like this space is repetitive, like I’m rehashing points that either Jimmy or Ed made last week, and I know that there are … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) Hail to the victors! It didn’t take long for Michigan to rewrite the narrative surrounding its January. A week ago, people were trolling and criticizing the Wolverines for cancelling their Great Lakes Invitational game against No. … Read more
If you read the last edition of Bettor’s Edge well before the holidays, there was a hope to return a week ago. But the schedule became pretty fractured between limited schedules and postponements related to COVID. Those postponements continue yet again this weekend, and it seems the popular opinion is that they will continue likely … 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: Jim, I know you remember the days when the semester break was filled with holiday tournaments. Those are mostly a thing of the past, but the end of 2021 did … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. As the calendar turns to 2022, there hasn’t been a lot of hockey played in the past few weekends. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to talk about. Here are 10 things that are on many … Read more
Jake Lamberty brings passion and energy to the ice. He plays with all-out effort. His positive attitude is infectious. Northland head hockey coach Seamus Gregory has no doubt is standout player will maintain that positive attitude and give everything he has as he battles through the fight of his life. Lamberty has cancer. He 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. Paula: Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Holidays to you, Ed, and to all of our readers! As the first half of the season comes to a close, there is … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past week in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Robert Morris reinstates men’s, women’s D-I hockey teams for 2023-24 There was a lot of jubilation at the Robert Morris Island Sports Center on Friday as university president Dr. Chris Howard announced in person the restoration … Read more
As the first season of the new-look CCHA hits its halfway point, I can’t help but notice that things in the league are, so far, going about as expected. Sure, maybe there have been a few surprises – I don’t think anyone had Northern Michigan sweeping Minnesota Duluth on their bingo card – but for … Read more
By any measure, the Massachusetts men’s hockey team has turned in a successful defense (so far) of its NCAA championship season from last year. The Minutemen are 9-4-2 overall, ranked No. 12 in the most recent DCU/USCHO.com Division I poll, are second in Hockey East with a 7-2-2 record and — perhaps most importantly — … Read more
The first half the ECAC Hockey season concludes on Friday when Dartmouth travels to take on Hockey East’s Merrimack. While the results on the ice haven’t been there for many of the league’s teams – eight schools enter the break with an overall record of .500 of worse – the fact all 12 conference members … Read more
It hasn’t quite been a return to normal in college hockey this season, because “normal” has been difficult to define. But Atlantic Hockey has managed to play every league game scheduled, in front of fans, so that’s something to be grateful for. Let’s take a look at where things stand at roughly the halfway point … Read more
Chances are, you have gone to the Internet for tips on all sorts of activities. Social media platforms, in particular, are chock-full with videos that provide inspiration. In that way, at least, hockey players are just like the rest of us. Western Michigan fifth-year forward Ethen Frank had a remarkable first half of the season … Read more