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A major upheaval is underway in college sports, with a large number of large schools changing conferences in pursuit of more television revenue. Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf doesn’t fret that his league will be affected by any aftershocks. “In Hockey East, we’ve been together a long time,” he said. “There’s a lot of familiarity … Read more
When Western Michigan’s players gathered Tuesday to continue a tradition created last year in which they bonded over a Thanksgiving-week team meal they cooked themselves, the Broncos knew they had plenty for which to be thankful. The Broncos had every reason to celebrate, not only for the holiday but also the team’s recent success. WMU … Read more
Niagara is not shying away from stiff competition. The Purple Eagles’ nonconference schedule is shaping up to be the most difficult in Atlantic Hockey: Two games at North Dakota Two games at Penn State Two games at Michigan Two games at Notre Dame American International’s non-league schedule comes close (Quinnipiac, UMass, Providence), but at least … Read more
For Minnesota fans, the next chapter of a popular rivalry is one thing to be thankful for this weekend. The No. 11 Gophers will travel to Ralph Engelstad Arena to play No. 6 North Dakota on Friday and Saturday. “This is probably one of the great rivalries in college hockey, North Dakota and Minnesota,” Gophers … 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: Well, Dan, it was a wild weekend for the top teams in college hockey, resulting in a new No. 1 and some rearranging of the top 10 in the USCHO … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. No. 14 Notre Dame knocks off No. 1 Michigan twice in OT Top-ranked Michigan came close both nights, but the Wolverines weren’t able to keep their hot streak going this weekend. Notre Dame beat Michigan 3-2 … Read more
Brandon Budy scores the game-winning goal in the third period as No. 6 North Dakota bounces back with a win, 2-1, over No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (Photo: Russell Hons/UND Athletics)
No. 14 Notre Dame erased a 2-0 third-period deficit to defeat top-ranked Michigan 3-2 in overtime Friday night at Yost Ice Arena. Ryder Rolston scored a pair of goals, including the overtime game winner, while Hunter Strand’s goal got the Irish on board to kick start the comeback. Ryder Rolston's OT winner ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/IFa4VfE9Eh — … Read more
Why as gamblers are we often times hesitant to pull the trigger on a bet? Case in point last week. I noticed when I wrote this column that all five games that I handicapped were available on DraftKings Sportsbook to place wagers. And, yours truly happened to be in New Hampshire, a state where making … Read more
With about one-third of the regular season in the books, Hockey East teams have played seven overtime games. Two of those contests — both of which occurred last weekend — remained tied after five minutes of 3-on-3 overtime, requiring a shootout (Massachusetts won at Boston University on Friday, while Vermont beat New Hampshire the following … Read more
With 13 new players this season, Brown’s roster has gone through plenty of turnover since the Bears last took the ice in March 2020. But there’s been plenty of changes behind the scenes of the program as well. Meehan Auditorium, home to the Brown’s men’s and women’s hockey teams, underwent a $7.5 million dollar renovation … Read more
A quick look up and down Bemidji State’s roster would reveal a lot of familiar names: Ethan Somoza. Owen Sillinger. Alex Ierullo. Tyler Kirkup. All have been contributing to the BSU program consistently since their freshmen seasons, and their presence in the lineup this year — a few back for an extra year of eligibility … Read more
Sacred Heart opened the 2021-22 season with five straight road games before the Pioneers played their first homestand of the season Oct. 29-30 at Webster Bank Arena, a split with Niagara. Then it was back on the road for C.J. Marottolo’s team, which won’t play another home game until 2022 – January 1 to be … Read more
Minnesota Duluth is the No. 4 team in the county and has reached the last four Frozen Fours, winning two of them. Seldom do the Bulldogs see scoring as a huge chore. Neither do other teams of that caliber, so what sets them apart from the rest are players who can do a bit of … Read more
A 6-4 victory over North Dakota in Nashville put a bow on the early portion of the Penn State’s nonconference schedule and gave the Nittany Lions a 6-1-0 record. The start of the Big Ten schedule hasn’t been as kind to the team from Hockey Valley. A trip to Minneapolis gives Penn State another chance … 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 crazy early season has produced its first team to reascend to No. 1 in the USCHO.com poll. Michigan completed an impressive road sweep at Penn State while … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Second-ranked Michigan stays hot, sweeps No. 19 Penn State on road After splitting two series to end October, Michigan has now swept two to start November. The Wolverines downed Penn State 5-1 on Thursday and completed … Read more
UMass Lowell’s Andre Lee scored twice as No. 20 UMass Lowell defeated No. 16 Boston College. The River Hawks picked up wins over BC and No. 17 Northeastern on the weekend (Photo: Rich Gagnon)
Michigan goaltender Erik Portillo stopped 35 shots and the Michigan offense continued its strong production as the Wolverines finished off a sweep of Penn State, 6-2 (File photo: Craig Houtz/Penn State Athletics)
Home ice meant a lot for the five games we handicapped last weekend as all five home teams claimed victory. There weren’t many upsets with only UMass (+115) and Western Michigan (+135) only slight underdogs earning the victories, which translated to a $1966.67 cash out on a $100 bet (yours truly wishes I bet said … Read more