This Week in NCHC Hockey: St. Cloud State rested, looking to avenge previous losses this weekend against Western Michigan

When you play in a league as competitively brutal as the NCHC, a rest weekend during the season can be a godsend.

St. Cloud State was off last weekend, coming off a sweep of Miami that had restored some of their swagger, swagger that had been tarnished when the Huskies were swept in Western Michigan three weeks ago.

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Notre Dame point producer Steeves ‘really trying to be a reliable scorer’ for Fighting Irish

Notre Dame recently learned that it will be skating on home ice for the Big Ten tournament at the end of the season.

Now, the Fighting Irish have 10 games to put themselves in the best possible position for said tournament, starting with this weekend on the road against Ohio State.

This Week in Hockey East: Elite Lindberg-Murray goaltending combo paying dividends for Massachusetts

Massachusetts coach Greg Carvel comes across to the average person as somewhat soft spoken, very transparent, and most certainly mild mannered.

And whether he is being somewhat sarcastic, when he tells you that he is sick of people asking about which goaltender is going to start his next game, there’s probably a small amount of truth.

This Week in Hockey East: Boston University players ‘don’t think it’s very fair for us to be held back when other teams aren’t in similar situations’

Nothing has come easy for Boston University this season.

With postponements delaying the start of the season until January, the Terriers have responded well. A young squad with just four seniors, they’ve had to adjust to life in college hockey while trying to find any consistency.

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Wisconsin eyeing national tournament as Badgers ‘deserve what we’ve done so far’

With the addition of guest Arizona State, B1G Hockey has at least a one-team measurement for nonconference play, but it’s still nearly impossible to gauge where a team really stands in the national picture. Because of that uncertainty, this admission from Wisconsin coach Tony Granato is no surprise.

“I kind of peek at the rankings,” said Granato. “Everybody does.”