Monday 10: Western Michigan sweeps Minnesota Duluth, Army West Point on a roll, Arizona State gets needed win
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature.
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GOTW: No. 8 Michigan shakes off early rust of 21-day pause, routs No. 7 Wisconsin, 5-1
No. 8 Michigan used a four-goal second period to take control of the game against No. 7 Wisconsin, earning a 5-1 victory (photo: Daryl Marshke!/Michigan Athletics)
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Top-ranked BC returns to win column with dominating 7-1 victory over UMass Lowell; Western Michigan upsets No. 4 UMD; Miami knocks off No. 6 SCSU
No. 1 Boston College had plenty of reasons to celebrate as the Eagles got back to the win column with a 7-1 victory over UMass Lowell (Photo: John Quackenbos/BC Athletics)
This Week in WCHA Hockey: Minnesota State, including team’s ‘old guys,’ oozing confidence after sweeping Bowling Green
Minnesota State made a big statement last weekend against Bowling Green. In the first (and only) regular-season series between the consensus two top teams in the conference, the Mavericks swept the Falcons in fairly convincing fashion. They won 4-1 and 5-0, showing off their depth and their defensive prowess in the process.
This Week in Hockey East: UConn boasting positive mindset where ‘we think if we’re going into a game, we’re winning’
Connecticut junior Carter Turnbull doesn’t think there was ever a dramatic shift.
Instead, Turnbull, one of 10 upperclassmen with the Huskies, thinks there was a culture shift from the moment he began at UConn, a process that’s led them to where they are now, being ranked for the first time in program history.
Women’s DI College Hockey: How freedom and chaos beget success at Colgate
“We Play Free” is more than a social media slogan or team tagline, it’s a program-wide philosophy that eschews rigid systems and has helped Colgate become one of the top teams in the country.
This Week in NCHC Hockey: College hockey ref Fitzpatrick rehabbing recent on-ice injury, will return for 2021-22 season
It’s hard to keep a good hockey referee down, especially one who has been calling games since he was nine years old.
If ever there was a sport that finds ways to take people out of action for a while, though, Scott Fitzpatrick had found it.
This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Wisconsin’s sweep over Minnesota means Badgers ‘got all our bodies back in place’
There’s a new No. 1 in the Big Ten, and there can be no doubt about the validity of this top contender.
This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Back from pause, Sacred Heart playing focused hockey, prepping for playoffs
“Since coming off of our pause, I’m really so proud of these guys. They’ve been really focused, and we’re just trying to get a little better every day to work towards the playoffs.” – Sacred Heart coach CJ Marottolo
AmCats anxious for real competition
Among the few teams with a schedule at the D-III level in the East, Anna Maria College has had their patience and resolve tested by game postponements on successive weekends.
TMQ: Heading towards the college hockey finish line, predicting how 2021 NCAA tournament will look
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.
Monday 10: BU rookie goalie downs No. 1 BC, Wisconsin sweeps Minnesota, Quinnipiac moves into first in ECAC
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature.
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 15 BU upsets top-ranked BC, 3-1; No. 11 Wisconsin convincingly completes sweep of No. 2 Minnesota; UNH provides dramatic rally for sweep of No. 20 UML
No. 11 Wisconsin put an absolute beat-down on No. 2 Minnesota, handing the Gophers their worst home loss in the long history of the series between the two clubs, 8-1 (photo: Jim Rosvold)
GOTW: Special teams, McKay spark a statement win for No. 6 Minnesota State, 4-0, over No. 8 Bowling Green
Minnesota State’s Dryden McKay made one of his 30 saves on Friday in posting his seventh shutout in 11 starts this season, a 4-0 whitewashing of No. 8 Bowling Green (photo: Jim Rosvold)
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 Atlantic Hockey: Robert Morris finding secret to healthy season is ‘to manage the scenario and take care of your body’
In a season that’s been extraordinary for a number of reasons, Robert Morris has looked to keep things as “normal” as possible.
The Colonials have managed to play 17 games so far this season, the most of any Atlantic Hockey team.
This Week in WCHA Hockey: Coming off sweep of Ferris State, Northern Michigan still searching for consistency
Ask Northern Michigan coach Grant Potulny what is the one thing his team needs, and he will give you a simple, one-word answer: consistency.
This Week in ECAC Hockey: Its season shuttered, Dartmouth, new coach Cashman ‘preparing for next November’
Reid Cashman had plenty of success in the professional coaching ranks, but he always knew he wanted to return to coaching college hockey.