This Week in ECAC Hockey: With three solid goaltenders this season, Colgate ‘really excited about where we are’
Finding a good goalie can be a challenge for many hockey teams, but it shouldn’t be difficult for Colgate this season.
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This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Canisius navigating new season, new-look schedule with focus on new strategy
The frenetic pace in college hockey is, in some ways, building one of the strangest and most enthralling years for fans, analysts and observers.
The chaotic nature and arbitrary scheduling drop pucks virtually every night, and those willing to embrace the unknown are losing themselves in moments that likely won’t happen ever again. The lack of structure is creating new narratives, and the discussion is as interesting as anything in any sport.
Canisius was one of those teams taking part in the chaos.
This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Top-ranked Minnesota keeps winning, ‘very passionate about playing each game’
It’s the new year and the second half of the schedule is underway, but No. 1 Minnesota is continuing the same streak it started in November.
TMQ: Did this past weekend finally bring some sense of normalcy to the college hockey season?
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: Ringing in the new year, college hockey style, as 2021 gets off to roaring start
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature.
GOTW: Noah Cates overtime goal gives No. 4 Minnesota Duluth thrilling NCHC victory over No. 6 St. Cloud State
Minnesota Duluth goaltender Ryan Fanti made 19 saves but needed a goal from Noah Cates to earn a 4-3 OT victory over No. 6 St. Cloud State on Saturday (photo: Tom Nelson/St. Cloud State Athletics)
No. 9 UMass rallies late to take down No. 13 Northeastern 4-3 in heavyweight battle
Two late goals by UMass combined with a strong special teams game gave the ninth-ranked Minutemen a 4-3 road win over No. 13 Northeastern (photo: Jim Pierce/NU Athletics)
TMQ: Discussing NCHC commish Fenton’s comments on NCAA hockey tournament seeds based on past showings
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.
Usually, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is a down time for TMQ, but in this most unusual hockey season, we perhaps should have anticipated that something would surface to merit comment this week, which is exactly what happened in the form of NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton’s unconventional ideas about how to choose the 2021 tournament field.
New Hobey Baker college hockey book is must-have, thorough, detailed recap of first 40 award winners
Brian Shaughnessy said he had always been intrigued by the Hobey Baker Award.
So much, in fact, that the Massachusetts native recently penned a book, Hobey Baker Memorial Award: The First 40, featuring the award’s first 40 winners, starting with Minnesota’s Neal Broten in 1981 and ending with Minnesota Duluth’s Scott Perunovich in 2020.
For Providence staffer Feaster, position with Team USA could be springboard to NHL job
Not everyone can envision their career path from childhood. Theresa Feaster knew exactly where she wanted to be, and she had a blueprint of how to get there. She’s not an NHL general manager yet, but at age 28, she’s carving her own path, and that latest step is with Team USA at the World … Read more
ECAC Hockey 2020-21 Season Preview: Conference quartet drops puck on new season New Year’s Eve
After the last game of the 2019-2020 ECAC Hockey season took two overtimes to decide, the start of this season took a little extra time to finalize as well. Yale beat Union 2-1 in double overtime on March in the deciding game of the opening round of the league playoffs. That ended up being the … Read more
This Week in NCHC Hockey: Nebraska product, Western Michigan senior Frank takes in pod on native turf
The city of Ethen Frank’s birth and the metro area in which he spent much of his youth both have NCHC teams, but the Western Michigan senior forward plays for neither of them. More and more, Denver and Omaha’s loss has been the Broncos’ gain. Frank just finished a nearly month-long stay between Omaha, Neb., … Read more
This Week in Hockey East: With slow start in past, Providence improving as ‘players know the standard’
The start of a COVID-delayed, delay-riddled season for Providence was far from ideal. The Friars lost their first two contests by a combined 12-0 against Spencer Knight’s Boston College, and it would have been easy to assume the Friars were in trouble, especially as head coach Nate Leaman headed to Edmonton to coach the U.S. … Read more
This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Long Island making impact against AHA squads, gaining confidence by the day
Obtaining the first benchmarks are of incredible importance for new teams. New coaches and players are able to obtain special occupancy by reaching the first of anything, and memorable moments can occur when there are no preceding files. The initial occurrences start tradition and inspire hope for something greater, and the souvenirs line trophy cases … Read more
This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Reflecting on first part of ’20-21 season, expectations on second half
USCHO.com Big Ten columnists Paula C. Weston and Drew Claussen discuss what transpired over the first “half” of the 2020-21 season, and also prognosticate what to expect once play resumes after the holidays. Drew: Well, Paula, it is finally time to say goodbye to the year that was 2020. My wife and I welcomed our … Read more
This Week in WCHA Hockey: Bowling Green ‘pretty lucky’ playing nine games as ‘our guys feel good’
It would be hard to call any team’s experiences this college hockey season “normal.” But if one were to look at Bowling Green’s schedule in a typical year, it would perhaps be the one more than any other in the country that wouldn’t look too out of place. The Falcons, unlike virtually every other team … Read more
TMQ: ‘First-half’ surprises include AIC flying out of the gate, potential panic in Denver, Omaha soaring in pod play
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: Paula, as we write this on Monday, the NCHC pod has successfully concluded. And it did so with marked success. There wasn’t a positive COVID case reported for anyone involved … Read more
GOTW: Aidan McDonough’s shootout goal earns No. 12 Northeastern extra Hockey East point after a 3-3 tie with No. 19 Providence
Northeastern’s Mike Kesselring celebrates with goaltender Connor Murphy after the Huskies goalie stopped Providence’s Zach Poisson to win a shootout, 1-0, and earn an extra Hockey East point (photo: Jim Peirce/NU Athletics)
Arizona State closes out 36-day road trip on a high note, upsets No. 18 Ohio State, 3-2
Sophomore defenseman Jack Judson’s goal with 12 seconds left in the second period was the difference-maker as the Sun Devils knocked off No. 18 Ohio State to close the first half of the season (File photo/ASU Athletics)
Women’s College Hockey: Endicott’s Jenna Seibold and BU’s Sammy Davis are freezing for a reason
Daily swims in the ocean filled a hole in Endicott freshman Jenna Seibold’s day she didn’t even realize she had. Workout partner and former BU Terrier Sammy Davis has joined her and they’ve raised more money in December for the Travis Roy Foundation than they ever imagined possible.