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Even without a global pandemic, the 2020-21 WCHA season was already destined to be a weird one. Seven of the league’s ten members had already announced way back in June of 2019 that they would be leaving the conference to reform the CCHA after the conclusion of this year. It was already going to be … Read more
Nothing about this year’s Hockey East season will feel normal, so neither then will be this year’s season preview. Yes, all 11 men’s team, as of the date of publication, are still planning on playing their seasons. At publication time, six teams were already supposed to have begun their seasons. Yet, only two have. COVID-19 … 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: Paula, first off, it’s been too long since we’ve been able to sit down at our keyboard about 700 miles apart from one another and talk about college hockey. For … Read more
It seems surreal. The last time I sat down at my computer to do a story on the NCHC, I had interviewed Denver coach David Carle about the abrupt end to the college hockey season. Carle, in a statement that seems prescient, said, “I think the lesson to be learned, or one of the many, … Read more
Behind multi-point games by three Gophers, No. 11 Minnesota completed to a two-game sweep of No. 10 Penn State, 3-2, on Friday. The Gophers will have two days off before a two-game series against No. 9 Ohio State (photo: Jim Rosvold)
Do you remember where we left off? It’s painful to think about where things stood on March 12, when Atlantic Hockey players, coaches and fans were looking forward to the league’s quarterfinal round. The 2019-20 season had already ended for Mercyhurst, Holy Cross and Canisius, all falling in the preliminary round of The Atlantic Hockey … Read more
“Everything’s changed.” That simple summation by Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik at the start of the 2020-21 season isn’t an understatement as much as it is a primer for what may or may not come next. Everything has changed. No one knows what’s coming. Hockey is beginning all the same. “Flexibility’s been the big word … Read more
No. 12 Michigan had plenty of reasons to celebrate on opening night as the Wolverines easily skated paste No. 15 Arizona State, 8-1, in Ann Arbor (photo: Jonathan Knight/Michigan Athletics)
The puck finally dropped on the college hockey season, as Wisconsin and No. 20 Notre Dame kicked off the 2020-21 campaign with the Badgers earning a 2-0 shutout victory over the Irish (photo: Fighting Irish Media)
Hockey East is hopeful women’s teams will complete and double round robin of 18 games against conference opponents this season. They’ll drop the puck on November 20.
The women’s WCHA were the first DI conference to announce a schedule that puts their teams back on the ice. The partial schedule covers five weeks, but Commissioner Jennifer Flowers hopes to have a full slate of games set before the holiday break.
There may be no man who has ever had a shorter college hockey career. And there is likely no college hockey player who ever had more of an impact. Travis Roy, whose entire college hockey career lasted just 11 seconds before he was tragically paralyzed, died on Thursday at the age of 45 from complications … Read more
One conference plans to begin its season in a bubble.
Two others will be adding teams as part of a scheduling alliance.
And another is at the mercy of half of its members and their all-sports conference on when play can begin.
With the NCAA announcing the sites for its men’s Division I Frozen Four through 2026 on Wednesday, there was plenty for fans to be excited about and the ability to build up anticipation (photo: t-mobilearena.com).
The second round of the 2020 NHL Draft kicked off Wednesday morning and saw a string of NCAA freshmen get picked as defenseman Tyler Kleven (44th overall, Ottawa Senators), defenseman Brock Faber (45th overall, Los Angeles Kings), goaltender Drew Commesso (46th overall, Chicago Blackhawks) and forward Luke Tuch (47th overall, Montreal Canadiens) went consecutively to … Read more
U.S. National Team Development alum Jake Sanderson, who is now enrolled at North Dakota, is anticipated to be the top selection in Tuesday’s NHL Draft (Photo: Rena Laverty / USA Hockey’s NTDP)
If you could write the perfect story about a hockey broadcaster, it would probably center around someone on a journey of self-discovery.
Alaska Anchorage head coach Matt Curley will lead the Seawolves in their final season after the state announced that men’s hockey is among four programs that will be eliminated on the Anchorage campus after the 2020-21 season (photo: UAA Athletics)
It’s been one year since Jennifer Flowers took over the job as Women’s Commissioner of the WCHA. She’s faced a number of surprises in those first 12 months, but is optimistic about what the future holds – even if she’s not quite sure what that future looks like right now.
Unsurprisingly for someone who has coached for 30-plus years at three very different types of programs, Don Lucia has a lot of connections in the college hockey world. Those connections were on display Wednesday when the newly-(re)formed CCHA named Lucia as its first commissioner in advance of its debut season in 2021-22 (photo: Jim Rosvold).