PODCAST: We recap the six conference title games, look at the selection committee process, and analyze final bracketology.
The NHL’s New York Islanders have signed forward Cam Thiesing to a two-year, two-way, entry-level contract that begins in 2024-25. Thiesing, a native of Franklin, Tenn., completed a three-year career at Ohio State, recording 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in 31 games while serving as an alternate captain this season. He had 61 points … Read more
The NHL’s Ottawa Senators have signed Ohio State sophomore forward Stephen Halliday to a two-year, entry-level contract that will commence with the 2024-25 season. For the duration of 2023-24, Halliday has signed an amateur tryout agreement and will report to the AHL’s Belleville Senators. A native of Ajax, Ont., Halliday recently completed his second season … Read more
Merrimack junior goaltender Hugo Ollas has come to terms on a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s New York Rangers. A native of Linkoping, Sweden, Ollas was selected in the seventh round (197th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft. In his three seasons at Merrimack, Ollas appeared in 62 games, making 55 starts, posting a … Read more
The AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms have signed defenseman Hunter McDonald to a professional tryout contract. McDonald, from Fairport, N.Y., was drafted in the sixth round (165th overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. The blueliner just completed his second season at Northeastern, where he scored one goal with five assists for six … Read more
By Neil Koepke EAST LANSING, Mich. – Three weeks after winning the Big Ten regular season championship, No. 5 Michigan State on Saturday added another piece of hardware to its trophy case. The Spartans and archrival Michigan hooked up in a highly entertaining shootout that wasn’t decided until 13:47 into overtime, as MSU outlasted the … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Denver Pioneers are no strangers to lighting up a scoreboard. The nation’s most potent offense didn’t have too many issues putting up goals night in and night out all season, but in the first half, defense had been something of a liability to offset a chunk of all that scoring. … Read more
For two months now, I bemoaned what would happen if two hosts – Omaha and Massachusetts – qualified for the field. The thought of having to move North Dakota from Sioux Falls and Boston University from Springfield is something I dreaded. But when all is said and done, this doesn’t feel that messy. Well, at … Read more
BOSTON — Consider it a warning to the rest of the country. Entering the night knowing it would be the top seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament regardless of the outcome, Boston College emphatically showed why its ranking is altogether fitting and appropriate with a 6-2 win over No. 2 Boston University in the Hockey … Read more
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Elijah Gonsalves and Matthew Wilde each scored a pair of goals to lead Rochester Institute of Technology to a 5-2 victory over American International in the Atlantic Hockey championship game to claim the Jack Riley Trophy. RIT went wire to wire to capture the regular-season and playoff titles for its fourth playoff … Read more
In a game that lived up to its billing, Hobart completed the mission of back-to-back championships with a 2-0 win over Trinity on Saturday night. The Statesmen were led by Luke Aquaro who scored late in the second period and Matthew Iasenza who sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the final half minute … Read more
The top 13 women’s hockey players in the nation have been recognized as 2023-24 CCM/AHCA women’s Division I All-Americans. First Team Gwyneth Philips, GR, Northeastern, Goalie Nicole Gosling, SR, Clarkson, Defense Caroline Harvey, SO, Wisconsin, Defense Izzy Daniel, SR, Cornell, Forward Casey O’Brien, SR, Wisconsin, Forward Kirsten Simms, SO, Wisconsin, Forward Second Team Michelle Pasiechnyk, … Read more
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Jonathan Castagna scored two goals to lead No. 14 Cornell over St. Lawrence 3-1 Saturday night at 1980 Herb Brooks Arena to claim the Whitelaw Cup as ECAC Hockey playoff champions. The win also gets the Big Red, who won the tournament for the first time in 14 years, into the … Read more
The national championship game has a lot to live up to following Thursday’s outstanding semifinal games where hockey fans were treated with great action from start to finish and no overtime was required to decide the entrants for the championship contest. It is a great story with Hobart seeking to win back-to-back titles, the first … Read more
Cornell senior forward Izzy Daniel has been chosen as the 2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner. The honors were presented Saturday afternoon at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, NH as part of the women’s Frozen Four weekend hosted by the University of New Hampshire. The ceremony aired live on NHL Network. The award, which … Read more
According to published reports, former New England College women’s hockey players Sidney Capolino and Meghan Moore were tragically killed last Saturday night. Miami-Dade Police believe Luis Napoles, 40, shot the 25-year-old Moore, his girlfriend, outside her home before entering the apartment and shooting her roommate Capolino, 23. Police have not disclosed the motive. Napoles later … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced its 2023-24 awards on Thursday. Quinnipiac’s Collin Graf has been named the player of the year. Graf amassed 14 goals and 19 assists through 20 games played, accounting for a career high 1.65 points per game average. With a total of 33 points, Graf leads the nationally-ranked Bobcats in goals and total … Read more
The NCHC has announced its 2023-2024 individual award winners. Six different teams were represented among the winners, led by multiple award winners from Colorado College, Denver and North Dakota. Taking home top honors on the night were North Dakota sophomore forward Jackson Blake, who earned player of the year and forward of the year, while … Read more
(This story has been updated to include all scenarios for tonight’s games) With Friday night’s conference playoffs complete and one champion, Michigan Tech, crowned, we can confidently say that 15 of the 16 spots in the NCAA tournament have been filed. In order: 1. Boston College* 2. Boston University* 3. Denver* 4. Michigan State* 5. … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. – It can be a very difficult task to end an opponent’s season – especially when you have to rally as many times as Denver did on Friday. But the Pioneers’ high-powered offense blitzed St. Cloud State with 13 goals in a two-game road sweep three weeks ago, and they had enough … Read more