Hockey East announces women’s all-rookie team, three all-star teams, five individual awards for 2023-24 college hockey campaign

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Hockey East Association has announced the 2023-24 women’s all-rookie team, women’s all-star teams and five other season-long awards as voted by the league’s 10 head coaches. All-Rookie Team G: Sedona Blair, New Hampshire D: Molly Jordan, Boston College F: Ashley Allard, UConn F: Audrey Knapp, Providence F: Allie Lalonde, Northeastern F: Kaylee Lewis, Vermont F: … Read more

Looking at Atlantic Hockey’s first round, some big late-season games: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 17

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With no money lines available but Atlantic Hockey playoffs starting, USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger come up with what they think money lines should be for:
  • #11 Robert Morris @ #6 Bentley
  • #10 Army West Point @ #7 Niagara
  • #9 Mercyhurst @ #8 Canisius
They also analyze odds on three interesting games this week:
  • Clarkson +325 @ Quinnipiac -475; over/under 6
  • Michigan State +120 @ Wisconsin -150; o/u 6
  • Denver -140 @ St. Cloud State +110; o/u 7

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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After two seasons at NCAA Division I level, Lindenwood announces Zombo will not return as Lions’ men’s hockey head coach

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Lindenwood has announced that Rick Zombo will not return as head coach for the men’s hockey team. The Lions finished with a 6-18-4 record in 2023-24. its second Division I season, after going 7-22-1 in 2022-23. Zombo had been head coach of the men’s hockey program since the summer of 2010 when the Lions were … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Regular-season conference championship up for grabs this weekend as Michigan State heads to Wisconsin

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This weekend, history will be made when Michigan State travels to Wisconsin to decide the regular-season Big Ten championship. If the Spartans win, the title will be their first since the Big Ten formed. If the Badgers prevail it will be their second B1G regular-season title, marking the first time that any team other than … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: First round of conference playoffs kick off in earnest this weekend with trio of games

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When the dust settled on the 2023-24 Atlantic Hockey regular season, just one tiebreaker was necessary in determining the final standings/seedings. The result: 1. Rochester Institute of Technology 2. Holy Cross 3. Sacred Heart 4. Air Force 5. American International 6. Bentley 7. Niagara 8. Canisius 9. Mercyhurst 10. Army West Point 11. Robert Morris … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: UMass Lowell coach Bazin reflects on hitting 300-win milestone, says he treats it ‘like a team award’

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Given his success and longevity, few were surprised to hear that UMass Lowell’s Norm Bazin was the latest member of the college hockey coaching ranks to reach the 300-win milestone. Except, maybe, Bazin himself. “I wasn’t aware of it until someone mentioned it,” said Bazin in a recent interview with USCHO. “It’s going to be … Read more

Wisconsin’s Kohl Center set to reduce on-ice dimensions to NHL-sized 200 feet long by 85 feet wide for 2024-25 college hockey season

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The Wisconsin State Building Commission has officially approved the reduction of the size of the Kohl Center ice sheet that will get underway this spring and be ready for the 2024-25 season. The original Olympic-sized rink was designed to be 200 feet long by 97 feet wide and will now undergo construction and be reduced … Read more

New home arena for Union men’s, women’s college hockey teams to be built at Mohawk Harbor with plans to be ready for ’25-26 season

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An agreement has been finalized for a public-private partnership to build a new arena at Mohawk Harbor, the latest investment in ongoing revitalization efforts in Schenectady, N.Y. The rink will be the new home of the Union men’s and women’s college hockey teams. The 97,178-square foot area will be built at Mohawk Harbor. The site … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY: Some movement in the PairWise makes this week’s Bracketology that much more difficult to handle

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Last week was the Bracketologist’s dream. All of the 16 teams fit nicely in a perfect bracket without any sort of conference matchups in the opening round and, even geographically all of the teams insured that attendance would be strong. This week, not so much. We mentioned a number of weeks back that UMass qualifying … Read more

Talking NCHC playoff race, CHL eligibility, fighting with college hockey analyst Starman: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 16

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College hockey analyst Dave Starman joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about the NCHC playoff race, as well as general topics like the discussion of CHL eligibility and fighting in college hockey.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: Omaha coach Gabinet reflects on Kemp’s retirement announcement, says, ‘We wouldn’t have what we have today without his time and dedication to hockey in Omaha’

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It’s been half his life since Omaha coach Mike Gabinet played for the Mavericks under current UNO executive associate athletic director Mike Kemp. The dynamics of their relationship have changed over the resulting couple of decades, but Gabinet’s respect for Kemp has only grown. This Tuesday, after it was announced last week that Kemp will … Read more

Red Dragons hoping consistency pays off in SUNYAC final

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Following a 9-2-0 start to the season, Cortland came out of the semester break and struggled with some inconsistency to open the second half. Since the start of February that strong 200-foot game has returned along with the strong play of their leading players to reflect a four-game win streak that has them playing for … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Bemidji State on winning streak, ‘playing their best hockey of the season’ in race for MacNaughton Cup

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When everything is said and done, Jackson Jutting’s game-winning goal on Friday might turn out to be the most consequential one of Bemidji State’s season. The Beavers came into last weekend knowing every single point matters in the race for the MacNaughton Cup. So despite allowing the game-tying goal with 30 seconds to go against … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 15 – March approaches, plus Ohio State’s Jenn Gardiner joins the show

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Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) recap the first weekend of the postseason in some of the conferences and the final weekend of the regular season in others, including an entertaining split between the nation’s top two teams. Ohio State captain Jenn Gardiner joins to talk about the Buckeyes’ season and her five years … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Harvard keeping positive attitude as team has ‘continued to battle for each other and tried to continually develop’

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The run-up to ECAC Hockey’s final weekend largely felt formulaic compared to the parity of other leagues. The thrilling drama associated with an unsure championship hunt didn’t exist, and the top tier of teams seeking byes long differentiated itself before the final points decided which players received a weekend away from competitive hockey. A race … Read more

TMQ: Discussing fighting in college hockey, where certain teams stand in conference standings with regular season wrapping soon

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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. Dan: Good morning and happy Tuesday, where temperatures are looking a lot like springtime in the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I had sunny skies and a 50-degree day on Monday, and … Read more