Boston College garners 48 first-place votes, stays top-ranked team in Feb. 5 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

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With 48 first-place votes this week, Boston College is again the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. North Dakota is again No. 2, getting two first-place votes. USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll – Feb. 5, 2024 Boston University holds steady at No. 3, Wisconsin stays No. 4, and Quinnipiac … Read more

Monday 10: North Dakota sweeps Miami, Cornell keeps winning, Atlantic Hockey standings tightening, St. Thomas moves to top of CCHA

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. No. 9 Minnesota, No. 4 Wisconsin split Big Ten points on weekend Both contests at the Kohl Center this weekend went to overtime, with the visiting Gophers taking the Friday contest in overtime, 2-1, and the … Read more

NCAA D-III West Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

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Don’t look now but Dubuque has made program history in college hockey. The first-year Spartans came through with their first series sweep, beating Lake Forest 3-2 and 3-1. In Saturday’s game, Max Messier gave the Spartans the lead with his fourth goal of the year at the 15:37 mark of the second period. A few … Read more

Hockey East suspends UConn’s Salminen, UMass Lowell’s Meehan one game each for major penalties in Feb. 2 games

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Hockey East announced today that UConn sophomore forward Samu Salminen has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 14:22 of the first period on Feb. 2 against Providence. On the play, Salminen received a five-minute major for interference and a game misconduct. Salminen is ineligible to play Feb. 3 against the Friars … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Harvey’s goal lifts No. 2 Wisconsin over No. 10 St. Cloud State in OT

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MADISON — It seems Wisconsin might have had an inkling that their series against St. Cloud State this weekend would be tight. KK Harvey said she practiced three-on-three situations, playing with Lacey Eden and Britta Curl. Those reps came in handy Saturday afternoon as Harvey took a puck from Eden at the half line and … Read more

Lacher, who won 1994 national championship with Lake Superior State, set NCAA hockey shutout streak record, passes away at 53

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Lake Superior State has announced the passing of former NCAA national champion goaltender Blaine Lacher, who died earlier this week in Medicine Hat, Alb., at the age of 53. Cause of death was not immediately released. Lacher was a member of LSSU’s 1994 national championship team, named to the 1994 NCAA all-tournament team. During the … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Northeastern drops No. 6 Maine, Notre Dame upsets No. 8 Michigan State, No. 9 Minnesota tops No. 4 Wisconsin in OT, No. 1 BC downs UMass Lowell, No. 2 North Dakota bests Miami, No. 3 BU defeats No. 18 New Hampshire

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Trevor Janicke and Cole Knuble posted goals three minutes apart late in the third period to lift Notre Dame to a 4-1 win over No. 8 Michigan State Friday night at Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Ind. Ryan Siedem and Drew Bavaro also scored for the Irish and Justin Janicke chipped in two … Read more

Curry stepping up game towards CCC title shot

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Most remember that last year’s D-III Frozen Four was hosted by the CCC’s Endicott and also included the University of New England among the finalists. What people may not remember is that Curry, also out of the CCC, was also an NCAA tournament team that defeated Bowdoin in the first round before losing to eventual … Read more

NCAA D-III West Weekend Hockey Picks

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Forget about March for a moment. February is roaring in like a lion as we have two premier matchups on tap out west in NCAA Division III hockey. In the MIAC, St. Scholastica battles Bethel while Adrian takes on St. Norbert in a rivalry series in the NCHA. In both matchups, a lot is riding … Read more

USCHO Edge: Looking at intriguing lines this weekend in B1G, NCHC games, and attempting to handicap the upcoming Beanpot

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After last week, when just about every game was a pick ’em, the books are finding some games where you’re seeing lines that have some better-than-average value. We’ll get to that shortly, but first I want to look at two games that lines are yet to have been set and that’s Monday’s Beanpot semifinals in … Read more

Hockey Commissioners Association announces 33-player watch list for 2023-24 Tim Taylor Award as men’s college hockey national rookie of the year

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A watch list of 33 first-year NCAA men’s hockey players was announced Thursday by the Hockey Commissioners Association. One of these talented rookies will likely receive the Tim Taylor Award as national rookie of the year as voted by the nation’s assistant coaches. At season’s end, a ballot consisting of each Division I conference’s Rookie … Read more

Watch list of 24 women’s college hockey players announced for 2023-24 Hockey Commissioners Association national rookie of the year award

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A watch list of 24 first-year NCAA women’s hockey players was announced Thursday by the Hockey Commissioners Association. One of these talented rookies will likely be voted national rookie of the year by the nation’s assistant coaches. At season’s end, a ballot consisting of each Division I conference’s rookie of the year will be presented … Read more

Two tight Big Ten tilts, two with high over/under highlight this week’s games: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 13

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at five key college games.

Games this week:

  • Boston College -270 @ UMass Lowell +200; over/under 6
  • Western Michigan +150 @ Denver -195; o/u 7.5
  • Michigan -238 @ Ohio State+180; o/u 7
  • Michigan State -130 @ Notre Dame +100; o/u 6
  • Minnesota +100 @ Wisconsin -130; o/u 5.5

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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Third-year Maine coach Barr agrees to contract extension through Dec. 31, 2028, as Black Bears returning to national contention

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Maine announced on Wednesday that men’s hockey head coach Ben Barr has agreed to a contract extension. The new agreement will retroactively run from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2028 and will replace Barr’s current contract. Barr will earn a salary of $425,000 in 2024-2025 with an annual increase of $15,000 through 2028. The contract … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Upcoming Minnesota-Wisconsin series figuring to be ‘a tight weekend, a very tight weekend’

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“We need Badger hockey to be good. You do in college hockey, but more importantly, we need Gopher hockey to be better.” That sums up Bob Motzko’s mindset as Minnesota travels to Wisconsin to face the Badgers, a team that swept the Golden Gophers in Minnesota at the end of October. Sharing his take on … Read more