Michigan’s McGroarty records hat trick to lead Team USA to 10-2 win over Slovakia at 2024 World Juniors, U.S. off to quarterfinals Jan. 2

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Team USA captain Rutger McGroarty (Michigan) tallied a hat trick and was one of 16 players to contribute points, while Trey Augustine (Michigan State) had 38 saves to lead the U.S. National Junior Team to a 10-2 win Sunday over Slovakia in its final preliminary-round game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 10 Providence blanks Brown for Mayor’s Cup, No. 3 Quinnipiac downs Holy Cross, No. 8 Maine takes home Ledyard Classic title with victory over Dartmouth, No. 13 Arizona State crowned Adirondack Winter Invite champs with shootout win over No. 17 Cornell

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In the annual Mayor’s Cup battle, No. 10 Providence took home the trophy with a 3-0 win over Brown at Meehan Auditorium in Providence, R.I. After scoreless first and second periods, the Friars used three goals in the third period from Chase Yoder, Taige Harding and Craig Needham to gain the win. Never hurts to … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Army West Point upsets No. 16 New Hampshire, Michigan Tech wins GLI in shootout over No. 7 Michigan State, No. 2 Boston University downs Yale, No. 6 Wisconsin blanks Northeastern for Holiday Face-Off crown

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Army West Point scored the first three goals of the game and never looked back, doubling up No. 16 New Hampshire 6-3 Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 2,610 at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. Barron Woodring scored twice for the Black Knights, while John Driscoll had a goal and two … Read more

United States gains 4-3 shootout win over Czechia at 2024 World Junior Championship; New Year’s Eve game vs. Slovakia to decide top spot in Group B

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Isaac Howard (Michigan State) netted the winner in the bottom of the seventh round of the shootout to help lift the U.S. National Junior Team to a 4-3 victory over Czechia in preliminary round play of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Friday at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. Howard gave the U.S. the lead … Read more

NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Picks

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Welcome to the final weekend of 2023. A handful of games are on tap in the west region of NCAA Division III hockey, including No. 2 St. Scholastica heading over to Wisconsin to take part in the Superior Showdown. Meanwhile, Aurora heads East to take on nationally ranked Norwich in one of the bigger games … Read more

Minnesota’s Snuggerud nets hat trick, Michigan’s Nazar adds four assists as Team USA takes 11-3 win over Switzerland at 2024 World Juniors

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Jimmy Snuggerud (Minnesota) scored three times and added an assist, while Frank Nazar (Michigan) notched four assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to an 11-3 victory over Switzerland in its second preliminary round game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Thursday at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. “I liked our start,” said … Read more

D-III East Men’s Hockey Game Picks – December 28, 2023

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Happy New Year and best wishes for a great 2024! The semester break is over as many teams resume New Year’s tournament play or non-conference action to finish out calendar year 2023 but officially kick-off the second half of the campaign. The first half delivered fantastic hockey and many surprises that fans everywhere can only … Read more

Minnesota Duluth’s Spicer ruled academically ineligible for second half of 2023-24 college hockey season

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Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward Cole Spicer is academically ineligible and will not play for the Bulldogs the second half of the current 2023-24 season. Spicer can practice but cannot play in games. Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin told the Duluth News-Tribune that “we’ll figure it out.” “Guys are going to get a chance,” Sandelin said … Read more

Michigan’s Brindley scores two, Michigan State’s Augustine stops 22 as United States opens 2024 World Juniors with 4-1 win over Norway

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Gavin Brindley (Michigan) tallied a pair of goals and Trey Augustine (Michigan State) made 22 saves to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 4-1 victory over Norway in its first preliminary round matchup of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Tuesday at Frolundaborg. “I thought we got better as the game went … Read more

Denver standout, NCAA top scorer Rizzo to play for Canada at upcoming Spengler Cup tournament in Switzerland

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Denver junior forward Massimo Rizzo has been named to Team Canada’s roster for the 2023 Spengler Cup. The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational tournament held every December in Davos, Switzerland. The tournament primarily features professional hockey teams in Europe, but Canada has sent a squad every year since 1984 (tournament wasn’t played in 2020 … Read more

NCAA hockey stars make up vast majority of United States roster for upcoming World Junior Championship

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USA Hockey has announced the roster for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, set to take place Dec. 26, 2023 to Jan. 5, 2024, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Team USA will play its preliminary round games in Group B alongside Czechia, Norway, Slovakia and Switzerland. Group A includes Canada, Finland, Germany, Latvia and Sweden. The … Read more

NCHC announces change in playoff format, will move exclusively to campus sites beginning with 2026 postseason tournament

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Beginning with the 2026 conference tournament, the NCHC will be moving its playoffs entirely to campus sites. The decision was approved unanimously by the NCHC’s board of directors on Monday. The 2026 NCHC tournament and beyond will be played over three weeks. The biggest change sees the semifinals move to single elimination at two campus … Read more

Looking at movement of national championship futures, revisiting Colorado College’s wins: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 8

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at 2024 championship futures – money lines on teams winning the national championship – and compare them to where they stood in late October. They also revisit last weekend’s wins by Colorado College over North Dakota, which paid off handsomely.

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: ‘Absolute rock star’ West, former national champion with Minnesota women’s team, fitting in as Colorado College’s director of hockey operations

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It was only a month ago when Colorado College coach Kris Mayotte found out that Emily West, the Tigers’ first-year director of hockey operations and video coach, had scored a NCAA national championship game-winning goal on a penalty shot. “No (way),” Mayotte said, shortly before seeing YouTube footage of West’s goal for Minnesota in the … Read more