Michigan’s McGroarty, Denver’s Rizzo, Boston University’s Celebrini, RIT’s Scarfone pick up October honors from HCA

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the men’s monthly honorees for Oct. 2023. The co-players of the month are Michigan sophomore forward Rutger McGroarty and Denver junior forward Massimo Rizzo, while Boston University freshman forward Macklin Celebrini is rookie of the month and RIT junior goalie Tommy Scarfone is the goaltender of the month. McGroarty … Read more

Cardinals committed to team approach

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Last season saw the Plattsburgh Cardinals return to the top of the SUNYAC standings with their championship run and trip to the NCAA tournament. While they lost a heartbreaking first round game to Norwich in overtime, this year’s team is positioned for even greater success based on the returning talent and commitment to the team … Read more

Talking the Badgers’ blistering beginning with reporter Milewski: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 4

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Wisconsin State Journal reporter and USCHO editor emeritus Todd D. Milewski to discuss the college hockey team he covers, the Wisconsin Badgers. Topics include the team’s play so far after a 7-1 start, the change in culture around the program, whether their No. 5 ranking is warranted, and getting crowds back into the Kohl Center. We also touch on Milewski’s article on neck guards.

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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Conference teams battling, finding ways to win nonconference games as calendar flips to November

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This weekend is the first full slate of Big Ten play, with three conference series plus a home-and-home tilt between Minnesota and Minnesota Duluth. Since the start of the season, Big Ten teams have played a total of 43 nonconference games with a 29-12-2 record for the best win percentage in interleague play – barely. … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Intense weekend RIT-Holy Cross series proving ‘everything so close in this league’

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There’s a cliche that says that “games in October are as important as games in March.” Of course, each game is always worth three points, but it often feels like contests late in the season carry more intensity compared to ones played early. That wasn’t the case last weekend when Holy Cross hosted Rochester Institute … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: New Hampshire ‘here to play’ as Wildcats off to best start in six years

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Wins over a trio of ranked opponents — including the preseason No. 1 team in the country — have put New Hampshire in the national spotlight as the college hockey season enters its second month. But what really exemplifies the Wildcats’ success, in the eyes of sixth-year coach Mike Souza, was a play that occurred … Read more

D-III Women’s East Week 1: Utica Makes a Statement, & More!

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We finally got back into the swings of things this past weekend in the D-III Women’s East hockey world, and we got all we could’ve asked for. We saw a tournament featuring three-ranked teams with an upset victory, as well as some spectacular individual performances. We still had many teams on the backburner and won’t … Read more

TMQ: Wisconsin men’s hockey team surging early, also looking at player safety in wake of Johnson passing

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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. Ed: What a fun season this has been already, Paula! Probably the biggest story so far has been Wisconsin. I know just about everyone around college hockey has had high expectations … Read more

Longtime Keene State ACHA men’s hockey coach Rodrigue named first coach for Owls’ NCAA D-III team

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Keene State has announced the appointment of Bobby Rodrigue as the inaugural coach of the men’s hockey team. “I’m so excited to get started with scheduling games, recruiting our first student-athletes and building our program, and getting the word out there that Keene State men’s ice hockey is open for business,” said Rodrigue in a … Read more

Harvard women’s hockey team adds former PHF coach, Finland standout Hovi as new assistant coach for Crimson

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Harvard has announced the hiring of Venla Hovi, who will join the women’s hockey team as an assistant coach. Hovi, a two-time Olympic medalist with Finland, brings a wealth of coaching and playing experience at both the professional and collegiate levels with her in this new role. “We are very excited to add Venla to … Read more

Monday 10: Wisconsin takes both from No. 1 Minnesota, Cornell opens with sweep of Minnesota Duluth, Augustana making noise early

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. B1G statement from Badgers Big Ten opponents, meet Mike Hastings. Wisconsin’s new bench boss has coached at 3M Arena at Mariucci plenty of times, both as a friend (he was a Minnesota assistant in the 2008-09 … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Minnesota State ties No. 4 North Dakota, Vermont plays to deadlock with No. 7 Providence, No. 12 Cornell knocks off No. 11 Minnesota Duluth, No. 2 Denver blanks Air Force, No. 9 BU ties No. 19 UMass, No. 6 Michigan hangs 10 on Lindenwood

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After losing 6-2 Friday night, Minnesota State came back Saturday night to tie No. 4 North Dakota 2-2 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The Mavericks then won the shootout after nothing was solved in overtime. Sam Morton and Will Hillman scored for the Mavericks, while Riese Gaber and Hunter Johannes tallied for … Read more

Augustana assistant hockey coach Demers stepping away for several weeks to recover from brain surgery

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Augustana assistant coach Chad Demers will step away from the Vikings bench for several weeks while recovering from brain surgery. Demers was diagnosed with grade IV glioblastoma in 2018 and has undergone various treatments over the past five-plus years. A recent scan showed a recurrence of a cancerous tumor requiring surgery early next week. “Our … Read more