Women’s Division I College Hockey: Gophers advance to WCHA title game with win over Wisconsin

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MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Golden Gophers advanced to the WCHA Tournament championship by exacting a little revenge on their border rivals Wisconsin in a 3-2 win Friday evening. The Badgers had taken five of six points from Minnesota in the second-to-last series of the regular season at Ridder Arena, but the Gophers weren’t about to … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Ohio State outlasts Minnesota Duluth to advance to WCHA championship game

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MINNEAPOLIS – The Ohio State Buckeyes advanced to the WCHA Championship game with a 2-1 win over Minnesota Duluth on Friday afternoon. They’ll face the winner of the semifinal between Wisconsin and Minnesota in the title game Saturday at 2 pm Central. The teams played an incredibly even, back and forth game for most of … Read more

Potsdam’s Merrill takes NEWHL player of year, Cortland’s Delacourt top rookie, Canton’s Alvarez named best goaltender

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Potsdam senior forward Kaylee Merrill has been selected the 2023 NEWHL player of the year. The honor is voted upon by the head coaches of the NEWHL. This marks the first time in the five-year history of the league that a player from a team other than Plattsburgh has garnered the conference’s top award. The … Read more

Colgate’s Serdachny garners ECAC Hockey women’s player, forward of year, first sportsmanship award, Yale’s Seitz top defender, Yale’s Dukaric best goalie, Brown’s Iginla, Yale’s Ray share rookie honor, Yale’s Bolding top coach

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ECAC Hockey has announced the recipients of the league’s major individual award winners for the 2022-23 season ahead of crowning the ECAC Hockey tournament champion this weekend in New Haven, Conn. Awards were determined by a full nomination and voting process involving the league’s 12 head coaches. ECAC Hockey Player of the Year & Forward … Read more

Buffalo State’s Kozyrev selected SUNYAC player of year, Brockport’s Monteleone tabbed top defensive player, Geneseo’s Petizian named best goalie, Cortland’s Seitz No. 1 rookie

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The SUNYAC has announced the 2023 men’s hockey top awards, which are nominated and voted on by the conference coaches. The honors include the Herb Hammond player of the year, defensive player of the year, goaltender of the year and rookie of the year. Herb Hammond Player of the Year – Nikita Kozyrev, Buffalo State … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Analyzing conference tournament matchups and NCAA bids

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It’s conference tournament championship weekend and by Sunday at lunchtime, we’ll know which 11 teams are heading to the NCAA Tournament this season. The ECAC and WCHA still have semifinal games left, while the other three conferences have played everything but the title game.  The whole sport shifted their postseason schedules a bit this year … Read more

Ohio State’s Jaques adds to honors as WCHA player of year, UMD’s Soderberg chosen top student-athlete, co-coaches of year Ohio State’s Muzerall, St. Cloud State’s Idalski

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The WCHA has named Ohio State graduate defender Sophie Jaques its 2022-23 WCHA player of the year. Jaques, who was named WCHA defender of the year on Wednesday, was chosen for the overall honor by league head coaches and assistant coaches from among the All-WCHA First Team selections that included forwards Minnesota’s Taylor Heise (5Yr.) … Read more

Utica’s Sloan tabbed UCHC women’s player of year, Nazareth’s Holmes top ‘D,’ Utica’s Hawthorne top goalie, LVC’s Strauts best rookie, Utica’s Clausen top coach

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The UCHC has announced its 2022-23 women’s award winners and all-conference teams. The awards were selected through an all-encompassing survey of the league’s 11 head coaches. Utica senior Erica Sloan was named the 2022-23 UCHC player of the year. Sloan leads all UCHC players in scoring with 45 points on 24 goals and 21 assists … Read more

Some tight lines this week on games with playoff implications: USCHO Edge podcast Season 1 Episode 17

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger pick out five games among top 20 D-I college hockey teams, looking at money lines and over/under as well as a further analysis of the matchups.

This week’s games:

  • Michigan State (+135) at Notre Dame (-165); o/u 5.5
  • Omaha (+120) at North Dakota (-150); o/u 5.5
  • Massachusetts (-115) at Maine (-115); o/u 5
  • UConn (-115) at Boston College (-115); o/u 6
  • Northeastern (-135) at UMass Lowell (+105); o/u 5

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

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Finlandia closing doors, will not enroll students for 2023-24 school year; Lions had men’s, women’s D-III hockey teams

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On Thursday, Finlandia University’s Board of Trustees announced that the school will not enroll students for the 2023-24 academic year. The decision follows months of continuous efforts to find pathways for the university to continue its mission, according to a statement. “I am deeply saddened to announce that due to a combination of demographic changes, … Read more

Hamilton’s Kuhns nets top NESCAC women’s player honor, Amherst’s Stott best rookie, Hamilton’s McNamara gets coach of year

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Hamilton senior Abby Kuhns has been selected as the 2023 NESCAC player of the year by the conference coaches. Kuhns is the fourth Continental to garner the award joining Stephanie Miguel (2009), Katie Parkman (2017), and Sam Walther (2018). Kuhns, who also garnered a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team for the second straight year, … Read more

NESCAC men’s hockey honors for ’22-23 include Wesleyan’s Lachance player of year, Hamilton’s Zimmerman top rookie, Wesleyan’s Potter best coach

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Wesleyan senior Jake Lachance is the NESCAC men’s hockey player of the year as voted by the league’s coaches. Lachance is the first defenseman since 2016 to earn the honor and the third Cardinal (Tim Sestak, 2019; Keith Buehler, 2013). Lachance helped the Cardinals earn the top seed in the NESCAC championship and post 15 … Read more

D-III Women’s East Week 17: Conference play recap & my picks for this weekend!

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Headed into championship weekend out east after all teams officially began conference tournament play this past weekend, whilst others continued with their respective tournaments. We’ll take a look back and highlight some of the main events that occurred, and I’ll give my picks for this weekend’s conference games. The NEHC’s top-two narrowly advance Elmira defeats … Read more

Franklin Pierce’s Foley selected NE-10 player of year, Saint Anselm’s Murphy top defensive player, Saint Michael’s goalie Murphy earns honor, Saint Anselm’s Rocha top coach, Post’s Weber best rookie

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Franklin Pierce senior forward Conor Foley has been named the Northeast-10 Conference player of the year, as the league office announced its all-conference honors on Wednesday. It is the third time in the past four seasons that a Franklin Pierce player has won NE10 player of the year honors, as Alex Lester earned the award … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Gearing up for postseason, Union wants first-round matchup with Princeton to be ‘crazy atmosphere’ on home ice

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Union head coach Josh Hauge faced a decision in his locker room on Saturday night. His Dutchmen were already in the throes of an emotional night, and he needed to determine if he wanted to throw the added mix into the fire. The team had entered the weekend tied with RPI, its Capital District rival, … Read more

Adrian’s Spodniak chosen NCHA top player for ’22-23, Bulldogs’ Krug best coach, MSOE’s McCormack top rookie

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The CHA men’s conference has announced its 2022-23 season award winners, including player of the year, coach of the year, freshman of the year, the all-conference team, and the all-freshman team. The 2022-23 Player of the Year is Matus Spodniak, a senior forward at Adrian. The Kosice, Slovakia, native not only paced the conference in … Read more