This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Wisconsin swept by Minnesota as Badgers ‘go through something like that’ in loss Saturday

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Sometimes when you’re down, every setback seems to add another rung to the ladder you’re climbing. In situations like these, even the littlest things get amplified. Sometimes when you’re down, though, something that looks small to outsiders really is bigger than it appears. It’s only diminished to others because you appear diminished to others. The … Read more

NCHC suspends St. Cloud State’s Bushy one game for head contact penalty Dec. 10 against Miami

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The NCHC has issued a one-game suspension to St. Cloud State graduate student defenseman Brendan Bushy, in accordance with the conference’s supplemental discipline policy. The suspension stems from an illegal hit during the Huskies game against Miami on Dec. 10 at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, Ohio. During Saturday night’s game, Bushy was assessed a … Read more

D-III Women’s West Week 7 Recap: #1 vs #2 split the series, St. Olaf has a new record holder, UW-Eau Claire sneaking up

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This past week we had a battle between #1 Gustavus vs #2 UW-River Falls and then #3 Adrian headed out east to compete in the Norwich East-West Hockey Classic. Meanwhile, St. Olaf had a player break the single-game program record for points and assists. Exciting stuff from this past week.  Gustavus & UW-River Falls split … Read more

Denver garners 26 first-place votes, stays No. 1 in last DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of 2022 calendar year

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Denver is again the top-ranked team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, picking up 26 first-place votes this week in the final poll before the holiday break. The next poll will be conducted on Jan. 2, 2023. Quinnipiac stays second with 15 first-place votes, while Minnesota holds steady at No. 3 with the remaining … Read more

Women’s College Hockey: Women’s World University Games roster announced

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The women’s team competing for Team USA at the World University Games in Lake Placid January 11-22 is set. Coach Brandon Knight’s squad consists of 23 players. Thirteen are currently enrolled in college – 10 at the Division I level, three from Division III schools. The ten 2022 graduates on the roster are split evenly … Read more

PairWise top four, a look at the six D-I men’s hockey conferences at the break: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 12

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Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at the games of the past weekend and the news of the week in this D-I college hockey podcast.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Looking at Minnesota, Quinnipiac, Merrimack and Denver as the top four in the PairWise Rankings
• A look around the top teams in each conference at the break: Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, and NCHC
• News coming this week about Robert Morris

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Monday 10: Merrimack off to best start in team’s D-I era; Minnesota, Quinnipiac keep winning; Minnesota State gets back on track

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Eagles honor York with wild win Perhaps it was fitting that on the night that Boston College honored coaching legend Jerry York, they beat their archrivals in one of the wildest ways possible. BC and Boston … Read more

SATURDAY RECAP: Quinnipiac posts second eight-goal game in a row; No. 1 Denver rallies to topple Minnesota Duluth; Miami upsets No. 4 St. Cloud State

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Miami scored three times on a five-minute power play in the second period and pulled away for a 5-0 shutout victory over No. 4 St. Cloud State Saturday night at Goggin Ice Center. Axel Kumlin, Matthew Barbolini and John Waldron each had a goal and an assist for the RedHawks. PJ Fletcher finished with a … Read more

Mercyhurst’s Pedersen suspended one game by CHA for slashing incident Dec. 9 against Princeton

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College Hockey America on Saturday announced a one-game suspension for Mercyhurst defenseman Sydney Pedersen. The suspension is a result of Pedersen’s slashing of an opponent at the five-minute mark of overtime in Mercyhurst’s home game Dec. 9 against Princeton. Upon review, the infraction was deemed to warrant a suspension. Mercyhurst’s next scheduled Division I game … Read more

FRIDAY RECAP: Michigan State downs Michigan; top-ranked Denver escapes with OT win at Minnesota Duluth; BC, BU combine for 15 goals

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Rivalry Week kicked off Friday night in college hockey, with no shortage of stellar action. No. 13 Michigan State took the first game in the four-game season series against archrival Michigan, scoring a 2-1 victory over the No. 6-ranked Wolverines on Friday night in East Lansing. Michigan State matches its win total from the 2021-22 … Read more

D-III West Hockey Game Picks — Dec. 9-10, 2022

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It’s the final weekend of hockey before Christmas and there is one weekend battle in particular jumps out. That’s the one between Augsburg and St. Norbert. The two top five teams will face off in a two-game series this weekend.  A rivalry game between UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stevens Point is also on tap. Both teams … Read more

Johnson and Wales men’s, women’s hockey teams leaving NEHC, to join CCC ‘as early as 2024-25’ season

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The CCC has announced the addition of Johnson and Wales as its newest full conference member. The announcement was made by the CCC board of directors Thursday morning. According to a news release, JWU intends to start competing in the league as early as 2024-25. “On behalf of the Commonwealth Coast Conference board of directors, … Read more

Golden Flyers surprising teams in UCHC play

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A quick look at the current standings in the UCHC at the semester break finds the Nazareth Golden Flyers atop the standings having finished the first half at 6-2-0 including a five-game win streak to open conference play. Coach George Roll is in his tenth season at Nazareth and believes this team has the potential … Read more

NEHC adds Albertus Magnus men’s, women’s teams to Division III conference, starting with 2024-25 season

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The NEHC has announced that Albertus Magnus as the league’s newest member effective for the 2024-25 hockey season. Both the men’s and women’s programs will join the conference. “The NEHC is excited to welcome Albertus Magnus College as the league’s newest member,” said NEHC commissioner Katie Boldvich in a statement. “We’ve eagerly watched the success … Read more

USCHO Edge: Can college hockey’s Rivalry Week produce some profitable upsets?

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Rivalries. When these teams get together, they say you can throw out the records. Plenty often, a rivalry game does turn into an upset and in this week’s column, we’ll look at two of the oldest and greatest rivalries in college hockey – Boston College-Boston University and Michigan-Michigan State. Those two battles will have a … Read more