D-III West Hockey Game Picks – Nov. 4-5, 2022

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November has arrived and the hockey season is just getting ramped up. Some teams are playing for the first time this week while others already have a couple of games under their belts. One of the more interesting matchups will be Saint John’s taking on UW-Eau Claire and Aurora facing off against Trine. Here are … Read more

Minnesota, Denver are heavy favorites while North Dakota at Omaha is close: USCHO Edge podcast Season 1 Episode 5

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger analyze five games among top 20 D-I college hockey teams, looking at money lines and over/under as well as giving an in-depth look at the matchups. We also discuss possible reasons why there was no money line on Michigan at Penn State this week.

This week’s games:

• No. 5 UMass at No. 14 Providence

• Michigan Tech at Bowling Green

• No. 12 Notre Dame at No. 3 Minnesota

• No. 10 North Dakota at Omaha

• No. 4 St. Cloud State at No. 2 Denver

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This Week in CCHA Hockey: St. Thomas aiming for better results with hard work ‘part of the process that we’re going through’

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After dropping both games to Penn State two weeks ago, St. Thomas coach Rico Blasi said he wasn’t much for “moral victories.” The Tommies had lost to the Nittany Lions 6-2 in their series opener before rallying in Friday’s finale and losing 3-2 in overtime. Clearly, Blasi is attempting to build the newly-promoted St. Thomas … Read more

New-look Panthers comfortable with fewer goals

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Last year’s Plymouth State team won the MASCAC conference again while scoring 117 goals in 27 games through the first round of the NCAA tournament. The 4.3 goals per game was amongst the leaders in the country but with the departures of JR Barone and Peter Laviolette, there are expectations that the output will be … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: After dropping U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game to Arizona State, North Dakota planning to ‘turn the page’

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Many things come to mind when North Dakota fans think about their hockey team’s unique selling points. There are the eight national championships, but more recently, the Fighting Hawks have also become known for their destination games. The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game, exempt from teams’ 34-game regular-season limit, is a tradition that has … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: No power outage for RIT as Tigers’ man advantage clicking during early part of ’22-23 schedule

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Rochester Institute of Technology has opened the 2022-23 season 6-2-0, its best start in four years. While there are several reasons for the strong start, one number sticks out. The Tiger power play is clicking at 33.3 percent, tied for third nationally and double the 16.2 percent rate for RIT last season. And while Wayne … Read more

Colgate’s Serdachny, Wisconsin’s Harvey, Northeastern’s Philips, Clarkson’s Pasiechnyk named first HCA women’s monthly award winners for ’22-23

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Colgate’s Danielle Serdachny, Wisconsin’s Caroline Harvey, Northeastern’s Gwyneth Philips and Clarkson’s Michelle Pasiechnyk have been named the first women’s Hockey Commissioners Association players of the month for the 2022-23 season. Serdachny, the player of the month, rang up 1.90 points per game off eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points in 11 games, leading … Read more

Michigan’s Fantilli, St. Cloud State’s Basse named first HCA men’s monthly award winners to kick off 2022-23 season

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Michigan’s Adam Fantilli and St. Cloud State’s Dominic Basse have been named the first men’s Hockey Commissioners Association players of the month for the 2022-23 season. Fantilli, the player and rookie of the month, leads the nation in scoring as he begins his freshman campaign at Michigan. In eight games, he has eight goals and … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: UMass prepared to get everyone’s best shot every night as conference play continues

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It’s no secret that the Massachusetts hockey team plays close games against intra-state rival Merrimack. UMass won all four meetings last season by a single goal, including twice in overtime. Over the weekend, the teams split a pair of overtime contests during a home-and-home series, with the Minutemen winning 3-2 on their home sheet on … Read more

Penn State’s Guy Gadowsky on this year’s Nittany Lions, Big Ten hockey: USCHO Spotlight Season 5 Episode 5

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Penn State head coach Guy Gadowsky to talk about the Nittany Lions’ 8-0 start, the strength of the Big Ten, the college hockey atmosphere at Pegula Ice Arena, putting together a non-conference schedule, and this weekend’s series at home against Michigan.

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

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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Top-ranked Michigan squad playing with renewed identity where ‘everything’s a learning environment’

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Michigan interim head coach Brandon Naurato is a teacher by nature, and that teaching approach to coaching is already bearing fruit for a Michigan team with a 12-member rookie class. “I feel like I’m so blessed to have really good people from the freshmen to the other kids around that they want to be the … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: With traditional late Ivy start to season, Harvard looking to ‘learn a lot about your team in the first handful of games’

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The banners at Harvard’s Bright-Landry Hockey Center tell stories of tribute to the champions of years past. They form a road of sorts along the ice sheet, and each flag links generations of hockey players who once wore the fabled crimson and white uniforms by listing the individual years’ glory next to one another. It’s … Read more

TMQ: Expanding the college hockey fan base, assessing conference play early in 2022-23 season

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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. Paula: Hello, Ed! How nice to chat up some college hockey with you again this season! Last week’s TMQ featured an all-Massachusetts cast. This week, it’s a couple of New Yorkers … Read more